13 gal Kitchen Counter Nano - UPGRADED TO 20

[Katrina71]

Do you have any pics of the tower assembly? I'd love to try that.

 

[Jman76]

Do you have any pics of the tower assembly? I'd love to try that.

Sure, thanks! Ill get a few angles

 

[Jman76]

Ice King Duncan

 

[Jman76]

Couple different angles of the zoa tower. Cell phone pics do no justice. Think its finally time to get that DSLR.

 

[flchamp89]

Tank looks great. Corals are doing well.

 

[Jman76]

Tank looks great. Corals are doing well.

Thanks! Few small bumps in the road, but pretty happy with it

 

[Jman76]

Update-adjusted lighting a touch to try to gain some zoa color back. Upped the blues, dropped white and reduced overall by 10%.

 

[Jman76]

Also picked up a Blue Hornet frag on the cheap. Likes the top if the tower so far

 

[Jman76]

New update...added another Rhodactis-lime green. I think Im lacking in this dept. Going to add a couple more to SB. My current Rhodie appears to be finally splitting

 

[Jman76]

Well, it's been a couple of months since updating. Busy with life haha, overseeding a golf course, a deer and elk hunt, the holidays etc.

Here is the latest on my nano...have added a few things including finally some SPS! Tank turns 1 year old on Wednesday. The last 2 months have sen crazy growth. Live rock is slowly disappearing. SPS Ive added are a Bubblegum digi, an unnknown acro, and a Seasons Greetings monti(edge is a little irritated from torch tentacles). Very pleased where this tank is at.

 

[Jman76]

Some updated growth pics. Dont really notice as its happening

SEASONS GREETINGS MONTI CAP (10/6/19 - 1/24/20)

NIRVANA ZOAS (9/26/19 - 1/24/20)

These were the most growth in the shortest time so far. Will add some long term pics...

 

[ScottR]

Nice build and great pics! Time for some updated pics. I love that top down shot

 

[Jman76]

Thanks my friend! Ya, I'm a little behind on the pics...moving some stuff around. Somehow discovered acros

 

[ScottR]

Thanks my friend! Ya, I'm a little behind on the pics...moving some stuff around. Somehow discovered acros

Random acros? That would be a first!!! I’d love to see those pics.

 

[Jman76]

Random acros? That would be a first!!! I’d love to see those pics.

Ill get some up soon. No random, 1st was an Oregon Tort, Rainbow Millie yesterday. Everyone says the tort is slooow. Got some good entrusting going, so far so good

 

[Jman76]

Few more pics. I feel acro addiction starting

 

[Tahoe61]

Looking really really good.

There is no cure for Acropora addiction beware.;Nailbiting

 

[Jman76]

Appreciate it! I need to get my 75 ready, the nano is getting packed haha

 

[Jman76]

Well, went ahead and joined the GHA club a few months ago, not by choice lol. My punishment for feeding like its Thanksgiving (think snowstorm). Long story short, did the typical manual removal, gravel vac etc. Always came back, so felt I needed a killer to combine with the manual maintenance...enter Fluconazole. I ended up double dose, 7 days apart. Wiped it out clean. Made the manual removal so much easier. I also removed the top half layer of sand as I siphoned. Attention has now turned to getting nutrients back up. N has bottomed, P sits around .02-.06. Ironically the tank looked its best just before the GHA when N was 15-20 and P was .1 ish. Next goal is to upgrade: ditch the 13 gallon for a 20 long. 100% sand replacement. Will be attacking any residual algae on rocks as they get pulled...rip clean Brandon429 style. Not anticipating anything major at this point! Nice Vermetids, I know haha

 

[Jman76]

Tried some new aminos, hence the cloudy water. Cleared right up after an hour or so. And here we are today, no traces of GHA. Getting ready for the switch to the 20 long. Nutrients are still low; N=1, P=.04. Must take a bit to get them up? Ive been slowly dosing a little N and P via Seachem Flourish Nitrogen and Phosphorous. Nano is now officially packed. Anything new goes to the 75. I feel like Im going to very suddenly need a frag tank.