Start of my 15gal nano

[MartinE]

This was 8 months ago when I started:

Equip:
The tank is a 15 gal long.
Ebo Jager 50w heater
Started with 130w pc 65/65 blue/10k now 280w with 65/65pc and 150w Hqi.
Aqua C Remora w/Maxi 1200 skimmer.
3 Maxi jet 400 water movement.
HOB power filter for carbon and phos. silicate media.

Livestock:
22lbs fiji live rock.
Aragonite sand. (Seaflor special grade) approx. 2"
Yellow fiji leather. (Sarcophyton Elegans) (tank crash=deseased)
Candycane. (Caulastrea Furcata) (deceased, light change=bleeched)
Tricolor Acropora. (deceased RTN)
Acropora Tenuis. (lime green w/purple tips) (tank crash=deseased)
Acropora Millipora. (dark green w/purple tips) (tank crash=deseased)
Acropora Millipora. (pink w/white tips) (tank crash=deseased)
Green star polyps. (Pachyclavularia)
Silver branch Xenia. (tank crash=deseased)
Assorted Ricordea Florida and Zoanthus.
Xenia Silver Branch Pumping
Cladiella Cauliflower Colt
True Percula pair. (A. percula) (deceased, questionable dealer=deseased)
Neon Goby pair. (G. oceanops) (deceased, questionable dealer=deseased)
Yellow-Tail Blue Damsel
6 Line Wrasse (took a dive to floor=deseased)
Peppermint Shrimp. (Lysmata wurdemani) (bad molt=deseased)
Tamarisk Sea Star. Purple Sea Star (Tamaria stria)
Blue leg hermits (Clibanrius tricolor), astrea snails, magarita snails, etc.
Mistery resident possibly a reef lobster, or snapping shrimp.

 

[MartinE]

This is when I added sand and my first corals.

 

[MartinE]

November progress.

 

[MartinE]

Pics:

 

[MartinE]

Cool Color Zoos.

 

[MartinE]

New addition 11.29.05

 

[fras]

Ouch! How sweet is that last zoo rock! Great looking setup, is the light really that blue in the FTS though?

 

[MartinE]

Thanks! I just love Zoos so easy to care for. The blue pic was taken with just acitincs, but I think the light is a little more blue because the camera is not getting the exposure right? Does not seem that deep a blue in person.

 

[MartinE]

Pics.

 

[MartinE]

more pics:

 

[just_in_time]

Where did you get that zoo rock it is awesome.

 

[MartinE]

Where did you get that zoo rock it is awesome.

Thanks. Well I do not really remember where I got it, some I get online and others I have gotten at various local LFS.

 

[MartinE]

Pics of my new "True" Perculas.

 

[Anonymous]

Nice! 8)

 

[MartinE]

Thanks! I was off the thread for a while so I have not changed the photos in a while. lost a few things in a crash while I was on vacation in 06 nd I did not add to it yet after that. Still have most of the Star polyps, Zoos and all of the recordia, all growing fine now. Hopefully after I do my tank overhaul in May 09 I'll get around to adding some things.

 

[MartinE]

Update Pics For 2009

 

[MartinE]

More 2009

 

[Anonymous]

Wow, some healthy looking corals in there... I think? :lol:

Could you clean the glass to give us all the best view?

 

[MartinE]

Thanks!! I do really need to clean the glass.