tims 10g nano

[gwen_o_lyn]

Originally Posted by tims

hi ya gwen i see ya out there

hey, I was just pounding away at the keyboard when ya posted

[tims]

i will try and grab a bunch of pictures this weekend!
i leave for vaction tuesday and return mid friday so i will miss the cut off day.

[gwen_o_lyn]

Sounds good Tims

[tims]

here are current photos as of 6/23/06
the ten gallon tankis a problem child, it wasa used tank and has many scratches in it, so sorry about the photos, it is really hard to get nice shots..
the leather is closed tright now, did a water change so he is a bit pissed at me. i will grab another full tank shot when he is full open.







you can see the skunk clown a bit better in the above shot. also the Bi-color blenny. i may have to add a coral banded shrinp tomorrow, the batfish seems to want to eat the one i have in his tank...











the rest of the photos are in my free TRT gallery.

[dobejazz]

Nice Tim that Leather looks huge !

[tims]

kelli, it is ! it keeps growing more and more each day..it has shedded a few times in the last few weeks..seems like each time it doesa closed fora day or so and the mucus layer comes off ( quickly) it looks 2x bigger... in where it is, i am sorta able to judge the growth of it compared to what it covers when fully open.. when the 120 is finally ready it will have a nice spot to grow as big as it wants.

I'll tell ya.. and anyone else that listens, doing this nano really has made me look at how and why things are done. the parameters on the tank, the water level, the lighting.. on such a small amount of water ( even with the sump hold an extra 5 gallons or so) has major implications.. just seeing the leather start to close up when it is down a little bit of water ( never coudl get the top off working right)..
people often say " i will never do a saltwater tank becasue they are too hard" i usally tell them they are not really hard at all , you just need to do some research on them and go slowly..Running a Nano tank compared to a much larger tank seems a LOT harder to me.my 70 has a sump with atleast 20 gallons or more in it soi have a bit more give and take water wise..

Okay off the soap box...
i quess what i am trying to say..
thanks greg for having this build off.. it has taught me a lot about our tanks.

[tims]

few new shots today. got the leather open in all it's glory Kelli!






and the Full tank shots!

[tims]

these will most likly be the last shots for the contest.. i leave for vaction tuesday

[wharyat]

Tank is looking great Tim.

[tims]

thanks vince.. it aint no where near as cool as yours...

[wharyat]

Originally Posted by tims

thanks vince.. it aint no where near as cool as yours...

Thanks Tim. I would agree with you if I didn't keep killing everything.

[tims]

here are a few new shots from tonight.
two full tank shots ( not that good) after a quick wipe inside, i will try adn get a better one for ya's tomorrow during the noraml lighting time.







now the mixed shots..










the white bubble coral is not fully open on all the heads
















that's it for now, all shots are in my Free TRT gallery.

again shot for the quality of the shots. i will try tomorrow for a better full tank shot.

[cath]

Tim!! I love that leather. Looks like he likes his corner, too. Nice to have the white bubble coral on the other side of the tank

[thekid55]

i like the leather too. also the bicolor blenney looks great got one myself.

[tims]

thanks Cath. the leather gets a bit finicky from time to time but he has really grown. the bubble is sooooo white it is hard to get good shots of him..