10 Gallon Journal

[howardj]

Finally got some rock and sand for the tank today! I still need to get a black background on the back, forgot to do it before the tank was empty.10 US Gallons
36 watt T5
50 watt Visi-Therm Stealth Heater
Maxi-Jet 400
10.6 lbs. Premium Fiji Live Rock
Unknown lbs. Live Sand
Future Stock List:
2 False Percs
1 Royal Gramma
Boxer Crab
4 Astrea Snails
5 Nassarius Snails
3 Blue Leg Hermits
3 Scarlet Hermits
In the 2 lbs. of Sand, I found a Nassarius Snails and 2 Blue Leg Hermits

1.) Planning Out the Aquascape

2.) FTS

3.) My Shell Collection.

 

[howardj]

I found 2 Flatworms

Sixline wrasses' eat these, right?

 

[dskrezyna]

From the six-line wrasse SWF.com description:
"These fish are very easy to care for and are also beneficial for their interest in eating nuisance bristle worms and flat worms."

 

[alix2.0]

looks good! are you going to use a skimmer?

 

[howardj]

Originally Posted by alix2.0
http:///forum/post/2465251
looks good! are you going to use a skimmer?
Thanks
No, I thought they were unecessary on a 10 gallon..

 

[alix2.0]

personally, i would use one. because of the small volume of water, wastes (especially from three fish!) are going to be a lot more concentrated in the water, and i skimmer would probably help just to keep your water a lot cleaner in general. you may be able to accomplish about the same thing by running carbon in a hob, not sure. but i would definately reccomend doing one or the other.

 

[howardj]

I'm running a HOB filter w/ Carbon and floss.

 

[howardj]

1.) All Cleared Up

 

[bjoe23]

Looking good!!
What brand filter are you using?

 

[kclester]

you can get a nice nano skimmer its the naam nano skimmer i think and its only about 35 bucks...i hear great things about it !!!!

 

[howardj]

Originally Posted by bjoe23 http:///forum/post/2465796
Looking good!!
What brand filter are you using?
Bio System Power Filter w/ Oxy Surface Skimmer -- Model 15
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/297935/bio-system-power-filter-w-oxy-surface-skimmer

 

[howardj]

FTS

Left Side

Right Side

 

[willlovesfish]

Nice looking tank, like your rock setup. Cool lights too.
I too just started a 10gallon. I also use a hob carbon filter, works great and I think you will be just fine.

 

[howardj]

Thanks
I'm not too wild about the right side, but I'm sick of messing with it.

I'm having a problem w/ the lights; I have a glass canopy with a 1 1/2" black strip in the middle.. so ALL of the light doesn't reach the tank, only PART of it :-

 

[dskrezyna]

I love the little rock on the left with the little cave!

 

[howardj]

Thanks!

those are the rocks I got yesterday, they a more on the smaller side, I wish I had gotten more smaller ones than the first 3 big ones/

 

[alix2.0]

looking GREAT!
if your having a hard time with finding an aquascape you like, you can go to the LFS and get some "rubble rock" (mine usually has it CHEAP) and it usually has some great shapes. ive gotten a lot of nice branchy pieces that way, and they can really add to the look of the tank.

 

[howardj]

Thanks for the info alix

 

[howardj]

Thanks again Luke (Bronco300) for these Amazing A+ frags!!

re-scaped

Monti Cap

The BIGGEST Nassarius snail I have EVER seen!!! the shell is like an inch!!

Compared to tank

 

[howardj]

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