Just wanted to share my 10g nano reef with everyone. It has been setup for about 1.5 months now and is doing amazingly well. It was designed to be extremley low maintenance and simple since I don't have a ton of time outside college. I have posted pictures taken with a Nikon d50 digital slr w/ 18-55mm Nikkor lens (which I'm still learning how to use, hence the pictures not being the best). If anyone has any questions about it, let me know. Thanks.
| Tank: | All Glass 10g (20x10x12) established October 2006. |
| Water: |
-Tap water treated w/ AP Stress Coat -Reef Crystals/Instant Ocean -20% water change every month |
| Corals: |
-Zoanthus (multiple species) -Palythoa (multiple species) -Mushrooms (multiple species) -Pulsing Xenia -Anthelia -Green Star Polyp (3 different color morphs) -Pink Star Polyp -Pink Encrusting Gorgonian -Galaxia (Mother colony, plus 5 babies) Note: Every coral in my tank is aquacultured, a few were purchased locally, but most I have traded for w/ other college age reefers across the country. I refuse to by wild caught coral. |
| Other Livestock: |
-2 Extra Small Tiger Stripe Turbo Snails -Amphipods -Copepods -Other misc. microogranisms |
| Filtration: |
-12 lb Premium Aquatics Nano Rock (Marshall Island, Kaelini, Tonga) -1 lb Premium Aquatics Rock Pool Crud -20 lb Caribsea Arag-Alive Bahamas Oolite -Marineland Penguin 200B Power Filter (200gph) (To be modified into a HOB refugium eventually) -Maxijet 600 Powerhead (160gph) -No Protein Skimmer |
| Lighting: | 20" 1x40w Current USA Satallite PC w/ legs |
| Water: |
-Tap water treated w/ AP Stress Coat -Reef Crystals/Instant Ocean -20% water change every month |
| Additives: |
-Seachem Reef Complete (2.5 ml weekly) -Seachem Reef Builder (2.5 ml weekly w/ top off water) -Seachem Reef Plus (2.5 ml weekly) |
| Water Parameters: |
Temperature Control -50w All Glass (Hydor) Heater - Nitrate = 0 - Nitrite = 0 - Ammonia = 0 - pH = 8.2. |
 Tank at 2 months |
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