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On 7/6/2017 at 10:59 AM, coralcousins said:

Same here. Which ato where you looking at ?  

Thanks ! 

so no ato yet, but I did order a temp controler from amazon... It's awesome! It was super cheap and is working super well. It turns on my heater when my tank reaches 77.6 and turns it off when it reaches 78. When the temp reaches 78.4 It turns on my fan! I'm hoping this will help with water evap alot! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KEYDNKK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I think that I will need to order another probe just to be safe as this one was not made specifically for underwater but for now it's doing well!

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1 hour ago, fishfreak0114 said:

 

:lol: I hear ya.  I get a hard bite just about every time.

 

It's the worst. I'm getting use to it though haha. 

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My black and white ones couldn't be more scared of my hands. I used to have a snowflake eel in a larger tank that would try and take me out every damn time!

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8 hours ago, gogeta said:

snowflake eel in a larger tank that would try and take me out every damn time!

Yeah I'd wear some heavy duty gloves if that was the case haha.

 

6 hours ago, Pjanssen said:

You either look like a tasty treat or a threat to her domain.

She's definitely doesn't think I'm a treat, these are battle bites right between the fingers where it hurts lol. It's weird she was never like that then earlier last month during a water change she was charging at my hand. 

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8 minutes ago, coralcousins said:

Yeah I'd wear some heavy duty gloves if that was the case haha.

 

She's definitely doesn't think I'm a treat, these are battle bites right between the fingers where it hurts lol. It's weird she was never like that then earlier last month during a water change she was charging at my hand. 

 

I have to protect my hand with a net when I go in the tank cause my Clown does the same thing. 

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:D Somebody bites me when I stick my hand in, I haven't figured out who though. Leading contenders are the Blenny or the Damsel. The clowns are spawning but they don't bite me even when I get close to the eggs. 

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From one stalk to now starting to splitting into 3-4 and moving onto the rock.  Not as fast I thought it would be growing but it's still cool to see the difference 3 weeks can do.

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Hi there

Almost time for the contest end in FOUR DAYS!!

 

Please post some pictures and a final FTS whenever you get a chance along with your challenges and observations.

Any equipment feedback would be great too.

 

Thanks

And a summary of livestock, with prices.

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Final 100 Days of Nano

 

The Equipment 

Display: Innovative Marine 14 Gallon NUVO Fusion Peninsula Aquarium

Stand: Imagitarium Brooklyn Metal 29G Tank Stand with added wood top

Light: 18-24 Inch Current USA Orbit Marine Pro LED Aquarium Light

Heater: Cobalt Aquatics Easy-Therm Submersible Heater - 50 Watt

Circulation: Hydor Koralia Nano Powerhead 425 gph

Rocks: BRS Reef Saver Dry Rock 10 lbs 

Sand: Caribsea Arag-Alive Fiji Pink 20 lbs

Salt: Instant Ocean Reef Crystals

Refractometer: by Agriculture Solutions

 

The Plan

Simple, basic and wing it. 

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Fish

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Ocellaris clownfish pair

 

Invertebrates

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Hermit crab

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Tongan Nassarius Snail

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Maxi-mini carpet anemone 

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One of my four sexy shrimp

 

Corals most of them.

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Toadstool

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Xenia started with two tiny stalks

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Frogspawn bud looks greener in person.

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Duncan these also look greener in person camera won't pick it up :(

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Favia 

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Zoanthids

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Candy Canes

 

Maintenance  

We feed the fish pellets once or twice a day, the hermit, snail and shrimps get whatever they don't finish. The water gets topped off twice/three times a day since we don't have a top off system yet. Every two weeks we do a 3-5 gallon water change (rodi water mixed with reef crystals overnight). The back chambers have filter floss and chemi pure blue and every month we clean out the return tube and pump.

 

The Frag-insula 

Start of the contest

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half way through

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End of contest.

