autofreaks 20 long diary :]

autofreak44

autofreak44

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ok so here is what all my knowledge and money is going into... a new 20!!!!! im so excited, i cant wait to fill it up with corals and stuff... right now its steril and kinda booring but it soon will be filled up colorfuly
here are some pics
tank clearing after sand and rock

tank is in my living room

a close up before it settles

junior and jaque wait patiently

my cousin was thrilled with the tank

i stuck the critter cage inside the tank with my mag float

some early rock work

zebra crab
 
autofreak44

autofreak44

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more pics
tank clearing

yay itt cleared now time for junior, shrimp, and corals

feeling shy

frogspawn stretching its arms

showing off my new t-5s

side shot

junior is happy

green polyps opening finaly

and last but not least my little bumble bee snail (more for decoration, they dont clean at all)
 
clay12340

clay12340

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It looks nice so far. It should make a great addition to that bookshelf.
Are you cycling the tank with all those guys in it?
 
autofreak44

autofreak44

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no, i transfered the rock from another tank so its already cycled :]
i plan on adding
another 200gph powerhead (i took out the 300 it was too much)
black background
another clown so they will pair
fourline wrasse
cherub angel
yellow watchman
and after the tank matures more one more small fish
and some shrimp...
jaque, my fireshrimp ddidnt make it through becasue i didnt aclimate him properly (aclimation shock
)
so i also plan on adding another fire shrimp and a cleaner shrimp
lots of corals (going shopping today)
and i think thats it
hope it turns out good
 
autofreak44

autofreak44

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just some filter floss :]
ok today i bought some new shrooms and some green star polyps and a yellow watchman goby
i will get some pics up later
 
dskrezyna

dskrezyna

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what kind of lighting do you have?
I am planning a 20L myself and wondered what kind of lighting would be sufficient to have corals and anenomes.
 
autofreak44

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well i have 2 30" coralife t-5 10,000/actinic combos and i think you will be able to keep just about anything with them, especialy because with sand the deepest part of the tank is about 10".... gotta love it, i do! my lighting setup is about 120$... i just set the lights right on top of the glass hood and it stays pretty cool
 
dskrezyna

dskrezyna

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Can you give the details of the light setup? I dont know much about lights in general but could really use the help so i know what to buy.
I plan on running two AC 110's, 100w Stealth, & MJ 600.
I have a MJ1200 mod but i think that would be far too much flow for a 20L.
 
autofreak44

autofreak44

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Originally Posted by dskrezyna
Can you give the details of the light setup? I dont know much about lights in general but could really use the help so i know what to buy.
I plan on running two AC 110's, 100w Stealth, & MJ 600.
I have a MJ1200 mod but i think that would be far too much flow for a 20L.
one is a 30" 36 watt t-5 combo with the 10,000/actinic combo-$75+/-
and the other is a 24" 28 watt t-5 combo with a 10,000/ actinic combo-$55+/-
both are coralife lunar aqualights
 
autofreak44

autofreak44

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Originally Posted by dskrezyna
Did you have to buy a new fixture to accomodate the lights? Or will any 30" wide fixture do?
i dono i just bought the whole fixture...
 
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