My 20L mixed reef

dhoffroad

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well after trying for months to get this up I finaly got it going...I don't hang out here much so for those who don't know I had a 10 gal runing for over a year and wanted something bigger, that I felt could handle the diff corals I wanted to put in the tank (SPS)

so here is the basics..
20L
10gal sump w/ Quiet one 1200 return
150w 14k (custom fixture that I built)
DIY HOB overflow
CSS 65 needle wheel skimmer
DIY ATO
CLS with SCWD ran off XP1 canister filter (with all but 1 sponge removed for a "pre-filter" for the SCWD)
all in/on my homemade stand

? lbs. of LR
10 lbs. natures ocean "live sand"
assorted SPS, LPS & softies...

well on to the pics...the first pics are of the MH fixture I built for this tank

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Now the whole set up

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so on to the couple SPS peices I have....

this pic was taken when I first put it in the tank it was the only piece of SPS that I had in my 10 which was with PC's and now under the MH it has gotten a little lighter and shows more green "highlights"

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this tricolor I picked up a couple weeks ago the first pic is of when I got it and the second is of it yesturday.

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here are the last two pieces of SPS

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Awsome light fixture ... looks like professional work! Tank looks awsome also. I love that green/blue ricordia. Keep up the good work.
 
Yeah, very nice looking fixture, and I kinda like the diamond plate :) Tank itself looks very nice as well and I like the coloring of that 14k bulb.

I'm also working on a 20g long with 10g fuge, 175w 10k, weir/external overflow and a Calfo style manifold return setup. (trying to keep everything out of main tank)
 
Daemonfly, thanks ! yea the phoenix 14k is sweet the color is very nice...

leaffish75 , actualy I used 1/2" CPVC so it is a little bit smaller than regular PVC....I wanted it to match the CLS that I already had built....besides I was'nt worried about getting huge flow out of the return since I have the CLS....
 
well I was lookin for some pepermint shrimp yesturday (got a couple aptasia) and of corse I could'nt find any but I did "rescue" this piece from on of my LFS's. usualy I don't go into this store because they don't have much and I NEVER thought too highly of there SW stuff. the people who work there did'nt even know the diff between a "polyp coral" (zoo's) and SPS, and when I told them what it was they were like ??? If I would have not gotten it out of there tank it was in I'm sure it would have looked like all the other "skeleton's" that were in the tank (eventualy)...anyway under there lighting it looked more orange but here is looks a little "creamy-tan",with neon green polyps, and of cours the polyps are'nt all the way out yet...I tested the water it came in and well I'll just say that this is the FIRST coral that I have actualy "drip aclimated" so hopefully the shock into my tank is'nt going to be too bad on it...and yes I have actualy NEVER drip aclimated any of the corals in my tank usualy just float and drop into tank.....

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Very sharp looking tank! I think 20L's are the most fun you can have in a nano:) Your aquascaping is giving me some inspiration, so I know what I'll be doing tonight :)
 
Xx_de_xX said:
You still got those zoanthids I gave you??

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dude whas up ?? hav'nt seen you arround...

yea still got most of them if you look at the pics of the tank they are the clump in the front right corner (large clump) kinda hard to see but that is them......


EXPEDITION..thanks
 
very nice setup! i really like the MH fixture. I bet you could make a small fortune if you started selling them to members here.

anyways - i really like what you have done with your 20L - keep us updated.
 
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