10 Gallon Nanotank

[Lynden]

Hello, long time since I've posted a topic, but I thought I'd better take some pictures of this thing before it turns into a hair algae lawn.

The tank is a mere 3 days old, and until this morning it looked pretty inhabitable. Unfortunately the pH is steadily rising. It's at around 8.4 now, which is still liveable (even preferable to some organisms), but if the trend continues it will soon become uninhabitable.

The tank has 30 watts of lighting, white and blue, and 250-300 GPH flow. There is a large external filter on the back that functions as a sump, and houses the heater and thermometer. I may add another external filter to function as a refugium, or just convert the present filter into one. I have had great success with these types of refugiums before.

Most of the rock is home made. It is the likely culprit for the pH rise; I guess 8 months of curing wasn't enough. I suppose the rock needs to be in liquid water to cure properly...

The tank will house a Frogfish (probably Antennarius maculatus), Zebra Hermits, various Snails, and various Corals, many of which will be non-photosynthetic.

Angled front view;

Different angle;

Side views;

View of a rock;

Looking out from the cave in the corner;

Full tank view (in real life the colours of the rock don't contrast so much);

So....?
-Lynden

 

[new2saltyfish]

i like the positioning of the rocks. Itll probably be hard to find the frogfish once it's in though lol. I like that what seems to be white dead coral.

 

[atmmachine816]

i would have to say a much different looking tank than what your used to seeing. Looks very good though. are you planning on adding anymore rock or no?

So I see your going to try some hermits, let us know how they do if you get a frogfish with them.

Looks good, keep us updated.

 

[n3ont3tra]

Most of the rock is home made. It is the likely culprit for the pH rise; I guess 8 months of curing wasn't enough. rolleyes.gif I suppose the rock needs to be in liquid water to cure properly...

How do you make rock?

 

[chrissaysyes]

heh, make me some looks great!

 

[Lynden]

i like the positioning of the rocks. Itll probably be hard to find the frogfish once it's in though lol. I like that what seems to be white dead coral.

It is dead coral, taken from a beach in Hawaii. I was told when I got home that it's supposedly illegal to bring that kind of stuff back; maybe the customs people just liked me?

i would have to say a much different looking tank than what your used to seeing. Looks very good though. are you planning on adding anymore rock or no?

So I see your going to try some hermits, let us know how they do if you get a frogfish with them.

Looks good, keep us updated.

I strive to be different. Thank you.

I will keep the thread updated.

Most of the rock is home made. It is the likely culprit for the pH rise; I guess 8 months of curing wasn't enough. I suppose the rock needs to be in liquid water to cure properly...

How do you make rock?

Well first you take some cement, put it together with some chicken food (oyster shells), then place it on a bed of shells. You then wait for it to dry, and then begin the lengthy curing process.

heh, make me some looks great!

I could maybe send you a little if you'd like... but it won't be for I while and I can't predict when it will be available, as the rest of the rock - I made a couple hundred pounds of it; what you see in the nano tank is perhaps 1/20th of the total amount - is either destined for my 90 gallon or is encased in a multi-tonne block of ice.

You would have to pay for the shipping, also. Other than that I wouldn't charge anything for it.

-Lynden

 

[SkiFletch]

Yeah, true lime-removal cure usually needs water to speed up the process . Good luck with the pH. Those customs guys usually dont care about dead coral, its live animals, drugs, weapons, and bonds they're really concerned with, not the vacationer bringing back some shelf piece souveniers.

Tank looks great though, love the scape