50cm nano reef

[joe faria]

Today's pics








Some people maybe remember this tank from the old Crypt's Tank.
Setup:
Tank - 50x30x30cm
Light - 2x 24w PC
Filtration - 9kg LR; 5kg crushed coral sand
Heater - 75w Tetra
Circulation - SunSun vibration pump 3000l/h; Aquaclear 20 with filter floss

Fish
bicolor blenny
common clownfish

CUC
blue leg hermit
nassarius snails
cerithes snails
peppermint shrimp

corals
zoanthus sp
mushrooms
gsp
ricordea sp.?

Regards,
Joe Faria

[joe faria]

[Mez]

Looking Good. Perhaps try to get a bit more rock on the left hand side to give a better look of depth in the tank, other than that i think its nice, what lighting are you using?

[Jervis]

Your Bicolour Bleeny is so photogenic... does it swim front and back all the time? Good coralline algae growth

[joe faria]

Looking Good. Perhaps try to get a bit more rock on the left hand side to give a better look of depth in the tank, other than that i think its nice, what lighting are you using?

2x 24W PC 50/50

Your Bicolour Bleeny is so photogenic... does it swim front and back all the time? Good coralline algae growth

Hi mate,
Quite long time...

My blenny it's indeed very photogenic. It stays all day in open areas swimming around

[joe faria]

R.I.P. buddy

[Jervis]

R.I.P. buddy

Oh dear... sorry to hear that

[joe faria]

Today´s pics

[joe faria]

Hi,
Time for an update....
Done some freshwater dips on affected zoanthus sp., and after a weak treatment stop seeing nudi's, although I've lost some polips.

Got some algae growing, but nothing special, so no worries.... just need upgrade my CUC.

Today's pic.


Regards,
Joe Faria

[tflow]

What do you call those "red spots" on the glass? i have it on my tank also but not as many.

Is it advisable to get rid of it....and how? Thanks.

[planted86]

what red spot?? do you mean those coraline algae??
if so, just scrap it away...

btw it is consider a good algae...

[tflow]

Oh ok...i thought it is sort of unsightly ....but then again it is quite hard to scrape it off...

[joe faria]

Hi,
Today's pics and new addition....

While collecting some NSW, I took the chance and caught this little fellow.


And my tank with some algae


Sorry for the blurry pics

Regards,
Joe Faria

[joe faria]

[onizukaa]

nice coraline algae! you dosed purple up?

[joe faria]

nice coraline algae! you dosed purple up?

Hi,
No purple up.... or anything else. I just keep with 2x a week 30% wc with natural sea water.

[joe faria]

Hi,
Got some news....
By the way he's not the king of the tank anymore. Today I colected some NSW and few new friends from a shallow pool.

Take a look.



Caught a ermit crab, honestly I thought it was a snail, only noticed it was a crab at home.


Hannibal inspecting new mate and he attacks.




But something happened.... Hannibal lost his battle and he's running away.... Incredible. Just have a look at the video
crab running away

New crab in a new shell




Regards,
Joe Faria

[Jervis]

Really envy you having access to all these critters... collecting your own livestock can be so much fun

Those hermits can be really nasty... real serial killers

[Fuzzy]

Wow nice pics. What kind of shrimp was that you captured, any idea?

[joe faria]

Hi Fuzzy,
It's known by common prawn here or Palaemon serratus. Beautiful and reefsafe.