Aqualung's 16 Gallon Nano

So I put in a sump/fuge last week, but that wasn't enought.. i need more coral realstate if you know what I mean. So here's a before and after.



To this! Tons of caves for my Wrasse to swin through. Tank is still a little cloudy, cuz I added sand over my crushed coral. Moved my hydor to the back of the tank for improve circulation. I also tried to hide the maxijet fot the skimmer. My plans are an acan or two, blue millie, duncan, and the whole botom o lower mid level will be all zoas.



Starfish board having a meeting about my tank expansion

 

So the tanks clearin up, and for the hell of it I test my water.. Allz good! Last night I had a pod explosion.. looked like mysis. Saw 5 swimmin in the fuge, and 20 minutes later there were 50-100 of them. They made their way to the display tank, and it looked like it was snowing, all thanks to my new sump/fuge. My Coral banded shrimp was going nuts at the top of the rock stack, and I bet he wished he had a little net, but he was doing a good job catchin the little buggers! My LPS were open and closing like crazy too. What a sweet sight!
I also picked up a Blue Manadrin, which eats frozen food. I made my LFS prove it, and sure as anything he was chowin down. I had them quarentine him for me for 2 weeks. He likes brine shrimp, mysis, and Rods food. With my pods going crazy he'll have those to munch on too. So here's some pics!

So I put in a sump/fuge last week, but that wasn't enought.. i need more coral realstate if you know what I mean. So here's a before and after.



To this! Tons of caves for my Wrasse to swin through. Tank is still a little cloudy, cuz I added sand over my crushed coral. Moved my hydor to the back of the tank for improve circulation. I also tried to hide the maxijet fot the skimmer. My plans are an acan or two, blue millie, duncan, and the whole botom o lower mid level will be all zoas.

 

it looks good i like the new rock work

aren't fuges great ?

 

WOW, what a big difference dude, looks sick! Nice job AquaBoy:thumb_up:


Luna

 

Thanks guys. You should see how happy my shrimp and fish are. The back is open a little so they can hide out or pass through. My Wrasse goes crazy, in and out.. through the smallest holes. I put my hydor back there too. Creates a nice current. There's a little whirlpool at the front and center of the tank, where debris collects and swirls around... easy cleaning!
Oh and fuges ARE great Jake! Especially when they are alomst bigger thank your DP!

 

Very nice! I like the changes.

 

nice tank

 

Bad news my Sixline enjoyed my rockwork so much, he flew out of the tank. I found him this morning he was missing for a day.. boo.

 

Little update here. The Mandarin I rescued from the pet store is now benefitting even more now in my 6-line wrasse's absense. There are even more pods now. The pet store was feeding her Hikari gut loaded frozen brine. I feed her with a syringe and airline twice a day. She pigs out!! I'm now using a 50/50 of the frozen brine and mysis. I'm hoping in a week to have her on the mysis. From there I will work on other foods to get her well rounded... literally. Her belly is bigger than when I got her, but we still have some work to do!

 

WOW bro what a LONG way this tank has come! great job and keep the pictures coming love what you got going!