meeiu Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) Friday, July 20, 2012 For the past few months I have been edging to being a new saltwater tank. I have been doing lots of research and trying to dig up as much information as I can before I drove in. So a few days ago, I finally took the plunge. There is about 12 lbs of live rock and about 8 lbs of live sand. Currently using Koralia Nano 425 powerhead for current. I plan to mod my AquaClear 50 box with a AquaClear 20 motor into a macro algae refugium. My vision for this tank will be to have about 2-3 fish, a cleaner shrimp, and maybe a couple Turbo Snails. But my main focus will be on corals. Currently looking at soft corals like Zoanthids and Xenias. So that is my current setup and please offer me any constructive criticisms. Thanks for looking! Sunday, August 5 2012 Just did my first water change today. Made my own RO/DI saltwater for the first time. Let's see how things go. I WANT MORE CORALS! (Sorry for the dark photos...) Some of my new Zoanthids And my Green Star Polyps (though not so green) and Blue Clove Polyps Edited August 5, 2012 by meeiu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cgy_Betta_Guy Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 Look forward to seeing this develop! I still havent gotten any corals into my tank yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meeiu Posted July 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 Look forward to seeing this develop! I still havent gotten any corals into my tank yet. Thank you. I hope all goes well as this is my first saltwater and I am a little worried. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meeiu Posted August 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 (edited) Sunday, August 5 2012 Just did my first water change today. Made my own RO/DI saltwater for the first time. Let's see how things go. I WANT MORE CORALS! (Sorry for the dark photos...) Some of my new Zoanthids And my Green Star Polyps (though not so green) and Blue Clove Polyps Edited August 5, 2012 by meeiu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitaminz Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Nano tanks are one of the hardest to maintain, Very little room for error. So if you keep it going, then a big tank will be no issue. I myself started out with a nano tank, might as well jump in head first, instead of wadding into the water. Good on ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meeiu Posted October 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Nano tanks are one of the hardest to maintain, Very little room for error. So if you keep it going, then a big tank will be no issue. I myself started out with a nano tank, might as well jump in head first, instead of wadding into the water. Good on ya! Thank you for words of encouragement Thought I'd do some updates on this tank. FTS @ September 19, 2012 FTS @ October 1, 2012 My two friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mko Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Love it! I'm so jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaykit Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Very nice looking tank! All of those corals are going to look so nice when they fill out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 Hey what kind of lighting do you have on this tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meeiu Posted November 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 beautiful. Thank you Mko. Do you still have your 15g running? I am dying to see an update!!! Love it! I'm so jealous. Thank you Sierra Very nice looking tank! All of those corals are going to look so nice when they fill out. They most certainly are. I am finding myself running out of space cause corals are so addicting and I just want more and more... Hey what kind of lighting do you have on this tank? All the photos above are with a single 24w T5HO @ 10,000k. However, I have since updated my lights and the corals look way better. I should take some new photos... I am currently using 2 Par38 LED light bulbs. I forgot the sepcific colors on them but the blue definetly adds to the enhanced colors of the corals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Looks really good! You almost had me move back into salt...but I just can't do it...lol I'll live through everyone else I suppose! hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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