sandlot13
Med Student Reefer
Alright, I have always been more of a lurker on this forum (and more of a talker on Nano-reef.com), but i think that is more so because I have nano tanks (due to me being in college and living space/money restricts my reef hobby). So anywho, I figured I should get my name out there and be one of the showcased NANO tanks here on reeffrontiers.
I just moved back to school (Saint Martin's University) and moved into a new house with 4 of my best buds at school. We have the house for the next two years, soooooo I basically looked at it as a stable place for my tank for TWO YEARS!!!!! NO MORE MOVING!!!!!!
I had a 10 gallon tank in my dorm room the past year, and had to move it multiple times. Every time i made a successful move it was a relief, but it became quite the hassle thats for sure.
I decided to make the jump to a 20L! Im so excited for 1) the fact I can add another fish (or fish(plural), depending) and 2) more room for more corals!!!!
Basically, my 10 gallon was doing great after an initial crash, and my corals were thriving! Which is great, until there is no more room for any of them to grow! So as soon as i knew we were going to move into a house, I started researching tanks. I ended up with a 20L, as it was the same height dimensions as my 10 gallon but longer, so it would be familiar yet new at the same time. Lets do a recap of my tank though...
96W PowerQuad lighting
2x Aquaclear 10 filter systems
50W heater
As you can see, it was pretty sparse at this point in my tanks life (this is probably 2 months after the inital crash).
Here it is about a month or so later... sorry about the blurry pic, its all I could find on my comp..... it started to fill in a lot (and the xeina definitly started to grow after i added it)
And here it was a couple months ago.... lots of stuff filling in, and definitly no more room to add new corals. (Also note the the green bali slimer acropora...... lived just fine and even was growing quite well under 96W PC)
Then here are some pics of a few inhabitants
There's the recap on my 10 gallon............ all in all, it was a great starter tank for my saltwater experiance/ reef introduction. (though limiting, its a great way to learn discipline and realize the amount of money it takes to invest in this hobby)
Next post will be about my upgrade to a 20L!!!!
(PS - i should start a thread about my 1.8 gallon and my 2.5 gallon...... that could be in the works for the future if anyones interested in my little nanos!)
I just moved back to school (Saint Martin's University) and moved into a new house with 4 of my best buds at school. We have the house for the next two years, soooooo I basically looked at it as a stable place for my tank for TWO YEARS!!!!! NO MORE MOVING!!!!!!
I had a 10 gallon tank in my dorm room the past year, and had to move it multiple times. Every time i made a successful move it was a relief, but it became quite the hassle thats for sure.
I decided to make the jump to a 20L! Im so excited for 1) the fact I can add another fish (or fish(plural), depending) and 2) more room for more corals!!!!
Basically, my 10 gallon was doing great after an initial crash, and my corals were thriving! Which is great, until there is no more room for any of them to grow! So as soon as i knew we were going to move into a house, I started researching tanks. I ended up with a 20L, as it was the same height dimensions as my 10 gallon but longer, so it would be familiar yet new at the same time. Lets do a recap of my tank though...
96W PowerQuad lighting
2x Aquaclear 10 filter systems
50W heater
As you can see, it was pretty sparse at this point in my tanks life (this is probably 2 months after the inital crash).
Here it is about a month or so later... sorry about the blurry pic, its all I could find on my comp..... it started to fill in a lot (and the xeina definitly started to grow after i added it)
And here it was a couple months ago.... lots of stuff filling in, and definitly no more room to add new corals. (Also note the the green bali slimer acropora...... lived just fine and even was growing quite well under 96W PC)
Then here are some pics of a few inhabitants
There's the recap on my 10 gallon............ all in all, it was a great starter tank for my saltwater experiance/ reef introduction. (though limiting, its a great way to learn discipline and realize the amount of money it takes to invest in this hobby)
Next post will be about my upgrade to a 20L!!!!
(PS - i should start a thread about my 1.8 gallon and my 2.5 gallon...... that could be in the works for the future if anyones interested in my little nanos!)
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