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Thanks for the suggestion, I do have it on my mind, its just that everytime I get money for the tank, I keep buying corals xD

Hello all! Do you guys know where can I buy small frag bags locally? I need to take with me some frags that I am giving my brother in law (out of state).. thanks!

I agree for selling purposes, but what will happend if captive breed fish are released to the wild, will they adapt?

When I read the clownfish book from Joyce D. Wilkerson, it says that there is another method. You can wait untill the eggs hatch and at night put a flashlight on the surface. The light will attract the larvae and you can use like a plastic cup to transfer them from the tank to the hatchery.

that looks tasty, I think im going to do the same, nice job

thanks alot guys, it means alot! I still need to work on my shooting techniques, I have a Nikon D3100 but I suck at it and those pictures are with my smaller camera. I will take my time soon and take more pictures!

Update! 95% of algae GONE, thanks guys for all the support!

As of today, the tank looks flawless, no algae at all. I will take some update pictures soon.

I tried the UltraLife Red Slime Remover because I found around in the forums that it worked fine, like the Boyds version, but it did not work much.

Yeah, sometimes its frustrating to find the source of a problem. I had a perfect 10g tank, 90% algae free, coraline growing like crazy, all corals including SPS where growing great, but since I changed everything from the 10g to the 20g alot of things changed. Now its coming back!

I increased the flow in the tank, I replaced a 240 gph with a 550 gph powerhead and the algae is 95% gone!

great collection!

looks great, love the clowns

Thanks for warning me, I think that the only part that gets hot is the part with the coils near the bottom, the top part of the glass doesnt really get hot. Anyways I will put it down a bit more.

Also, I dont think the stuff in sump is the same type of algae. I also treated the whole tank with Ultralife red slime remover with no success. I dosed twice.... I noticed that below my 2 koralias there is almost no algae.

It looks more brown to me.

I am not sure If I have enough flow in the tank, I have two koralia nano's (240 gph) and the return from the flow. I am exchanging one of my 240's for a 420 soon. Parameters are: Calcium: 320 (low) Alk: 12 dkh Mag: unknown Nitrates: 0 Phosphates: 0 PH: 8.2-8.4 Temp: 79 Salinity: 1.025 (swing arm) I dose 5ml coral vite (calcium basically) daily and sometimes alk. I try to do my waterchanges weekly, about 4 gallons. Yes it almost goes away when the lights are off and I think it feeds more on yellow light.

Thanks all for such comments! I will try to answer all questions Yep, lived in Vega Baja for 18 years, moved to Florida (college) and now I am here in MD (Job) My original concept was to create a cube type frame with a shallow tank on top, kind of like a contemporary modern look. I used a 10" table saw to cut the panels and most of the cuts where 45 degree angles. There is a inner frame built with 2x4's to hold the tank, the panels itself are just cosmetic. I attached the panels just using glue and clamps (I think its strong enough), the frame was build with screws & glue as well. Sanded all panels with 100 grid and then 150. Used a polyshade semi-gloss paint with no color, just clear. Well as far as the tank itself, I taped part of the edge of each glass, applied silicone and put together. Once its put together, I just put some tape from one glass to the other so that it supports it while is trying. Also, I would recomend using a silicone edger for a smooth joint and remove the tape a couple of minutes later, when the silicone is "tacky." As far as my algae problem well, it started a mew months ago since the migration to this tank and I havent been able to get rid of it this algae. I am not sure if its my lack of flow maybe? or my water source, idk I tested my 5 stage RO unit and I get a TDS in water of 4. I use oceanic salt, but I am thinking on going back to reef crystals. I just took some pictures, maybe you guys can detect what type it is. With Flash No Flash It looks nasty, makes me mad really and so far I have lost an RBTA (traded from a member in WAMAS recently), SPS colony (costed -$85 @ mr coral) and green slimer sps frag that used to look like this I used a table saw, recently I got a miter saw but I did not use it for that build. The glass company did polish the edges and made 3 holes in the bottom glass for the return and herbie overflow. I used glue to attach the panels to the frame! Thanks everyone for such comments, here are some pictures of the crappy sump and FTS as of 12/02/11

Hello Guys! I am new to the forum but have been in the hobby for 4-5 years now. I am originally from puerto rico but live in Urbana, MD. This is my 3rd nano tank so far, I started with a 29g no sump, then went to a 10 gallon with a 5.5g sump and now with a 20g /10g sump. I am a big fan of DIY and I built this project this past summer. I built everything from the glass, wood and even light fixture using CREE LEDS. I think it was really fun, my first exposure to a table saw and miter saw lol, well wood work in general really. The main concept of this build was to have a tank where you can see through all 4 sides and also to have a contemporary/modern look. The tank has a herbie style overflow and its really silent. I spent less than $400 for everything excluding tools. The glass itself was $130 for low iron and regular bottom in a glass shop in Frederick md, and the wood was around $100 for 2 panels and the 2x4's all from home depot. I used 1/2" birch woor panels. My neightbors say "your house glows blue at night" lol. Here are some more details: Tank Specs Dimensions: 24"x24"x9" Volume: 20gal Silicone: 999 dow corning (black) Glass: 1/4" Polished edges, low Iron on Sides (Front, back, left, right) and regular on bottom Overflow Type: herbie Sump: 10gal / chaeto / skimmer / substrate Stand Specs Frame: 2"x4" wood Panels: 1/2" birch Light Fixture Specs DIY LED Fixture (built before 18 leds 9w/9b Other Equipment 2 koralia nano's 10g overflow (50% filled) mag drive 2 return pump herbie overflow Eshopps PSK-75 skimmer (A true workhorse!) Future Plans More SPS! Stabilize parameters DIY 2 part additives DIY water topoff DIY dosing pump Problems Currently battling an algae problem and have tried alot of different ways to get rid of it. I lost my RBTA recently while trying different additives to fix this algae... I am not sure if its diatoms, cyano or dynos but I have tried different things from Red algae remover, 3 days no lighs, Peroxide water, manual removal, etc and still no luck. Pictures