My nano-reef

[shaggydoo541]

Ok I have finally started my tank and my setup goes as follows.

Tank: 18g high (20"x10"x20")
Fuge: Modded AC500
Lighting: Coralife Lunar 2x65 PC fixture
Zoomed 160gph PH
20# LR
18# LS
10# Base Rock
150W Heater

I am still in my cycling stages so nothing too neat yet but will post more pics once I get some livestock. As far as what I am planning to keep in the tank will be mostly softies, a few LPS, maybe a SPS, couple percula's, and (this part is still up in the air) I may get a lower lighting clam like a squamosa.

Any thoughts, concerns, or general feedback on my setup would be greatly appreciated as I am a newb and can use all the help I can get.

Link to a pic of my tank so far: http://www.nano-reef.com/gallery/sho...1&cat=2&page=1

[shaggydoo541]

Oh I forgot to mention that the fuge and lights are still in the mail so you won't see them in the pic unfortunately. Sorry about that.

[Hong Kongan]

cool tank its gonna look good soon.

[shaggydoo541]

All right now have the lights and ac500. Here is an updated pic http://www.nano-reef.com/gallery/sho...php?photo=9173

Let me know how you like it.

[jeepjon]

nice arrangement of rock...get some corals in there! ! ! Also...you may want to put a background in, it will change the look of the tank until you get some corraline growing.

[jeepjon]

I should say enhance the look of the tank until the corraline grows...

[shaggydoo541]

Ok will do. I'm going to probably just but a black background on it. I agree it will definitely enhance the look. My coraline is looking pretty bad right now (bleached) but I just barely got the lights so it should turn around soon. Here is a before the lights and after pic of my tank.

[Steve-O]

Looking great!!

[jeepjon]

The tank aquascape really looks good, I like the tall tank...I wasn't sure about those tall tanks, but it looks pretty good! Hope your cycling goes well and you get some good corals!

[shaggydoo541]

Thanks I was a little leary of the tall tank too. I don't have much open sand (except in that cave on the right) since its so narrow but the pieces of rock I got seemed to mesh together pretty well with lots of spaces and caves etc. I'm pretty pleased so far.

[shaggydoo541]

Well I got my first coral (little green striped shroom). I also got some bubble algae and aiptasia (oh yay). SO I got an emerald crab and a peppermint shrimp. Then my crab eats my shrimp within 1/2 a day. I was at work and my gf said she watched the crab attack and then devour the shrimp. I really liked the shrimp so maybe I'll try my luck with another one. Anyone had an experience like this.

[Justin Cabibi]

I recomend painting the back of the tank black. just my .02

[shaggydoo541]

Well here is my updated tank... its actually not totally updated cause now I have a branching hammer coral (pink tipped) and a red mushroom. Haven't taken any since adding those but I did take everyones suggestion of a black background and added one. So here ya are. Tell me what you think now.

And the link just in case the pic doesn't work.
http://www.nano-reef.com/gallery/sho...cat=500&page=1

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