my new 20 gal

nilo · 04-12-2005, 05:22 PM

hi all. since everyone have been posting their tanks, i'll show off mine too. [img]smile.gif[/img]

it's my 3 week old 20 gal SPS tank. i had to downgrade from my 55 gal SPS. i went BB, w/ ~20 lbs LR, 1x 175W 10k MH, SCWD, 1x MJ1200, and used my old skimmer (ETSS Evo 500) and Tunze osmolator for top off, Phosban reactor w/ carbon and very little Phosban in it and no fish as of this moment. i also have a few mangroves in the tank. my only concern is that the temp is a little high (81-83). i just added a clip n fan in the sump. i've also just been adding B-ionic. so far everyhting looks great. corals browned out a bit during the transfer but i'm hoping they'll color up soon. comments are welcome. thanks for looking.

[ April 24, 2005, 10:57 PM: Message edited by: nilo ]

cali_reef · 04-12-2005, 06:03 PM

Wow, that is alot of coral in 20 gallons of water.

**jhale** · 04-12-2005, 07:01 PM

looks good Nilo, would you like some of your Kenya tree back ?it's growing a bit to large for me.

Jonathan

nilo · 04-12-2005, 07:19 PM

[img]smile.gif[/img] that's ok jonathan. it's already packed now and i'm trying to just keep some small sps. thanks for the offer though.

nilo

**nanoreefer22** · 04-12-2005, 09:07 PM

Nilo,
Very nice tank. Are you running any actinic supplements for the halide? That tank looks a lot bigger than a 20g in the close up shot. Good job.
-Kris

nilo · 04-13-2005, 05:04 AM

thanks kris. it's just 10k XM. i wish i had some actinics to make the colors stand out more though.

ctxmonitor · 04-14-2005, 12:37 AM

nilo, that tank look pretty pack already. I see quite a few on the bottom, are you going to leave them there? The water look very clear. Wish I could say the same about my tank. Any closer shots?

04-12-2005, 06:03 PM	#2
cali_reef Fish and Coral Killer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: On the wet coast, again. Posts: 3,919 Reefer Ratings: (28) Friends: (3)	Wow, that is alot of coral in 20 gallons of water. __________________ MRC skimmers are cheaply made, their customer service and local dealer sucks more air than their skimmers.

04-12-2005, 07:01 PM	#3
jhale paper bags are fun! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: G.V NYC Posts: 15,161 Reefer Ratings: (43) Friends: (32)	looks good Nilo, would you like some of your Kenya tree back ?it's growing a bit to large for me. Jonathan __________________ FS: Aquamedic dosing pump, MH250 ballast, wavemaker

04-12-2005, 09:07 PM	#5
nanoreefer22 YoYa Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Park Slope, Brooklyn Posts: 10,031 Reefer Ratings: (75) Friends: (19)	Nilo, Very nice tank. Are you running any actinic supplements for the halide? That tank looks a lot bigger than a 20g in the close up shot. Good job. -Kris __________________ Kris MR Team

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04-13-2005, 05:04 AM	#6
nilo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: buffalo, NY Posts: 230 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (0)	thanks kris. it's just 10k XM. i wish i had some actinics to make the colors stand out more though.

04-14-2005, 12:37 AM	#7
ctxmonitor Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,832 Reefer Ratings: (11) Friends: (0)	nilo, that tank look pretty pack already. I see quite a few on the bottom, are you going to leave them there? The water look very clear. Wish I could say the same about my tank. Any closer shots?