Matt's 20 gallon long

Washburn82 · Nov 18, 2011

Hey all. Have only had this tank for a little over 2 years now. Upgraded from a 12 gallon nano cube after about 3 months into the hobby. Just had to upgrade! I now have a 20 gallon long sump less tank. 30" Lx12"W x13"H. Not much of an upgrade but it gave me a lot more area to let my imagination flow. Have lost a few corals and inhabitants along the way. Especially after my recent move. But, also have learned even more in the process. I can honestly say this hobby has turned into a real passion for me. As I'm sure many of you can relate too. Can honestly say at this point this is the best my tank has ever been. With weekly 12% water changes, daily feeding and regular maintenance. It has become a lot easier for me to keep this little slice of the ocean healthy and flourishing. Enjoy my tank!Not much on the technical side here. Wanted to keep it simple until my next big and final upgrade where this will most likely become a sump.

A 20 gallon long. 30"Lx12"W x13"H
Jebao wp10 wavemaker
Koralia 425 powerhead
aquaticlife 115 protein skimmer
Corallife digital thermometer
Titanium heater for a 30 gallon
Evergrow it2060 fully dimmable programmable full spectrum 3 watt leds

Various inverts and snails

Fish:

Pygmy flame angel
Six line wrasse

Corals:

Torch
Frogspawn
Blastomussa murletti
Toadstools
Various Zoas
Various mushrooms
Green star polyps
Encrusting gorg
Duncan
Few orange/red monti caps

beeguiles · Nov 18, 2011

Is that the marineland led light? Glad to see another person has it! That makes....5 people now...I think.

Washburn82 · Nov 18, 2011

lol its the marineland doublebright! ohh ahh

Waddi · Nov 18, 2011

Looks good! When i first glanced at it for some reason i thought it was a 100+ gallon!! hahaha i think the cube makes it look huge.

Smitty · Nov 18, 2011

Congrats on the upgrade bro...that's gonna be a kick a$$ setup. :)

little_fish · Nov 19, 2011

Looks good! The clowns will love the room!

Washburn82 · Nov 19, 2011

Thanks all! im pretty pumped i cant wait to get it going. :)

Washburn82 · Nov 20, 2011

Got some live rock today to help seed the rest.

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Jmck · Nov 20, 2011

Great job, some excellent aquascaping. I always find that so hard, especially in my cube :P

Washburn82 · Nov 21, 2011

thanks Jmck, im never happy with my aquascaping theres too many possibilities plus i still got 3 fairly large pieces to remove from my 12 gallon nano when its time to put everything in my 20 so i'll probably re-do everything lol

Washburn82 · Nov 21, 2011

Although its not in my new tank yet, its a new addition for my new tank when its ready. A torch coral. I put it in low to medium flow where it almost instantly opened. Taking that as a good sign. My lighting in my 12 gallon is pretty lame.(leds) I have better ones for my 20. Also leds but better quality and brighter.

Washburn82 · Nov 21, 2011

Could someone tell me wht these pink hairs are and if they are beneficial or not.

little_fish · Nov 21, 2011

I cant totally tell what they are, but it looks a lot like an encrusting gorg to me.

Washburn82 · Nov 21, 2011

Its a pink hairlike thing. At night it dissapears completley. And just looks like pink like frosting on the rock when the lights come on, the hairs come out. Not sure if that helps. ill try to get a better picture. Is an encrusting gorg harmful?

little_fish · Nov 21, 2011

nope, i have a bunch of it in my tank. Grows like a weed with no feeding required

Washburn82 · Nov 21, 2011

ok, crazy thing happened today. From my pics you can tell my tanks are side by side. Well, i leave the small front flap of the nano cube off to let some stuff escape, heat, gas etc. Anyways i get home feed my fish as usual. But i cant find my goby....then i look in my new tank and hes swimming laps in it. lol. Apparently he jumped from one tank to the next. Im not sure the odds of that but they gotta be slim. Thought id share. Anybody had anything like that ever happen
?

buddy08 · Nov 21, 2011

only in movies... like finding nemo

little_fish · Nov 21, 2011

Holy crap, that is awesomely lucky!

Washburn82 · Nov 21, 2011

never seen finding neemo. does that happen? lol ya so after some chasing and rock moving i got him back in the old tank. Dont want him in there while cycling.

Washburn82 · Nov 27, 2011

New tank is looking good. Only been a little over a week and my Ammonia levels are around .25-.35 judging by the shade of green. Im curious if thats the highest spike i'll see or not. If there is a general number it will reach before declining. Im in no rush just curious. Also took out a piece of live rock from my 12 gallon nano and put into the new one. And, ripped off some of the old filter i replaced from the old and put it into the filter of my new one. Just tips i read that might help. Also isnt it rather odd that i am already seeing nitrate levels before nitrite levels?

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