My ten Gallon

[spsmike]

As promised I have taken pictures of my precious ten gallon.This tank has been through hell and back over the last 2 1/2 years. I have battle hair algae nitrates ect ect and lost a tank full of corals twice with the exception of a couple that made it the full duration.I have been sps bound for about 8 months now and in total this ten gallon holds over 27 different types of corals.I have 8 differnt types of snails and a cucumber.I have natural phytoplankton growing along with a very diverse fauna population.
Enough talking heres the pics.

 

[spsmike]

Ok, These were taken yesterday as I was trying to get some top down shots.I thought these pics looked cool as the light was in the background instead of right in front of my fac/camera.

 

[spsmike]

Ok well it was supposed to post the image not the link.

 

[bigarn]

WOW!! Awesome looking nano. Now for the million dollar question.... what kind of lights do you have? :thinking:

 

[spsmike]

Originally posted by bigarn
WOW!! Awesome looking nano. Now for the million dollar question.... what kind of lights do you have? :thinking:
Stick a nice blue or black background on there and you're set.
Thanks! I am running a 70 watt with a 36 true actinic.I modded a 20 inch coralife fixture and it looks sweet.
Heres a link that walks you through the mod (pics included):
http://www.saltcreep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=967
The last page shows the recent actinic mod.

 

[ctgretzky9]

wow dude! That is an awesome tank, especially for a 10 gallon? Is that what it is? How the heck do you keep the water parameters so well in such a tiny ecosystem?
great job, Definately one of the best small tanks Ive ever seen!

 

[spsmike]

Originally posted by ctgretzky9
wow dude! That is an awesome tank, especially for a 10 gallon? Is that what it is? How the heck do you keep the water parameters so well in such a tiny ecosystem?
great job, Definately one of the best small tanks Ive ever seen!
THANKS! I use an auto top off system with kalk that keeps the ca above 500 and alk at or above 10dkh.It is also 2 1/2 years old which makes pretty stable.

 

[spsmike]

Well, since im getting such nice feedback on the tank im going to post some macro shots which I love.
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[spsmike]

Some other pics:
http://www.saltcreep.com/forums/atta...achmentid=1363
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Some older (1 1/2 month) top down pics:
http://www.saltcreep.com/forums/atta...achmentid=1215
http://www.saltcreep.com/forums/atta...achmentid=1218

 

[jamnman]

Very nice!

 

[sand125]

what kind of lighting do you have ....ps nice tank

Ok, These were taken yesterday as I was trying to get some top down shots.I thought these pics looked cool as the light was in the background instead of right in front of my fac/camera.
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[sand125]

Originally Posted by spsmike
THANKS! I use an auto top off system with kalk that keeps the ca above 500 and alk at or above 10dkh.It is also 2 1/2 years old which makes pretty stable.

what kind of lighting do you have ....ps nice tank

 

[sukisuki1]

WOW!!!! Really beautiful. Cannot believe it's 10! :cheer:

 

[arsen_36]

omg this makes my ten gallon look like a tank full "o" crap. how many lbs of live rock you got in there? what equipment do you use?all i have in my poop tank is about 6 lbs of live rock (i am cycling), an aqua clear filter for 5 to 20 gallons(the people at the lft said it's a good filter), and a bunch of hitchikers. what else do i need? teach me please

 

[ledzep fan]

How many fish are in there? What are they? I'm setting up a 12 gallon and i need ideas. Beautiful tank

The Zep

 

[piscian]

That's a beautiful 10 gallon! You just gave me alot of ideas for the one I'm getting ready to start. Thanks for the pics.

 

[jacknjill]

thats awesome! what kind of filters do you have on there?
what is that orange and purple fish?

 

[zanoshanox]

AWESOME TANK! One fot he besdt I have seen at that size! It feels much bigger than tenb gallons. Awesome work :jumping:

 

[burpuffer]

i just started a 10 gallon reef and i was wondering what type of filtration do you use?

 

[nygel]

noob question anyone can answer, wats that white pipe on the top part .... wats it from/ for?