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Raied's 20 gallon nano :D
As some you may know, I have been here for a while but has not started any tank journal yet so thought about doing it to get opinions on my journey in saltwater hobby :D
Introduction: I am Raied, an international student, studying electrical engineering (MSc program) at University of Calgary. I have been into freshwater aquarium for over a decade back in my country (Bangladesh) but have always wanted to venture into saltwater but there was absolutely NO source of starting the hobby over there. So, once I came here, secured my scholarship and I knew at once that I should invest into this long pending dream :P So enough of the gibberish, I started this tank around in the beginning of June. Since I am living in a rented room, I don't have enough space so I went with the 20 gallon long tank since that was like the perfect size for me to start with. Starting equipment: 20 gallon long tank 15 pounds of aragonite sand 20 pounds of live rock Regular fluorescent light 2 aqueon 20 filters (got them for free) 50watt heater Current equipments: 20 gallon long tank (obviously :P) 15 pounds of aragonite sand 20 pounds of live rock Coralife T5HO dual fixture Rio nano skimmer Aquaclear 110 mod fuge One aqueon 20 1 koralia nano 1 1 maxijet 400 50w heater Enough with the writings. Here's the pictures along with the descriptions :D All the initial equipment I started with: http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/7...0616152621.jpg http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg525...pg&res=landing http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg69/...pg&res=landing http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg577...pg&res=landing Colored the back of the tank black: http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg840...pg&res=landing http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg690...pg&res=landing http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg713...pg&res=landing Added sand: (first mistake) http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...619164330.jpg/ Added salt: (lead to the problem, most of the salts got into the sand, remained undissolved. I didn't noticed it and kept on adding salt and when I first gave the sand bed a shake, the salinity shot up!!!! cost me a whole bag of sand; no biggy though - it was a mistake worth of few bucks. Afterwards, I dissolved the salt first and then added the sand.) http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg801...pg&res=landing Added a timer: http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg13/...pg&res=landing The 20lb of aquacultured live rock (no pest) came in. The packaging was awesome and the rock did not stink. The pieces were good too. Very porous rock. http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg266...pg&res=landing http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg515...pg&res=landing http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg685...pg&res=landing The first aquascaping: http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg341...pg&res=landing Added this little guy: (Took my first risk in this hobby through adding this awesome guy and it is still kicking :D) http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg834...pg&res=landing http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg515...pg&res=landing The second aquascaping: http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg407...pg&res=landing Got the new lighting (got another clown + a brittle star + diotom bloom + rio nano skimmer): http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg37/...pg&res=landing http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg62/...pg&res=landing The final aquascaping + the diatom bloom: (added a chocolate chip star which went back to the store when I got my first mushroom) http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg854...pg&res=landing Meanwhile, this helped me to find out whether everything was in order: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...620222225.jpg/ |
Got my first mushroom:
http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/1859/mushroomi.jpg And after a week, this fellow died :(. After adding the mushroom, it's mouth did not close fully from the next day, stopped eating, and got ich after a week. Had to put it to sleep :( http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg35/...pg&res=landing And my current setup: http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg222...pg&res=landing http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg11/...pg&res=landing http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg43/...pg&res=landing http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg546...pg&res=landing http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...910181146.jpg/ Back of the aquarium (if completely packed :P). I will put in chaeto + light on the AC110. I am running 2 packs of chemi puro elite + purigen in the aqueon 20: http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg577...pg&res=landing Thanks for looking and suggestions are always welcome :D I will update it from now on as my tank progresses :D |
I kinda lost patience getting this thread ready so could not elaborate everything. :redface:
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Just added a six line wrasse and a torch coral :D
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nice led looks good set up
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thanks :D
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Added a feather duster today :D It's HUGE!!!! And the funny thing is, it does not retract when it's touched :P
http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg195...pg&res=landing And got this light from NanoCat (Dave). Thanks Mr. Dave for this :D http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg222...pg&res=landing |
New additions:
Neon green trumpet coral (from xtreme): http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg253...pg&res=landing Frogspawn coral (from reefwars): http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg99/...pg&res=landing Polyps (from reefwars): http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg827...pg&res=landing Red monti cap (from xtreme): http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg543...pg&res=landing Ultra aussie acan (from reefwars): http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg843...pg&res=landing Torch coral: http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg26/...pg&res=landing |
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I love the dimensions of the 20 Long. I like your low rock layout, too. It is coming along nicely. :)
I've heard that the electrical program at UofC is pretty tough. Good for you! |
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