skeeters Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Equipment: Left the hang on filter, removed the sponge added filter floss, modified a bag of chemi-pure elite and tied to second part and tied purigen to the top of the little media basket. I changed the halogen bulbs to mr11 LED's from Home Depot. Just outdoor 5000 to 5500 k. I added a Hamilton actinic strip to cut out the yellow. Put electrical tape in canopy to help reflect light. Added a 65K 27 watt PC to the tank. I then added a true lumen 1200K led strip. I didn't care what it looked like inside cause the canopy covers it all thank God. ] Livestock: fire fish, White Banded Possum Wrasse, damsel, sexy shrimp, feather dusters and a hermit crab. Corals: Just buttons, monti Macros: Some money plants, fire fern, flame algae, codium, red titan, mangrove, mermaids fan so the crabs don't eat them and some chaeto which the crabs keep trimmed. I do a 10% water change every week with coralife salt. Very easy to setup and extra lights were cheap. Easy to clean. Just make sure you take a few cups of water out before putting hands in. Glad I read that first on nano-reef. Thanks to reefcleaners.org Link to comment
BananaSlug79 Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 That's outsanding! I'm getting ready to try a Chi... Link to comment
.Newman. Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 edge is an awesome candidate for a good looking reef. keep it up Link to comment
skeeters Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 Thanks to all. It's the easiest tank I have. I was worried at first, but it's doing great with the lighting and filtration is good. You got to know your limits though. I'm going to add a few acans but nothing to make life hard. Evaporation is very very little. I wish I could say the same for my BC 29. Lot's more work but lot's more stuff. Link to comment
will46r Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 I love this look. I was thinking about going with display macros in my 2.5G but think it'll make the tank unbalanced. Maybe my next tank. The mix of macros that you're running is precisely what John recommended to me for my tank. Link to comment
skeeters Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 Yeah, the macros work great. I was going to do macro only but added corals. I have emerald crabs so John said any calcified macros are good. They never touch them. Fire fern, flame algae, money plant, and mermaids fan. Link to comment
skeeters Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share Posted March 3, 2011 Added some more stuff from John. Updated original photos. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 woah big change? crazy macro tank. Link to comment
Carinya Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 how's the lighting look if you take away the desk lamp? love these tanks but the lighting seems so difficult. Link to comment
skeeters Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 the macros did fine without the light. i added to increase growth. Link to comment
Dustin11 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 HEY! ........ i like you tank Link to comment
skeeters Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 updates Im about to have to start fragging and giving away. Link to comment
mmcguffi Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 If youre fragging up those awesome macros of yours Id be more than happy to take some off your hands!! Let me know! Link to comment
skeeters Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 It will not be long. Just keep looking. You pay shipping that's all. Link to comment
mmcguffi Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Sounds like a deal to me! And your tank is making me do some serious reconsidering about my edge... I may have to shift over to a macro tank instead of corals Link to comment
keydiver Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 It will not be long. Just keep looking. You pay shipping that's all. I'd love some codium and anything else that I don't have if you're fragging! LMK btw the tank is looking great with those awesome new macros Link to comment
skeeters Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 macro tank in an edge is a joke. very easy. i already have a reef tank so didn't want two. i actually like the macro tank more. i will pm you when i start fragging it out. shouldn't be long cause the codium is growing like a weed. Link to comment
skeeters Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 I'd love some codium and anything else that I don't have if you're fragging! LMK btw the tank is looking great with those awesome new macros You get the codium for free and free shipping. Thanks for those sweet red macros. Link to comment
skeeters Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 Added mangrove. Thinking about leaving the top off and covering the front with mangroves. Link to comment
mmcguffi Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Your tank is super awesome... Im always in awe when I see it Definitely my favorite macro tank Ive seen! Great job! Link to comment
skeeters Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 Thanks man. Should be pruning in a few weeks. I will send you some free stuff if want it. Just pay for shipping. Link to comment
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