MAY nTOTM - Anguswu's Mushroom Tank

anguswu · 06/02/2007, 06:43 PM

It is great honor to be elected as MAY nTOTM. Thank Junkidu keep pushing join nTOTM program. And especially thank the people that keep following my tank and encouraging me to keep my tank progress.

I started reefkeeping since 2005Â¡Â¦ Aug. when I bought a 24Â¡Â¨x 16Â¡Â¨ x 16Â¡Â¨ bowfront tank. At first half years, I used a canister and a hang-on tank skimmer as my filtration. But my tank was always not stable, and not decides what I should keep in my tank. I learned a lot lessons. I started readng books and some forums to study my hobby. And then I was thinking to design a back sump with a better inter-water skimmer to replace my canister and old skimmer. I am glad to say I have succeeded to use my sump after I install it after one month. I also decided to my main inhabitants are mushrooms and ricordeas.

CURRENT TANK:

Main tank : Bowfront 24inch x 16inch x 16inch

Sump tank: Custom made 55cm(H) x 45cm(L) x 15cm(W)
Main tank volume is approximately 96 liters (25 gallons). The total volume is approximately 126 liters (33 gallons), including the sump. The sump is separately behind the main tank.

FILTRATION AND CIRCULATION:

I am sorry it is hard to take a good shot for my sump that is behind my main tank. I make a picture to show it up.

I use Eheim 1250 pump to suck the water from main tank to the sump. The water comes through the left side of the sump. And go through the Pura filter pad, one coarse filter pad, Rowaphos, zeolite, and live rocks. The skimmer inside the sump is Marco 150p. Another main circulation pump inside the main tank is Rio 1400. Eheim water flow is from the left bottom to the right top and the Rio water flow is from right bottom to the center top surface of the water in the main tank. I also have a little pump Rio 600 for the chiller. I also stock lots live rocks in the main tank and sand bed 10cm. Please forgive me I did not weight my live rocks. I cannot tell you the exact quantity.

CHILLER AND HEATER

Chiller: GXC 200, set at 25 degree Celsius and working whole year. I use a Rio 600 to be the water supply for the chiller.
Heater: 100 Watt, set at 24 degree Celsius and only working during winter.

MAINTENENCE AND FEEDING:

I change 20 liters salt water every 5 or 7 days depending on my work schedule. I also dip one drop iodine and 3ml Kent marine Strontium & Molybdenum each weekend. Before I change the water, I measure the gravity in the tank and make sure the water I put in is at same gravity.

I fed flake food every day for the fishes. Sometimes I fed half cube of brine shrimp. For the ricordea, rhodactis, brain corals and other corals, I fed with Cyclop-eeze or fresh sliced shrimp meal every three days.

WATER PARAMETERS

pH: 8.1-8.3
Temperature: 24-26 degree Celsius
Specific Gravity: 1.022 Â¡V 1.024
Ammonia: 0
Nitrites: 0
Nitrates: <10ppm
Phosphate: <0.25ppm
Calcium: about 420ppm
Alkalinity: 6-8 dkh

LIGHT PLAN:

HQI: 20000K 150W 14:00 Â¡V 19:00
HQI: 20000K 150W 17:00 Â¡V 22:00
T5 Actinic: ATI Blue plus 24Wx2 12:00 Â¡V 24:00
Moonlight: Blue LED 10:30 Â¡V 01:30

LIVE STOCKS
FISH
Red scooter blenny

Twin spotted wrasse

Porters angel

Orange spotted goby

Bicolor blenny

Continuing .................

anguswu · 06/02/2007, 06:50 PM

Invertebrate

Red fire shrimp and red hard tube

Urocaridell cleaner shrimp

Hermit crab

Boxing crab

Anemone crab

Whit/purple feather duster

Yeallow feather duster

And sorry no pictures for Cone trotus and cucumbers.

continuing........

anguswu · 06/02/2007, 06:55 PM

Ricordea Yuma

New yuma that I recently colloected

Continuing...........

