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Old 12-18-2014, 10:21 PM
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Default Reef Pack in a 6 gallon. (8 months in)



I'm really kicking myself in the foot. I wish I started a journal on how my tank got to where it is. oh well, we're here now!

Started off with a fluval edge tank my friend was going to throw away, I wanted a bit of a challenge to keep. Everyone who I know, who owns a Reef tank, says nano tanks are a bit of a challenge to maintain.

I do 15-20% water change every 5 days, and feed every other day. Check my parameters before and after I do my water change. pretty simple...



Equipments:
6 Gallon Fluval Edge
Current USA Marine Orbit Nano LED light
240gph koralia
AquaClear 20 HOB
50w Heater
7lbs of live rock
10 lbs of live sand



Live Stock:
2 Perc Clowns
1 peppermint shrimp
1 emerald crab
2 blue legged hermit crabs
2 Ceriths snails
2 Nerites snails

Seems a lot in a 6 gallon, but It's been running for 8 months now, and no casualties, I'm happy about it.

on to the addicting stuff...
Corals:
Neon green star polyp
Pom Pom Xenia
Purple Goni Coral
Yellow Ricordea mushroom
Zoas
Aussie Duncan coral
Emerald Green torch coral
Bicolor Hammer coral
Frogspawn coral
Red Bulb tip Anemone
Green Bulb tip Anemone (a friend was letting me look after it when his tank nuked, but he never set his tank back up, now I'm stuck with two...

Believe it or not, All my corals I have received off CanReef members! Thanks!

I really wish I had a fancy camera to capture how beautiful it is, but an iPhone will do.









Corals and fish are all happy. Reef Packed, now just keeping in an eye on that RBTA for its to split soon (one way or another..) will report back in a month on how its doing! In the mean time, I'm already looking for a 125g... this is how it starts right...?

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Old 12-18-2014, 10:24 PM
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drum roll... this is why I love the Fluval Edge... The top view!








My next project is going to add a DIY refugium HOB filter on the Edge. wish me luck... I'll post picture when it happens!
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Old 12-18-2014, 10:26 PM
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dude this is awesome!

I just set up the exact tank 1 month ago. i also picked up the current usa marine orbit light and am very happy with it.

your tank looks great. keep the updates coming
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Old 12-18-2014, 10:48 PM
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dude this is awesome!

I just set up the exact tank 1 month ago. i also picked up the current usa marine orbit light and am very happy with it.

your tank looks great. keep the updates coming
Thanks man! the LED light is pretty good for that tank, no dark spots. best bang for its buck in my opinion!
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Old 12-19-2014, 01:59 AM
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That is a really nice looking nano. I've never been a big fan of the Edge tanks but your setup is making me reconsider that opinion.

Good work.

Anthony
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Old 12-19-2014, 02:03 AM
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Old 12-19-2014, 05:02 PM
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That is a really nice looking nano. I've never been a big fan of the Edge tanks but your setup is making me reconsider that opinion.

Good work.

Anthony
Thanks! yeah the opening on the Edge is a pain for clean up, but doesn't outweigh its beauty in my opinion, just as long as my rock scape isn't towering, I have enough room to do my clean up

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Old 12-19-2014, 05:07 PM
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Default Goniopora



Past couple days, I've notice my Goni has been acting up, white slime and the flesh on the back of it was pulling away from the skeleton. it was just one polyp, now its over ten polyps. For sure I thought it was a goner.



Now here's the cool part, I came home last night after working a graveyard shift, and went to my tank with lights out, and I seen a smaller Goniopora on it!! Can they give birth or even bud!? anyways, the "baby" was on the skeleton side of the mother. I should've took a picture but I said I would wait until the morning.

Morning came, and the mother has bloomed fully again, the baby is now underneath the mother.



Tell me I'm not seeing things, and that is in fact a baby? (cool)
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Old 12-19-2014, 06:54 PM
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That appears to be a goniopora eating nudibranch. Better pics to be certain


Good job with the edge though
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Old 12-19-2014, 07:12 PM
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That appears to be a goniopora eating nudibranch. Better pics to be certain


Good job with the edge though
Damn. I think you are right. When I get home, I'm going to remove it with tweezers. Post pictures later

Thanks
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