Zo0k365 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Okay, so my previous tank was kinda over run by damn vermetid snails When that happens you either have to keep looking at the stupid web like strings all over your rock that irritates coral every time the sand is mixed a little... or throw in the towel and dry it all out. so I ended up throwing in the towel and drying allll the nice coraline and coral (zoas I couldn't remove here and there) covered rock out in the sun and starting from scratch. I tore down the whole tank and stored the livestock I saved in another tank. I decided I wanted to go for simplicity in a small tank (as many others do) because the tank will be moved from Cape Cod to central Mass and back again... EVERY YEAR. It's a real headache and I only want to try and make it a little bit easier Since this will be my second tank and I have already experienced the obligatory "poor purchasing of the first tank syndrome" I at least now know what to buy and where to buy it! Current equipment: Odyssea 325 gph canister filter-45$+shipping Do!Aqua 8.5 gallon rimless aquarium-55$+shipping 18" 40 watt Nova Extreme T5 fixture-50$+shipping 12 watt Ecoxotic Panorama LED-85$ w/shipping 70W Fishneedit MH w/ 13k Aqualine 70W bulb Hydor inline heater-25$+shipping DIY ato I'm running filter floss and chemi-pure elite in the filter as of now. Current livestock: About 7 pounds of live rock (already had) About 10 pounds of live sand (already had) Inverts: Rose bubble tip anemone Green striped flower anemone 3 sand sifting sea cucumbers Porcelain crab Green emerald crab 2 nano Florida sponges Harlequin serpent starfish Red brittle starfish 2 Astrea snails 4 unidentified pink-footed snails Fighting conch 2 hermit crabs (devils I tell you) 2 mini carpet anemones (the common kind) Purple bryozoans white and purple feather duster Fish: Pearly Jawfish Coral: Purple Sea whip gorg Yellow sea whip gorg Yellow eyed zoanthids Electric Blue zoanthids Green People eaters Other random zoas Red brain coral 3 Rainbow acans Various other types of acans Duncan Rainbow monti Sunset monti Sandom green monti Purple monti cap blue undata olive monti with purple polyps Orange monti cap ORA Birds of Paradise ORA Red Planet ORA Roscoe's Blue acro GSP Metallic orange plate coral Orange ricordea Superman mushroom Green and blue mushroom Purple tabling acropora tri-color acropora Various other monti and acros I have plans for sum phish The tank Awaiting use The tank as of today (updated with each new FTS) Link to comment
Rehype Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Looking forward to seeing it filled up Link to comment
Psychosis Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Hmmm what kind of water is that? Spring water generally doesn't quite cut the mustard, which could explain the byropsis. Of course, I can't really see the jugs that well, so I don't mean to sound accusatory or any thing of the like. I just figured I'd ask. Besides that, the tank looks farkin' awesome, I can't wait to see it running. Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 Hmmm what kind of water is that? Spring water generally doesn't quite cut the mustard, which could explain the byropsis. Of course, I can't really see the jugs that well, so I don't mean to sound accusatory or any thing of the like. I just figured I'd ask. Besides that, the tank looks farkin' awesome, I can't wait to see it running. Haha no my tap water can explain the bryopsis... It's actually distilled Poland Springs water. Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 I'll add to the list. Thanks, seems a lot of people are suddenly getting interested in ADA/ADA style tanks! Lol I've wanted one for a reaaaally long time. Also I tested the Poland Springs distilled water with a TDS meter and it read a dead zero! Looks like it's good to go. Link to comment
Rehype Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Thanks, seems a lot of people are suddenly getting interested in ADA/ADA style tanks! Lol I've wanted one for a reaaaally long time. Lol it seems like ADA is the new standard for nano aquariums. Tank is looking good BTW Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 Lol it seems like ADA is the new standard for nano aquariums. Tank is looking good BTW HA I doubt they will ever get as popular as the AIO cubes that everyone loves or those 3g picos. Personally I hate the cubes...but it's all a matter of preference. Link to comment
Rehype Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 If ADA dropped their prices a bit....you never know. I hate cubes too Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 I hate cubes too ANTI CUBE THREAD. Lol jk I'd like get banned so many people have them. I guess they're efficient and that's why people like them. Definitely good starter tanks. Link to comment
Jacobnano Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Hey! I like my aquapod...lmao. Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 Hey! I like my aquapod...lmao. WELL I HATE IT. Haha kidding there are definitely some exceptions. Link to comment
Jacobnano Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Meh, I need to get TOTM before mine is an exception, and I need to get it before I got to college. Hmmmm So anyway, this tanks gonna be nice...probably TOTM...yadda yadda yadda Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 So anyway, this tanks gonna be nice...probably TOTM...yadda yadda yadda pffffffft OBVIOUSLY. I mean... all my tanks should be.... Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 Not much of an update. Just building up cuc and such. I want to either make a large order of coral or drive to Tropic Isle for some fish which is like 40 minutes from my house. Updated FTS Beatrix has been keeping up with the sand bed so far. It came from my previous tank. And this is a paly that I kinda want to know what kind it is. Link to comment
notwithit Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Good setup so far! I like it! The simplistic rock structure definately makes it look bigger! Link to comment
UncleJT Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Looking good Zook, that's a neat little paly. Link to comment
nikeSB Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 it looks close to a toxic lava people eater. I cant really tell because the colors are washed out in the picture, but its close to whats in my sig i know it doesnt show the speckling like mine, but the mother colony that my frag came from has patterns just like those Link to comment
InLimbo87 Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Love the rockwork and setup so far! The ADA tanks are really starting to grow on me Link to comment
AdrianBryce Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Very nice. That is a sweet paly too. I know what you mean about the ADA's. I have one on my shopping list as well. Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 Well that paly was actually quit the surprise! It went through a huge transformation. When I first got them they looked like poop.. hence their hefty 10 dollar cost. Then they gradually turned into these And now they're looking even better! Also, I applied for an internship at Woodshole Oceanographic Institute and got in! Apparently over 300 people applied and only 4 were accepted and I was one of them. I get to take care of their aquariums! I will also be going on expeditions to collect specimens and whatnot. Should be an interesting connection to have. Lol maybe I'll be able to convince them to let me set up a reef for them. Link to comment
rickjg Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Also, I applied for an internship at Woodshole Oceanographic Institute and got in! Apparently over 300 people applied and only 4 were accepted and I was one of them. I get to take care of their aquariums! I will also be going on expeditions to collect specimens and whatnot. Should be an interesting connection to have. Lol maybe I'll be able to convince them to let me set up a reef for them. Congratulations That's some great news. I took a couple of classes at the Steven Birch Aquarium in SD and it's pretty interesting when you can get behind the scenes. Nice scape in the Do!aqua Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted June 4, 2010 Author Share Posted June 4, 2010 Thanks! should be a lot of fun. Anyway the tank is coming along really well. I am amazed at the growth that I am noticing in the the what? Half a month it's been set up? 13 days ago I re-did the tubing and painted it black and it already has coraline growing on it... it's a little nuts. 13 days I tell you! I can even see noticeable growth on the purple gorgonian on a new branch. I also modified the light so it actually has a clamp neck. It no longer has to sit on the tank and it looks a lot cleaner now. Very happy with it. Also, pics FTS crazy surface tension So this is all there is for as far as equipment. It's a canister, light, inline heater, and diy ato. Link to comment
jarred1 Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 nice tank! for your ato is it powered by a battery powered air pump? Link to comment
Sushi Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 I think you got a nice setup here, but you should think of a way to suspend those lines coming to and fro the canister so they don't kink. It'll give you a little piece of mind if they're secured properly. Link to comment
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