lecroj Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 FTS 9/25/14 Day 101 Started a Spec V office tank that I am keeping super simple. Right now only have a nitrate test kit, will feed dry food only and change 2gal every other week with Petco ocean water. I cured 5 lbs of dry rock in an old 3 gallon aquarium and moved it to the Spec V after 6 weeks. Hardware: Frugal Spec V Marineland 606 pump 5x 15W ebay E27 blue and white grow lights Nano glass scraper RHX 3w pump Hydor 25w heater Basic power bar and timer Surface skimmer from InTank Software: 5 lbs dry rock Orange spotted shrimp goby Tiger pistol shrimp Two hermit crabs Astrea snail Margarita snail 2 cerith snails 3 montiporia frags 1 turbinaria frag? 1 mushroom 1 acan GSP frag 1 ricorordia florida? 1 torch coral head 1 frog spawn head Blue clove frag A few Zoas 1 Favites Frag 2 brain coral frags 3 acro frags Lobo Frag Mocha clown Treatments/Food: Kent Marine Nano Reef A/B Acropower NutriDiet Marine flakes Chemipure Elite Coral Frenzy 0.5mm pellets Petco water Link to comment
NanoClown Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Looks awesome so far! Can't wait to see some more pics of your frags Link to comment
lecroj Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 Here is my lighting build before spray painting. Here is the Spec V after spray painting the back. Link to comment
lecroj Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 Here was my tank that froze to death in 2011. Here is where I started curing the dry rock in my daughter's old gold fish tank. Link to comment
lecroj Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 3 gallon acrylic before I moved it to the Spec V: Link to comment
lecroj Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 FTS Day 3 6/18/14 I added some dry rock to the center and 3 little zoa frags. Link to comment
lecroj Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 Orange spotted goby and tiger pistol shrimp Link to comment
NanoClown Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I love your goby and shrimp! I'd love to get a pair for my Spec V, but that's going to have to wait until my next setup gets started and I move over my pair of clowns. Your tank looks great so far, looking forward to seeing it progress! Link to comment
lecroj Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 The goby is very boring but the shrimp is great. The shrimp digs sand and builds little shell forts non-stop. I am going on vacation in August and have no plans on adding anything else until I get back, in case the tank crashes. When I get back I plan on adding some SPS to the left side, a frogspawn to the right and some acans in the middle. I also plan on adding a clown and possibly a cleaner shrimp and sexy shrimp if I get a mini nem. Link to comment
lecroj Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 Here is a feeding shot of the goby. Link to comment
lecroj Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 My spotted goby just dragged the pistol shrimp by his tail trying to get a piece of flake food that the tiger found. Pretty funny, they fought for a minute and after the goby got the food and ate it, they went right back to being friends. I'll try to post a tank shot tomorrow. Everything growing and doing great. Haven't tested a thing. Just top offs with Poland Spring water from the office cooler. Link to comment
lecroj Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 FTS Day 11. Getting some brown on the rocks and seeing some growth on the SPS and GSP. Link to comment
lecroj Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Here are some Frag shots. Everything except the favites seems to be growing quickly. Link to comment
Kijho Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Looks like I've got a twin now... hah. Welcome to the Spec V world. pics look pretty great! Link to comment
lecroj Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share Posted June 30, 2014 Latest update 6/30/14 Day 14 FTS Some new livestock Link to comment
lecroj Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Thanks. Thought about ordering some expensive, colorful SPS frags but am still worried how well I can do SPS in such a small tank. Link to comment
lecroj Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Do I ever get a page two? Link to comment
lecroj Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 FTS Day 32 Latest close ups Link to comment
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