b0bby1's 20 GALLON NANO Diary (w/PICS)

b0bby1

b0bby1

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hey guys, i started my 20 gallon reef out about 7 months ago and it is coming along very nicely. i'm only 16, and am building it up with my brother who is 15. we don't have a huge buget so we only buy a few nice frags a month. we try to find very colorful or rare frags. i just picked up a camera yesterday so my shots aren't going to be that clear. i cant get a full tank shot yet, will do in a couple of days. here are the tank specs...
Equiptment
- 20 Gallon AGA Tank
- AquaClear 50 Filter
- 100 watt Heater
- JBJ Viper K2 150 watt MH
Inhabitants
- False Percula
- Sixline Wrasse
- Yashia Haze w/Pistol Shrimp
Corals
- Tons of zoas
- 5 Acan Lord Frags
- Xenia
- Couple Rics
- 1 Shroom
- 1 Blasto Wellsi
- 5 Blasto Merlettis
- and SPS to come!
now for some pics of my corals!
 
b0bby1

b0bby1

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and here is my acan collection...
Enchentia

Aussie Lord

Aussie Lord

Aussie Lord

Aussie Lord

Indo Lord

Thanks for looking, feel free to comment!!!
 
howardj

howardj

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Awesome!!
If you ever frag some of those zoas, I might be intersted ;);)
nice tank
do you have a full tank shot?
 
bill109

bill109

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nice.
this is a 20 L?
what kind of lighting are u using?
also a fts would be nice!
btw we should play a a custom or what not later

-bill109
 
b0bby1

b0bby1

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thanks for the comments, i am still trying to adjust my camera the right way to get a good FTS. the tank is a 20H i believe. the dimensions are 24"x16"x12".
bill109, my lighting setup is a JBJ Viper K2. i listed it in my equiptment setup under my tank specs. its 150watts of HQI MH. its a nice setup. but i cannot play a custom later, i'm packing for vacation tomrow. im going to wyoming.
 
coral keeper

coral keeper

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Your tank looks awesome!!! Keep up the good work!
I wish i had a brother or sister who can help me too!!
Your very lucky b0bby1!!!
 
b0bby1

b0bby1

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ya, its good having him around cus we split everything 50/50. but its hard for him to match me cus he doesn't have a job, so he has no source of income. i work about 15 to 20 hrs a week and make anywhere from $250 to $400 bussing. i put all my tips towards the tank, and deposit all my biweekly checks. i give him a break sometimes.
 
psusocr1

psusocr1

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hey bobby
two things.. 1 great looking nano... 2. what did you use to resize your avatar? and get it that clear?
thanks
 
b0bby1

b0bby1

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its not my fish really in the avatar although i do have one just like it. i actually got it from another forum, a guy let me use it. but to resize an image just upload it on photobucket and use the resize option. sorry for the late response, just got home today from vacation.
 
nietzsche

nietzsche

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Originally Posted by b0bby1
its not my fish really in the avatar although i do have one just like it. i actually got it from another forum, a guy let me use it. but to resize an image just upload it on photobucket and use the resize option. sorry for the late response, just got home today from vacation.
hey bobby, you really have a great collection of corals there. theyre beautiful. looking forward to the fts
 
b0bby1

b0bby1

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thanks you guys, my tank is now fully acclimated to the new MH's and i just received 60+ florida ricordeas. i will try to get some pics later this week.
 
reefer545

reefer545

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Hey bobby STOP POSTING! It makes me mad that 16 yr old can have a tank and corals adn pics that look so AWESOME.
Noit to mention afford such rare specimens. Obviously I kidding.
GREAT WORK!! To your brother too. Keep it up and keep the pics comin.
 
b0bby1

b0bby1

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Originally Posted by REEFER545
Hey bobby STOP POSTING! It makes me mad that 16 yr old can have a tank and corals adn pics that look so AWESOME.
Noit to mention afford such rare specimens. Obviously I kidding.
GREAT WORK!! To your brother too. Keep it up and keep the pics comin.
thanks REEFER545, its expensive to keep all the rare corals but we figure whats the point of keeping junky stuff. i want to see something that is impressive. the florida rics are in the tank but there is one problem. parents lost the charger to the camera so i have to pic up a new charger this week. pics soon.
 
b0bby1

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just a few pics i took within the past couple of weeks. tank is a 20 gallon. sand is a little dirty, i havent cleaned in in months cus im a little lazy. sorry for the bad pics, i have trouble focusing for some reason. i will also be posting these in the nano forum under my dairy thread. here you go, feel free to comment...
my favorite ric, its overlaping one of my baby blue rics in this pic





check this improvement out too, i bought this piece one month ago and it was almost nothing due to a sponge eating away at the colony. now it has grown two more polyps on the backside.
8/10

 
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