anguswu · 06/02/2007, 06:58 PM

Ricordea Florida

anguswu · 06/02/2007, 07:01 PM

Discosomas

anguswu · 06/02/2007, 07:05 PM

Discosomas

Discosoma Santisomae

anguswu · 06/02/2007, 07:10 PM

Rhodactis

The Yellow Longnose · 06/02/2007, 07:49 PM

This is by far the best nano aquarium i have every seen. There is so much color even though it is only zoo's and mushrooms (dominated) . I like how you show that you dont need all of those fancy sps's to have a absolutly stunning tank.
Joe

ShiftNation · 06/02/2007, 08:04 PM

I second that , Ive never seen such beautiful shrooms . I especially like the Discosoma Santisomae . Great work .

fish 511 · 06/02/2007, 08:11 PM

Very nice tank! I have never seen so many mushrooms. Very neat. Congrats!

zma21 · 06/02/2007, 08:54 PM

Absolutely fantastic! I hope my tank turns out half as good as yours!!

What kind of lighting are you using?

Lagger · 06/02/2007, 09:08 PM

Man, those 20k's light up my life

Sick colors man, 20k's + Actinics FTW!

Bmgrocks · 06/03/2007, 11:25 AM

its about time u posted in the TOTM, congrats, and keep up the good work.

by the way, how hardy is that Potters Angel. I heard they are Somewhat Difficult, to keep?

Lytehouse · 06/03/2007, 02:00 PM

Super tank. I too like the mixture of colors and textures. In addition, your photography is also excellent. Very nice job. Congrats on totm.

Lytehouse · 06/03/2007, 02:05 PM

By the way, great choices on the fish and their tank mates.....

dirtyone · 06/03/2007, 03:06 PM

amazing tank, awsome pics too.

Friskaburger · 06/03/2007, 03:15 PM

I'm really interested in that Potter's Angel too! what a gorgeous fish, great setup! I'm always so impressed with the nTOTMs!

louzoo51 · 06/03/2007, 03:25 PM

I have been thinking about doing a simmaler tank,and you have inspierd me to do so...

realy cool tank!!!

Pandomime · 06/03/2007, 03:27 PM

How can you keep that twin spot wrasse in there? i thought they where aggressive and not reef safe? is he like that in your tank?

anguswu · 06/03/2007, 07:19 PM

Thanks all for the compliments.

My twin spot wrasse is not aggressive and it is reef safe. I bought it when it is 2cm length, now it's 5cm. Actually i am planning to change the bowfront tank that is not good for taking shots. I may get the wrasse to a bigger tank because the wrasse is getting bigger.

shred5 · 06/03/2007, 08:49 PM

Very nice, Well done. One of the best nanos I have seen...

Dave

All Delight · 06/03/2007, 09:27 PM

I really like that yuma you recently got. I had one like that, but it died.

Very nice tank!

danfrith · 06/03/2007, 09:48 PM

Very nice. Is that an Acropora lokani in the upper middle left. Could we get a close up of that?

slumpysix · 06/03/2007, 10:58 PM

angus,
just a spectacular tank all around. glad you won it and you really can take some out of this world photos of all your tank mates.
I don't think you could get any closer on some of those shots you took, But I bet you can...

congrats..!!

