Lol, so yesterday I finally switched the 10 gallon to a 20L. Tank went from a 5, to 10 and now 20. This is going to be as big as it gets.
I kept the majority of the sand (except for the bits covered with cyano), the live rock, any snails in the sand and large enough for me to see, my bleni- Barnabus, my clown- Kirby and my pistol shrimp and goby pair. Also my bubbletip anemone and feather duster worm survived the move, they are attached to the same rock but on opposite sides. I hope the anemone perks up as it has been a bit moody this past month.
For filtration I kept my Fluval 107 but instead of it being the flow for the reverse UGF, I bought a spray bar attachment and am using it mainly for mechanical filtration and water flow.
I am continuing the reverse UGF for the 20L using two Aquaclear 50 reverable power heads to push water into the sand bed. As I took down the 10 gallon I was surprised at the amount of large copepods (think freshwater scuds) living in the UGF space.
I also have the live rock as my bacterial filtration, and all of the sand I transfered over from the 10.
Along with the Hydor nano 240 circulation pump I also added a Sicce wave 1000 as I would like to add corals to this tank. The total current if I include the Aquaclear is a bit over 35 times turnover which is low flow, adequate for the corals I want to possibly add. BTW there was a camal shrimp in the 10, I chose to not put it in the 20 so I could have corals. It was taken to Fish Planet so it can find a new home.
I will be getting a cleanup crew for the tank, snails only as I am not the biggest fan of hermit crabs after the one in my Sister's tank ripped another apart for absolutely no reason, leaving body parts and empty shell littered in the sand.
I am also planning on adding another bubbletip anemone, strawberry conch or two, another feather duster as well as the corals I mentioned above.
More specifically on the coral; I would like to try a larger bubble coral or two medium, devil's hand leather coral, some mushroom coral and possibly a xenia (which is a weed in the coral world and will exist on its very own island away from other corals and real estate, lol. This is one that likes a bit more flow so not 100% on it right now.
Say Hi to Barnabus, my mai-mai looking bleny.
Below is Kirby my male clownfish, lol he is actually photo bombing Barnabus.
The pistol shrimp and goby pair have found their new home, and I will be lucky to see them again...
Below is the last camel shrimp of the 3 I had. Think the other 2 has issues molting or the pistol shrimp got them after molting. Didn't know they were detrimental to most corals but am taking advantage of catching this one to give him to Fish Planet and add corals to my tank.
I am currently enjoying the pristine glass, equipment and substrate know in a couple days I will have rampant diatoms, algae and possibly cyano. I had a small Azoo HOB filled with chaeto to take on any nutrients in the tank and think that led to an imbalance and multiple cyano outbreaks.
