10g sps nano

[Dr.FuManchu]

Nice tank, I really like your live rock. For water movement in my 10 gal I use 2 Mini jet 606s each rated at 167gph and an ac 70 with live rockrubble. one mini jet on either side and the ac70 right in the middle. I have very decent flow throughout the tank

 

[sir_dudeguy]

cody, what lfs are you workin at? And where did you get that light from? I want new lights on my 40 but i dont want my 4x96 to go to waste lol.

But i'm with you...we dont need heaters in AZ My tank has stayed right at 80 since last march with the help of a fan. The colest its getting in my house right now is like 60's or so, and i doubt it will get a lot colder. If it does, i'll just leave my fan off for a while lol

Great lookin tank too. Do you have plans for fish? Or will it just be sps?

 

[Cody Ray]

Tropical Treasures

I would like to add fish however I'm not sure what.

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

very nice indeed...

 

[Cody Ray]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8753319#post8753319 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ChAoTiCrEeFeR4U
very nice indeed...

Thank you.

Well I found this photo on google images and thought that it gave a good indication to how I would like my setup to eventually look.

 

[Cody Ray]

Ok went on a LFS run and picked out some VERY nice corals. Enjoy

 

[lgoins]

How long has this tank been set up?

 

[saltycreefer]

That's looking fantastic! I'm doing a similar setup so I'll be watching your progress! Good reefing!

 

[Breene]

Holy crap very nice tank... i love tanks with no background. It makes them look realy open and clean.

 

[AVALover5498]

Very nice! I'm staying with this thread!


-Chris-

 

[Cody Ray]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8772770#post8772770 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lgoins
How long has this tank been set up?

About 3 weeks. I cured the liverock and sand in a seprate system and then moved it over to the 10g. After 2 weeks I didn't get a mini cycle so I started stocking. I absolutely HATE frags so a friend and I buy larger corals and then split them in half (that is why there are 2 m. danea pieces ). I am pretty sure that they will begin to brown in a couple weeks due to the lighting change however it has happened before and it doesn't take long before they regain their colors. The birdsnest is the only piece that was brown when I bought it.

 

[lgoins]

Moving sand from a different system will often cause ammonia spikes. Even though it's not fun waiting for a system to become ready for sps, its very important for the longevity of the corals. Hope this system works out for you.

 

[chocolateblnt]

nice ... do you mind if I ask how much the pink coral was?

 

[Rivenjim]

what are you doing to keep params in check? temp flux, calcium flux,alk flux,and salinity without shocking the sps in such a small system?

 

[Cody Ray]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8775571#post8775571 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lgoins
Moving sand from a different system will often cause ammonia spikes. Even though it's not fun waiting for a system to become ready for sps, its very important for the longevity of the corals. Hope this system works out for you.

I've never heard of that before. The sand was actually dry, I didn't mean to lump it in the the liverock

The stylophora was $120 but like I said a friend and I split it so i used to be twice the size.

 

[Cody Ray]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8778274#post8778274 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Rivenjim
what are you doing to keep params in check? temp flux, calcium flux,alk flux,and salinity without shocking the sps in such a small system?

I do 1g waterchages every other day to keep up with calcium and alk. I'm also very diligent about topping off before the water levels goes down too far. I never add more than a cup of fw at any time. I have a large fan that blows across the aquarium that keeps it around 75F. At night I turn it off to prevent any additional cooling.

 

[MAreefer1]

that birdsnest looks a little bleached at the bottom?

 

[Cody Ray]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8779930#post8779930 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MAreefer1
that birdsnest looks a little bleached at the bottom?

Yeah, it was like that when I bought it but I am hoping that it will get better. I didn't want it to die at the lfs.

 

[Lagger]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8774271#post8774271 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ChinChek787
About 3 weeks. I cured the liverock and sand in a seprate system and then moved it over to the 10g. After 2 weeks I didn't get a mini cycle so I started stocking. I absolutely HATE frags so a friend and I buy larger corals and then split them in half (that is why there are 2 m. danea pieces ). I am pretty sure that they will begin to brown in a couple weeks due to the lighting change however it has happened before and it doesn't take long before they regain their colors. The birdsnest is the only piece that was brown when I bought it.

Nice tank Interesting approach on maintaining cal/alk, daily WC's :eek2: I dont think I'd be able to do it. Have you thought about going to 2-part? Could be substantially easier/cheaper. Peace_

 

[icepick5587]

i like it!