Neo Nano startup

[Lotus]

The box in the center is a waterfall return. the water flows over it into the tank. The overflows are the smaller boxes on either side.

 

[strout]

I see the water coming over the waterfall now that you have said that. Really seems like a pretty good idea as a way to have more water in the system, you could most likely add a piece or two of live rock in there if you wanted.

 

[Lotus]

Update time. We've had a little algae, still working on it. It's receding. We had a bunch of frags come through the tank that we since took to the LFS.

This is from sometime in September, I think:

Green tubipora. Not a great pic of it:

Regular xenia (in front), blue xenia (behind)

Chalice coral coloring up:

The tank's only fish, a scooter dragonet:

Full tank shot from today:

 

[TRe]

very nice... i have a vision stuck in my head of that tiny piece of regular xenia covering everything in there! lol j/k

 

[Lotus]

It's odd. The blue xenia is growing like crazy. The regular xenia hasn't grown at all.

Both are on a rock in the center that's separated from everything else.

 

[CRACKERMAN]

how can you put those corals in there before it is set and amonia free it takes a time of year and you did it in 1 day
and nobody stopped you ....

 

[strout]

Looks nice, what is that Green SPS coral in the first pic, I like that one, looks like you got rid of it though. The Sun Coral looks like a really nice piece along with those (forgot what they are called) the green flower things in your second pic. Anyway, thanks for posting

 

[Lotus]

Crackerman: The rock was mostly from a well-established tank. It's very different setting up a tank that way as opposed to using "new" cured rock. There never was an ammonia spike in the tank. I was testing/monitoring. Because there was basically nothing in the tank producing ammonia, the ammonia was undetectable.

Strout, that's not an SPS in there, it's a green sinularia (with its polyps retracted). We have a huge one in the other tank, and have been fragging it. We've been moving a few frags through the tank and selling them through the LFS or giving them away or selling them at local auctions.

 

[strout]

LOL Thought it was an SPS but either way it looks really nice.

 

[strout]

Just for my own edification, a sinularia is a soft coral (right or wrong?) How do you go about fragging it? I ask because, if you look at the pics I posted of my tank (FTS), the second pic, I thinks its called a Devils Hand but not really sure, the white coral looking thing on the left side of my tank is starting to get big and at some point I will beable to frag it. I am guessing that you have to frag it, that it dosn't drop babies out of its branches. I don't really have to frag it, I would like to at one point, just to do it one time.

 

[Lotus]

Yes, sinularia is a soft coral, like a leather or toadstool. Basically, you cut arms off with sharp scissors or scalpel, then use thread or toothpicks to attach it to a piece of rock or a frag disc/plug. Most leathers slime too much for glue or epoxy putty to work.

 

[strout]

So, what you are trying to do is to strap the frag down onto a piece of LR or what ever you are going to use as a base so that it can't move, and it will over time attach itself to the plug. I just knew you were going to say glue it, glad I asked.

 

[Lotus]

Our scooter dragonet decided to go carpet surfing today. I'm so bummed

 

[jjqs11]

Our scooter dragonet decided to go carpet surfing today. I'm so bummed

Damn, that sucks.
Gorgeous stuff in the tank bro, how much does just one of the corals cost?
I haven't bought any yet, tank is a day old.

 

[Lotus]

The corals vary in price. Lately, I haven't spent more than about $30 for a coral. I've been doing some fragging and it tends to keep me in corals.

I think the last time I bought a coral was maybe August.

 

[tom91970]

Nice looking tank! Sorry to hear 'bout the scooter, though.