Wilson & Co Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 Hi all, This seems to be the place where I'll settle down for my reef information. Anyway, here are a few pics of my now 4 week new tank. Setup: 2.5G AGA AC 20 Coralife 2x18w 12" aluminum hood 1.024 sal. 78-82* (due to light sitting too close) 380~400ppm Ca 8.3pH Contents: large Duster Red mushroom -- Large and in charge! GSP's bristle worm (let him have fun for now) ~ 5 lbs LR other greenish shroom?? Now some pics: cycling Link to comment
Wilson & Co Posted July 14, 2005 Author Share Posted July 14, 2005 here it is after the brown algae died off and is now maturing... Link to comment
Wilson & Co Posted July 14, 2005 Author Share Posted July 14, 2005 and here it is how it sits on my kitchen counter for now :-) still need to arrange my rock, build a shelve for it in my home office, etc.. This setup arrangment is temporary ! What do you think? Link to comment
Wilson & Co Posted July 14, 2005 Author Share Posted July 14, 2005 What is the red mushroom exactly? I bought them @ That fish place and they have doubled in size. The biggest 2 are almost 4" in diameter! Link to comment
Wilson & Co Posted July 15, 2005 Author Share Posted July 15, 2005 66 views, no comments...? Is it that ugly? I thought it was coming along nicely. Link to comment
Funky_Fish14 Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Looks good! How about some shots of the GSP? Maybe throw your filter on the back and put a black background, and figure out how to mount the canopy better. I like the simple small amount of stuff. The shrooms are probably just regular shrooms that grow a little bigger I dunno lol. Nice ones though! Chris Link to comment
mushroom head Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 I think its coming along pretty nicely. A red mushroom is a soft coral. I LUV the shrooms. Link to comment
doncb Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 As big as those mushrooms are getting, one night they are going to climb out of the tank and wake you up, demanding a bigger tank! Link to comment
mushroom head Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 I dont think he can put the filter on the back cause the light is resting on the filter. Link to comment
Funky_Fish14 Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 I think we know that mushrooms are soft corals, im pretty sure he is asking what type of mushrooms they are due to their size. Also, I said "figure out how to mount the canopy better".........I have an aquaclear 200 on my 2.5g and I have a 20W PC fixture over it........hes got that clear acrylic thing and it looks like he could easily set it up so that it hold the light up. He doesnt have to rest the light on the filter. Chris Link to comment
Wilson & Co Posted July 15, 2005 Author Share Posted July 15, 2005 Originally posted by Funky_Fish14 I think we know that mushrooms are soft corals, im pretty sure he is asking what type of mushrooms they are due to their size. Also, I said "figure out how to mount the canopy better".........I have an aquaclear 200 on my 2.5g and I have a 20W PC fixture over it........hes got that clear acrylic thing and it looks like he could easily set it up so that it hold the light up. He doesnt have to rest the light on the filter. Chris Hey thanks for the kind words. Yes, I made the acrylic cover when I was running the coralife mini might (2x9w bulbs), but this light is so much hotter I just have it temporarily propped up on the cover and the filter to let some of the heat out. Once I build my shelf in my office for it I may move the filter to the rear. My thought was getting a nice flow across the length of the tank. When I bought the mushroom they said it was red pimple mushroom, but I haven't been able to ID it on the net so far... Also- for you guys with these <5gal tanks, Is the HO filter enough airation for these little tanks?? Roger Link to comment
coralcrazy Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Are you going to add anything else tot the tank? Link to comment
coralcrazy Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Yea, coral magazine did an issue called nano tanks, did you get the idea from there? Anyway, live rock live sand and some macro algae should keep you tank in check Link to comment
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