June 2008 nTOTM: Entries Needed!

[sjfishguy]

Looking for your best shots for this month's tank of the month! Here are brief rules for entry into the contest:

1) Tank Size: Display size of 30 gallons and smaller.
2) Two pictures max per entry. One full tank shot and another of your choice.
3) Please also include a description of your tank setup (ie equipment, length setup, etc)
4) Past winners (Below) are asked to give someone else a shot unless there is a totally new tank that they would like to enter.
5) Once voting has began, there is to be no 'campaigning' for votes for the nTOTM. This destroys the fun of the contest, and turns it into a 'popularity' contest, which no one wants. Anyone caught campaigning, whether on club forums or other forums, will be removed from voting.


Timeline

May 4nd - Open thread for entries for the March nTOTM
May 15th - Top 5 tanks are posted in a new thread for voting. Voting is 2 weeks.
May 25th - Winner is Decided.
June 1st - They post their winning profile on this date as well as the next entry thread for July nTOTM.

Looking forward to seeing all of your entries this month! Make this a hard choice for me to pick the top five, will ya?

To see past winners see last month's links:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1360568

**Any questions about the contest, etc, can either be posted here or you can send me a PM regarding it.

 

[clayton07]

This is my 12g NC DX. It has been running for over 1 year.

Here are some basic Tank Specs

NanoCube 12g DX
NanoTuners Moon Light fix
Stock 2x25w PC lighting

Filtration:
Euro-Reef Nano Skimmer (Beta) in first chamber.
Eheim Substrat Pro, Black magic / PURA Pad 2nd chamber.
3rd chamber: Mini-Maxijet return pump, Stealth Heater,
titanium grounding probe.

Flow: One Korallia1 powerhead custom fitted into rock work,
and one Nano Korallia custom fitted onto false wall.

Fish: (Not looking to get flamed here)
1: B&W False Perc (misbar)
1: ORA False Perc (misbar)
1: ORA Indigo Dottyback
1: Gumdrop Goby

Inverts:
?: Misc Hermit Crabs
?: Turbo Snails
1: arrow crab
1: BTA

Coral:
Montipora Capricornus
Zoanthus Sp.
Palythoa Sp.
Rhodactis indosinensis
Rhodactis sp
Trachyphyllia geoffroyi
Favites sp
Sarcophyton sp
Sarcophyton sp Green
Dendronephthya sp
Nephthyigorgia sp
Xenia elongata

Misc:
ESV 2 Part
Prodibio BioClean
KNOP KoralVIT

Tank has been up and running for about 1 year 4 months

 

[Illuminati]

Amazing tank.

In the spirit of jump starting entries I'll add mine:

28g Nanocube HQI

Fish:
Mystery Wrasse
Helfrichi Firefish
Onyx Clown
Bangaii Cardinal
Blackcap Basslett

FTS from when it was first setup a couple weeks ago:

 

[Justinandkrista]

Illuminati in 6 months i could see that up for a nano tank of the month for sure. clayton07 thats a cool setup for a 12 gallon Im surprised that the monti cap does so well with the pc lighting. I like how the goby hangs out in it to cool stuff.

 

[junkitu]

Sweet tank clayton. Your nano is loaded with beautiful specimens. I especially like the zoas and stuf growing on the koralia.

Illuminati - Keep up the good work. Your fish selection is top shelf.

 

[clayton07]

Justinandkrista: Thank you for the comment. That Monti Cap was actually bigger than that. I broke about 1/4 of it off. It grew from a frag that was about 1 '' x 1''. I used to have a big green one in there too that grew like crazy. I dont know...My calcium is always supper high, and I have a long photo period. Thats my only guess as to why they grow so fast in this tank.
Junkitu: I like the zoas on there too. It makes that korallia less ugly. lol There is actually monti growing on the other side and on the back, but you cant see it in these pics.

 

[Bri Guy]

Hey clayton07, that red monti looks amazing for being under 50w PCs!!
Does the tank get any sun?

 

[clayton07]

The tank actually has blinders on it durring the day. Only on the weekends do I take them off early (1pm). The lights come on at 2:30pm and shut off at 11:30pm. Its growth seems to have sped up with use of the KNOP KoralVIT.

 

[elsefailed]

RSM 34 Gal
Stock Lighting & Skimmer
1/13th HP Chiller, Fluval 305 Canister Filter with ChemiPure Elite, Korillia Nano, Hydor Flo, MaxiJett 1200, and Wavemaker
Uptime = 6 Months

Corals
Duncas, Zoo's, Torch's, Frogspawn, Galaxea, Pulsing Xenia, Star Polyps, Blue Snowflake Polyps, Red Monti cap, Plate Coral, Hairy Mushrooms, Hammer, Mushrooms, Leather, and Florida Ricordia's.

Fish
2 SaddleBacks
2 False Percula (Paired)
1 Anthias
1 Yellow Watchman Goby & Tiger Pistol Shrimp (Paired)
1 Green Mandarin

Inverts
Orange & Black Hermits
Blue Legged Hermits
Reg Legged Hermits
Scarlet Hermits
Astrea Snails
Mexican Turbo Snails
Cleaner Shrimp
Bristle Starfish

 

[clayton07]

nice RSM!

 

[elsefailed]

Thanks Clayton, I like your idea of coral covering the Korillia!

 

[Electrobes]

I may have missed this but has the line been drawn for 40G's??

 

[clayton07]

Max 30g

 

[Electrobes]

You're serious? Wow... that sucks. Where do losers like me go then?

Wanted to add: Nice job Clayton, the tank looks very nice and mature.

 

[clayton07]

Thanks!
Yea...you are kinda stuck inbetween with a 40g. But a 40g is still nano in my book. But hey...that just my humble opinion...

 

[Justinandkrista]

It is a red sea max tho they are a all in one nano tank. I think that rule can be bent at least enought to allow any all in one nano tanks; jbj nanocubes, biocubes, aquapods, and red sea maxes.

 

[Electrobes]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12500291#post12500291 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Justinandkrista
It is a red sea max tho they are a all in one nano tank. I think that rule can be bent at least enought to allow any all in one nano tanks; jbj nanocubes, biocubes, aquapods, and red sea maxes.

Huh?

Edit: I think I know what you are saying, sorry I had a brain fart. Still I've always thought (like many) that 40G was included as a nano. I am surprised that it isn't considered here...

 

[clayton07]

I agree.
+1 for that.

 

[Electrobes]

I've pm'd sjfishguy for further inquiry. Maybe I'll post a poll and see what people here think (I am willing to guess someone may have already done this), as I've always felt others thought the same.

 

[Justinandkrista]

I think iv seen rsm's win tank of the month tho. If not theres a ton of red sea max tank owners.