anguswu · 06/03/2007, 11:24 PM

06/02/2007, 06:43 PM	#1
anguswu Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Taiwan Posts: 596	MAY nTOTM - Anguswu's Mushroom Tank It is great honor to be elected as MAY nTOTM. Thank Junkidu keep pushing join nTOTM program. And especially thank the people that keep following my tank and encouraging me to keep my tank progress. I started reefkeeping since 2005Â¡Â¦ Aug. when I bought a 24Â¡Â¨x 16Â¡Â¨ x 16Â¡Â¨ bowfront tank. At first half years, I used a canister and a hang-on tank skimmer as my filtration. But my tank was always not stable, and not decides what I should keep in my tank. I learned a lot lessons. I started readng books and some forums to study my hobby. And then I was thinking to design a back sump with a better inter-water skimmer to replace my canister and old skimmer. I am glad to say I have succeeded to use my sump after I install it after one month. I also decided to my main inhabitants are mushrooms and ricordeas. CURRENT TANK: Main tank : Bowfront 24inch x 16inch x 16inch Sump tank: Custom made 55cm(H) x 45cm(L) x 15cm(W) Main tank volume is approximately 96 liters (25 gallons). The total volume is approximately 126 liters (33 gallons), including the sump. The sump is separately behind the main tank. FILTRATION AND CIRCULATION: I am sorry it is hard to take a good shot for my sump that is behind my main tank. I make a picture to show it up. I use Eheim 1250 pump to suck the water from main tank to the sump. The water comes through the left side of the sump. And go through the Pura filter pad, one coarse filter pad, Rowaphos, zeolite, and live rocks. The skimmer inside the sump is Marco 150p. Another main circulation pump inside the main tank is Rio 1400. Eheim water flow is from the left bottom to the right top and the Rio water flow is from right bottom to the center top surface of the water in the main tank. I also have a little pump Rio 600 for the chiller. I also stock lots live rocks in the main tank and sand bed 10cm. Please forgive me I did not weight my live rocks. I cannot tell you the exact quantity. CHILLER AND HEATER Chiller: GXC 200, set at 25 degree Celsius and working whole year. I use a Rio 600 to be the water supply for the chiller. Heater: 100 Watt, set at 24 degree Celsius and only working during winter. MAINTENENCE AND FEEDING: I change 20 liters salt water every 5 or 7 days depending on my work schedule. I also dip one drop iodine and 3ml Kent marine Strontium & Molybdenum each weekend. Before I change the water, I measure the gravity in the tank and make sure the water I put in is at same gravity. I fed flake food every day for the fishes. Sometimes I fed half cube of brine shrimp. For the ricordea, rhodactis, brain corals and other corals, I fed with Cyclop-eeze or fresh sliced shrimp meal every three days. WATER PARAMETERS pH: 8.1-8.3 Temperature: 24-26 degree Celsius Specific Gravity: 1.022 Â¡V 1.024 Ammonia: 0 Nitrites: 0 Nitrates: <10ppm Phosphate: <0.25ppm Calcium: about 420ppm Alkalinity: 6-8 dkh LIGHT PLAN: HQI: 20000K 150W 14:00 Â¡V 19:00 HQI: 20000K 150W 17:00 Â¡V 22:00 T5 Actinic: ATI Blue plus 24Wx2 12:00 Â¡V 24:00 Moonlight: Blue LED 10:30 Â¡V 01:30 LIVE STOCKS FISH Red scooter blenny Twin spotted wrasse Porters angel Orange spotted goby Bicolor blenny Continuing .................

06/02/2007, 07:49 PM	#8
The Yellow Longnose Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Plymouth Meeting PA Posts: 563	This is by far the best nano aquarium i have every seen. There is so much color even though it is only zoo's and mushrooms (dominated) . I like how you show that you dont need all of those fancy sps's to have a absolutly stunning tank. Joe __________________ And when he gets to Heaven To St. Peter he will tell: "One more Soldier reporting, Sir -- I've served my time in Hell." Current Tank Info: 180sw,24sw Jbj nano cube reef. Hopefully a 3gallon Pico in the near future

06/02/2007, 08:04 PM	#9
ShiftNation Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: MA Posts: 1,673	I second that , Ive never seen such beautiful shrooms . I especially like the Discosoma Santisomae . Great work . __________________ PBITAWA "It's the route your about , what tool? If all you have's a flathead then everythings a screw." Current Tank Info: 58 gallon custom setup w/foam epoxy background

06/02/2007, 08:54 PM	#11
zma21 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NOLA Posts: 1,453	Absolutely fantastic! I hope my tank turns out half as good as yours!! What kind of lighting are you using? __________________ SCA 50 Starfire: In Progress Current Tank Info: 20 High -> 40 Cube -> Nanocube 12 DX -> 25 Gallon Rimless -> 10 Gallon AGA Temporary Tank -> JBJ 24 LED -> SCA Starfire 50 Cube

06/03/2007, 02:00 PM	#14
Lytehouse seeker of knowledge Join Date: May 2007 Location: NW OKC Posts: 3,276	Super tank. I too like the mixture of colors and textures. In addition, your photography is also excellent. Very nice job. Congrats on totm. __________________ --Lynn The challenge is the fun.

