As most of you already know I moved to Northern Virginia for almost a year for a job (big mistake). In the process I had to sell off my 40g breeder and sent my drygoods off to my LFS to be sold.
So now that I am back home in Florida, I stopped by my LFS today (the Fish Bowl in Longwood, FL) to check up on my buddy Greg. He knew I didn't have a tank yet and as a welcome gift he gave me a Via-Aqua 11 Gallon set up. So now comes the fun stuff.
Specs:
Via-Aqua 11 Gallon Nano
15 inches in length
9.75 inches in width
17.75 inches in height
18 watt PC actinic
18 watt PC 100k daylight
HOB Filter converted to a fuge
The first wet run is a success and boy is this thing quiet! I plan on keeping it on a nook in my kitchen since my art studio is so damn hot during the day. Besides, oil paint and saltwater don't mix.
So far I am thinking perhaps I should look into devoting this tank to native Florida flora and fauna to help motivate my art. However, I am sure my 2 year old son will have something to say about that (and that something comes in the form of a nasty little four letter word... "Nemo, daddy. NEMO!") So I am thinking aquacultured Florida rock with the hopes of getting some purple gorgonian like I had before the move along with some other Florida goodies. I would love to get a pair of small gobies and perhaps a banded coral shrimp.
Thoughts and suggestions are welcomed!
Pics on the way soon, until then here is a generic pic of the aquarium.