Jon's 12g AquaPod

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Equipment:
12 gallon Current USA AquaPod
20" Current USA 70w SunPod w/ 70w Ushio 14K bulb
20" Current USA Satellite w/ a single 40w Dual Actinic PC bulb
Reef Octopus BH-100 Hang-On-Back style Protein Skimmer
MaxiJet 900
Power Sweep 212

Additives:
Instant Ocean Salt -used since tank setup with RO water
Seachem Reef Complete -dosed 1/2 capful 2 to 3 times a week, and a capful to each gallon of waterchange water
Seachem Reef Builder -dosed 1/16 tsp. 2 to 3 times a week, and 1/16 tsp. added to each gallon of waterchange water
Seachem Reef Plus -dosed a half capful 2 to 3 times a week
RO water for top ups -typically a quart needed every 2 to 3 days

Live Stock
Orange Tail Damsel, Chrysiptera cyanea
Money Cowries, Cypraea moneta

Earliest pic I have of the tank, May 31, 2006

More recent pic taken January 14, 2007

 

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Corals as of January 14, 2007

New Acan lord

Old Acan lord

Acropora chesterfieldensis, camera can't capture the neon yellow green color

 

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Zoa/Paly frag bed left to right

Zoa/Paly bed close-ups

 

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[fishes2889]

Very nice Jon...

Thats a huge acan colony as well. How long have you had it?

Steve

 

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Here's a pic of when I first bought the Acan colony, around the middle of June 2006. It's getting close to being twice the size it was when I first got it.

 

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Three new frags that came this morning from Reef Envy. Still adjusting to their new home, so I guess this is kind of a teaser. I'm "zoa-sitting" these for an incredible friend who doesn't yet have a tank, but saw something he liked that took me by surprise...

The Line Up

 

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Close-Ups

Herman Reds (best freebie I've ever gotten!)

Alien Eyes (I think, unmarked freebie)

Envy Orange

 

[ct_vol]

One word... REDICULOUS!!! Sweet additions... Gorgeous in general...

 

[MarvinsReef]

very very nice collection and tank jon... I see all is doing well in your tank.. I recognized a few pieces...

hey man, keep up the good work...

 

[kpax]

Very nice!

 

[Reefwifey]

Wow! Its really neat to see your tank in the beginning vs now, it looks great. you have some beautiful zoas, the acans are stunning.

 

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The new grandis I found at a LFS:

 

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Some new Envy Orange Pics, last pic is an "Orange People Eater" aka RPE

 

[Azurel]

That looks awsome Jon.....Keep up the good work.

 

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Newest addition, a reddish-orange and green Ricordia yuma.

 

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Updated Tank Shots

 

[MarvinsReef]

getting better and better Jon...

 

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Update Time

New corals, a green polyped birds nest and "Neon Mellow Yellow" zoas:

 

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Finally got a good shot of my Baby Blue Stag:

Random Top Down shot:

Envy Orange finally coloring up, and under actinic supplimentation:

And finally, an Updated FTS with actinic supplimentation: