blaze98 March 11, 2009 Share March 11, 2009 I want to thank the many Wamas and Cmas members and local fish stores that helped me get this tank up and running. I built the tank stand myself, I got the wood cut at Home Depot to the lengths I needed and just put it together like IKEA furniture . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaze98 March 11, 2009 Author Share March 11, 2009 The tank is a 20L (thanks Jason). I drilled it myself with a borrowed 1 inch drill bit (thanks Justin). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaze98 March 11, 2009 Author Share March 11, 2009 Unfortunately I got a lot done when I left my camera at work. I started the tank with sand from my main tanks fuge and water and rock from my main tank. I expected very little cycle, I actually got it up and running pretty quick. I got the back painted and went with pvc and flex tubing for the return, it is a 1/2 inch connected to a Mag 3 for the return. Pete from BRK was a big help in getting my return put together and one of the reasons this project got completed so quickly. The drain is 1 inch pvc and drains to the sump that has approx. 20 lbs. of LR and some cheato. There is a single Koralia nano in the tank for extra flow. I didn't think the hydor I had in the tank was enough so I am adding a 150w stealth heater, it is going in the sump tonight. I am planning on putting a Remora with a Mag 5 as the pump in the sump to provide skimming, the AC 70 is only temporary. The light is a Nova extreme 39w x 4 bulb (thanks Peacetypes6). I was going to build my own t-5 retro but I got this was a deal too good to pass up. It has one 10k 1 actinic, a giessman aquablue, and an aquaz ocean blue. There are a few test frags in there, some kenya trees, to make sure the tank is doing fine. Tests are all reading normal params, so I am loving it so far. I placed 2 true percs from my fuge into the tank, they have been doing fine and have been eating mysis and Rod's food for the last 3 days. Some pics.... Return into tank Sump Cheato Returns tank and sump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtfleming March 11, 2009 Share March 11, 2009 nice, build some racks............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Camaron March 11, 2009 Share March 11, 2009 Awesome build Blaze, plenty of room for some LE goddies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaze98 March 11, 2009 Author Share March 11, 2009 thanks guys, I will get some better pics once I get some baffles for my sump and everything the way I want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onux20 March 13, 2009 Share March 13, 2009 very Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boret June 30, 2009 Share June 30, 2009 Where are the updated pictures?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikryd June 30, 2009 Share June 30, 2009 Where are the updated pictures?? +1 Show us the goods! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capsfan June 30, 2009 Share June 30, 2009 What they^ said. It looked like you were off to a great start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaze98 July 1, 2009 Author Share July 1, 2009 sorry I was running around trying to pick up some LR yesterday, I did take a few pics, give me a few minutes to upload them to photobucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capsfan July 1, 2009 Share July 1, 2009 sorry I was running around trying to pick up some LR yesterday, I did take a few pics, give me a few minutes to upload them to photobucket. Sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoozilla July 1, 2009 Share July 1, 2009 Looking good. Can't wait for those pixies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaze98 July 1, 2009 Author Share July 1, 2009 I currently have 5 fish that inhabit this tank, 2 onyx percs that I got from Walt over a CMAS, a coral beauty that I got from Aquaco before he closed for renovations, a 6 line wrasse and a tailspot blenny (I love this guy) that I got at the BRK social. I have 3 shrimp that make the place home, a giant skunk cleaner, a scarlet blood shrimp, and a single very large peppermint shrimp, a bunch of nass. snails, some atrea's, some ceriths, and a single blue leg hermit. Forgive the pics, I am trying to learn how to use the camera. Most recent FTS: My sump, I went for the 10 gallon to a 15 gallon and upgraded the skimmer, I have a Euroreef Cs5 something or other on there now. It is rated for tanks up to 90 gallons, so I think it can handle my 30 gallons total water volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaze98 July 1, 2009 Author Share July 1, 2009 My fishies.... Can you spot the tailspot? My blood and skunk shrimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaze98 July 1, 2009 Author Share July 1, 2009 Random frag pics......... I got these PE's from BRK but I have no idea what they are called, they have a white/pink oral disk, green mouth and light green skirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader July 1, 2009 Share July 1, 2009 That's a kewl little set up you have going on. Those tailspots are fun to watch. I have one in my tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boret July 2, 2009 Share July 2, 2009 (edited) Looking great! But I thought you had black background? Where did you get the black eggcrate... or did you painted it? Edited July 2, 2009 by Boret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaze98 July 2, 2009 Author Share July 2, 2009 I cracked the one with the black background when I was trying to drill it. I purchased another tank and drilled it correctly. I decided the blue would reflect the light better. The black eggcrate came from a group buy last year sometime, I got a huge sheet, 2x4 ft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikryd July 2, 2009 Share July 2, 2009 (edited) I like it! Nice little setup! It good to know where some of my zoo's ended up spending their old age - and where the ones I got from you were born Edited July 2, 2009 by Sikryd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Reefs July 2, 2009 Share July 2, 2009 nice zoas you got there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaze98 July 2, 2009 Author Share July 2, 2009 Thanks guys it is still a work in process, hopefully I will have it exactly the way I want it once I clean some of the frags out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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