yauger March 2, 2017 Share March 2, 2017 I haven't really posted anything about this tank in a long time. I'd like to share my little slice of the reef which happens to be a species specific tank dedicated to rock flower anemones. The tank it's self has been up and running since December 2015 and I haven't had any problems at all since setting it up. It's been a joy to watch this tank mature over the past 14 months and it's growing to the point that I have ordered a reef crest 17 from Adam at artfully acrylic. It will continue to sit on my kitchen counter behind my sink so I can enjoy it while I cook and clean every day. Equipment: about as basic as you can get lol no fish and only the bio load of inverts makes this a simple easy to care for ecosystem. Simple 1 gallon a week water change is all that is required. Artfully Acrylic RC9 tank with drawer Tunze nano auto top off 100 watt heater Quite one Return pump Ai Prime nano LEDs with light tree Live stock: No fish. None zilch zippo 10 lbs almost of live rock About 50+ rock flower nems 2 snails Mexican and Asterina 1 emerald crab 1 hermit crab 7 frags of random zoanthids Caribsea live sand medium course grade I chose to go fishless because of the volume of water I have would make it less manageable for me maintenance wise. I wanted the bare minimum and also wanted to maximize the focus on the rock flower nems in the tank. I've always been amaze with the variety of colors these nems grow. I started with 24 rock nems and over the course of a year they have almost tripled in numbers thriving on a diet of raw shrimp once a month and invert detritus. It's amazing that the spawns come in different colors and patterns than the originals and I'm curious on how many will actually grow in a confined tank. They don't seem to be bothered by over crowding and in fact they seem to be happier in groups thank isolated on the rock or sand bed. I do have zoanthids in this system and that's because I have a soft spot for zoas and I have my favorites on the sand bed to eat up the extra space where nems don't grow. Overall this is a fun tank and very colorful when the blues pop on every evening. Deffinently providing that wow factor when I have visitors. Last but not least some pictures. I'll post only daylight pictures to show how much color these nems provide. If I post the atinic pics your eyes would.melt from the glow... lol kidding I'll post some blue pics tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leishman March 2, 2017 Share March 2, 2017 NIce. Would love to see pics @ 20k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger March 2, 2017 Author Share March 2, 2017 NIce. Would love to see pics @ 20k.Yeah I'll post some tonight. The colors are insane with all blues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruleyii March 2, 2017 Share March 2, 2017 Those are massive! Have they been breeding for you at all? I've been following a thread on r2r about people breeding them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger March 2, 2017 Author Share March 2, 2017 yes they have reproduced on their own maybe around 30 of them. I only purchased 24 originally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainRon March 2, 2017 Share March 2, 2017 What an awesome and unique tank idea. Love it Josh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt March 2, 2017 Share March 2, 2017 Very cool! A nice simple approach and great results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogurnda March 3, 2017 Share March 3, 2017 Totally clever and cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ford March 3, 2017 Share March 3, 2017 I'm glad you never got out (I thought you did) That's a sweet tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger March 3, 2017 Author Share March 3, 2017 Thanks guys. Yeah I can never really get out of this hobby. Love it too much to bail. I did take some blue shots but g Couldbt get really great shot. All these years and my camera skills still stink. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mari.harutunian March 3, 2017 Share March 3, 2017 Gorgeous!!!!!!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami March 3, 2017 Share March 3, 2017 Incredible fluorescence, Josh! Sent from my LG-V510 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime March 3, 2017 Share March 3, 2017 Wow, this is pretty cool. The AI Prime is doing a pretty decent job there. Love the concept. I'm surprised you don't have any porcelain crabs in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leishman March 3, 2017 Share March 3, 2017 Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger March 3, 2017 Author Share March 3, 2017 thanks guys for the kind words. since the beginning of joining WAMAS I have built many systems and I think this is by far the most enjoyable because of the location, colors, ease of care, and the simple fact it surprises me every week with new nems popping out with different colors and designs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger September 14, 2017 Author Share September 14, 2017 So the tank had an upgrade! The nems are all in another tank while I get this one to cycle. I want a LPS tank with zoanthids on the Tonga branches. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy September 15, 2017 Share September 15, 2017 Beautiful tank and rocks ! Where did u get the rocks from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon September 15, 2017 Share September 15, 2017 those nems are awesome! I can't wait to see how this looks in a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger September 18, 2017 Author Share September 18, 2017 Beautiful tank and rocks ! Where did u get the rocks from?Finally found a stock of smaller Tonga branch at incredible corals. Adam hooked it up. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger September 18, 2017 Author Share September 18, 2017 those nems are awesome! I can't wait to see how this looks in a few months.I'm only going to include 3 or 4 of the high end ultras. I want this tank to have a variety of corals this tank. I know someone has some collector zoas and acans for me to buy. Also will be looking for some Orange and yellow sunset plate corals. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger September 18, 2017 Author Share September 18, 2017 Well the cycle is well on its way. Looks great! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime September 19, 2017 Share September 19, 2017 Finally found a stock of smaller Tonga branch at incredible corals. Adam hooked it up. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk Nice, I should pay a visit, I'm looking. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger September 19, 2017 Author Share September 19, 2017 So far it's a typical cycle. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt September 19, 2017 Share September 19, 2017 Coco worm during a cycle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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