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Tyler's 20 gallon reef tank- UPDATES

post #1 of 15
11/2/11 at 2:50pm
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It has been about a month since I've updated my tank photos and I have added a lot. Here are a couple pictures..also added a firefish...too fast to get a pic :(

 

Pulsing Xenia and Green Star Polyps

Jack Weiver 010.JPG

 

Purple People Eaters (Just purchased..not all the way open)

Jack Weiver 011.JPG

 

I believe this is a tiger acan, saw it at my LFS with 3 heads for $5

Jack Weiver 012.JPG

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post #2 of 15
11/2/11 at 5:03pm

Very nice find, man. Everything's looking really good.

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post #3 of 15
11/2/11 at 5:50pm
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thank you, i've noticed a lot of coralline algae growing over the past month also, unfortuantly its not purple coralline algae

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post #4 of 15
11/2/11 at 7:17pm

It will get there.

 

An equipment list? Stocking list?

 

I got a 20g tank myself. :D

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post #5 of 15
11/2/11 at 7:36pm
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Fish

2 false misbar percula clownfish

1 firefish

1 wheelers goby

 

Coral

4 heads of multicolored frogspawn

3 heads of green tip hammer coral

Long-polyp toadstook

Assorted zoa polyps (nothing special, green, yellow and brown)

Pulsing Xenias

4 heads of torch coral

Tiger acans

2 or 3 ricordeas

2 or 3 red mushrooms

Some favia (not sure on the name exactly)

Purple people eater zoas

Green Star polyps

Pretty decent size rock covered in lava orange/red zoa polyps

 

Equipment

48 watt hoT5 lighting fixture (12k bulb and 22k atenic bulb)

2 powerheads (240 gph each)..looking to get one more friday

Aqua C Remora Nano skimmer (love it)

Smaller 20 gallon filter, nothing too special but works great

 

Additives

B-ionic calcium and alkalinity 2 parter

SOMETIMES..kent coral excel

 

I also use these filter sponges in my filter to absorb phosphates and add carbon

 

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post #6 of 15
11/2/11 at 7:37pm
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i think i'm getting close to being done buying frags..as hard as that'll be...i just am ready to sit back and watch my coral grow!

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post #7 of 15
11/2/11 at 7:37pm
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also about 30ish pounds of live rock

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post #8 of 15
11/2/11 at 8:20pm

Cool. I like it. A full tank shot would be awesome! Might be good enough to enter into TOTM!

 

 

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post #9 of 15
11/3/11 at 12:19pm
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thanks...what do you have in your 20 gallon tank?

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post #10 of 15
11/3/11 at 12:28pm

Nice tank.

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post #11 of 15
11/5/11 at 6:00am
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I also added a cleaner shrimp yesterday along with what I believe to be Green Bay Packers jerseys.

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post #12 of 15
11/5/11 at 4:51pm
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Originally Posted by Childress5tyler View Post

thanks...what do you have in your 20 gallon tank?



30pounds live rock and 30pounds live sand. I got some halimeda algae and a few snails and crabs. A whole lot of fan worms, worms, and sponges taking over. lol. I had a clownfish, but he decided to go carpet surfing a few weeks ago right after he got ich. So, I'm letting my tank sit fallow for another two weeks to break the ich lifecycle so that I feel comfortable adding another fish. I plan on having an SPS dominated reef tank - so I'[m letting my tank get well seasoned before I start adding any corals. I run a 10g sump with an algae scrubber. No water changes since the tank was started a few months ago. zero trates and phates. :D I'm happy.

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post #13 of 15
11/6/11 at 5:41pm
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sounds awesome man..I just traded 3 purple eater polyps for 3 rainbow palys and 3 yellow japanese deepwater zoas with red skirts..i'll take pictures tomorrow..I'm pumped about the rainbow palys..anybody have a picture of theirs?

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post #14 of 15
11/6/11 at 6:39pm

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post #15 of 15
11/7/11 at 12:56pm
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those are awesome, i can't wait for mine to grow into a colony

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