My 12g Nano

[gwen_o_lyn]

A few of you have asked about my nano so I thought I would start a thread about it and hopefully have some updated pictures soon.

Equipment:
12g Standard Tank
150w 14K MH fixture
Remora AquaC Skimmer & MJ1200
MJ1200 for main flow
Jager heater
Fan

Maintenance:
Daily top-off w/RODI about 1/2g per day
4g water change every 1-2 weeks with Reef Salt
Feed the goby every 1-2 days
No other additives
Rarely test, but always observing

Critters:
Mural Goby
Snails & hermits
Mostly SPS, 1 LPS, and a few softies
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[gwen_o_lyn]

A few more pics...

Forget to mention that my temp is 80.
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[glxtrix]

tank is looking great! What are you using for calcium and alk?

 

[gwen_o_lyn]

Thanks!

I use Reef Salt so it takes care of CA. In the beginning I was adding Kalk, but my CA was over 500 so I stopped. Salifert only tests to 500 so I had no idea what the CA was reading. I do large water changes to make sure CA levels are maintained.

I don't test unless I see a problem. Everything has nice growth and is doing well. Just running into space issues now.

 

[jessezm]

Looks great! Look at all those SPS! I'm impressed

 

[scott226]

<span style="color: blue;">The very last picture<span style="color: blue;"></span> looks really cool. What is it?</span>

 

[gwen_o_lyn]

Scott!! woo hoo :welcome: to the ARC!!!!

So the other day at work, I over heard a conversation with the words "wavemaker" and "moon lights" so I perked up to find out who was talking. It was Scott, one on my co-workers!! He just bought a huge tank and so I recruited him into the most wonderful reef club in the world!!

Scott, I'm really not sure what kind of SPS that is... I would call it a "blue stick," but that's not very technical. Maybe an acropora?

 

[wildemon]

I may be incorrect since I am not viewing the live animal, but it looks like a "tort" or "Acropora tortuosa".
If you visit

 

[scott226]

Thanks, I'm headed to

 

[kappaknight]

Why do you have zip-ties?

 

[gwen_o_lyn]

money, money, money!! YAY!!

 

[gwen_o_lyn]

kappaknight wrote: Why do you have zip-ties?

they hold the rock together... sorry for the slow response!!