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11/18/2007, 04:11 PM
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The Stony Nano--12g AquaPod w/ 150w MH
Almost two years old now, and been through a LOT of changes, but here it is as of today. Eventually I'd like to start a blog about it since I've got pics of it since the very beginning. Until then, here you go:
Equipment: 12 gallon Current USA AquaPod 150w Pendant with Phoenix 14K DE bulb Hydor Koralia 2 Reef Octopus BH-100 Hang-On-Back style Protein Skimmer MaxiJet 900 16 lbs. Dry Pukani Rock 20 lbs. CaribSea Arag-Alive Reef Sand Additives: Reef Crystals made with RO water Seachem Reef Complete Seachem Reef Builder Kent Tech M Kent Iodine Seachem Reef Plus Foods: Cyclopeeze DT's Oyster Eggs DT's Phytoplankton Baby Brine Shrimp Frozen Mysis Shrimp New Life SPECTRUM Small Fish Formula Live Stock Helfrich's Firefish, Nemateleotris helfrichi Purple Firefish, Nemateleotris decora Purple Bodied Coral Banded Shrimp, Stenopus tenuirostris Orange Cat's Eye Snails   
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11/18/2007, 04:14 PM
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Some of the corals:
      
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#6
11/18/2007, 06:47 PM
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Wow...what did you pay for the firefish? How do you sleep at night with out a top on that tank?
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11/18/2007, 08:50 PM
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Wow, that's real nice.
That's a freshwater tank next to it I assume, what kinda plants are those in there? I really like both of them. |
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#9
11/19/2007, 01:00 AM
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just one question, are those discs what the frags come on, like to glue to rocks eventually growing onto the rock below it?
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#11
11/19/2007, 07:55 PM
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For aesthetics sake, the ghetto screen top was taken off before the photo session. I made it by dremeling off the rim of the original stock hood and attaching plastic screening. It's got a couple small gaps around the arm of the light, but has worked well so far. Eventually I'll have to get creative and make one that looks a lot better.
Nicholas, the freshwater tank next to it is a 10g "Amano" style tank and the carpeting plant is a relative of Java Moss called Taiwan Moss. This tank has a ways to go before it's matured, and once it has I will probably add a small school of Cardinal Tetras. Toygrr, those are just plain old ceramic frag plugs. The Pukani rock I use has many half inch holes in it naturally, so a good blob of superglue gel around the post of the plug and they stay in place very well. My Purple Bodied Coral Banded Shrimp is a very secretive little guy, and will only show himself at night if I turn the pumps off. Here's some flash pics of him at night:    And a better pic of the Helfrich, back during an algae bloom: 
Last edited by Jon in SW Ohio; 11/19/2007 at 08:45 PM. |
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#12
11/19/2007, 08:03 PM
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Lovely!
Go on, give us a nice pic of that lovely Amano style FW set up 
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11/22/2007, 08:23 PM
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Not much to show off yet since this tank is still very young, but here you go:
It's a standard 10g glass tank with a 40w Dual Daylight PC fixture (Current Satellite I think). I'm using Eco-Complete for the substrate, and Taiwan Moss as the main carpeting. I currently only have 2 Glow Light Tetras just to keep the tank cycling, but in the future plan on having a small school of Cardinal Tetras. I'm currently battling slime algae, but it's on its way out thanks to a little help from dosing Simazine.  
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#14
11/23/2007, 05:49 PM
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A 2 minute video I just shot, quality is not so great but it helps show some of the filtration etc.
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11/24/2007, 10:46 AM
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Not sure which one you mean, this one?
 Nighttime Flash  I'll take a bunch of pics this afternoon since I think I've figured out a better configuration of metering and white balance and I'll try to get plenty of close ups. |
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#18
11/24/2007, 03:31 PM
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More Pics:
FTS  Side View  Some of the Zoas and Palys:    
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11/24/2007, 03:34 PM
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Close Ups:
PPRPE  Pyro's Envy  Armor of God  Lord of the Rings  Mojitos  Nuclear Greens and Purple Deaths...and some dying Bryopsis  Purple Center Pinks  PPEs 
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11/24/2007, 03:44 PM
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Some of the LPS:
Alien Eye Chalice  Blood Red Chalice  Red Blasto  Micromussa  Aussie Acans      Orange Acan echinata 
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#21
11/24/2007, 04:20 PM
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Some of the SPS
Cyphastrea occellina   Montipora undata  Wild "Superman" Monti  Bonsai  Blue Tip Robusta  
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#22
11/24/2007, 04:21 PM
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ORA German Green w/ Blue Polyps Acro
 ORA Bird's Nest  ORA German Blue Polyp Digitata  JC Blue Milli on left, ORA Blue Milli in middle  ORA Rose Milli  JC Blue Tort  JC Pink Polyp Acro  Green Slimer and Blue Stag  Tenuis? 
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#23
11/25/2007, 03:43 AM
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Love the zoas!!!!
how's the growth rate on the PRPPE? |
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#24
11/25/2007, 01:03 PM
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i like both tanks. Just one queston? Are you running Co2 on your freshwater? Anything over 2w per gallon and you should. That might be why your getting some alage. Anyways keep up the good work.
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11/25/2007, 02:08 PM
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Looks great, but question, how come you don't have any coraline on your rocks? too much lighting? I see there is some in the tank, but mine had more at 6mo than yours has now? just wonderin...
Again, great looking tank, the corals all look awesome! And that flow is outrageous!!!!
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