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Nano sapiens Cadlights 12g
I've been perusing and posting on RC for quite a while now and at the 5 year mark for my tank I guess it's high-time to create a tank thread
Without further ado, here's the tank as it is today: ...and what it looked like setup for about a month or two back in 2008: The tank itself is a Cadlights 12g AIO I bought new five years ago. The live rock, live sand and some of the mushrooms came from a previous 50g I had running for nearly 10 years. This tank's setup is quite basic. It consists of the stock 250 gph return pump with a Hydor oscillator, heaters and a thermometer in the rear chambers with live rock and live sand in the display area. There are no chemical or mechanical filtration methods used. Lighting is provided by (6) mixed Ecoxotic Stunner Strips (with individual reflectors) and a DIY 'Full Spectrum' LED strip I put together. I fitted Stunners into the existing Cadlights canopy when the stock T5 ballasts gave out around the 4th year mark and the DIY LED strip a few months ago. I have a pair of 'Pet Bottle' gravity fed ATOs that are used to deliver top-off/Kalkwasser. Water changes are 5%, 2x/wk (10% total/wk). A few drops of Iodine once a week is the only additive administered besides the Kalkwasser. I feed the two resident Clownfish 3-4x/day (pellets, flake, frozen Mysis, Rods food) and the corals once a week with a cocktail of Rod Food, Baby Brine Shrimp and frozen Mysis). Corals include SPS (Acroporas, Milleporas, Pavonas), LPS (Acanthastrea, Lobophyllia, Leptastrea, Blastomussa), Ricordia Mushrooms and various Zoanthids. Last edited by Nano sapiens; 08/07/2013 at 06:47 PM. |
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sweet!
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08/08/2013, 10:04 AM | #3 |
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Thanks, tsutaoka!
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Very beautiful. Your doing a great job!
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Thanks!
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Very nice!
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Thanks!
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New FTS for the tank's 7 year anniversary:
Still running with just LR and LS... Last edited by Nano sapiens; 07/18/2015 at 06:34 PM. |
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Can I ask what the purpose of the iodine is and the specific dosage? And would it be safe for a 3g pico?
Also is that orange coral at the top a setosa? |
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Yes, the orange coral is Montipora setosa. It has grown up in spires as a defensive move to thwart all the Oxide Zoas that are trying to out-compete it for space. |
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Interesting. I think I'll try it to see how my zoas respond. It doesn't have an adverse effect on fish correct?
Also very cool and different growth on your setosa. I picked up a frag recently but was told the line grows particularly slow. Would be happy if it ends up looking like that! |
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great looking tank.
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Seriously, what a good looking tank! I am so impressed with your colors and levels of stability in such a small unit. Well done! Something to strive for on my end - I'd be very proud to have my tank look like yours!
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love it!
great jo. the rics looks amazing! |
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Thanks!
Heres a short vid of the Rics & Clownfish: http://vid230.photobucket.com/albums...psgutfvjxv.mp4 |
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Looks great!
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What's currently packed in (much of it not seen in a FTS):
Acropora: Vivid 'Northern Lights' Granulosa (A. granulosa) Seriatopora: Green Birdsnest (Seriatopora hystrix) 'Bird of Paradise' Birdsnest (Seriatopora sp.) Ponape Birdsnest (Seriatopora dentritica? stellata?) Montipora: Reefkoi 'Superhero' (unknown species) Sunset' Montipora (M. danae?) Tyree Orange Setosa (M. setosa) 'Ultra Blue' Digitata (M. digitata) 'Bubblegun' Digitata (possibly M. samarensis) Mussidae: Acanthastrea lordhowensis (Rainbow, Red, Orange) Others: Metallic Copper/Gold Pavona (Pavona maldivensis) 'Jack O Lantern' Leptoseris (Leptoseris mycefoseroides?) RR 'Fallen Horizon' Leptoseris RR 'Strawberry and Cream' Leptoseris AOA 'Molten Lava' Leptoseris Mint-Green 'Potato-chip' Pavona (Pavona descussata) Leptastrea pruinosa - Standard neon-green center/reddish outer YR 'Ironman' (possibly Lithophyllon sp.) Assorted Ricordia Mushrooms (Ricordia yuma, Ricordia florida) Forked Tentacle Mushroom (Discosoma calgreni) Various Rhodactis sp. Mushroom (purple, orange, green, red, LC Mordacious) Purple Discosoma sp. Mushroom (16+ year old stock...and indestructable) Assorted Zoanthids/Palys (Speckled Fire & Ice, Valentine, Oxide, Sparkling Cider, Sunny D's, Mohawk, Petroglyph, Gold Maul, Rasta, Blue Hornet, Utter Chaos) |
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Here we are at 7-1/2 years:
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Beautiful tank. Thanks for sharing! It's interesting to see how it has grown over time! Have you had to remove any corals as they grow out? I would imagine so!
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