Lauren's DIY AIO 20L Nano Reef

[lauremf2002]

As the title states, here is my newest venture. I just put water in it yesterday! It is currently running with a Taam Rio 640gph pump, a small heater, the filter contents made for Aqua Clear 30 gallon (biomax carbon and a sponge), over 20 pounds of rock and rubble and 10 pounds of Arag Alive Fiji Pink sand. You can find a more in depth discription of the DIY portion of this tank on my DIY thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2132962

The tank sits on a bar between my kitchen and my dining room and so needed 3 viewable sides. The front, back and one end are all display and the other end has a false wall 6 inches from the actual end of the tank where the filtration, pump and a very small refugium are housed.

Here is the tank on day 2 of being set up:

 

[lauremf2002]

Nothin?

 

[Pnewt]

looks like a great start! what are your plans as far as fish and corals? i like the aio set you made!

 

[neuro]

neato!

 

[kaxt]

I like how it's open on 3 sides, and how you blacked out the AIO section- makes it look cleaner. I've been thinking about doing something similar so I'm looking forwards to reading you DIY thread- I'm surprised I missed it before now.

Keep the updates coming, I'm looking forward to seeing this tank develop

 

[lauremf2002]

I plan on putting a pair of misbar occelaris, a randalls goby and pistol shrimp and a couple of barnacle blennies and having a predominantly sps dominated tank. I have a rapid led par38 bulb hanging above the tank. Has anyone here had much success with sps growing under these lights? I want really vibrant skittles colored coral. I know I want a rainbow monti, and I plan to use magnetic plugs to keep a grape monti and sour apple monti on the false wall (Im going to keep them well trimmed so they dont cast too much of a shadow and I want a realllllly blue acro. Other than that Im sure I will just impulse buy things as I see them

 

[lauremf2002]

I added another 10 lb bag of sand and here are some pics of the new inhabitants

Misbar that was sold to me as a an Ocellaris, but I have been getting alot of feedback that it is probably a perc. I have already ordered an ORA extreme misbar ocellaris to go with him so if we get down the road and it becomes apparent that he is a perc, I guess I will have to get another perc and move the ora fish to the frag tank.

ORA Chips Acro

Rainbow Monti

Miami Hurricane Chalice (please ignore the disgusting diatom bloom. New sand.)

 

[lauremf2002]

The original clownfish jumped so I got a pair of Ora Misbar Perculas The smaller one looks almost exactly like the one I lost. I have added a piece of plastic grid to the top of the tank until I can make a screen

misbar percs

 

[lauremf2002]

I have updated the photos for this tank on my build thread in my club forum here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2126193&page=3