A 2 month old 3 gallon nano.
The tank is a Marineland Eclipse Explorer II that I found laying around. I added a half gallon overflow to the back and put in two bulkheads for the pump.
I don't have the original top or bottom so I glued some acrylic to make a removable cover with a center feeding hole. I also partitioned the overflow so there is a refugium with some chaeto as well as a section that could easily be converted into a mini protein skimmer (if i just get around to making a collection cup); though I probably won't convert it.
The sand/gravel and the rock all cured in my main tank for a month before putting it in the nano so the system was jump started into action. With the additon of a 15 watt sunlight bulb from walmart, all kinds of macro algea started growing.
3 blue-legged hermits barely keep up with the algea growth and the one tiny unidentified snail is more intent on getting into the overflow area. I also placed some red algea in the tank and it seems to be growing. Due to the difficulty of cleaning the walls of the tank i really need to get a snail or two.
Currently the tank has:
3 blue legged hermit crabs
1 Yellow Damsel (to be moved later to the 125)
various forms of macro algea
5-6 different colonies of zoos
2 different clove polyp colonies
Pardon the color of the pictures, I am planning on a LED powered hood; however, I need to go home to set it up. Therefore, I have 30 watts of walmart Compact Flourescent Daylight Bulb. Good for light; bad for color.
The tank is a Marineland Eclipse Explorer II that I found laying around. I added a half gallon overflow to the back and put in two bulkheads for the pump.
I don't have the original top or bottom so I glued some acrylic to make a removable cover with a center feeding hole. I also partitioned the overflow so there is a refugium with some chaeto as well as a section that could easily be converted into a mini protein skimmer (if i just get around to making a collection cup); though I probably won't convert it.
The sand/gravel and the rock all cured in my main tank for a month before putting it in the nano so the system was jump started into action. With the additon of a 15 watt sunlight bulb from walmart, all kinds of macro algea started growing.
3 blue-legged hermits barely keep up with the algea growth and the one tiny unidentified snail is more intent on getting into the overflow area. I also placed some red algea in the tank and it seems to be growing. Due to the difficulty of cleaning the walls of the tank i really need to get a snail or two.
Currently the tank has:
3 blue legged hermit crabs
1 Yellow Damsel (to be moved later to the 125)
various forms of macro algea
5-6 different colonies of zoos
2 different clove polyp colonies
Pardon the color of the pictures, I am planning on a LED powered hood; however, I need to go home to set it up. Therefore, I have 30 watts of walmart Compact Flourescent Daylight Bulb. Good for light; bad for color.
