Intro/1st post

[Misfit36]

Hello everyone, I finally decided to make my first post.

I have been keeping a planted tank for about 3 1/2 years now and decided to get over my fears of a SW set up. I did what everyone told me not to, I set up a 10G AGA for my first reef tank. Here is what I started with on Dec28ish and where I am at now. I am proud of myself for taking my time as far as adding stock and letting things cycle. Its been a learning experience and ton of fun

Specs:
10g AGA
modded AC110 (DIY chambers, fuge light)
Koralia NANO240
Tetra 100W submersible heater 76*
2xBoost LED PAR30 (3RB, 1CW, 1NW)
"Live" sand
Live rock

CUC:
Nassaurius snails
Banded Trochus
Fighting conchs
Skunk shrimp

1 TR Ocellaris ( only plan on adding either a goby,blenny or a royal gramma)

Corals:
Red spotted mushroom
Bubble mushroom
BTA
Monti
Zoas (eagle eye, green bay packer)
GSP
Favia

 

[thirty6]

Welcome aboard, any pics? These small tanks always interest me, probably because I keep nagging my boss to let one in office

 

[Misfit36]

Thanks, not yet for the pics I need 5 posts. well now 3 I guess

 

[evoIX_Reefer]

It looks like a nice little list you have there. Pics please!

 

[skene]

Wow... just a bit premature in getting a BTA for a brand new tank... but anyways GL.

 

[Misfit36]

thanks. As far as the BTA goes, this was part of my learning process. I had read many conflicting opinions on the tank maturity issue, went to one of my trusted LFS, he tells me I will be fine. So I went with it, so far so good. It moved around for about 3 days and has not moved since and continues to eat. The clown hasn't hosted with it yet though, hopefully it does.

 

[Misfit36]

And now pics...sorry they are crappy iphone pics

Day 1

Roughly 2 weeks in

As of yesterday

 

[Misfit36]

The "mountain" on the left I will eventually like to be able to call "Acro Mountain". I was also able to scape it so that no rock touches the glass, not even behind it. I wanted water flow to circulate through entire back of tank as well as front. Its also hard to tell but there are a lot of tiny holes and caves for my clown to swim through.

 

[Misfit36]

Also thought this was cool. Picked up this Monti from my LFS, it was orange and I thought it looked nice. But under my LED's it turned a crazy shade of green with orange polyps.

and after a about a week under my LED's, keep in mind I rotated it so its not the same angle. It is also much more neon, hard to capture with iphone.

 

[Awibrandy]

Welcome to the MR family!!

Sweet little tank you have there! Best wishes for a truly successful mini reef!!

 

[thirty5]

welcome aboard, any pics? These small tanks always interest me, probably because i keep nagging my boss to let one in office

+1

 

[Misfit36]

Pics are up thirty5

 

[thirty5]

Pics are up thirty5

LOL
Just make sure that you are looking at the right names.. Me and my buddy are only 1 character off.

Thirty5 and Thirty6

Tank is coming along really nice. i have a 28 nano in my daughter's room. I like the small tanks since you dont need as much to fill them up.

Keep posted with progress.

 

[evoIX_Reefer]

I have a clown (free) to try to pair them up. If your ever in the bergen county, jersey area!

 

[Misfit36]

Thanks for the offer evoIX. I actually want to keep a low bioload on the tank so I am not planning on another clown in such a small tank because I would like one more fish but just not a clown. I havent decided if I want a tailspot blenny, royal gramma, or purple dottyback.

 

[evoIX_Reefer]

Every blenny I had in the past, always had great personality. I had a tailspot and midas.