[spsmike]

Originally Posted by Samper

I have gotta say that's one of the nicest nanos I've ever seen!!

I have seen a couple better then mine but I think mine is the most diverse and when it grows out more, will be even better...

Thanks for the compliment.

[spsmike]

On that note let me try and list the corals that I can remember:

Spumosa
blue tort
table acro
green mille
rose mille
orange acro ( cant remember species )
green acro
tricolor
red monti cap
Corrie's alien eye cap ( bright green polyps )
blue german polyp digita
pink birdsnest
brown with purple tips digita
purple digita with brown poylps
green digita
orang/pinkish digita
devils hand
gsp ( light green small polyp)
gsp ( bright green white center)
gsp ( glowing green with really really long polyps 2 inchs+ )
blue mushroom
spotted shroom
blue orange purple ric
hammer
another hammer
green with light purple tip frogspawn
blastos
hitchhiker zoos
eagle eye zoos
red zoos
orange zoos
light green with orange center zoos
army green zoos
neon green zoos
purple center ring zoos ( zombie eyes )
mystery zoos ( pink )
Sun polyps


FISH:

Neon dottyback
two balck false perse
Talbot damsel

Snails:

Astreas
Turbos
Bubblebee
nass
hitchhiker ( like nass)

Misc:

Tigertail cucumber
red linkia
blue sponges
yellow sponges
pink sponges
feather dusters
bristle worms
mysis shrimp
PODS PODS PODS!
brittle star
rose bubble tip anemone



Keep in mind this is all in a ten gallon and I am naming this off the top of my head so I may be forgetting something.








Just a couple shots with the reef kitty.

[spsmike]

I was staring into the abyss known as my little ole ten gallon wallet drainer..... kidding.

Anywho I noticed one of my large one foot bristle worm and thought I would get some pics of him. Pretty amazing that its one foot and in a ten gallon...







Here are the pics of it eating a sponge. I watch in amazement as it swallowed the sponge off the glass in whole. I had always thought that they actually ate via a tounge and licked.


This is his mouth open against the glass.


Just for kicks I took a pic of my brittle star.

[spsmike]

Did you guys think that just because my clam died that my tank was dead too?!?!?

I dont think so.... Here some updated pics....Sorry the rbta didnt feel like saying hi tonight.















:cool2:

Oh, how rude of me I almost forgot....

[philip711]

Awesome tank.

[spsmike]

Thank you!

[Samper]

I know there are some people lurking around here that could benefit from hearing about your maintenance routine and things of that nature. I know you don't have to do much from an earlier post but I'm just curious what exactly you do to it.

[spsmike]

Originally Posted by Samper

I know there are some people lurking around here that could benefit from hearing about your maintenance routine and things of that nature. I know you don't have to do much from an earlier post but I'm just curious what exactly you do to it.

I am not sure what to say honestly. Its just so easy now that its like childs play.

I do a one gallon water change once a week using ro/di water. I keep the auto top off fill with a mix of one gallon of ro/di water with about 2 tablespoons of kalk mixed in vinegar....

I wish I had a more complex detailed run down, but thats all I do.

I do clean the glass with a razor blade from time to time.....Maybe pull some of the macro....

Sorry thats all I got.

[Samper]

That'll help . What was your maintenance like when the system was young? Did you learn on a nano?

[spsmike]

Originally Posted by Samper

That'll help . What was your maintenance like when the system was young? Did you learn on a nano?

When I started out I was just topping off with regular water and dosing calcium. I was rarely doing water changes and my dosing was sporadic.

This is my first and only reef tank and I didnt have a message board to lean on until well after the start up of this tank. I started this tank because I was told by my lfs that I could not do a small (10 gallon) reef tank. I proved them wrong.

[Samper]

attaboy!!!

It really is beautiful.

[spsmike]

Originally Posted by Samper

attaboy!!!

It really is beautiful.

You wouldnt of thought so highly of my efforts if you seen my tank a year and a half ago, it was covered in hair algae 1 1/2 inches thick. Not one part of my tank was not covered, however you see the same rock today. I never gave up.

[spsmike]

I am still pondering whether im going to replace the clam with a clam or with some corals. What do you all think I should do?

[Reefland]

I would go with some coral. In a tank this size clam growth can become a bit much (even with a slower grower like a crocea or maxima). The real estate a coral takes can be controlled easier.

[spsmike]

Originally Posted by Reefland

I would go with some coral. In a tank this size clam growth can become a bit much (even with a slower grower like a crocea or maxima). The real estate a coral takes can be controlled easier.

Yeah I think you may be right. It seems so hard to find a good clam around here.

Any ideas on what you think I should get? I am leaning towards sps or shrooms.

[Samper]

lately I've been drooling over some of the more expensive Yumas but zoanthids are always a nice addition.

[spsmike]

Ever wanted to know what this tank used to look like? When I said that this tank has gone through cycles in its life spans I meant it. Seeing these old shots almost brings a tear to my eye.

[spsmike]

Well, my crazy theory has now come true. My hermit crab is revolting against me. You may remember before in a past thread where I was going to get some icecream late at night and discovered my hermit on the floor all dry but still kicking, well today I discovered the same hermit trying to escape. For those that do not know the history heres a link:

LINK!

Now for the evidence. These pics may be a little graphic so I ask that parents please ask your children to leave the room at this time.

View at your own risk!!!!



He thought he was slick!




Back in he goes..... Keep my eye on em.

[Samper]

HAH! Crazy. Nerites come out of my tank quite often but never a hermit.

[spsmike]

Yeah, I have never had any problems before except this one hermit...