jemram Posted October 23, 2006 Author Share Posted October 23, 2006 Fantastic setup! where did get your rock from? STM? Yep, it's STM 'Premium Grade'. I was going to go for their 'Ultra Grade' but they were out of stock. Link to comment
burtbollinger Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Yep, it's STM 'Premium Grade'. I was going to go for their 'Ultra Grade' but they were out of stock. looks really really cool....love how the tank seems situated in sorta the center of the room...keep updating this thread. Peace from St. Louis, MO...Go Cards! Link to comment
jemram Posted October 23, 2006 Author Share Posted October 23, 2006 looks really really cool....love how the tank seems situated in sorta the center of the room...keep updating this thread. Peace from St. Louis, MO...Go Cards! It is in the middle of the room Link to comment
Travis Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Wow, that's a great setup you have there. Link to comment
jemram Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 Some of the cleanup crew have been in a couple of days now. I've got 6 Turbo snails and 10 Nassarius snails. I'm going to add some Cerith snails too when my LFS have them in stock. I've also added an Aquamedic Mini Chiller too, as the temp was getting too high with the heat from the pump and the light. And lastly, I now have fish. Yesterday I added a Sixline Wrasse, a pair of black clowns and a Scooter Dragonet (who actively eats frozen food). I know that seems a sudden shock of bioload, but I'm now going to let the tank adjust to the bioload before adding any corals. I'm also going to keep a close eye on ammonia, nitrite and nitrate and do a 5 gallon water change every 4 days. I'll post pictures later as I'm at work at the moment. Link to comment
jemram Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 As promised: Shame this one isnt sharper Link to comment
grink dude Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 oh my god, your fish are so cool, i live in england too, and i have just set up the tank like 4 days ago, and i am looking to get a clown, sixline and yellow watchman goby/pistol shrimp pair, and now i really want to have a scooter blenny, they are so cool, and i am going to look out for one that eats frozen food. Link to comment
jemram Posted October 28, 2006 Author Share Posted October 28, 2006 Today I added just one coral to 'test the water' (even though ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and phosphate are all zero). Within 5 mins of going into the tank this plate coral was fully inflated and looks to be very happy My sixline was being nosey as always! Link to comment
jemram Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 As the plate coral settled so quickly and so well, today I went back and got a total on 9 corals. All of them are fully open other than a hammer coral with is opening slowly, and a couple of leathers which havent opened yet (they have only beed in about an hour). Here's some pictures: Link to comment
Travis Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 I am in love with your tank, I think I am going to have to steal it. Link to comment
jemram Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 I am in love with your tank, I think I am going to have to steal it. You'll need a plane ticket to England then I still think it's funny when I say to people over here that I have a full reef tank thats less then 25gallons and they think I'm nuts for keeping corals in such a small tank. Seems the commonly accepted minium size for a reef tank over here is 60gallons+. When I say I dont have a skimmer too they think I'm totaly crazy! Link to comment
Travis Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 No problem, just give me your street address and postal code and I'll be there in about 36 hours Link to comment
grink dude Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 You'll need a plane ticket to England then I still think it's funny when I say to people over here that I have a full reef tank thats less then 25gallons and they think I'm nuts for keeping corals in such a small tank. Seems the commonly accepted minium size for a reef tank over here is 60gallons+. When I say I dont have a skimmer too they think I'm totaly crazy! I know what you mean, i was speaking to one of the lfs's and they wouldn't let me buy a tank, smaller than 30g for a mrine tank, so i went somewhere else, and i bought a nano cube 24 Link to comment
jemram Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 I know what you mean, i was speaking to one of the lfs's and they wouldn't let me buy a tank, smaller than 30g for a mrine tank, so i went somewhere else, and i bought a nano cube 24 Where are you based grink? Link to comment
grink dude Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 im in north london, you?? the lfs i go to is "home marine" and "wildwoods". Where are you, and what are you lfs'? Link to comment
jemram Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 im in north london, you?? the lfs i go to is "home marine" and "wildwoods".Where are you, and what are you lfs'? I'm up in North Cambridgeshire (cant say too much as Travis wants to fly over and steal my tank ). My lfs is Maidenhead Aquatics near Peterborough, but my live rock came from STM, as will my next lot of corals. Link to comment
masmedic Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Looks amazing. Keep us updated! Link to comment
Obsessed Reefer Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Very nice. Get some close ups and i'll have to help Travis out. Link to comment
travisurfer Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 wow, that tank is gorgeous. you guys are too late; i love how it looks next to my 20H Link to comment
ninjafish Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Jeremy, You have really outdone yourself bro. The tank is beautiful. Great fish choices too! - Chad Link to comment
jemram Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 Jeremy, You have really outdone yourself bro. The tank is beautiful. Great fish choices too! - Chad Thanks Chad, and thanks again for the original idea. Here's three macro shots I took this evening: Link to comment
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