- Location
- Westchester County, NY
Hello,
I am new to this forum and still pretty new to this hobby. I'm glad I found a forum of like-minded hobbyists who live close by. Without further adieu, I present my 17.4g reef:
Current Full Tank Shot:
FTS - 9/26/11
Videos
Mitch's 17.4g Reef - 8/30/11
Mitch's 17.4g Reef - 9/18/11
Mitch's 17.4g Reef - 4 Months Old
This is my first reef. It has been set up since 6/15/11. I'm not new at all to aquariums though, all my life I've had a couple of freshwater tanks going. My other main hobby is Poison Dart Frogs (Shout out to any Dendroboard members on here) so they may get some surprise pictures in here too. Anyways, here are some details about the tank:
Current Livestock
Fish
1 Banggai Cardinalfish - Pterapogon kauderni
1 Bicolor Blenny - Ecsenius bicolor
Invertebrates
1 Blood Red Fire Shrimp - Lysmata debelius
1 Rose Bubble Tip Anemone - Entacmaea quadricolor
1 White Spot Anemone Shrimp - Periclimenes brevicarpalis
Clean up Crew
1 Banded Trochus Snail - Trochus sp.
1 Zebra Hermit Crab - Calcinus laevimanus
50+ Dwarf Cerith Snails - Cerithium sp.
5+ Nassarius Snails - Nassarius sp.
6+ Florida Cerith Snails - Cerithium sp.
1 Emerald Crab - Mithrax sculptus
2 Philippine Hermit Crabs - Scientific Name Unknown
Corals
Red Mushroom - Actinodiscus sp.
Rainbow Acan Lord - Acanthastrea Lordhowensis
Pom Pom Xenia - Xenia umbellata
Ricordea - Ricordea florida
Zoanthids - Zoanthus sp.
Palythoas - Palythoa sp.
Frogspawn - Euphyllia paradivisa
Green Star Polyps - Clavularia viridis
Orange Monti Cap - Montipora Capricornis
Green Duncan Coral - Duncanopsammia axifuga
The Setup
Tank
Mr. Aqua 17.4g (24" x 12" x 14.4")
Lighting
Fishneedit 24" 4 Bulb T5HO Fixture
2 ATI Aquablue Special Bulbs
2 ATI Blue+ Bulbs
12.5" 6W Ecoxotic Stunner Strip
Filtration & Heating
Eheim 2213 with 50 Micron Filter Floss, Chemi-Pure Elite, and Purigen
Hydor ETH In-Line Heaters, 200 watt, 5/8"
Refugium
Modified AC70 with 13w Macro-Glow CFL fixture
Flow turned down to about 50 GPH
Circulation
Circulation is provided by a Koralia 425 and the Spray Bar from the Eheim
Live Rock & Sand
17 lbs. of Fully Cured Manado Live from Premium Aquatics.
15 lbs. of regular Aragonite Reef Sand
I've learned most everything I know from this website thus far. I have two major inspirations for this tank: matth6761's 20 Gallon Nano Reef and Schreiba's ADA 60-F. Thanks for the ideas and inspiration Matt and Schreiba! Also, thanks to anyone who has helped me in this forum and others.
A few other pictures:
Top-Down Shot
Just sand
Most Recently Tested Water Parameters
Temperature: 78?F
SG: 1.025
pH: 7.8
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Ammonia: 0 ppm
My goals for this tank are to keep a thriving system with healthy corals and fish (Who doesn't want that?)
Thanks for looking! Feel free to comment too!
I am new to this forum and still pretty new to this hobby. I'm glad I found a forum of like-minded hobbyists who live close by. Without further adieu, I present my 17.4g reef:
Current Full Tank Shot:
FTS - 9/26/11
Videos
Mitch's 17.4g Reef - 8/30/11
Mitch's 17.4g Reef - 9/18/11
Mitch's 17.4g Reef - 4 Months Old
This is my first reef. It has been set up since 6/15/11. I'm not new at all to aquariums though, all my life I've had a couple of freshwater tanks going. My other main hobby is Poison Dart Frogs (Shout out to any Dendroboard members on here) so they may get some surprise pictures in here too. Anyways, here are some details about the tank:
Current Livestock
Fish
1 Banggai Cardinalfish - Pterapogon kauderni
1 Bicolor Blenny - Ecsenius bicolor
Invertebrates
1 Blood Red Fire Shrimp - Lysmata debelius
1 Rose Bubble Tip Anemone - Entacmaea quadricolor
1 White Spot Anemone Shrimp - Periclimenes brevicarpalis
Clean up Crew
1 Banded Trochus Snail - Trochus sp.
1 Zebra Hermit Crab - Calcinus laevimanus
50+ Dwarf Cerith Snails - Cerithium sp.
5+ Nassarius Snails - Nassarius sp.
6+ Florida Cerith Snails - Cerithium sp.
1 Emerald Crab - Mithrax sculptus
2 Philippine Hermit Crabs - Scientific Name Unknown
Corals
Red Mushroom - Actinodiscus sp.
Rainbow Acan Lord - Acanthastrea Lordhowensis
Pom Pom Xenia - Xenia umbellata
Ricordea - Ricordea florida
Zoanthids - Zoanthus sp.
Palythoas - Palythoa sp.
Frogspawn - Euphyllia paradivisa
Green Star Polyps - Clavularia viridis
Orange Monti Cap - Montipora Capricornis
Green Duncan Coral - Duncanopsammia axifuga
The Setup
Tank
Mr. Aqua 17.4g (24" x 12" x 14.4")
Lighting
Fishneedit 24" 4 Bulb T5HO Fixture
2 ATI Aquablue Special Bulbs
2 ATI Blue+ Bulbs
12.5" 6W Ecoxotic Stunner Strip
Filtration & Heating
Eheim 2213 with 50 Micron Filter Floss, Chemi-Pure Elite, and Purigen
Hydor ETH In-Line Heaters, 200 watt, 5/8"
Refugium
Modified AC70 with 13w Macro-Glow CFL fixture
Flow turned down to about 50 GPH
Circulation
Circulation is provided by a Koralia 425 and the Spray Bar from the Eheim
Live Rock & Sand
17 lbs. of Fully Cured Manado Live from Premium Aquatics.
15 lbs. of regular Aragonite Reef Sand
I've learned most everything I know from this website thus far. I have two major inspirations for this tank: matth6761's 20 Gallon Nano Reef and Schreiba's ADA 60-F. Thanks for the ideas and inspiration Matt and Schreiba! Also, thanks to anyone who has helped me in this forum and others.
A few other pictures:
Top-Down Shot
Just sand
Most Recently Tested Water Parameters
Temperature: 78?F
SG: 1.025
pH: 7.8
Nitrate: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Ammonia: 0 ppm
My goals for this tank are to keep a thriving system with healthy corals and fish (Who doesn't want that?)
Thanks for looking! Feel free to comment too!
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Needless to say I've built a screen cover for the tank to prevent anything else from jumping. I'll be heading over to Greenwich Aquaria again tomorrow to pick up a new fish or too.