 

Livestock: Before appraisal

-Ocellaris clownfish pair $35

-Hermit crab $2

-Turbo Snail $2

-Super Tongan Nassarius Snail $3

-Maxi Mini Anemone $25

-Four Sexy Shrimp $30

 

Coral Frags

-Green star polyps $5

-Green Candy cane $5

-Candy cane $5

-Candy cane $30

-Duncan $10

-Assorted mushrooms $20

-Pulsing Xenia $5

-LPS maybe a Acan I'm not sure yet $5

-Acropora $5

-Favia $10

-Toadstool $10

-Frogspawn $10

-Assorted Zoanthids $40

-Montipora $5 removed because of the nudibranchs 

-Branching Montipora $5 dead temperature swings

-Birdsnests $5 dead temperature swings

 

Challenges 

Pest: One thing we wished we would have done is checking for pest on the coral frags. Every coral frag we buy now we check it and blast it with a turkey baster to knock off any kind of pest or hitchhikers.

Temperature: My room doesn't have any type cooling besides a ceiling fan and open window. During the hot days of summer the tank temperature rose above 84. We battled this with a portable fan right next to the tank above the water, it helped somewhat. Next summer we will be ready with a AC unit. 

Evaporation: During this summer somedays I had to top off 4 times a day. Even now that it has cooled off it's still a pain. 

Finding the right balance of water: Too much water and the tank won't filter correctly or surface skim. Too little water and bubbles will fill your display.

 

Equipment feedback 

The aquarium is great love the way it's built. There were some small scratches out of the box on the glass near the surface skimmer only noticeable at the right angle. The pump worked however it was so loud I had to sleep with earphones on. Once we got the okay I replaced it with a used syncra pump. 

The current usa light is pretty cool. The timer is great since you never have to worry about turning on/off your lights. The controller works well too you can refine the lights how ever you want.

 

Overall

This was a great way to get back into the hobby I love. My cousins also joined me on this 100 days they chose all of the livestock/corals and had fun learning about the animals and corals over summer break. 

 

Shout out to all the contestants! It's awesome to see everyones tank style. Lets keep this contest going beyond the end date ! :ninja: - The Coral Cousins

 

 

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Planning for the cooler months. Here in cali we're going through a heat wave and that made me find a portable cooler, the room and aquarium is keep cool now with temps in the tank reaching 78-79.  At the end of this month we might start shopping for some hardy SPS. fingerscrossed photos coming after the water change lol.

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Doing a little maintenance on the tank today and noticed a couple of small mounds of sand. So I pushed one over and out came this alien looking worm ball ( I may have let out a high pitched squeal for a second) lol. It's a spaghetti worm they are pretty cool to watch. They pick up detritus and the sand particles cleaning them one by one.  

 

also was talking to LFS guy and he was saying the current usa lights won't be a high enough output to keep SPS happy. Anyone ever successfully keep SPS under these lights ? 

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Flipping love these worms! I have several in my contest tank, and I've slowly been bringing them into the Fusion 20 to built up a population that'll take care of extra food. :) 

 

Granted, I haven't had them harass my corals yet...

 

 

On the topic of lights: You may need to keep them at 100% output, but @holy carp keeps his 12g long tank under the regular Orbits. The slimer is definitely loving it in there!

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11 hours ago, Mariaface said:

On the topic of lights: You may need to keep them at 100% output, but @holy carp keeps his 12g long tank under the regular Orbits. The slimer is definitely loving it in there!

That's a amazing tank.  Height wise it looks like my 14 gallon is taller but If I keep them at the very top they should be good.

 

Also I'll need find a better powerhead as most of the flow is in the lower areas.  Maybe the Jebao PP-4 ? any recommendations?

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4 hours ago, coralcousins said:

That's a amazing tank.  Height wise it looks like my 14 gallon is taller but If I keep them at the very top they should be good.

 

Also I'll need find a better powerhead as most of the flow is in the lower areas.  Maybe the Jebao PP-4 ? any recommendations?

 

I've heard good things about the Jebao SW-2 for smaller tanks, as well as the Aqamai pumps.

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