IM 15 Nano Cube

[E.intheC]

Nice start - will be following along

 

[X-37B]

The peppermint shrimp took care of the 2 aptasia that popped up.
Today I saw, found, and removed 7-8 flatworms.
The rock from the lfs tank breakdown brought them in.
Started dosing KZ flatworm stop.
Still trying to get a pic of the goby.

 

[X-37B]

Current coral list.
Cali tort
Green slimer Yongi
Green slimer Abrolhensis
Potato chip
Spiral monti
Sunset monti
Rainbow Acan E
Purple cyphastrea?
Walt Disney
Green leather

I put the Walt Disney back as it has encrusted the plug

I put the green leather back after it healed

Others:
2 feather dusters
Few snails, hermits, 1 emerald

I will get pics later today when the lights are on.

Transparent Cave Goby Pic

 

[X-37B]

Better pic of the goby who ate my 2 small peppermint shrimp.
The rock has quite a few of these small feather duster worms.

I added another piece of Cali tort and a couple small pieces of orange Setosa.

Moved the WD up and put a green with orange polyp unknown name from lfs in its place.

Added a small piece of yellow Goni.
Will get pics of new corals after they settle.

 

[ralquist]

Looks fantastic, following along! Your other tank is amazing, can't wait to see what you do with this one!

 

[X-37B]

I added 10 drops of flatworm exit and they were swimming around the tank. Blew them off the rockwork and netted at least 100.
I don't see any now.
Added some rox and will take it out in a few days and replace.

Also added a pajama cardinal.
These will be the only 2 fish in this system.
Added 2 more small feather dusters.
Also added skittles bomb cyphastrea to the back wall.

 

[X-37B]

No red planaria seen today. Still alot of pods and coral and fish look good.
Pic of the Pajama.

 

[Tahoe61]

I added 10 drops of flatworm exit and they were swimming around the tank. Blew them off the rockwork and netted at least 100.
I don't see any now.
Added some rox and will take it out in a few days and replace.

Also added a pajama cardinal.
These will be the only 2 fish in this system.
Added 2 more small feather dusters.
Also added skittles bomb cyphastrea to the back wall.

I have been looking at the Skittles Bomb on BRS. I have never had a Cyphastrea so I have been reluctant.
The tank is really coming along quickly.

 

[X-37B]

I have been looking at the Skittles Bomb on BRS. I have never had a Cyphastrea so I have been reluctant.
The tank is really coming along quickly.

Just looked at that piece. Nice!
Why are you reluctant to buy?

 

[Tahoe61]

Just looked at that piece. Nice!
Why the reluctantcy to buy?

Stuck in my ways. I always buy what I know. Never had a Cyphastrea, they are listed as sps, but they don't look like an sps to me. The Skittles sure look unique and colorful.

 

[X-37B]

Picked up this golden gorgonian today.

 

[X-37B]

June first will be 3 months.
Current list

Pajama cardinal
Transparent cave goby

1 emerald crab
3 hermits
2 nassarius
3 Trochus

4 Feather dusters
2 small zoa rocks

Green leather
Gold gorgonian

Spiral monti
Sunset monti

Green Bali slimer
Green abro slimer
Walt disney
Cali tort
Strawberry shortcake
Orange setosa
Potato chip pavona
Cali tort/green monti
Blue digi
Forest fire digi
Orange/blue favia
Purple base Green tips with small red polyps smooth acro

Green eye goni
Pink eye goni
Red goni

Back wall
Rainbow acan e
Skittles bomb cyphastrea
Green eye/purple base psammocora

I have room for 3-4 more and it's ready to grow out.

Pic of my the unknown smoothie.

Cave goby

 

[JumboShrimp]

Seems as if someone went on a shopping-spree! Looking good. :)

 

[X-37B]

Couple more pics

 

[kingranch2003]

Couple more pica

Im just now finding this build thread! You really helped me a lot when I first started. You had great advice ranging from lighting, general aio advice, coral selection, and many other things. You were the one that told me about intank, and I have every product they make for my tank. Im following along, and I can't wait to see where you take this build, my friend. I celebrated my 1 year tankaversary this past week. I appreciate your support and teaching that has helped me a lot along the way.

 

[X-37B]

Im just now finding this build thread! You really helped me a lot when I first started. You had great advice ranging from lighting, general aio advice, coral selection, and many other things. You were the one that told me about intank, and I have every product they make for my tank. Im following along, and I can't wait to see where you take this build, my friend. I celebrated my 1 year tankaversary this past week. I appreciate your support and teaching that has helped me a lot along the way.

Thanks for the kind words.
Your system looks fantastic.
My 150 turns 1 year in a few days.
Here is a pic and the thread.
Thread 'EXT 170 Build' https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ext-170-build.1028084/

 

[kingranch2003]

Thanks for the kind words.
Your system looks fantastic.
My 150 turns 1 year in a few days.
Here is a pic and the thread.
Thread 'EXT 170 Build' https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ext-170-build.1028084/

Appreciate it! Im just starting to focus on sps, as the sandbed and lower part of my rockwork has filled up. I love your mix of colors and growth patterns. I've been wanting to add some montipora palawanensis frags to my rockwork, but the consensus seems to be that it'll consume my small aquascape.

 

[X-37B]

Appreciate it! Im just starting to focus on sps, as the sandbed and lower part of my rockwork has filled up. I love your mix of colors and growth patterns. I've been wanting to add some montipora palawanensis frags to my rockwork, but the consensus seems to be that it'll consume my small aquascape.

When a small system grows in you just trim corals to keep them managed.
You could glue a piece on back wall left side just under the overflow.

 

[X-37B]

Added today
Purple stylo
Green long tent leather
Wild colony frag
Green porites with worm rock.

As of today 27 coral
2 fish

Did a 1g WC and the old water was 6 weeks old and nice and yellow.

So for this small system I am going to do 1g every 2 weeks.

I'm only running filter floss and 2tbs rox.

Maybe 1 or 2 spots for?

Plan is to let it grow out from here.

 

[X-37B]

3 months is 2 weeks and my first look at parameters.
Temp 77
Sg 1.026
Alk 7.3
Ca 370
Mag 1200
Po4 0
No3 0

I wiill adjust mag to 1300
and ca to 420 over a couple days.

Po4 and No3 are not showing on test.
I dose dried phyto once a week and will increase to 2× a week.

I am just now feeding the 2 fish 3 times a day. Not alot but I can feed more now.
Po4 and No3 will probably stay low in this system.

I have growth on several corals. The spiral monti shows nice new growth with the return and powerhead covered in coralline.
Starting to get coralline spots on back wall also.