Hi I have had my tank up for a little over a year and I have learned a great deal about the hobby since then, it seems like I learn something new everyday. I maintain my tank thread over at Nano-reef usually but I figured it would be nice to share with another community also... I have found so many answers at Reef Central just browsing... seems like a great community. I hope you enjoy my tank 
[Current FTS 7/16/12]
Dusk Shot
Current Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_cMH9bLs6k&feature=plcp
[FTS 11/8/11]
[FTS 10/30/11]
[FTS 10/10/11]
[FTS 9/22/11]
[First FTS right after adding water, rock and sand. Cycling away.]
The philosophy
1. Add LR, wait a couple months-let algae bloom and take up waste, helping cycle
2. Add variety of herbivores-let them feast on the algae in the really clean water
3. Wait a few more months
-algae will get eaten, coralline will grow
-spend the time planning the inhabitants, and most important reading
-monitor , familiarize, and dial in water quality
-watch "pods" and worms grow and reproduce-make it a "feast" in the reef with no preditation
4. Add stony corals and pioneer species, the water is perfect for them now
5. Wait a few more months-grow a reef!
6. Add some carnivorous reef fish; they now have a high water quality, structurally complex natural healthy reef.... they'll thrive!
Now this well established reef can now handle the food input they will require
Inverts:
Skunk Cleaner shrimp
12 Blue legged Hermits
6 Astrea Snails
15 Nerites
5 Florida Ceriths
40+ dwarf Ceriths
5 Nassarius
Small Rose Bubble tip Anenome
Feather Duster
6 Rock Flower Anenome
2 Maximini Anenome
2 MiniMini Anenome
Pincushion urchin
Fish
TR Ocellaris Clown Pair
Royal Gramma
Sixline Wrasse
Sand/Liverock
25 pounds MarcoRock
40 Pounds fine Bahamian Aragonite
LPS
6 Heads of Ducan
Teal Candycane
Platygyra Worm Brain Coral
Green Candycane
Frogspawn/Hammer hybrid
Plate coral (fungia)
3 Favia colonies
Maze brain coral
Frogspawn w/ Purple tips
Lobo
SPS
Green Monti Cap
Red Monti Cap
Orange Scroll
ORA Green Tip Orange Birdsnest
ORA Birds of Paradise
ORA Green Millipora
ORA Pink and Green Damicornis
ORA Plum Crazy Acropora
ORA Fuzzy yellow Marshall Islands Acro
Softies
Florida Ricordea
Yuma Ricordea
GSP
Kenya Tree
Armor of god Zoas
Eagle Eye Zoas
Neon Green Zoas
Other Zoas
Red People Eater Palys
Magician Palys
JF Bloodshots
Baby Blue ringed people eaters
Orange Bam Bam
Equipment
(2) Koralia nano 425 on a Wavemaker
Aquaclear 70 running Filter floss and filter sponge (sometimes GFO and Purigen)
Jager 75 watt heater
R2 Moonlight
60 watt Cree Led fixture (10XP-E and 10XP-G)
Reef Keeper lite controlling Heater, Fan and powerheads/filter
Tunze Osmolator ATO
Battery operated bubble pump.(In case of power outage)
5 Gallon quarantine system.
Maintainance
Once a week top off ATO freshwater
4 gallon water change once weekly
Replace filter floss and rinse out sponge with old tank water.
Feed every 3rd day. (Usually spectrum, sometimes cyclopeeze or Mysis)
Lighting Schedule
6am R2 Moonlights on(moonlight0
11am Royal Blue On (dusk)
12am Daylights On
9pm Daylights Off (dawn)
10pm Royal Blue off (moonlight)
11pm Moonlight off (complete darkness)
[Current FTS 7/16/12]
Dusk Shot
Current Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_cMH9bLs6k&feature=plcp
[FTS 11/8/11]
[FTS 10/30/11]
[FTS 10/10/11]
[FTS 9/22/11]
[First FTS right after adding water, rock and sand. Cycling away.]
The philosophy
1. Add LR, wait a couple months-let algae bloom and take up waste, helping cycle
2. Add variety of herbivores-let them feast on the algae in the really clean water
3. Wait a few more months
-algae will get eaten, coralline will grow
-spend the time planning the inhabitants, and most important reading
-monitor , familiarize, and dial in water quality
-watch "pods" and worms grow and reproduce-make it a "feast" in the reef with no preditation
4. Add stony corals and pioneer species, the water is perfect for them now
5. Wait a few more months-grow a reef!
6. Add some carnivorous reef fish; they now have a high water quality, structurally complex natural healthy reef.... they'll thrive!
Now this well established reef can now handle the food input they will require
Inverts:
Skunk Cleaner shrimp
12 Blue legged Hermits
6 Astrea Snails
15 Nerites
5 Florida Ceriths
40+ dwarf Ceriths
5 Nassarius
Small Rose Bubble tip Anenome
Feather Duster
6 Rock Flower Anenome
2 Maximini Anenome
2 MiniMini Anenome
Pincushion urchin
Fish
TR Ocellaris Clown Pair
Royal Gramma
Sixline Wrasse
Sand/Liverock
25 pounds MarcoRock
40 Pounds fine Bahamian Aragonite
LPS
6 Heads of Ducan
Teal Candycane
Platygyra Worm Brain Coral
Green Candycane
Frogspawn/Hammer hybrid
Plate coral (fungia)
3 Favia colonies
Maze brain coral
Frogspawn w/ Purple tips
Lobo
SPS
Green Monti Cap
Red Monti Cap
Orange Scroll
ORA Green Tip Orange Birdsnest
ORA Birds of Paradise
ORA Green Millipora
ORA Pink and Green Damicornis
ORA Plum Crazy Acropora
ORA Fuzzy yellow Marshall Islands Acro
Softies
Florida Ricordea
Yuma Ricordea
GSP
Armor of god Zoas
Eagle Eye Zoas
Neon Green Zoas
Other Zoas
Red People Eater Palys
Magician Palys
JF Bloodshots
Baby Blue ringed people eaters
Orange Bam Bam
Equipment
(2) Koralia nano 425 on a Wavemaker
Aquaclear 70 running Filter floss and filter sponge (sometimes GFO and Purigen)
Jager 75 watt heater
R2 Moonlight
60 watt Cree Led fixture (10XP-E and 10XP-G)
Reef Keeper lite controlling Heater, Fan and powerheads/filter
Tunze Osmolator ATO
Battery operated bubble pump.(In case of power outage)
5 Gallon quarantine system.
Maintainance
Once a week top off ATO freshwater
4 gallon water change once weekly
Replace filter floss and rinse out sponge with old tank water.
Feed every 3rd day. (Usually spectrum, sometimes cyclopeeze or Mysis)
Lighting Schedule
6am R2 Moonlights on(moonlight0
11am Royal Blue On (dusk)
12am Daylights On
9pm Daylights Off (dawn)
10pm Royal Blue off (moonlight)
11pm Moonlight off (complete darkness)
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