Stormie Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 I got into the reefing hobby December of 2012 when I received a Nuvo 16 gallon for my birthday. I immediately got hooked and spent 3 months doddling around the hobby, adding the fish that I thought looked cool and changing the aqua-scape too many times to count. But all the while that I fumbled around, I learned from my mistakes and through reading the forums here on nano-reef.com, I developed a plan. My goal was to create a tank, which had the most vivid colors, and maximum variability of organisms. This meant it would only cater to those corals which would not grow like weeds until it dominated half of the tank. This, along with the addition of docile fish, will help to create a beautiful tank that is both calming, and pleasing to look at.EquipmentReef Breeder Photon16Innovative Marine Filter Media (Activated Carbon Sponge, Mechanical Sponge, Phosphate sponge)\Reef Octopus NS80 Nano-SkimmerMP10 VortechFish/Invertebrate Stock Ocellaris ClownHi Fin Goby+Randalli's Pistol Shrimp pairTailspot BlennySexy ShrimpPorcelain Anemone CrabPeppermint ShrimpFlower Anemone Corals:BirdsnestAcanthastreaAcroporaMontiporaTorch CoralFrogspawnMushroomZoanthidPalythoaChalice (Oxypora + Echinophyllia) Fungia Brain Coral Favia RicordeaBubble CoralCyphastrea Link to comment
joel sandoman Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 I have the same skimmer. Like it so far. Pictures! Link to comment
telcodave Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 what chamber do you guys have the hydor skimmer in? Does it fit without mods? Link to comment
joel sandoman Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 No mods needed for my 30 what chamber do you guys have the hydor skimmer in? Does it fit without mods? Link to comment
Stormie Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 what chamber do you guys have the hydor skimmer in? Does it fit without mods? I decided to return the hydor cause I couldn't get it in the back in the end... it was too compact in the back, so I'm now looking at a reef octopus BH100. It's a hang on the back so fitting it on the tank is no problem. A little over kill for a 16 gallon, but from reading reviews, it's really quiet and does it's job super well. Link to comment
joel sandoman Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 try the nano eshopps skimmer. Very small and will fit inside I think. Also very well made. Link to comment
Stormie Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 So finally getting around to updating this thread. These are my sexy shrimp. They are doing so well! Their rock flower anemone hangs over a cave where they go into molt and I have a little side view of it, it's really quite cool. More updates coming soon! Link to comment
Stormie Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share Posted May 26, 2013 I added a lot of stuff today! There's now a super active pistol shrimp burrowing underneath my zoa's. I also got a torch coral and bubble coral which are doing awesome. Finally, added a few things to my clean up crew: tuxedo urchin, and a few snails, which should help with detritus. Overall, things are lookin awesome! Link to comment
treedog5 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 More pics plz, would love to see some updates. Link to comment
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