06/02/2007, 06:50 PM	#2
anguswu Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Taiwan Posts: 596	Invertebrate Red fire shrimp and red hard tube Urocaridell cleaner shrimp Hermit crab Boxing crab Anemone crab Whit/purple feather duster Yeallow feather duster And sorry no pictures for Cone trotus and cucumbers. continuing........

06/02/2007, 06:55 PM	#3
anguswu Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Taiwan Posts: 596	Ricordea Yuma New yuma that I recently colloected Continuing...........

06/02/2007, 06:58 PM	#4
anguswu Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Taiwan Posts: 596	Ricordea Florida

06/02/2007, 07:01 PM	#5
anguswu Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Taiwan Posts: 596	Discosomas

06/02/2007, 07:05 PM	#6
anguswu Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Taiwan Posts: 596	Discosomas Discosoma Santisomae

06/02/2007, 07:10 PM	#7
anguswu Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Taiwan Posts: 596	Rhodactis

06/02/2007, 08:11 PM	#10
fish 511 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, California Posts: 679	Very nice tank! I have never seen so many mushrooms. Very neat. Congrats!

06/02/2007, 09:08 PM	#12
Lagger Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 1,068	Man, those 20k's light up my life Sick colors man, 20k's + Actinics FTW!

06/03/2007, 11:25 AM	#13
Bmgrocks Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,006	its about time u posted in the TOTM, congrats, and keep up the good work. by the way, how hardy is that Potters Angel. I heard they are Somewhat Difficult, to keep?

06/03/2007, 02:05 PM	#15
Lytehouse seeker of knowledge Join Date: May 2007 Location: NW OKC Posts: 3,276	By the way, great choices on the fish and their tank mates..... __________________ --Lynn The challenge is the fun.

06/03/2007, 03:06 PM	#16
dirtyone Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dunkirk Posts: 98	amazing tank, awsome pics too.

06/03/2007, 03:15 PM	#17
Friskaburger Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Arcadia, CA Posts: 98	I'm really interested in that Potter's Angel too! what a gorgeous fish, great setup! I'm always so impressed with the nTOTMs!

06/03/2007, 03:25 PM	#18
louzoo51 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: bronx ,new york Posts: 49	I have been thinking about doing a simmaler tank,and you have inspierd me to do so... realy cool tank!!!

06/03/2007, 03:27 PM	#19
Pandomime Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Miami Lakes,Fl Posts: 159	How can you keep that twin spot wrasse in there? i thought they where aggressive and not reef safe? is he like that in your tank? __________________ "Stop thinking about Reef Tanks, they wont pay the bills" (I can't listen to my own advise) *shame on me* Current Tank Info: 29g BC Reef tank

06/03/2007, 07:19 PM	#20
anguswu Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Taiwan Posts: 596	Thanks all for the compliments. My twin spot wrasse is not aggressive and it is reef safe. I bought it when it is 2cm length, now it's 5cm. Actually i am planning to change the bowfront tank that is not good for taking shots. I may get the wrasse to a bigger tank because the wrasse is getting bigger.

06/03/2007, 08:49 PM	#21
shred5 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Waukesha , WI Posts: 4,998	Very nice, Well done. One of the best nanos I have seen... Dave

06/03/2007, 09:27 PM	#22
All Delight Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 4,662	I really like that yuma you recently got. I had one like that, but it died. Very nice tank! __________________ Life's simple, you make choices and you don't look back. Current Tank Info: too small

06/03/2007, 09:48 PM	#23
danfrith Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: st. louis, missouri Posts: 1,470	Very nice. Is that an Acropora lokani in the upper middle left. Could we get a close up of that?

06/03/2007, 10:58 PM	#24
slumpysix Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 837	angus, just a spectacular tank all around. glad you won it and you really can take some out of this world photos of all your tank mates. I don't think you could get any closer on some of those shots you took, But I bet you can... congrats..!!

06/03/2007, 11:24 PM	#25
anguswu Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Taiwan Posts: 596