17g shallow nano build **UPDATED PICS Jan 10/2010**

[Reef_surfer]

hey fellow CR's its time for a new build. its a 17g rimless and shallow tank with a 20g sump (thanks to Lorenz0)

the measurements are 36"long x 12"wide x 9" high, with a overflow and 20g sump. the sump for now just has LR in it. i also got a tek 4x59W T5 fixture
and just bought 2 new bulbs today one 22,000k blue, and a fiji purple.
here are a couple FTS
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/30g%20Reef%20tank/DSC01090.jpg

http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/30g%20Reef%20tank/DSC01118.jpg

in the DT i have about 35 lbs of LR with sugar sand.
the live stocki have came from my 33g. it includes a occ Clown(Curious George), clarki's clown(Rampage Jackson), yellow watchman Goby w pistol shrimp(Bert & Ernie) and a yellow tail damsel. My CUC is a sea hare(Pumba) and a handfull of snails about ten-15 or so.

as for my Corals i am wanting this tank to be mostly a Zoa dominate tank with a few Lps. i have started with a few frags. muilti colored richordia Maze brain, Frogspawn, GSP,Candycane, Blue eyed favia, and a pink open brain
zoas include Pink panther, blood red, and not sure of the last one maybe someone can id its a really nice orange with grey skirt
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC01138.jpg

here is a couple of the most current FTS

http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC01137.jpg
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC01135.jpg

here is the left side of the tank followed by the right side
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC01147.jpg
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC01133.jpg

one thing that i have come to like is how quite my new tank is compared to the old 33g that had HOB everything from skimmer to filter media. really made a person want to go to the bathroom alot. i will give more updates tomorrow as i have a new addition to the tank. and i might try add some doors to the stand aswell as add maybe a skimmer

[Ryan]

Looks good but can I ask why so much light?

[Reef_surfer]

i couldnt tell you the answer. i only have two lights running for more of the time

[lorenz0]

Tanks looking good. the actually guy who built the tank was binare who i picked it up from. As for the 4 bulb tek, i was planning on running 2 pure actinic's and than 2 aqua science duo's so the lighting wouldn't be overly to strong with the output of the actinic's but still make the corals color pop

for sure will be following the progress of the tank

[Reef_surfer]

so everyone here is the new addition to the tank a potters angel named Halo
good colors and happy in the tank

http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC01190.jpg

http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC01191.jpg

[the marine apprentice]

that is a cool looking little tank. love how shallow it is,

[1337cr3w]

any other new fish yet? like to see what you replaced these with.

[christyf5]

Wow I love the dimensions of this tank. It looks great! Can't wait to see it progress :biggrin:

[Reef_surfer]

hey guys sorry to all who have been following, it's been awhile since i updated. from the last update i had cooked my tank and lost open brain, frogspawn, potters angel and some zoas from a heater sold to me that was faulty(ohh well stuff happens) since then i had replaced some corals with new ones and added alot more corals.

i sold my old tank to 1337cr3w (hope everything is well) aswell as my clarkii clown, false percula and yellow tail damsel. i replaced those (along with the nice potters angel) with a Harlequin Filefish, Red Mandarin, Yellow Clown Goby and blue/green stripe Goby, plus a tonn of new Zoa's and (what the G/f likes to call "squishy's" LPS). i have added one new piece of live rock (jakarta i believe) and put the old on in the sump. here is some pics

old FTS with the new Harlequin Filefish picking at the frozen food on the acro skeleton
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC01232.jpg
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC01320.jpg
i call my new guy guck's
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC01218.jpg
here is the yellow clown goby (approx .5" big) and Mandarin
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC03510.jpg
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC03511.jpg
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC01393.jpg
these are the best pics i can provide i'm not that great at photo skills.
here are various zoa's again not very good pics
here is some mohawk zoas
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC01398.jpg
invasion zoa's
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC01411.jpg
very nice yellow skirt ones not sure what kind
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC01403.jpg
i also have two different types of watermelon zoa's but need to get better pics
here is some random frag of zoas
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC01412.jpg
here is a really nice yellow leather polyps starting to come out slowly
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC01400.jpg
yellow tipped torch coral
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC01405.jpg
galexia frag
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC01392.jpg
i also have started doseing with zeovit and i am about two weeks into it. i just bought the nano four pack not sure what types they are but i do two bottles of one drop first night and the other two bottles the next night. i was told to do it at night becuase the algea loves the stuff to. im hoping everything turns out

anyways i hope that wasn't to long and ill leave you with the two most current FTS
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC01397.jpg
http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/snowryder42/17g%20shallow/DSC01396.jpg

[fishytime]

The mandarin is eating frozen?

[1337cr3w]

another faulty heater? that sucks, love the set up now though, that mandarin is sweet.

[Reef_surfer]

The mandarin is eating frozen?
no but i am watching him eat copepods off the glass. is there any way to train him to eat frozen??


another faulty heater? that sucks, love the set up now though, that mandarin is sweet.
its wasnt a another faulty heater i found out its better to have two smaller heaters

thanks man its starting to fill in. i didnt like the way my liverock was sitting so im in the middle of changing things (rock was to close to the glass for cleaning)