Project Lazarus: My TL450

Aquaman · 27 Mar 2013

Hey everyone.

Time to start sharing pics of my nano tank. Hope I am posting in the correct forum.

So as I have mentioned I bought this tank from a guy who had no time to maintain the tank. Not much in the tank except for some shrooms and aptasia.

The guy I bought it from actually suggested I visit the MASA site for advise and ideas.

MistaOrange · 27 Mar 2013

Well you came to the right place looking good so far. As for the aptasia get a syringe with a needle & nuke the aptasia with white spirit vinegar remember 1ml vinegar for every 100L saltwater.

MistaOrange · 27 Mar 2013

Those watermelon shrooms look cool BTW.

Aquaman · 27 Mar 2013

I let the tank run for a week. During that time I chatted with the guys at the LFS and get advise on how to rehabilitate the tank.

First step was to clean the tank. So I removed the LR and put it in a bucket with water from the tank. Then I placed the substrate into another bucket.

Cleaned the coraline off the glass, added the substrate and LR then filled the tank with new saltwater.

Aquaman · 27 Mar 2013

Sorry guys perhaps I should have started this thread the other way around. :blush:

My tank is looking like this now.

hiema · 27 Mar 2013

looking good

Morak · 27 Mar 2013

Hi bud, tank looks great. Keep an eye on the temp as these tanks tend to heat up during the day, a fan is a good idea.

Zuna · 27 Mar 2013

looking awesome

Aquaman · 27 Mar 2013

@MistaOrange yeah the shrooms have really taken off.

Aquaman · 27 Mar 2013

@Morak yes on the really hot days I open the lid and use a fan.

Morak · 27 Mar 2013

Aquaman said:
@Morak yes on the really hot days I open the lid and use a fan.

On mine i removed the flap and placed a fan there. Fan is on the same timer as the lights. Heater is set to 26 and the tank is stable at that temp.

Aquaman · 27 Mar 2013

I also did this mod to the lid.

Helps to suck out all the heat generated by the internal components(transistors/resistors???).

Aquaman · 27 Mar 2013

Morak said:
On mine i removed the flap and placed a fan there. Fan is on the same timer as the lights. Heater is set to 26 and the tank is stable at that temp.

Do you have the fans blowing onto the water?

Charl_Stanhope · 27 Mar 2013

Aquaman said:
@MistaOrange yeah the shrooms have really taken off.

Awesome pic and what a nice improvement. Well done. :thumbup:

Morak · 27 Mar 2013

Aquaman said:
Do you have the fans blowing onto the water?

Yes, fan blows onto the water. Only prob with that is more evaporation occurs.

Aquaman · 27 Mar 2013

Yeah I was rather shocked at the water loss using a fan.

Aquaman · 27 Mar 2013

Charl_Stanhope said:
Awesome pic and what a nice improvement. Well done.

Thanks!

I was amazed after about 2 weeks from my first water change I started understanding when one says 'live rock'

Have some GSP and Zoa's suddenly start growing from nowhere.

It is so rewarding watching my tank as it transforms from what it was into something amazing.

Lol and I only have a nano tank..

Aquaman · 27 Mar 2013

Before and after pics after I got my Pepermint shrimps.

Got them on the 16th of this month... by the 21st I woke up to find my tank clean of Aptasia. :slayer:

MistaOrange · 27 Mar 2013

Nice those peppermints really did a great job.

Mc · 27 Mar 2013

Looks good, I also have some of those green striped shrooms and they have multiplied like weeds.