ChrisRaubs' 80l Nano Hex

Update Time!!!

Sjoe,,, time flies when one have to wait a cycle out!! ;) if i'm not mistaken the tank is now just under or over 2 months old... and by the looks of things it might still be a while... :whistling: So please, if you see GHA in any of the pics below, PRETEND that it's your favourite type of coral.. :lol:

I tell you, i was shit scared to put anything into the tank, thinking that i'll only end up killing it !! :79: but so far no fatalities yet!! :thumbup:

Cluvaria SP. coming along nicely.

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Cleaner Shrimp, aka "Prawn". This oukie does the weirdest and funiest things sometimes, like testing his fate on the turbelle, swimming around thinking his a fish, to thinking he's a hip-hop dancer jumping and swaying from left to right...

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Emerald Crab, aka "my Krap", this one's been claimed by the flat mate as her's,,, She sits and watches him for hours. To me, he's just a lazy little bugger. Got him to help out with the GHA, but he's not bringing his part... :whistling:

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And then last but not least is a Red Legged Hermit Crab, aka "Hermie"... This one is just there, cruising from spot to spot in the aquarium minding his own business, untill today... I was at home today, and whilst watching TV, something against the sillicone caught my eye... Who was it? Hermie... He clawed his way all the way up the bead of sillicone, only to be blown off by the wave pump when he reaches about 80% up... Falls down, and then starts climbing again... after about 4 attemps he gave up. Maybe he realised that his calling is not to be Spiderman! :lol:

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Well,

That's it for now. I've got another surprise, but i'll keep that for a little longer, untill it's closer to the time!! :tt2:
 
looking great, taking it slow is the best way with nanos, keep it up and this will bring you much happiness
 
If you can keep the GHA under control through good husbandry the Emerald will quickly catch up with it and you will start seeing a difference. He will also keep it nice and short until it dies off completely.
 
Hi ChrisRaub's, coming on nicely..

Thanks dorry! Can't wait to stock corals like acans zoas and the likes, but there's something coming in feb, so I'm delaying all stocking untill then... :whistling:

looking great, taking it slow is the best way with nanos, keep it up and this will bring you much happiness

Agreed,,, but it's so hard!!

If you can keep the GHA under control through good husbandry the Emerald will quickly catch up with it and you will start seeing a difference. He will also keep it nice and short until it dies off completely.

Yup, been doin my 10% weekly, added some orca phosphagaurd and siphoning the long pieces off. I think I'm gonna switch to reduced lighting periods as well just to help...

Overall I'm happy!
 
Moooi!!! @ChrisRaubs.... Its really starting to happen! Now the fun begins.

Thanks @Helga !! Actually not,,

O well, might just as well let the cat out of the bag...

I'm doing an upgrade. Already bought everything I need. Paid for the building of the tank etc, nut unfortunately Rene Turk closed up their orders for the year, so we can only get the glass in jan... So now I have to wait through another cycle!!! But it'll be totally worth it! Will post some pics of the plans, and equipment tonight...
 
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The Upgrade Plans

Ok, so after a lot of contemplating, and go ahead from the house mate we've decided to upgrade...

At first she didn't want anything to do with the tank, or the idea of having the tank... But two months into this tank, she start say things like, it would have been nice if the skimmer could be hidden away (BiIiG mistake!!! :lol::lol: ) ...

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As you can see, not very pleasing to the eye... Bottles laying around every where,,, power cables sticking out everywhere etc...

I saw the opportunity, and went for it... First I designed a new stand, and modifications to have the existing tank with a sump... She looks at the designs, and says, if your doing all this effort, why don't you make the tank bigger?:lol:

So ja,,, now we're going bigger... !!! :yeahdude:

Doing a 700 x 700 x 500 cube.

Here's some of the stuff I got already...

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And then the beauty!!!

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So excited with this LED unit!! thanks soo much @bryan for delivering my goods! Your a super hero! :thumbup:

So ja, now the road to a new journey begins... I'll start a new thread in January...
 
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So ja,,, now we're going bigger... !!! :yeahdude:
Every Reefers dream when "permission" is given...:005:..especially when they think it's their idea..:005:..I'm still working on my non-reefer...LOL
 
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