36g Corner Reef

[Cherish]

The tank has been up and running for just shy of six months now. I've got to say I'm pretty pleased with my first effort! :wink:

Tank Setup:
36g glass corner tank
AquaC Remora HOB skimmer
2x Penguin PHs
Converted Whisper EX45 filter into HOB mini-fuge
175W 15K DIY pendant halide fixture with PFO ballast (XM bulb)
35 lbs LR
25 lbs live sand

Fish:
2x maroon clowns (Daisy & Duke)
1x pajama cardinal (Victoria)
1x lawnmower blenny (Blen)
1x royal gramma (Dolly)
1x hi fin red banded goby

Inverts:
1x red banded pistol shrimp (Tigg)
1x purple squamosa clam (Kermit)
5x cleaner clams
10x bumblebee snails
10x turbo snails
5x scarlet hermits
5x blue hermits
1x peppermint shrimp (Peppie)
1x blue tuxedo urchin (Tux)
1x serpent starfish (Octopus)
5x nassarius snails
1x little bear conch
1x skunk cleaner shrimp

Coral:
<3 Zoas/Palys <3:
Ding Dang morph
Fire & Ice
Lunar Eclipse
Pink Flamingos
LOTR
Darth Maul
Fruity Pebbles
Hot Tomales
Eagle Eye morph
Dragon Eyes
Neon Spots
Red Wine/Ruby Red morph
Pink Zoot Suits
Sunflowers
Tubbs Blue
Spider Man
X-Men
Mohawks
Mellow Yellows
Pink Sparklies
RPE
OPE
PPE
Blue Angels
Strawberry Wins
Candle Apple Reds

LPS:
Sun polyps
8 headed purple/green Blastomussa Merletti
2 headed red/green Blasto
6 headed Duncans
Purple-tipped Frogspawn
Pink-tipped Torch
Red Candy Canes
PSTME chalice
Softies:
Green Polyp Toadstool
Pulsing Xenias
Christmas Tree
Various assorted ricordeas
Various assorted yumas
Various hairy/warted mushrooms
1x Toxic Mushroom
Blue Snowflake Polyps

Day 1

Day 20

I didn't take any pictures of my DIY projects... but between three and four months I converted the filter and changed the lighting. This picture is the day I installed the new light!

 

[Cherish]

My fish are Wings fans! But here's a recent FTS (not wonderful, but my camera's batteries died after this shot):

 

[revhtree]

I like your aquascaping! You can see it better in the last pic!

 

[Cherish]

Just a couple of my favorite tank members:

The happiest Xmas tree I've ever seen.

Toadstool with what looks like a bare butt on the stem.

 

[Cherish]

The fishes! I was really bored at work....

 

[twinspots_goby]

I like your Xmas tree.

 

[subielover]

Looks nice, any thoughts on adding some more rock? It would really allow for some more coral placement and of course aid in filtration.

 

[Cherish]

Yes to the rock, but it's hard to get pieces in the shape I'd like around here without paying a ridiculous amount for shipping. The next time I head up to Grand Junction I plan to find a few thin pieces that I can drill some small holes in to put frags. That and I'd like to get the rock structure a bit higher. I do plan to get more rock though!

Thanks for looking, guys! :kiss:

 

[subielover]

Sounds like a plan. Have you considered drilling the rock? I did so in my last tank set-up and couldn't be happier with the height and structures we were able to make. At least something to consider. Good luck with your tank.

 

[Cherish]

Sounds like a plan. Have you considered drilling the rock? I did so in my last tank set-up and couldn't be happier with the height and structures we were able to make. At least something to consider. Good luck with your tank.

I absolutely plan to do that! :bigsmile:

 

[Cherish]

Ric rock coming along! I haven't stuck them to the rock yet, but there's what I have for it.

 

[seascape]

very nice

 

[Cherish]

So last night I saw my goby rip my large serpent starfish limb from limb. It was pretty gruesome. I think I'm going to ask the LFS if she'll take him because he's too much of a terrorist for my tank. Pulling the severed limbs out of the tank was interesting because they were all still moving... He's also killed various hermits, snails and cleaner clams.

My BTA ate two cleaner shrimp and two peppermint shrimp, eesh.

 

[akabryanhall]

Hey Cherish! great looking tank so far. I have always loved corners, and that christmas tree is amazing. as far as adding rock, you don't have to add live rock, just find a nice porous piece of dead rock and add it. in time it too will become live as organisms spread to it. I would go slowly. You could make your own as well. anyshape you want

 

[BlazinNano]

That X-Mas Tree is awesome! I need to find something like that.

 

[Cherish]

Some changes in tankland! I got rid of Oscar the goby for being a huge bully and just a jerk in general. The LFS happily took him for store credit and I have ordered a hi fin red banded goby/pistol shrimp pair to replace him. I've added a few more yumas and a couple more zoas/palys as well as about 5lbs more of LR. Cleaner shrimp were $20 off at the not-so-LFS last night so I picked one up to replace the two the anemone ate. Here are some images of the new additions!

Without flash.

With flash.

Mushroom corner with Peppie.

Ric rock.

 

[Cherish]

Horizons from Reefpets.

My first hitchhikers from my first piece of LR. <3

The chalice is actually growing!

 

[lvsuckerfish]

looks great I like the clowns names lol daisy dukes lol

 

[Reef 5etup]

Very nice setup cherish!!
One of my tanks is 54 g corner tank identical to yours!!

 

[Cherish]

Thanks for the comments, I really appreciate it!

For those who were wondering, I got the X-Mas tree from saltwaterfish.com... it looks like they just had some more come in stock this week.

New pictures coming soon... I just got quite a few new things and some more are coming tomorrow!