_chubb_ Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Hello, so after lurking for awhile now I thought I would share my tank with you. First off I would like to say that this is one the best forums online. Great people and tons of good information, thanks. This is my first reef tank and I got the motivation to start one after seeing an Evolve 2 with some corals and sexy shrimp at a lfs. I have fresh water tanks and had an extra Evolve 4 still in the box that I got on clearance. So my search online to figure out what I needed brought me to here. After some research I decided on a plan to keep easy corals and a Yasha goby / pistol shrimp pair. Here's my tank. Link to comment
nismo_sky32 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Nice little build you have going! What are you using as a stand? Fits well Link to comment
_chubb_ Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 Thanks. The stand is an Eheim Aquastyle 4 stand. Fits the stand perfectly but the top is slippery for the acrylic feet. So I used plasti dip to give it grip and protect it. Link to comment
_chubb_ Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Here is a short video of my Yasha goby and Randall's pistol shrimp pair. These guys are awesome and I'm glad I got them. Link to comment
_chubb_ Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 Here's a small update to my tank. I added a scarlet hermit crab and a few corals. Got a nice duncan and some more zoas and palys. Link to comment
Luffy Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 How's that light working out for you? Link to comment
_chubb_ Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 Seems to be doing good. All my corals are growing and I'm not dosing them. Most of them started small with one or few heads and now they have multiple heads. None of them are reaching either. Link to comment
_chubb_ Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 Wanted to share how I've been dealing with the heat this summer on my tank. It got really hot here early this summer and my tank got up to 82 degrees. I was going to take a few long weekends away over the summer and wanted to make sure the tank stayed at a stable temperature. So I bought this fan and I have it being controlled by my reefkeeper lite set for 80 degrees. Once I got the fan I tested it by having it blowing on the back chamber and with the lid on the tank. Did it this way because I wanted to have the lid on while I was away. To my surprise it worked in this small space. The fan has worked great and the temp hasn't gone over 80. It was 90 outside here today and that made me think about and appreciate my fan. Link to comment
metrokat Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Link to where that fan could be purchased? Link to comment
_chubb_ Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 I got it from Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NBJHLOK/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8&qid=1441761670&sr=1&keywords=Afan Link to comment
metrokat Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Thank you. The Yasha and shrimp photo is so cute. Link to comment
kimberbee Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Very cute little tank! Link to comment
Langer6 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Thanks for sharing that fan looks like a great solution for picos with heat issues. Link to comment
Ivery Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Awesome setup!! I just ordered this light and it's hard to find reviews on it. Nice to see your growing corals under it. Link to comment
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