Filthy dirty Nano

[popsock]

Here's some pics of my 15 US gallon Nano tank. Constructive critism always welcome.

http://www.apepworth.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/nano/Nano_Tank_001.jpg

http://www.apepworth.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/nano/Nano_Tank_010.jpg

http://www.apepworth.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/nano/Nano_Tank_002.jpg

http://www.apepworth.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/nano/Nano_Tank_003.jpg

[popsock]

http://www.apepworth.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/nano/Nano_Tank_008.jpg

[fras]

looks nice! I like the photo's, can we see a FTS and a spec?

[zimreef]

Popsock,

Got some interesting stock in there. How long has it been going and how long have you had the inhabitants?

WHen you say "filthy" is that because it's not skimmed / filtered etc.

We need a lot more info !!! :D :D

Cheers

John

[dougn7110]

tank looks great


how does your sun coral do out in the open ?

[wayne g]

constructive critisizm time....














































it's on your counter and not on my desk!
:)

[Jonesii]

Nice looking, however there's a lot of non photosynthetics in there; what are you feeding the tank and how long has it been running?

[Marc Foord]

nice!

love the gorgonians :)

as per jonock, how are you keeping all those non-photosynthetics looking so good.... ?

how longs the pink dendro been in there ?

marc

[Tony B]

Very nice tank!

[popsock]

Wow that's 2 days in a row I've managed to find time for forums. Shock horror!

OK, the tank has been running about 9 months. The livestock time in there varies a lot though. Red Denny 1 week, Orange/Red Denny 3 weeks, Red Gorg 3 weeks, Orange Gorg 3 months (and growing like mad). Sea squirts been in there 3 days, so it's early days for most of it.

Feeding = the scum from the top of my frozen food. Brine shrimp for the fish and sun coral. Invert foods include live phyto, live zooplankton, cyclopeeze, Kent's Chromaplex (temp), Salifert Coral food. And anything else filthy enough to chuck in.

Calcium 500, dKH 8, pH 7.53 (yeek I hear you cry), PO4 0.08, Nitrate 35ppm.
Cheers
Andy

[Jonesii]

Keep us posted on how you get on, especially with the denro's. That orange Gorgonian is a beaut.

[popsock]

The Orange Gorg (Swiftia exserta) I fragged from a very large piece about 2-3 months ago. It's grown from 3cm to about 15cm in that time, which is fast. They're supposed to be impossible to keep long term, as are the Dennys and the Sea Rod (Diodogorgia nodulifera). It's an interesting project, not one that I'd recommend to many though.

Interestingly all specimens look much better than when I first got them. Fingers crossed they'll stay that way.