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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
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 All the initial equipment I started with: Colored the back of the tank black: Added sand: (first mistake) 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.) Added a timer: 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. The first aquascaping: Added this little guy: (Took my first risk in this hobby through adding this awesome guy and it is still kicking ) The second aquascaping: Got the new lighting (got another clown + a brittle star + diotom bloom + rio nano skimmer): The final aquascaping + the diatom bloom: (added a chocolate chip star which went back to the store when I got my first mushroom) Meanwhile, this helped me to find out whether everything was in order: |
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Got my first mushroom:
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 And my current setup: 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: Thanks for looking and suggestions are always welcome I will update it from now on as my tank progresses |
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I kinda lost patience getting this thread ready so could not elaborate everything.
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Just added a six line wrasse and a torch coral
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nice led looks good set up
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thanks
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Added a feather duster today It's HUGE!!!! And the funny thing is, it does not retract when it's touched :P
And got this light from NanoCat (Dave). Thanks Mr. Dave for this |
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New additions:
Neon green trumpet coral (from xtreme): Frogspawn coral (from reefwars): Polyps (from reefwars): Red monti cap (from xtreme): Ultra aussie acan (from reefwars): Torch coral: |
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And the updated FTS:
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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! |