M1's 12 gallon Aquapod Thread

[m1a1fan]

Well I thought I'd start my own Aquapod thread so I have a place to post some pics as my pod comes together.

The setup so far.....

12 gallon Aquapod
12 gallon Aquapod stand
Visi-Therm Stealth 50W heater in chamber 3
Palm Light fuge mod which will contain Cheato


Livestock

Two True Perc Clowns from my M-Tank
Many hermits and a few snails

Coral

Zoos
Shrooms
LPS
Softies

I ordered Liveaquaria's 16LB live rock Nano Pack today and only plan on maybe 1" of sand. I plan on transferring a few LBS of rock from my M-Tank as well.

Here are a few pics so far...

Where it's sitting

http://sealifeathome.com/pod2.jpg

Fuge mod

I cut the backing off the tank around the second chamber. I then added two metal ninety degree brackets to clamp the palm light to. This way, I don't have the palm light dangling off the pod's hood or power cord.

http://sealifeathome.com/fugelight1.jpg

http://sealifeathome.com/fugelight2.jpg

http://sealifeathome.com/fugelight3.jpg

http://sealifeathome.com/fugelight4.jpg

Water and salt mixing in the tank

http://sealifeathome.com/tank22061.jpg


That's it so far...

[m1a1fan]

I added the rock and sand yesterday.

I ordered a 16LB box of Nano Rock from Liveaquaria and was pleased with the sizes and shapes of the rock that was delivered. I ordered the rock via Fed-Ex next day service to minimize die off but after looking at the rock that was "pre-cured" by the Liveaquaria wholesaler there isn't a whole lot of life on the rock after their curing process. I'm still going to let the rock cure and monitor H20 conditions for a couple of weeks before adding any livestock.

Out of the 16LBS of rock I ordered, about 12 LBS are in the pod. The rest I donated to a buddy of mine with a larger tank. If I added any more, the tank would've been to cramped. I have many small caves and am really happy with the aquascaping.

I ordered my Fission Nano-Skimmer from Marine Depot this morning. Hopefully I'll have it next week sometime.

I'll definitely order from Liveaquaria again!:)

Substrate is 13 LBS Fiji-Pink Arag-Alive.

Salt is Oceanic (I've always had good luck with it)

http://sealifeathome.com/nanorock1.jpg

http://sealifeathome.com/Pod23061.jpg

[m1a1fan]

I have some Cheato waiting in my M-Tank. Once the Pod cycles, I'll toss the Cheato into the small Fuge in the Pod.

[pcpm75]

I'll be waiting......................

[m1a1fan]

Well, the tank is still cycling. It seems like the ammonia has peaked. Nitrites and Nitrates are still high. Once that's complete, I'll be off and running.