Aaron's 10 gallon budget build

[aaron186]

This is my first tank. Its a 10 gallon standard sized tank with lower end equipment. Specs to follow

 

day 1

 

 

About 2 months in:

 

3 months:

[aaron186]

Tank Specs:

10 gal standard rimmed tank with glass lid

current orbit marine led 18in (running 100%% blue and 35% whites ~10hrs day)

HOB AC 30 running floss and chemipure blue

Hydor 240 nano powerhead

Eheim 50w heater

10 lbs live sand, 12 lbs live rock

SG 1.025

Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate all currently 0ppm using API test kit

Maintenance Schedule:

Weekly 1-2 gal water changes

Dose Seachem Aquavito Fuel day before water change (to avoid overdosing - will change once more established and experienced)

Fish:

1 small yellow watchman goby (paired with pistol)

1 small o. clown

1 royal gramma

Inverts:

1 Skunk Cleaner

1 Fire Shrimp

3 sexy shrimp (only seeing 1 of them for past month)

1 randal pistol shrimp

1 emerald crab

2 pom pom crabs

4 hermits with lots of empty bigger shells

1 blue tuxedo urchin

8-10 snails of various species

Corals:

12 frags of various designer zoas (rasta, sunny d, pink zippers, blue hornets, fire ice, pipe, gorilla nipples etc)

1 neon blue green ricordea mushroom frag

1 green/brown mushroom frag

1 ironman mushroom frag

1 psychedelic mushroom frag

1 blue mushroom frag

2 frags of hammers

1 torch

1 plate coral

2 acan frags

1 trumpet frag

1 candy cane frag

1 small montipora cap frag

1 blasto frag

1 hollywood stunner chalice frag

1 birds of paradise birds nest frag

1 neon green toadstool leather frag

[aaron186]

Running out of room for more corals already I need a bigger tank lol

[vlangel]

This is my first tank. Its a 10 gallon standard sized tank with lower end equipment. Specs to follow

 

day 1

 

 

About 2 months in:

 

3 months:

My son started out that way, ha ha! And then it became a full blown addiction.

[aaron186]

I'm definitely hooked lol

[Rural]

good start!