Andrew's 20 Gallon Reef

[ReeferEric]

Looking good, thanks for the photo progressions update!

 

[Andrew]

I'll try to post up every now and than with updates.

 

[Pandion]

Cool looking tank! Love the angle! Interested to see where this goes! Keep us posted.

 

[Andrew]

I'll have some corals in sometime soon but I'm holding off til all the local frag swaps this spring to stock up for less.

 

[Mussin]

Great looking set-up. What kind of sand is that?

 

[Andrew]

Thank You! It's just basic aragonite. I need some a better clean up crew to help keep it clean.

btw, I am also in Lima

 

[kwong1998]

Wow Great tank. I saw your rocks have a lot of coralline algea. My tank had been set up almost 3 months but no coralline algea. Do you dose anything for the coralline algea?

 

[Andrew]

It's artifical I'm slowly begining to get the real stuff now that I've been dosing weekly. I might be adding some corals today if I get time to make a run to the lfs.

 

[dfowlks]

The Lemonpeel are known coral nippers. I had one that nipped my zoas and they wouldn't open up. It is very sad because they are so beautiful. Most angels have this problem with corals. I hope yours isn't. Good luck. Nice setup.

 

[Andrew]

I'm taking the risk lol I just picked up some zoas and shrooms for cheap to see how she does with them. Shes been pretty calm and acclimated well. I'm throwing up the idea of doing a much larger sump/fuge behind the wall where my tank is located. Right now I have a 10 gallon under the stand that is cramped.

 

[Andrew]

Update: I'm going to pick up another 24'' coralife T5 unit for cheap and take both apart and make a DIY canopy with 4 bulbs mounted in it. Should give a little better light off as well. As for anything else I also need a new heater as mine is set at 92 and barly keeps the tank at 76 since it's in my basement.

 

[Danny Luu]

goddamn... your rocks got really purple really fast?! whats the trick? krylon? hahah

 

[Andrew]

Nope lol It is artifical. Took about 10 minutes and looks great in the tank. Once I get it filled with corals it will cover it and look good from behind.

 

[chez2011]

How well those lights work?

 

[Andrew]

For the price not too bad... I should of just bought a 4 bulb retro kit to start with.

 

[MNfish84]

looks like you are off to a good start!

 

[Mussin]

Any new updates?

 

[Andrew]

Yupp tank is still going strong. I'm going to the WORC frag swap next weekend so It will be a little more filled up by than

 

[Andrew]

These were under 20k only:

superman:

Super bright orange/green shrooms. These suckers glow from across the room under 20k

 

[Mussin]

Tank is lookin good.