rockhead01 Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I saw this tank on sale last week and just had to have one! I bought the new Coralife Mini Aqualight to go over it and am using old equipment to get er started. So Far: Mr. Aqua 5.2G tank AC70 HOB 50W Hydor Heater Coralife Mini Aqualight 6lbs of Macro Rocks 10lbs of Live Sand Stocking Plans: Yasha Goby & Pistol Shrimp Very few corals, only what the light will support. Link to comment
Guest TheBlueLorax Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Its official you got Reefing OCD 5 this makes 5 tanks you kiddin me louove it Link to comment
bassplaya12 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 cant wait to see this tank. I've been looking at these Link to comment
.Newman. Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 thats MTS right there (not the malasian trumpet snail acronym) Link to comment
rockhead01 Posted November 25, 2010 Author Share Posted November 25, 2010 MTS= Many Tank Syndrome???? Yeah it's a disease. LOL My husband told me he wish I smoked crack instead, because it's cheaper!! Link to comment
SparksReef Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Finaly! I've been looking for someone who had this tank and I finally found someone! Is that the mini T5 light? Link to comment
rockhead01 Posted November 25, 2010 Author Share Posted November 25, 2010 It is a fun little tank! Yep that is the mini t5. Fits perfect! Link to comment
.Newman. Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 yes i meant the multiple tank syndrome Link to comment
SparksReef Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I was wondering how everything in it would look through that curved front, its deffinatly a cool looking tank Link to comment
rockhead01 Posted November 25, 2010 Author Share Posted November 25, 2010 LOL...Newman you suffer from MTS too! Link to comment
.Newman. Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 yes I do, I have 4 running right now. I have never went over the 4 tanks at a time threshold though, can't seem to keep up with more than 4 Link to comment
rockhead01 Posted November 25, 2010 Author Share Posted November 25, 2010 I didn't know you had 4 tanks. What are your others? I'm at 4 now too! (the mantis tank is now going to be a reef tank) Luckily with my relocation to Boston I'm taking a year off work to tootle around, so I have plenty of time for the tanks. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 the others 2 are a 40 gallon FW planted and a 1 gallon FW bowl for shrimp. Link to comment
under the sea Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 mr aqua is taking a new slant on the bowfront idea. I like it. Link to comment
rockhead01 Posted November 26, 2010 Author Share Posted November 26, 2010 I put it together today! Now I just need to let it do its thing. I'm hoping the live sand will speed things up a bit. Link to comment
Guest TheBlueLorax Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 I might get this tank now that i can finally see it Nice job rockhead01 Link to comment
rockhead01 Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 You can't tell from the photo, but the front glass pane is beveled on the sides and top. It looks really sharp. Link to comment
under the sea Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 my 3 gallon mr aqua has the front beveled also, nice touch. Link to comment
rockhead01 Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 The tank is coming along nicely. I've never done a dry cycle before (well a half dry cycle because of the live sand.) All of my previous tanks have been set up with established sand and live rock, so I've never really seen much of a cycle. I've never actually seen a reading for ammonia in any of my tanks before. (I went through numerous test kits thinking they were bad!) So as an experiment with this tank I put two krill in a panty hose and hung them over the side. I'm curious to watch the ammonia spike. Tis my little science project. I'll let you know how it turns out. Link to comment
gulfsurfer101 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Nice looking tank, I was debating this one over the 12" cube tank but wasn't too happy with any curved tanks I've had in the past so I went with the cube. It's nice to see so many more of these tanks popping up and I'm shure you'll do an awsome in making it a nice home for a goby shrimp pair. Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Fun! Looks like a great little tank. How do you feel about the bow? Link to comment
rockhead01 Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 So far I like the bow. I have not noticed any distortion yet. We will see if that changes once I put critters & coral in there. Like the new banner Mr. Microscope! Link to comment
rockhead01 Posted December 3, 2010 Author Share Posted December 3, 2010 My little science experiment is coming along slowly. My ammonia is at 0.50ppm today. I'd like to see it spike to 2.0 or 4.0 before I remove the krill. Link to comment
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