My 20 long up and running!!!

[THuffstetler]

This is my 20 long I've had up for almost a year and here is some pics of it!!
Everything In\On It:
Coral Life 30" T-5 HO 4x31w
30lbs of LR
10lbs of sand
2 maroon clowns
GSP
Birds nest
Monti cap
Different types of mushrooms
Clam
And some of the other stuff I'm not exactly sure
Oh yeah and I can't forget the CUC









Just let me know what ya think! Thanks for looking!!

 

[duncantse]

Your tank looks colorful!

 

[THuffstetler]

Thanks duncantse!!

 

[brian762]

Nice tank! what are you using for filtration?

 

[duncantse]

Yes, tell us your build.

 

[THuffstetler]

The only thing I have for filtration is live rock, live sand, some crabs and snails. For water flow I have a 1200 MJ and a 750 Hydor Koralia. Other than that just corals and 2 fish!

 

[iwishtofish]

Very attractive tank! How often do you do water changes, if you do? What salt do you use?

 

[THuffstetler]

I change 5gal every Wed. and i use Instant Ocean! I have never used a skimmer or a filter of any sort, but everything seems to be doing really good so far! Oh yeah can someone help me identify this snail??

 

[THuffstetler]

 

[brian762]

Kinda hard to tell by the pic but to me it looks almost like a Nassarius Snail

 

[dulkion]

Great looking setup. Always liked the idea of a skimmerless tank. Glad to see you're able to make it work. What are you water paramaters?

 

[iwishtofish]

It also looks like a stomatella snail, although the variation I had in my tank didn't have the nassarius-like "probe":

Nassarius

Stomatella

 

[duncantse]

+1 on stomatella snail.

 

[THuffstetler]

Yeah I just got off of the invert page and I'm positive it's a stomatella now.
DKH is 11
PH is 8.4
Nitrates 0

Those are the only ones I test, but I took a sample to my LFS yesterday and they said everything was GREAT!

 

[THuffstetler]

The snails and sea stars are multiplying like crazy, and I have had a ton of purple alge appear over no time! Oh yeah and some sponges that I didn't know was in there as well!! Thats a good thing right?

 

[iwishtofish]

The snails and sea stars are multiplying like crazy, and I have had a ton of purple alge appear over no time! Oh yeah and some sponges that I didn't know was in there as well!! Thats a good thing right?

I think it is!

 

[THuffstetler]

 

[iwishtofish]

I love that white sponge. You have a healthy tank.

 

[Pallobi]

thats a sweet little, simplified nano you got goin there! LOVE IT!

 

[THuffstetler]

Thanks EVERYBODY!! I never knew anything I could stare at for hours on in and never get tired of looking at it everyday! So much life in something so small!!