jolson10450 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 (edited) Well to start things off this tank is a 2.5g all glass tank. dimensions are 12"x6"x8" so it is very small! it is powered by 3x 3w cree LEDs 92x royal blue, 1x cool white) I have a koralia nano in there for flow which is hidden under the rocks and also a 25w heater which is also hidden under the rocks so they are not eye soars in this tiny tank! on the right side sits a tiny HOB filter (don't know brand, bought it at last swap for $1) that contains filter floss to catch particles in the water. it is used for breaking the surface tension so i can get a nice shimmer from the LEDS. i do feed the tank mysis 1-2 times per week so it also helps catch what the acans miss. this tank contains: 100% acan lords for coral 1.5" sand bed 3.5 lbs of live rock 2 margarita snails 1 blue leg hermit 1 peppermint shrimp 1 nassarius vibex snail i do have a future plan for a tiny goby but just have not found a winner yet. I do weekly water changes of 1/2 gallon per change (2 gallons volume after rock and sand) well without further discussion here are some pictures!! starting from oldest to newest, sorry for the color in the older pictures, my point and shoot couldn't correct it. it gets better half way through because i got a better camera at that point so here goes! **1-8-11 is the date started by adding sand and water to the tank** Sand added: rock added and leds mounted: my first unmounted additions from mrcoral: after the mounting and addition of a few others: few acan colonies: better camera pictures now: fts: super skittles acan macro: some other acans: pictures after filter added, you can see some shimmer in the pictures: more acan shots: orange sherbert (?) with only blues on: blood red acan: royal blue leds only FTS taken monday the 7th: with all leds on also taken monday the 7th: here are the most recent as of 2/20/11 This tank is just over 1 month old and is already flourishing. You may ask how, i used existing live sand from my main tank, existing live rock from my sump (some from trop) and i used the water change water from other tanks as well to get it started. i had it cycled fully within 3 days so that is how within 1 month it looks like it does! I hope you enjoy! Edited February 22, 2011 by jolson10450 1 Quote Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Holy bananas that's a lot of acans! Looks cool. to nano-reef and the pico community! Quote Link to comment
jolson10450 Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Holy bananas that's a lot of acans! Looks cool. to nano-reef and the pico community! Thanks! yeah there are 21 different acans, 22 total pieces but one of the frags in the tank is of the large colony in the sand, trying to find someone local to trade that acan for another i don't have. 22 will complete the tank! now it is just time waiting and letting it all grow out. i have been a member here for a while, i just usually don't post because everything is so fast paced! My main forum is captive reefs (i am a moderator there) i have had small tanks throughout my saltwater journeys. My main tank is only a 29g with a 10g sump. i have a 5.5g LED powered frag tank AIO, and then this 2.5g tank. i have had a 1g tank in the past as well! that 1g got replaced by this 2.5g on my desktop at home. Quote Link to comment
.Newman. Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 thats a lot of acans Quote Link to comment
jolson10450 Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 thats a lot of acans Yeah it was super hard getting them all to fit. By the way this nano is in the nano contest on CR, i am currently at the max spending limit of $400 so there will be no more additions going into this tank until late June or after. should be nice to see what it looks like then. Quote Link to comment
LNolon Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Way awesome acans!!!! Quote Link to comment
d9hp Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Wow. That's really something else. Beautiful. What are your feeding routines? I have had about 6 heads of this one specific acan and it literally hasn't grown at all in 4 months. Quote Link to comment
jolson10450 Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Wow. That's really something else. Beautiful. What are your feeding routines? I have had about 6 heads of this one specific acan and it literally hasn't grown at all in 4 months. i feed PE mysis 1-3 times per week and i also do coral frenzy 2 times per week. weekly water changes and filter floss changes and that is it. i target feed with a turkey baster to be sure 90% of the mysis is consumed, the other 10% my hermit or peppermint shrimp steals and eats. It is very fun and enjoyable, i have always wanted a single species tank and finally had the opportunity so i chose acan lords. Quote Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 i feed PE mysis 1-3 times per week and i also do coral frenzy 2 times per week. weekly water changes and filter floss changes and that is it. i target feed with a turkey baster to be sure 90% of the mysis is consumed, the other 10% my hermit or peppermint shrimp steals and eats. It is very fun and enjoyable, i have always wanted a single species tank and finally had the opportunity so i chose acan lords. How much water do you change each week? Also, what does CR stand for? Quote Link to comment
jolson10450 Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 How much water do you change each week? Also, what does CR stand for? CR is captivereefs.com (wasn't to sure on the rules of posting other forum sites) and i water change 1/2 gallon per week. my actual water volume is just under 2 gallons with all of the rock and sand in the tank. Quote Link to comment
jolson10450 Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 here are some updates, i moved the position of some of the frags to better fit the aquascape, the newer acans are almost to large for the tank already! Enjoy! 1 Quote Link to comment
1.0reef Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 From 2011, but what eves Dat A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! Quote Link to comment
reefernanoman Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Damn, this tank has many corals and LR! here are some updates, i moved the position of some of the frags to better fit the aquascape, the newer acans are almost to large for the tank already! Enjoy! Is this tank still running? Quote Link to comment
andrewkw Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Also curious to see how this tank is doing now. Quote Link to comment
brandon429 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 If we can get update pics, we can test the 18 month, partial water change wall for most pico reefs with sand beds. It would be a good test to see, hope he isn't gone. Poster was last active two yrs ago this may not happen. 1 Quote Link to comment
reefernanoman Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 If we can get update pics, we can test the 18 month, partial water change wall for most pico reefs with sand beds. It would be a good test to see, hope he isn't gone. Poster was last active two yrs ago this may not happen. Damn, that's a shame. 1 Quote Link to comment
ABPanda Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 On 10/14/2013 at 9:19 AM, brandon429 said: If we can get update pics, we can test the 18 month, partial water change wall for most pico reefs with sand beds. It would be a good test to see, hope he isn't gone. Poster was last active two yrs ago this may not happen. Figured i'd dredge up this old thread in response to reefernanoman. Looks like the OP ended up taking down the tank after they started running in to some health issues with the tank. Welcome to 8 years ago! 😥 http://www.captivereefs.com/forum/nano-contest/jolson10450s-2-5g-mini-pico-nano-contest-entry-11795/page12.html#.XVw_o-NKhGE Quote Link to comment
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