20g nano 3months (lots of pics)

joshnano · 07/25/2007, 05:14 PM

Hi.. Thankyou for looking at my thread that includes images of my 3 month old 20 gallon nano mixed reef. Please don't hesitate to make a reply....just tell me what you think!

Equipmet: Tunze DOC 9002 nano skimmer
Mechanical filteration box
3x T5 lights: 2x Daylight
1x Actinic
Powerheads

Inhabitants: Liverock + Livesand
Fish: Slendid Dottyback
Royal Grammar
Firefish
3x sergeant mayjor damselfish

Coral: 3x Zooanthid colonys
Toadstool Leather
Devil's Hand Leather
Star Polyps
Xenia

3x Scarlet Hermit Crabs
1x Turbo Snail
Macroalgae - calaupera
Featherdusters
millions of tiny fanworms

Featherduster

Zoanthid colony

Sergeant Mayjor Damselfish

Zoos

Sergeant Mayjors

Splendid Dottyback

joshnano · 07/25/2007, 05:17 PM

Skimmer working away

Top of tank

FTS

DylanE · 07/25/2007, 05:30 PM

wow. very nicely done

MrSpiffy · 07/25/2007, 05:31 PM

Tank looks very nice!!

I'm curious, though... what did you use as a frame for that plastic mesh on the top of the tank? I want to do exactly that when I set up my 40BR, but haven't figured out what to use for a frame.

tripinpn01 · 07/25/2007, 05:50 PM

i agree... very nicely done. not overly cluttered and nice use of macroalgae

joshnano · 07/25/2007, 05:53 PM

I thought somebody would ask that. Basically it is just some strips of plywood that I got out of a skip. I screwed ends together with a dab of high strenth adhesive. Then i stapled some plastic netting to the inside of the frame. Lastly i put some small chunks of wood on the inside of the frame so that I can rest the whole thing on the sides of the tank.

MrSpiffy · 07/25/2007, 05:55 PM

Never would've guessed it was plywood from the pics. Nicely done!

I'm thinking I'll try and use some square plastic rod for the frame, if I can find it. That way it won't rot or corrode.

ludnix · 07/25/2007, 05:58 PM

Very beautiful! I like your featherdusters!

joshnano · 07/26/2007, 04:47 PM

any more opinions??

07/25/2007, 05:14 PM	#1
joshnano Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SE UK Posts: 115	20g nano 3months (lots of pics) Hi.. Thankyou for looking at my thread that includes images of my 3 month old 20 gallon nano mixed reef. Please don't hesitate to make a reply....just tell me what you think! Equipmet: Tunze DOC 9002 nano skimmer Mechanical filteration box 3x T5 lights: 2x Daylight 1x Actinic Powerheads Inhabitants: Liverock + Livesand Fish: Slendid Dottyback Royal Grammar Firefish 3x sergeant mayjor damselfish Coral: 3x Zooanthid colonys Toadstool Leather Devil's Hand Leather Star Polyps Xenia 3x Scarlet Hermit Crabs 1x Turbo Snail Macroalgae - calaupera Featherdusters millions of tiny fanworms Featherduster Featherduster Zoanthid colony Sergeant Mayjor Damselfish Zoos Sergeant Mayjors Splendid Dottyback Splendid Dottyback __________________ Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth. Current Tank Info: 20gal nanoreef, tunze doc 9002 skimmer, t5 lighting, 30gal tropical freashwater Last edited by joshnano; 07/25/2007 at 05:19 PM.

07/25/2007, 05:17 PM	#2
joshnano Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SE UK Posts: 115	... Skimmer working away Top of tank FTS FTS __________________ Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth. Current Tank Info: 20gal nanoreef, tunze doc 9002 skimmer, t5 lighting, 30gal tropical freashwater

07/25/2007, 05:53 PM	#6
joshnano Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SE UK Posts: 115	I thought somebody would ask that. Basically it is just some strips of plywood that I got out of a skip. I screwed ends together with a dab of high strenth adhesive. Then i stapled some plastic netting to the inside of the frame. Lastly i put some small chunks of wood on the inside of the frame so that I can rest the whole thing on the sides of the tank. __________________ Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth. Current Tank Info: 20gal nanoreef, tunze doc 9002 skimmer, t5 lighting, 30gal tropical freashwater

07/25/2007, 05:58 PM	#8
ludnix Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 3,031	Very beautiful! I like your featherdusters! __________________ -Eric Sutter Current Tank Info: 14g Biocube

07/26/2007, 04:47 PM	#9
joshnano Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SE UK Posts: 115	any more opinions?? __________________ Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth. Current Tank Info: 20gal nanoreef, tunze doc 9002 skimmer, t5 lighting, 30gal tropical freashwater

07/25/2007, 05:30 PM	#3
DylanE Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sacramento Posts: 379	wow. very nicely done

07/25/2007, 05:31 PM	#4
MrSpiffy Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Loveland, CO Posts: 1,300	Tank looks very nice!! I'm curious, though... what did you use as a frame for that plastic mesh on the top of the tank? I want to do exactly that when I set up my 40BR, but haven't figured out what to use for a frame.

07/25/2007, 05:50 PM	#5
tripinpn01 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: oc Posts: 786	i agree... very nicely done. not overly cluttered and nice use of macroalgae

07/25/2007, 05:55 PM	#7
MrSpiffy Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Loveland, CO Posts: 1,300	Never would've guessed it was plywood from the pics. Nicely done! I'm thinking I'll try and use some square plastic rod for the frame, if I can find it. That way it won't rot or corrode.