reefrunner's new 20L nano

[reefrunner]

As many problems as I've had with this tank, I do believe the end of the 2.5 month cycle is coming to an end, so hopefully I will be adding more things sooner than later.

Equipment
-AllGlass Aquarium 20 long aquarium
-DIY HOB refugium run by a Rio 1100 pump
-Aqua-C Remora skimmer with MaxiJet 1200 pump
-Surgemaster wavemaker
-Custom Sea Life Prism Pendant ( 1 X 250W MH [XM 20k lamp] and 2 X 32W PC CSL "true" actinics)
-DIY open topped canopy to reduce light spillage
-6" clip on fan to cool the water
-100W Visitherm heater
-Red Sea coral pro reef salt

Live Stock
-37lbs of Live Rock
-1.5 - 2" live sand
- 1 skunk cleaner shrimp
- nassarius, cerrith, Astrea snails
-assorted "reef safe" hermit crabs

I think I'll start cycling the quarantine tank this week, hopefully it goes better than this tank!

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[reefrunner]

Well, this tank finally cycled, I put a couple of corals in around Labor Day and they died pretty quick, so the notion that is was done and there was something interfering with the testing kits was a wrong one. I thought it was done again a couple of months ago, and bought a damsel and put it in the tank, ammonia immediately spiked and I was sure the poor fish was toast, especially when the cleaner shrimp died, but she has pulled through and the tank finally tests at zero. I am going to do several water changes over the next couple of months (gonna make absolutely certain it's ready) and then add some corals and another fish. This is a first for me, never had a tank that took 8 months to cycle before. It's almost certainly something I did, but I sure cant figure out what it was.

Here are some pics, hope you enjoy them.

Whole tank, the pic is not that great, but I really hadn't planned on doing a whole tank shot.

The damsel that had been given up for dead.

There are bunches of snails in the tank, here is a little nassarius snail. Pic is not that great, but was having to shoot down and the angle to the glass distorted/softened the image.

Some tube worms. These are all over the tank, and have been for several months.

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[whippetguy]

Sorry that you've had such a long cycle. Your photos are fantastic.

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

Great pics & lovely tank & fish

thanks for sharing !!!