Tyler's 20 gallon reef tank- UPDATES

[childress5tyler]

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

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

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

 

[snakeblitz33]

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

 

[childress5tyler]

thank you, i've noticed a lot of coralline algae growing over the past month also, unfortuantly its not purple coralline algae

 

[snakeblitz33]

It will get there.
An equipment list? Stocking list?
I got a 20g tank myself.

 

[childress5tyler]

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

 

[childress5tyler]

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!

 

[childress5tyler]

also about 30ish pounds of live rock

 

[snakeblitz33]

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

 

[childress5tyler]

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

 

[rainbow grouper]

Nice tank.

 

[childress5tyler]

I also added a cleaner shrimp yesterday along with what I believe to be Green Bay Packers jerseys.

 

[snakeblitz33]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Childress5tyler http:///t/388848/tylers-20-gallon-reef-tank-updates#post_3432322
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. I'm happy.

 

[childress5tyler]

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?

 

[1guydude]

 

[childress5tyler]

those are awesome, i can't wait for mine to grow into a colony