Brian da lion Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Man, I am pumped for this contest! I already have all of my equipment, just need to know the entry photo criteria. Setup: 2.5 aga tank Satellite 18w pc hood w/ moonlight Ac mini 8w heater My tank will be filled with mostly polyp corals, such as shrooms, zoos, star polyps, and of course anthelia, my favorite coral. I may get a small frogspawn, too. As for fish, I have had my eye on an orange spotted goby for a while, and for inverts, a couple shrimp and an anemone crab will do. Cmon Gilman, Whats the entry pic? Link to comment
Brian da lion Posted October 15, 2005 Author Share Posted October 15, 2005 Here we are Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Go '04! http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...20entry624300 Link to comment
Brian da lion Posted October 17, 2005 Author Share Posted October 17, 2005 I got everything set up on saturday. The rocks and sand came from my brother's 4+ month old tank, and I filled up the tank with that nutri seawater stuff from my lfs. When I set it up, I put in some test zoo polyps, and they were doing awesome on sunday, so I added some more. My new favorite coral is my giant hairy mushroom, when totally open, it puffs up to 3+ inches and looks like I have an anemone in my tank. For my next coral, I think I'll add some pulsing xenia. TEEN REEFS RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment
Brian da lion Posted October 19, 2005 Author Share Posted October 19, 2005 Thanks. It's been 3 days, with nothing bad happening, hope it stays that way Link to comment
Casabubu Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 wow, your quick! Im still waiting for my equipment to come. Link to comment
Brian da lion Posted October 19, 2005 Author Share Posted October 19, 2005 Yeah, I don't mess around . I put in a tiny anemone crab yesterday, and he immediately found a spot under my frogspawn. I'll try to get a pic if he makes himself visible. I think I might get some pom pom xenia tonight, I know the perfect spot. Link to comment
Brian da lion Posted October 23, 2005 Author Share Posted October 23, 2005 W00T! My tank's 1 week anniversary! My lfs sells clownfish for 10 bucks each, and they had a really small one today, and i picked him up. I'll probably trade him to my brother for his feather duster in a few months, but until then, he belongs to me. Everyone, meet Phil Here's a new fts. The anthelia has been growing like a weed, and the gsp is starting to spread. I also have some pom pom xenia coming in on tuesday. Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 LOL....i almost bought a tiny tiny tiny True Percula...like the size of a dime but i wouldnt have anywhere to put him later when he got bigger so i couldnt b.c. my toher tank already has an Occelaris... oh well...leaves for something more rare to help me win..and oh yeah : TEEN REEFERZ RULE!!!!! Link to comment
Brian da lion Posted November 2, 2005 Author Share Posted November 2, 2005 Update time! I'm beginning to think that my giant shroom is getting too much light, cuz it has gotten a lot smaller and paler being in the direct light. Compare this pic to the last one and tell me what you think. The good news is that I am getting a ton of growth from my gsp and anthelia. I just hope that it doesn't become a problem Also, i got a great deal at my lfs. The pic doesn't do them justice, but these mushrooms look like mini elephant ears with purple background and rims, and with bright red frills. I think the price was really 39.99, but with a combination of bad handwriting and parts of the letters rubbed out, it looked like 24.99. You must use writing on prop tanks to your advantage, grasshopper. Link to comment
Ann Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Wow, it looks fantastic already and I haven't even got any water in my pico yet. Keep up the good work. Best regards Ann Link to comment
Brian da lion Posted November 3, 2005 Author Share Posted November 3, 2005 Thanks Ann! I just realized that I ran out of room for corals, so I did some re-aquascaping. It kinda looks like a double-caved island now, with plenty of room for more corals. I still need to find my "main attraction" of the tank, I think maybe an open brain would be cool. I'm waiting for my replacement xenia from liveaquaria, the first one died in shipping; the rock it was on flipped over and killed it . I'll try to get a pic up tomorrow when everything clears up. I'm swearing to myself that I will not do any more re aquascaping for the rest of the contest. Link to comment
minimalist Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 I think you're making a mistake putting a clownfish in a 2.5g tank. Link to comment
phergus_25 Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 The idea of this contest is to have a 2.5 gal tank that looks natural and has well chosen inhabitants... you kinda missed the mark there. Link to comment
Brian da lion Posted November 3, 2005 Author Share Posted November 3, 2005 please don't gang up on me . I've been wondering if it was a good idea to put in the clown...probably not. Sorry guys, i'll try to improve things. Link to comment
phergus_25 Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 In a small tank like this you really have to think about the animals you put in. The waist a single fish makes can mess up a tank like this fast. Pluse its not humane to have a fish in such a small space, IMO. So please get the fish out, and go for a shrimp, small goby, or something. Tank looks great too, I wansnt tryin to bash you as long as your willing to change it. greg Link to comment
Brian da lion Posted November 3, 2005 Author Share Posted November 3, 2005 Thanks guys. I dont wanna make any enemies . The clown went into my brother's 10 gallon, and I'm thinking about some pederson shrimp. I took out some of the corals; I wanna be able to see some growth in this tank. Still trying to resist the urge to re-aquascape... Link to comment
Brian da lion Posted November 12, 2005 Author Share Posted November 12, 2005 I've run into a bit of a problem. I was adjusting the rocks, and the biggest one fell, hitting the glass, and leaving a nice little crack in the center of the tank. I transferred everything quickly into my aquavase wave tank, and it actually looks pretty good. I was wondering if it would be legal to use the aquavase for the contest. The measurments are 11.25x6.5x8, which comes to 2.5 gallons. I was thinking about getting a 13w staples desk lamp and putting that over it. Can I do this? Link to comment
Brian da lion Posted November 12, 2005 Author Share Posted November 12, 2005 sure... in [custom Does the tank need to have the same dimensions as an aga 2.5 to be in stock? Link to comment
jmorris Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 Does the tank need to have the same dimensions as an aga 2.5 to be in stock? yep...and it needs to have trim like the AGA. Link to comment
Brian da lion Posted November 12, 2005 Author Share Posted November 12, 2005 cool, as long as i'm not disqualified. Link to comment
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