caas1496 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I can't wait to get some coral in this tank! I decided to set it up as a mini peninsula style tank. The coral will be ALL zoas/palys in as many shapes, sizes, and colors as possible (gives me an excuse to expand my collection...). I will also be trying a bare bottom tank and seeing if I can get a carpet of zoas to grow along the bottom. FTS - 3/30/2019: Current Equipment: Tank - Hidoli AZ-712-01 ...? Lighting - Kessil A80 Filtration & Flow - AquaClear 30 AQUA-Tech 5-15 Heater - Aqueon 50W Zoas and Palys (Updated 10/6/19) : Captain Jerk Twizzlers Sakura Sunrise Shadow Prince Chucky's Bride Spiderman Rainbow Incinerators Scrambled Eggs Frozen Apples Agave Miami Vice Pink Zippers Armor of God Mohawks Utter Chaos Candy Apple Red Buttmunchers Rainbow Incinerator Morph Cats Eyes Puple Monsters Green Paly Sunny D's Star Lords Laser Lemons Nirvanas Rainbow Infusiuons Rastas Fire and Ice Blue Lagoons King Midas Blondies Eagle Eyes Red Hornets Yodas Nightmares Screwballs Burning Embers Good luck to everyone with the competition, and I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with! 8 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 9 minutes ago, MetaTank said: Mmm...Tagalongs. Must know someone................or stocked up.... those cookie pushers disappeared a long time ago in my area............ Quote Link to comment
MetaTank Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 4 minutes ago, spectra said: Must know someone................or stocked up.... those cookie pushers disappeared a long time ago in my area............ I mean...cookies, man...COOKIES! You DID see the text above my avatar image, right?...lol... Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 1 minute ago, MetaTank said: I mean...cookies, man...COOKIES! You DID see the text above my avatar image, right?...lol... Yes saw it..........but the girls are long gone in my area.......... Ok now we messed up the tank thread with cookie talk 1 Quote Link to comment
This guy is extra salty Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Ugh I want cookies now 1 Quote Link to comment
caas1496 Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 Haha I guess I just live in the right area. Just got these! 2 Quote Link to comment
caas1496 Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 Water is in! I will be adding some Seachem Matrix from my other tank to speed the cycle along. 2 Quote Link to comment
asting Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Cool tank! How are you running your AC30? I just jammed a ton of media in mine with a mini basket. I hope that's enough flow for us too. Quote Link to comment
caas1496 Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 I am doing pretty much the same. Everything is jammed into the basket that comes with the filter. I'm planning to use Seachem Matrix, Chemipure Elite, and some filter floss on top. Quote Link to comment
asting Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Ah I ditched stock. I have filter floss, carbon, chaeto and a space for my heater. Very tight fit. Quote Link to comment
caas1496 Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, asting said: Ah I ditched stock. I have filter floss, carbon, chaeto and a space for my heater. Very tight fit. I really like what you've done with the egg crate. Is that a 50W heater? I would love to get mine out of the display. Quote Link to comment
asting Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 35 minutes ago, caas1496 said: I really like what you've done with the egg crate. Is that a 50W heater? I would love to get mine out of the display. Thanks! Yep, it's a tetra 50w. Fixed at "78", give or take a degree. Quote Link to comment
caas1496 Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 Diatoms are starting to take over the rocks. I added one small Nerite snail and a few small test frags. I have been collecting all sorts of zoas for when the tank is ready! Can't wait to get them all added. 3 Quote Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Tank is coming along nicely! Does your tetra fluctuate a lot? Mine stays within a degree but moves around a lot within that degree. Quote Link to comment
caas1496 Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 7 hours ago, Tigahboy said: Tank is coming along nicely! Does your tetra fluctuate a lot? Mine stays within a degree but moves around a lot within that degree. Not exactly sure. I have an analog thermometer in the tank and it seems pretty stable but it could easily be flutuating by about a degree. Quote Link to comment
caas1496 Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 I have started transferring some of the zoa and paly frags that I have been collecting over to the pico. I am going to try to keep an updated list of the different varieties in the tank on the first post in the thread. Also attached some top down shots of my current favorites. I would love to hear what everyone's favorite zoa/paly is so I can be on the lookout for new varieties to add to the tank. Unfortunately I probably wont be adding any of the big $$$$ varieties unless I can find a great deal! Blue Lagoons: Sunny D's: Pink Zippers: Rainbow Infusions: 4 Quote Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Nice zoa additions! Darth Mauls would be cool. 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment
caas1496 Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 May FTS (more to come): 8 Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Really like the look of your tank and cant wait to see how it all grows in. Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 The rock work is perfect for your plans. Good luck! 2 Quote Link to comment
748S911 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Nice scape, and good start on the zoa's. 2 Quote Link to comment
Wendy Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Your rock scape is cool, really like it!! How are things going? Are your zoas doing well? 1 Quote Link to comment
caas1496 Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 3:29 PM, Wendy said: Your rock scape is cool, really like it!! How are things going? Are your zoas doing well? The zoas are doing pretty well. Took some pics tonight to document the progress and practice with the camera. 3 2 Quote Link to comment
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