my 10 gal nano

[icereefer]

here's a picture of my 10 gal nano after adding my stock from my 37 gal into my new ten 10 gal, I 've had this tank now for about a month and a half. as you can see, not well but my male and female clown where fanning the sand bottom in there cave they adopted.
Icereefer.

[upstoday]

Very cool. If you don't mind me asking Icereefer, what is the general cost to set up a small nano like that. Just as far as the tank, lights and filter are concerned. What kind of filter do you use on something on like that?

[Terry]

Thats very awesome . . . what kind of coral is the one that is the highest up? (the deep purple-red that is surround at the base with the shrooms)

[icereefer]

well the tank stand and every thing but some of the LR was given to me ,but I can give you a some what run down on it.
my lighting is a Smartlite retrofit 32 watt kit.there around 55 bucks. I'm running a seaclone skimmer with a 1200 maxi-jet upgrade on it ,,I don't want to here about the skimmer, it was free and it is doing a pretty good job, :lol: there a round 100 bucks. I'm using a Minipower filter and a foam block insert.around 12 bucks. maxi-jet 600 powerhead. and about 20 to 25 lbs of LR. around 125 bucks worth.and about a 3" sand base. around 30 bucks worth there too. tank and stand I suppose you could pick up for a round 50 to 60 bucks,there's around 400 in this tank not counting the corals and fish I added.

[icereefer]

Thats very awesome . . . what kind of coral is the one that is the highest up? (the deep purple-red that is surround at the base with the shrooms)
that's not a coral it's a red macro I think it's Halymenia.

[Terry]

What is a red macro? I have never heard of one before. . . it looks very awesome though.

[icereefer]

What is a red macro? I have never heard of one before. . . it looks very awesome though.here you go this will show you a little about macro's. macro's are good algaes that people have in there tanks or refugium for display and to help pull phosphates and other nutrient exports from the waters in your tank
http://www.coralforum.com/ftopic2404.html

[Terry]

icereefer

Thanks for the thread . . . I really like that red one. So you can just place that in your tank? Do your fish eat it?

[icereefer]

ya herbivores will. heck my clownfish even nip on it once in awhile. and my inverts munch on it to once in awhile too. my green algae gets low.
icereefer

[Sugar Magnolia]

Looks great iceereefer. Those clowns will do daily excavation at the entrance to the cave to keep it just how they like it. I tried for about a week to put the sand back from where my clarkii used to excavate, but it would go right back and dig out another trench. Needless to say, I gave up and just dealt with the sandstorm.

nice looking gsp btw!

[icereefer]

thanks, ya that pair has been with me now for about a year and a half. I know there habit's pretty much like my kids. :lol: know I take that back I think I know there habits better then my kids. :lol:
icereefer

[cich1]

i don't know how old your kids are but you may not want to know all their habits :lol:

[MikeS]

looks great! You definately have a talent for aquascaping, Jim.... :D

Mike

[FishinInTheDark]

Jim: Very nice! I agree that the red macro looks striking there!

Conni

[icereefer]

looks great! You definately have a talent for aquascaping, Jim.... :D

Mike
laymans term; I now how to throw LR in my tank and get luck were it lands. :lol: :wink:
Thanks all for the nice comments

[icereefer]

i don't know how old your kids are but you may not want to know all their habits :lol:
that's true there all grown up now and have there own families. I'm grandpa I get the privilege to spoil there kids and then send my grand kids home...... :wink:
I always told my kids if you don't listen, you will pay for it later. :lol: :lol:

[cich1]

i suppose the best revenge is when they have kids of their own :wink: i have a son that just turned 19 and my girls are 11 and 9 so no grandkids here yet

[Condiman]

Looks Great