Tharsis' first SW tank ~10 gallon~ new pics 6/21/11

Btw. What is that coral to the left of the clowns in the forth picture?

 

what is your light?

 

That is actually some sort of rock anemone, it is a majano or something similar. They are not as invasive as aiptasia and i personally really like it. I have two of them on that rock. Here is a better pic of it:



That mushroom was not happy being next to it, so i scraped it off and cut into quarters. All 4 frags are growing really well now. ;D

I also like this pic from all the bubbles. It wasn't bubble algae, the rock was actually covered in a red algae that would photosynthesize like mad. So those are all oxygen bubbles. The algae has since been irradicated and I no longer get pearling.

It is a 20" odyssea brand T5HO fixture 4 x 18 Watt bulbs (2 x 10000K and 2 x actinic). I am using the stock bulbs right now, but I have been contemplating replacing the 10000K bulbs.

 

i would really get some more flow in there like someone said, lets everything really breathe gets rid of the filmy water the the aweful bubbles on the rocks

 

Yeah any suggestions on the size of koralia I should get?

Also I kind of liked the bubbles when i had them haha, I liked how the light would reflect off of them

 

Looks great to me!

 

^ thanks

Just wanted to share a couple pics... I gots me some coraline growth yeehaa haha


This piece of rubble was completely devoid of anything when i stuck it in the tank


The shower caddy getting loaded up.

And a couple random pics:

My bland button polyps


Barnacle with nerite egg


I am totally loving this hobby haha. I love planted FW tanks but holy cow, this is sooooo much cooler. It is so much more entertaining to watch my SW tank than my FW. I thiink I spent 20 minutes today just watching my peppermint shrimp cruise around the tank. My wife thinks I am nuts, I just tell her that my tank is more entertaining than anything television has to offer.

 

haha yeah i could never compare i just went directly to saltwater but i imagine its much more fun

 

Koralia nano 240, but it is big. A smaller Rio 120 pump hidden behind some rubble with some tubing and an elbow would take less space

 

koralia nano 240's are not to big and they are powerful very powerful. the one in my 6 gallon blasts the water in the back part of the tank