my 24gallon chunk of reef

[jstan]

Well... I wasn't going to start a tank thread untill the new tank was actually set up and running. But that project is now creeping into it's third year of waiting... So here's my current chunk of the reef.

24 gallon tank 36"x12"x12"
Aquaticlife 36" 4 lamp T5 HO running 2-stock actinic lamps, 1-fiji purple, and 1- aquablue special+ ( Ithink)
2x exocotic stunner strips royal blue
1-aquaclear 70 HOB filter w/sponge(gets cleaned weekly), carbon, and some rubble.
2-3" deep sand bed
1- K1 power head
and a heater

Stock
a few hermits
a trio of snails( plus a growing population of baby snails)
1- yellow wacthman goby "Grumpy"

And then theres the coral.
Montis, an acro, toadstool, zoas, lobo, chalice, honeycomb coral, favia's, acan echinata, and I know I'm forgetting some stuff.

Pretty basic setup, been running over three years now. Mostly softies, but steadily creeping over to the lps/sps side of reefkeeping. Will get some pics up soon.
http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc466/jasonstan3/new%20pics/100_5601.jpg

[Heidi]

Can't wait to see some pictures!! Sounds like a nice little tank. :big_grin:

[MizTanks]

I can't believe you got baby snails! What kind are they? What Heidi says, we want pics! Happy to have you here too :)

[Sir Patrick]

Looking forward to pics also!

How ya like those stunner strips?

[jstan]

the stunner strips are amazing, cant wait to save up for 2-4 more...
Pics will come, its hard getting things posted when working the graveyard shift. But I have tommorow off so maybe some pics after I get home from work tonight/mon morning , and get the driveway cleared.

Yea the babies are about a year old now, there all from my one Cerith Snail (Cerithium sp.), and are slowly growing bit by bit. The other three snails I have in there are Nassarius Snails.

[jstan]

Here's some old pics, should have some updated pics soon.
http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc466/jasonstan3/100_5039.jpg
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[jstan]

http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc466/jasonstan3/100_5285.jpg
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[jstan]

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn190/jasonstan/100_5223.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn190/jasonstan/100_4731.jpg
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn190/jasonstan/100_4712.jpg
this is a really old pic, over a year old now I think. The tank has gone through many many changes since then. I'll try to get an updated FTS fri morning hopefully.

[Sir Patrick]

Looking forward to a new full tank shot!

That acan enchinata....that the one ya got from me???? I was told it was likely an orange crush! Looks like yours could be an orange crush, or at least very similar.

[creefer]

Looks good. I look forward to seeing that new fts!

[jstan]

http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc466/jasonstan3/new%20pics/100_5601.jpg
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[jstan]

http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc466/jasonstan3/new%20pics/100_5620.jpg
this guys already making a huge comeback from when I first picked it up, and it feeds like crazy. Can't wait to see it fully healed.
http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc466/jasonstan3/new%20pics/100_5623.jpg
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[jstan]

http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc466/jasonstan3/new%20pics/100_5542.jpg
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[jstan]

http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc466/jasonstan3/new%20pics/100_5597.jpg
a couple of the tanks newest fish
http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc466/jasonstan3/new%20pics/100_5652.jpg

And finally some pics of the tank enjoy.

Chris no thats not the one you gave me. It was buried by a old turbo snail I used to have, and was a gonner by the time I found it. The candy canes, went from 3 to 12, then I traded them to a local store for some more live rock. The acan there is a Rainbow echinata that I got from LGBenny( I think thats his screen name) at the Masm swap about 3 years ago. I'll try and find an old pic so everyone can see how much it's grown.

[jstan]

heres when I first got the rainbow acan

[Sir Patrick]

Tank is lookin awsome!!!!

[jstan]

Thanks Chris, it took a lot of effort, learning, and quite a few mistakes to get it here. But the cyano is finally gone(two year battle...yay me!!). However it's all about to get torn down.... And almost all the zoas are going bye bye....Kinda getting tired of wasting money just to see them grow a ton, then melt away, then grow, then melt.....stupid zoas.

'Cause the new 60 breeder is out of the basement, on the stand and filled with water. Just waiting on funds to buy new sand. And then of course the cycle. The new tank will be mostly LPS and SPS, with one or two leathers. And a few of the zoa colonies I just can't part with....( I know I know there just so hard to give up...)

But the upgrade has officially started. And I have to say its taking everything I have to not jump start things and rush right into it, especially when I have to sit here and look at a tank full of water with nothing in it. But I've waited over two years for this to happen, so I guess I can wait a little longer. That being said I believe a new tank thread is needed now.

[Sir Patrick]

An upgrade??? Sweet!!!

[dlhirst]

It's a great looking tank you have... ALMOST a shame to take it down. But, if your building bigger, I am sure it will be swell!

[cephalotus]

Nice little tank, you have some nice stuff good luck on the upgrade.

[jstan]

some new things for the tank, thanks Kees..

[Sir Patrick]

Nice pick ups man!!!

[Corvette Reefer]

very nice tank! like it alot!

[jstan]

And some pics of the tank...
http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc466/jasonstan3/new%20pics/100_6049.jpg
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[jstan]

My bleached out, still recovering $10 dollar chalice from the trop. When I first got it it was all the same color as the outer rim, with a little bit of purlpe. Still has alot more coloring up to do, but it's making a nice come back.
http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc466/jasonstan3/new%20pics/100_6056.jpg
Orange eye favia
http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc466/jasonstan3/new%20pics/100_6066.jpg
the tank
http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc466/jasonstan3/new%20pics/100_6099.jpg
http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc466/jasonstan3/new%20pics/100_6098.jpg
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My my my....what a little light fixture over that tank..... shouldn't there be a bigger one? Well yes, yes there is a bigger one. It's hanging above the new tank.....

[jstan]

http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc466/jasonstan3/new%20pics/100_6100.jpg
left side
http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc466/jasonstan3/new%20pics/100_6085.jpg
middle'ish
http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc466/jasonstan3/new%20pics/100_6088.jpg
right side
http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc466/jasonstan3/new%20pics/100_6086.jpg

http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc466/jasonstan3/new%20pics/100_6101.jpg

can you believe all that coral was in my little 24gallon, along with everything still in the 24gallon.

[Sir Patrick]

Pretty cool tank ya got set up there!

[MizTanks]

Doesn't even look like there's water in that tank-lol-great looking corals-if ever your in need of re-homing-lol