CrazyEyes Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Hey what's up everybody, just wanted to pop in and share my tank, it's just over 8 months now, it's mostly Lps with a few sps. EquipmentIM Nuvo 20IKEA kallax stand2x AI primeHD's Icecap 1k gyre 2x custom daddy's running floss and carbon Eshopps nano skimmerSmart ato micro DIY cheato reactor (TLF 150 reactor)For livestock I have 2 normal clowns1 2 spot hogfish Corals Medium size blue maxima clamGarf bonsai acroBali green slimer Scrambled egg zoasUnknown plate coral Hollywood stunner chalice Few other unknown chalices that I picked up from wwc. Unknown war coral Green monti cap Ricordea Florida Jason Fox burning banana Unknown purple acro That's about it for now, here are a few pics of the setup and a few coral shots, hope you all enjoy. 2 Quote Link to comment
banasophia Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Wow, very nice! And good timing for me, too, as I was just taking measurements last night to see how well a 20G Nuvo would fit on an IKEA Kallax. I have my Biocube 16 on one, and I’m trying to persuade my husband we need a Nuvo on the other Kallax right next to it - your awesome pics may help, so thank you!!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment
banasophia Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 I really love your plate coral! 😍😍😍 1 Quote Link to comment
CrazyEyes Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 38 minutes ago, banasophia said: Wow, very nice! And good timing for me, too, as I was just taking measurements last night to see how well a 20G Nuvo would fit on an IKEA Kallax. I have my Biocube 16 on one, and I’m trying to persuade my husband we need a Nuvo on the other Kallax right next to it - your awesome pics may help, so thank you!!! Thanks! The kallax is pretty spot on perfect for this tank, I love it. 35 minutes ago, banasophia said: I really love your plate coral! 😍😍😍 Thanks, my gf picked it out last black Friday, it's gone through some ups and downs, the plate skeleton it was on is actually popping out some more baby plates, which is odd because the babies are different colors, so we'll see. 1 Quote Link to comment
Smackers4 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Nice tank! You have good taste in coral too!! I’ll be following along! 1 Quote Link to comment
CrazyEyes Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 One thing I also want to point out, tank is somewhat in a recovery mode at the moment, I'd say roughly 4-5 weeks ago I somehow got 10 gallons of freshwater from the LFS and did a 50% water change and lost quite a few acro frags. Tank seems to be recovering quite well, I've also been switching salt from Fritz to E.S.V which is super clean. 1 Quote Link to comment
CrazyEyes Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 I also want to show the growth in cheato, this is just over two weeks growth, this thing is kicking ass! 1 Quote Link to comment
banasophia Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 9 minutes ago, CrazyEyes said: One thing I also want to point out, tank is somewhat in a recovery mode at the moment, I'd say roughly 4-5 weeks ago I somehow got 10 gallons of freshwater from the LFS and did a 50% water change and lost quite a few acro frags. Tank seems to be recovering quite well, I've also been switching salt from Fritz to E.S.V which is super clean. Oh man, good argument for always checking salinity before using new water... I just started doing so more consistently after getting a Milwaukee digital refractometer. Quote Link to comment
CrazyEyes Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 Right, I've definitely made it a habit to check before doing water changes. The gyre has also helped tremendously with keeping detritus from under/on the rocks. 1 Quote Link to comment
banasophia Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 25 minutes ago, CrazyEyes said: Thanks! The kallax is pretty spot on perfect for this tank, I love it. Thanks, my gf picked it out last black Friday, it's gone through some ups and downs, the plate skeleton it was on is actually popping out some more baby plates, which is odd because the babies are different colors, so we'll see. That is so cool that your plate is making babies! I’m going to need to read up on plate reproduction!! How many baby plates are we talking about? Will you have a full set of china soon? 😬😂 Sorry, couldn’t resist that one... so corny haha. 1 Quote Link to comment
CrazyEyes Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 Stopped in the LFS with one thing in mind, chalices, so I left with these. 1 Quote Link to comment
1891Bro Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 39 minutes ago, CrazyEyes said: Stopped in the LFS with one thing in mind, chalices, so I left with these. Let us know how they fare in freshwater. 😉 Quote Link to comment
CrazyEyes Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 Tank definitely took a hit with the freshwater water change but it's bouncing back, I almost sold it after that but I'm glad I didn't. So, these are the baby plates that are growing out the old plate skeleton, can't wait to see what they look like. Quote Link to comment
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