I know that this side of reef keeping is fairly new but I was just wondering who has the oldest and continously running nano? No moves, no crashes then start overs, etc. Thanks. Sorry if this is a repost.
Who has the oldest nano/pico tank?
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Agu,
Thanks. Do you have pics? Do you continue to add corals etc. or just maintain them?
It seems that most people regardless of tank size upgrade to larger and larger systems (myself included). Even TOTM are only a few years old and often upgraded from smaller systems.
Anyone else?
Thanks. Do you have pics? Do you continue to add corals etc. or just maintain them?
It seems that most people regardless of tank size upgrade to larger and larger systems (myself included). Even TOTM are only a few years old and often upgraded from smaller systems.
Anyone else?
Agu
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The oldest tank continues to evolve. I try to limit additions to must have frags. In the last year I've added two zoanthid frags and an acan frag. I've exported several kenya tree and zoanthid frags. The basic rock structure is there with additional rock that came with frags attached.
I also allow corals to fight for space and let the tank develop as it would naturally. FWIW, all corals in the tank are captive propagated...........
I also allow corals to fight for space and let the tank develop as it would naturally. FWIW, all corals in the tank are captive propagated...........
I've had my 29gal running since jan of 2003. It's been constantly evolving as time has gone on, and I've wanted to have more challanging corals. The first pic of my tank that I took was back in Feb of 04 so at about a year old this is what the tank looked like...with just 55W of PC for lighting.
Here is was a year latter in Feb of 05. I think I was still just running the 55W PC.
About a year latter in Jan of 06....at this point the tank had been running with the 55W PC and 2x24W T-5 and I had started to add SPS..
And here it was last month...now running 5X24W SLS T-5's over the main tank.
There are more pics in my gallery..
Here is was a year latter in Feb of 05. I think I was still just running the 55W PC.
About a year latter in Jan of 06....at this point the tank had been running with the 55W PC and 2x24W T-5 and I had started to add SPS..
And here it was last month...now running 5X24W SLS T-5's over the main tank.
There are more pics in my gallery..
David,
Very nice. I like to see the evolution of a person's reef over time. I think we all get into a rush and want everything now and when we reach a finished "product" people upgrade, switch to a different type of coral, take down, etc.
Are finished stocking or are you going to fit just one more coral in?
Very nice. I like to see the evolution of a person's reef over time. I think we all get into a rush and want everything now and when we reach a finished "product" people upgrade, switch to a different type of coral, take down, etc.
Are finished stocking or are you going to fit just one more coral in?
I've been trying to bite my lip every time I see something I want. I recently lost one of my SPS frags, so I replaced it with a different one. It's pretty much gotten to the point where if I want to put another coral in there I've got to take something out. I'd like to just try and let this setup grow out for at leat a year. If I do anything to the system it will be to add on a 50-60gal fuge/proptank and maybe add a skimmer to the system.
I try to let things go as natural as possible, like I have zoas and a cap that grow ontop of each other competting for space, or I've got a cap and a digi that are about to mingle. The main probems that I've had are with sweepers from some of my LPS...So I try and keep a good distance between the SPS and the LPS. I don't have any softies so there isn't a whole lot of chemical warfare, but I do try and run carbon 24/7 just to keep things clean.
Thanks Agu. I really like the zoa coverage. Did they start as small frags, 5 - 10 polyps and then just left alone or did they get a helping hand?
Agu
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Everything was grown from small frags except the anemone in the first pic, that was a clone. I gave it away (wandering) and replaced it with a captive propagated fungia (plate coral).
Nothing was helped along but I learned a lot about zoanthids. First, their growth rate in inversely related to their attractiveness. The more boring it looks the faster it grows
. Second, the slow growing zoanthids will eventually grow over the fast growers. You can see where the orange zoas eventually overtook the space of fast growing green/brown zoas.
Nothing was helped along but I learned a lot about zoanthids. First, their growth rate in inversely related to their attractiveness. The more boring it looks the faster it grows
. Second, the slow growing zoanthids will eventually grow over the fast growers. You can see where the orange zoas eventually overtook the space of fast growing green/brown zoas.
Agu,
Yeah slow out of the gate but great stamina often wins out in nature. Different life history patterns for different species. It would be interesting to start a tank with 10 - 15 zoa frags and basically leave them to see who wins.
Rev: Would you like to donate the frags to the cause? JK. I think we met at the frag swap btw.
I just now have to set up a tank to do this, oh and convince my wife that we need another tank. Nothing big just a 10 gal. Christmas is coming afterall.
Yeah slow out of the gate but great stamina often wins out in nature. Different life history patterns for different species. It would be interesting to start a tank with 10 - 15 zoa frags and basically leave them to see who wins.
Rev: Would you like to donate the frags to the cause? JK. I think we met at the frag swap btw.
I just now have to set up a tank to do this, oh and convince my wife that we need another tank. Nothing big just a 10 gal. Christmas is coming afterall.
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