New to R2R Intro - MyAtlantis JBJ 12g Nano Cube

[eitallent]

Hello everyone. I am new to R2R and new to this hobby. I started keeping a nano reef because I saw a cute little 6 gallon JBJ NC on the countertop of my LFS every time I went in. I have a dog and a few cats so my visits were frequent to the LFS. I would spend extra time looking and admiring the corals, fish and especially the miniature reef! I took the plunge and got my 12 gallon JBJ at that same LFS. This was six months ago and I have become addicted! Here are some pictures.

Current FTS

Newly setup 6 months ago:

 

[Mike&Terry]

Welcome to R2R! Your nano looks great and has come a long way in a short time... :bigsmile:

 

[eitallent]

Thank you, Mike&Terry! Now if I could only figure out how to correct my mispelled words on the original post! I am sure I am missing something really easy! LOL:tongue:

 

[revhtree]

Welcome and the tank looks great! Glad to have you here.

 

[justgotwet]

welcome to r 2 r . It looks like you are off to a great start!

 

[revsgirl]

Well hello there!! Welcome to R2R!!


Chasing the Dream Giver, not the dream! Tonya

 

[Mike&Terry]

Thank you, Mike&Terry! Now if I could only figure out how to correct my mispelled words on the original post! I am sure I am missing something really easy! LOL:tongue:

There is a 5 minute window to edit a post. PM me with what you want to correct and I'll take care of it for you.

-Terry :bigsmile:

 

[eitallent]

Thank you all for the warm welcome! :grouphug:

Terry, thanks for fixing the spelling in the title. I would ask that you also fix R@R to R2R in the OP. This is where my lack of typing skills and ADD are going to catch up to me!:nerd:

Here are some pics of my first corals: Then and Now

The obligatory newbie coral, Green Star Polyp

Now

First Zoas (of course)

Now:

Little itty bitty Xenia frag (so cute)

Now:

Video of Xenia
Pulsing Xenia shows off twirling motion with no flow in the tank - YouTube

More later...

 

[AsphaltPays]

Looking good Welcome to R2R!!


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[Betroc2]

Wow, I do love your tank. Wish I had your zoos,:bigsmile:

 

[Mike&Terry]

Great pics and video! Thanks so much for sharing with us...

-M&T

 

[eitallent]

Thank you Betroc2!

 

[eitallent]

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. I got a new webcam and set up a live stream of my Nano reef. If you want to catch a few moments of Skipper my Citron Gobi, Zig, Neon Gobi, Marty Feldman, a Sixline and KArloff my Peppermint come check it out:

MyAtlantis 12g Nano Reef on USTREAM: Relax while watching a colorful reef with fish swimming around the corals.. Fish

I will broadcast for a few more hours tonight. Enjoy.

 

[Squishie89]

Very cool! And very beautiful. I love your citron goby.

 

[Betroc2]

Ha, eitallent, what is the bright yellow coral in the 7th pic down on the far right bottom? Great tank.:clap2:

 

[eitallent]

Looking good Welcome to R2R!!


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Wow, I do love your tank. Wish I had your zoos,:bigsmile:

Thanks for the welcome, AsphaltPays.

Betroc2, If I ever frag some of those Zoas successfully I will have some for trade! I tried cutting some off the rock and botched it. The rock is so hard I could not get under the Zoa mat so I wound up cutting into the polyp. Which ones do you like? When I try again (with bone cutters this time) I will go for those. Thanks for the complement!

 

[eitallent]

Great pics and video! Thanks so much for sharing with us...

-M&T

It is my pleasure and privilege to be here! Thanks for letting me join the party.

Very cool! And very beautiful. I love your citron goby.

He really is adorable. I never new I could grow so attached but Skipper is really easy to love! <3

Ha, eitallent, what is the bright yellow coral in the 7th pic down on the far right bottom? Great tank.:clap2:

That is a yellow ball sponge I call Cheese Puff! At the time I bought him I was unaware that these guys are hard to keep. I got it some Oyster Feast, MicroVert and hopefully it can get some bacteria from the water column. It seems to do well.

Cheese Puff is growing algae for hair. I really do not have enough shade for him.

Here is Skipper in his usual perch where he keeps watch over his domain.

 

[Larobley]

Very nice does yours have leds?

 

[eitallent]

Very nice does yours have leds?

Hi, Larobley.

Yes, I have one Ecoxotic Panorama Pro 16 W 12K white/ Royal Blue and several Ecoxotic stunner strips ( magenta, uv, 453 nm Blue). They run so cool I do not need to run the fans in the hood. These light are good for the softies and LPS but I am not sure they are meant for SPS.

 

[revhtree]

Love little gobies!