The Second Official nTOTQ Submission Thread

[joshky]

As the nTOTQ1 winner, I present to you nTOTQ2.

There are three simple rules as follows:

1) Entries must be currently running and be under 34 gallons.

2) You need to submit three pictures of your tank, and one needs to be a full tank shot.

3) You need to either submit a build thread with more information on your tank, or summarize your equipment, general husbandry etc.

Submission thread will run from now until June 15th, and a public voting thread will follow. I look forward to everyone who enters.

 

[JJ650]

I will submit my aquarium; My mixed reef 34G Solana AIO


6 months ago:



Not really that great looking at all.

Most recent FTS:






Current equipment:
Radion Pro Gen3
Gyre XF130
Tunze 9002 skimmer
ReefKeeper Elite
InTank media with macro, GAC

Husbandry:
5 gal change every week
Dose Calc, and alk every other day or longer depending on the test results
Feeding of fish twice daily. Entire tank gets a broadcast feeding of Reef Chili weekly.

Live stock:
Paired Percula Clowns
Royal Gramma
Ruby Dragonnette
Exquisite Fairy Wrasse
various CUC
1 voracious Harlequin

Monti cap
Monti Setosa
Sunset Monti
Hydnophora
Random unknown encusting monti
Pom pom xenias
Lobophyllia
Blasto
Echinata
GSP
Blue Sympodium
Random Zoas (no fancy named stuff)
2 Duncan colonies
Rusty Gorgonian
Lepestrea
Random unknown Acro frags

 

[1MP3R1AL]

^ doesn't that have to be under 34 gallons, or is it 34 and under? Description says under 34 gallons.

 

[MayoBoy]

34 gallons and under or up to and including 34 gallons.

Display only. If it has a sump that is not counted towards the total.

 

[joshky]

34 gallons and under or up to and including 34 gallons.

Display only. If it has a sump that is not counted towards the total.

Yes sorry for confusion, they are right.

 

[rustyjames]

joshky, happy to see you started this thread and congratulations again. Your tank is awesome.

JJ650, great looking tank! That's some incredible growth on the red cap. How do you like the Gyre?

 

[JJ650]

joshky, happy to see you started this thread and congratulations again. Your tank is awesome.

JJ650, great looking tank! That's some incredible growth on the red cap. How do you like the Gyre?

Thanks!
It's funny looking at that pic from 6 months ago to today. Seeing it everyday makes the growth invisible. I have a sunset monti below that is starting to really take hold on the rock. I need to take a current pic now for comparison later on.

The Gyre is nice. It definitely moves some water! But it's a little noisy. I took it off pulse mode due to the sound.
My scape makes it difficult to get flow, so I had to mount it vertically. The monti will love it, and there is enough flow going counter-clockwise to get the Duncans moving around.
I had to play with the right speed settings. It actually took a while (10minute +) to get a gyre flowing. Once it had made it thru the nooks and crannies of the rock work, the flow became very apparent. I have mine set @ 50%. Anymore than that, the flow seems to fail with irregular patterns everywhere and sandstorm.

 

[Hentz]

Current equipment:
IM Fusion 40 (Display part is 30 gallons!)
ATI 6x24 Dimmable T5HO
Eshopps PSK-75 Protein Skimmer
EcoTech Marine MP10
EcoTech Marine MP10
100w Heater
Apex Jr. w/ Display
Tunze 5017 ATO

Husbandry:
10 Gallon water change when needed
Glass cleaned every other day, or when needed.
Fish fed morning and night (Just added more for more fish poop for the SPS)
Test Ca/Mag/Alk with Red Sea Pro kits
Dose Ca/Mag/Alk accordingly. Tank hasn't set in enough to have a solid ammount reduced daily.
Working on boosting Nitrates up a bit, hence the heavy fish stock.

Livestock Info:
2x Black Onyx Clownfish
1x Yellow Corris
1x Firefish
1x Yellow Watchman Goby
1x Royal Gramma
2x Blue Chromis

Coral:
Acropora Red Planet
Acropora Green Slimer
Acropora ORA Green (Unknown Name)
Acropora ORA Blue Voodoo
Acropora ORA Green Planet
Acropora Purple Tip
Acropora Maricultured Green Colony
Acropora Teal Colony
Acropora Bonsai
Acropora Unknown - Random Green Millepora
Acropora Unknown - Green/Pink Millepora
Acropora Unknown - Fuzzy Green with Pink tips
Acropora Unknown - Green and blue
Acropora Unknown - Fuzzy Blueish with light green polyps
Red Digitata
Green Star Polyps
100+ Heads of Eagle Eyes, Radioactive Dragoneyes
12x Sunny D's
11x Sunny D's - Different strand
5x Darth Maul's
4x Orange Bam Bam's

Ignore the cord management. Moving out in 5 months and I'll have a lovely new stand to hide all the cords!

 

[Tnconcept]

29G biocube hqi
Mix reef

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[joshky]

bump :thumbsup:

 

[Spartanman22]

Here's my submission. Predominantly SPS:

Toadstools a little peeved at being cut up

Tank: 18×18×18" 25 gallon cube
Filtration: SCA 302
Flow: 2 × MP10wES
Lighting: 250 watt radium reefbrite xho hybrid fixture
Dosing: BRS 1.1 ml/min dosing pumps
Control: RKE

Inhabitants:

Multibar angel
Picasso clown pair
Bangai cardinal
Black leopard wrasse
Yellow coris wrasse
Cleaner shrimp

 

[joshky]

3 days left to enter and then voting will begin.

 

[joshky]

Monday is the last day to get your entry in.