20g nano pics

[cal3v]

Hi all here are some pics of my 20g reef. Specs are as follows:

lighting:
1 x 175w 10,000k ushio
2 x 28w pc 03 actinics

filtration/water movement:
empty aquaclear 300 with phosguard and carbon 24/7
prizm skimmer
2 x aquaclear 301 powerheads
powersweep 214
~30-40lbs lr

Hope you like it:

 

[cal3v]

More photos:

 

[cal3v]

A few more:

 

[cal3v]

last couple:

 

[Kabob]

Very nice tank!

Jason

 

[wingsfan]

that is a great lookin setup you have there, i only hope mine lookshalf that good when i'm done

 

[cal3v]

Thanks guys .

 

[kimichan]

On the top right of your "Mini Carpet Anemone" picture, there is a blue fuzz ball. What is this?

 

[Len]

8O That is a sweet sweet sweet 20g. I'm even more motivated to get my nano up and running now.

 

[fishfanatic2]

REALLY nice tank, nano or not.

 

[cal3v]

kimichan thats a sponge, i've put little pieces around the tank from a small piece I bought, they grow and attatch pretty well.

 

[ReefMan75-20-15]

Really nice tank. Just wondering how is the temp on your tank with the MH. I am in the process of setting mine up now and I am going to put 175w MH on it with VHO actinics. Just wondering how you keep it cool.

 

[cal3v]

I use a small pc fan in the winter and a bigger stronger pc-type fan in the summer. I have a little eggcrate so the fan is parallel with the surface of the water and blows straight down, I find this to be the most effective at cooling the tank, My temp runs 80-82.

 

[cal3v]

Hi all I just upgraded the actinics from 2 x 28w pc's to 2 x 55w and the tank is looking even better. Here are a few pics. First here is one of the formosa, green star polyps, and some neon pink zoos that unfortunately in the pic aren't even close to how bright they really are in person.

 

[cal3v]

And here is a tank pic as well as a pic of my neon red with purple center zoos:

 

[brandon4291]

I think it is clear why this Nano is our next nano spotlight> An incredibly good job of designing, aquascaping and bright visuals make this another master Nano Reef!

Great Job Cal3v

Brandon M.

 

[hillbilly]

Hey Cal, I was wondering if you are happy with that prism skimmer on
a nano? Would you buy it again or something different? BTW, AWESOME
TANK!!!

 

[madhi]

Awesome tank. So what is your maintenance schedule. Water changes, feeding, etc>?

 

[cal3v]

Thanks everyone, and I am very honored Brandon. The 20g is actually no longer *ducks for cover* . I actually upgraded to a 40g, but my maintenance is the same but just on a larger scale, I find that the prizm does a good enough job even on my 40g. If I had the money I'd by maybe a euroreef or maybe even make one similar, just because I now have a sump on the 40g, on the 20g if I had the money I'd maybe get a remora pro. I do water changes about every month, but since I do some trading I usually take out a bit and fill with new water every few weeks. I feed the fish daily and dose kalk in the top off and add turbo calcium and baking soda to make up for the rest of the needs of the inhabitants.

 

[Bleeding Blue]

Cal3v,

For my money that could be a two hundred gallon tank. I think you have done a fantastic job aquascaping in such a small place. From the photos, it looks like you have hidden most of your hardware, and you have made plenty of room for a variety of animals. Great job. Maybe you could offer the rest of us some tips on how to begin aquascaping in such small tanks.

M