Hi All, I'm new around here. Here are pics of my 20G High.

[WANANO]

Well here is an update on the tank which is around 9 months old. Tank has only 80L / 20G net of water. I water change twice a week at 25% each. IMO large water changes are the best way to keep the water quality up in such a small volume.

Tank has come a long way since the pics in the begining. Hope you enjoy.

Full tank pictures

Left side tank view

Right side tank view

Deltec MCE 600 skimmer

Equipment under the tank

Tank is basically complete. Will grow out a bit. So hopefully i can now sit back and enjoy. May add a few cleaner shrimps again in the months to come.

Cheers
Che

 

[shalegac]

welcome to reefs.org!

Your tank is beautiful. Do you have any more specs you can share?

 

[WANANO]

No Problems, equipment list as below:-

1. Tank 24x12x16 high
2. Lighting 1 x70W 14K Astralux / 1 x 150W 10K Ushio
3. Skimmer Deltec MCE 600
4. Tunze Tempreture controller hooked up to fan
5. Jager 75W heater
6. Phosban reactor which i use with Phosban and Purigen run of a Eheim 1048 pump.
7. Tunze Water level controller
8. Use a 4 stage RO/DI water for FW top up
9. 7 small power heads in main tank (600L hr each) on timers
10. Dupla Alpha PH controller - not hooked up to control anything just yet.

Dosing with Zeovit amino acids 1 drop daily / Zeovit Iodine 1 drop twice a week. I add Seachem reef buffer to my top up FW and i also add Seachems reef complete (1 cap twice a week). Water change twice a week at 25% each.

Tank parmeters yesterday where as follows:-

KH 6.4 DKH - raising to 7 where i usually keep it.
PH - 8.2
Nitrate - 5 PPM - salifert
PO4 - Nil - salifet
MG - 1300PPM
CA - 420 PPM
Temp 26.5 Deg Cel
SG - 1.027

many thanks and any further questions are welcomed.

 

[garvondavis14]

hey again- saw your tank on TRT too, just wanted to say again how sweet it is!

 

[WANANO]

hey again- saw your tank on TRT too, just wanted to say again how sweet it is!

Many thanks,

I'm hoping it will mature into something even nicer. The foundation has been set, just have to see how the next 9 months go (hopefully as good as the first 9 months)...fingers crossed.

Cheers
Che

 

[FragMaster]

I realy like your tank!
How many corals have those two BIG HONKING elegance corals killed or stung the bejesus out of?

 

[WANANO]

I realy like your tank!
How many corals have those two BIG HONKING elegance corals killed or stung the bejesus out of?

Many thanks,

So far they have not stung anything (fingers crossed). The way that I have positioned them they open up towards the surface more than to the side etc where the other corals are. It's getting close in there but so far so good.

Cheers
Che

 

[FragMaster]

GOOD! Because they pack one hell of a sting.

 

[WANANO]

GOOD! Because they pack one hell of a sting.

Sure do. It's the only coral that i can feel when it stings. Never had problems with any other corals stinging me.

 

[FragMaster]

Yeah man they get ya on the backside of the fore arm and you'll know it if its a large one. 8O :lol:

 

[dogstar74]

Inspiring. Thank you for sharing.

 

[Anonymous]

[envy] :mrgreen: [/envy]


Very nice tank :!: 8)

 

[Anonymous]

No Problems, equipment list as below:-

1. Tank 24x12x16 high
2. Lighting 1 x70W 14K Astralux / 1 x 150W 10K Ushio
3. Skimmer Deltec MCE 600
4. Tunze Tempreture controller hooked up to fan
5. Jager 75W heater
6. Phosban reactor which i use with Phosban and Purigen run of a Eheim 1048 pump.
7. Tunze Water level controller
8. Use a 4 stage RO/DI water for FW top up
9. 7 small power heads in main tank (600L hr each) on timers
10. Dupla Alpha PH controller - not hooked up to control anything just yet.

Dosing with Zeovit amino acids 1 drop daily / Zeovit Iodine 1 drop twice a week. I add Seachem reef buffer to my top up FW and i also add Seachems reef complete (1 cap twice a week). Water change twice a week at 25% each.

Tank parmeters yesterday where as follows:-

KH 6.4 DKH - raising to 7 where i usually keep it.
PH - 8.2
Nitrate - 5 PPM - salifert
PO4 - Nil - salifet
MG - 1300PPM
CA - 420 PPM
Temp 26.5 Deg Cel
SG - 1.027

many thanks and any further questions are welcomed.

Just one question if you don't mind mate. :wink: Why two 25% water changes each week? For all I know the extra work of mixing up 5 gallons twice a week for the duration of having the tank is what makes your tank so beautiful :lol: , but that seems like a lot of water changing. Is it something you've always done as a habit, or did you start performing these frequent water changes because you needed them at some point?

Thanks