J's ADA 60-F, "A Simple Life".

[dknydiep]

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to introduce myself. I've been doing freshwater planted tanks for quite some time now, and finally pulled the trigger and started my first saltwater tank. It also made the start easier, considering that I already had the tank, filter, and lily pipes.

I am going for a minimalist look, with 2 "islands" for my corals, as well as minimal equipment in the tank. The only issue I see is that I get a little bit of surface film. I've been looking for the Mame Skimmer, but can't locate one in the U.S.

I'm brand new to this so any comments/critiques are welcome.

Equipment

ADA 60-F (Approx. 8.6G)
Cal Aqua Labs 13mm Lily Pipes
Eheim Ecco 2232
2 x Evils' Par 38, 20k and 12k
Hydor In Line Heater

Corals

To be honest, I have no idea what any of the names are, so help is much appreciated!
Green Star Polyp

Inhabitants

3 Sexy Shrimp
Various Cleaner Crew
2x Clowns

Thanks for looking at J's "A Simple Life".

 

[dknydiep]

Tank as of 8/15/11

Left side

Right side

Vortex

Some sort of brown zoo (name?) with 2 sexy shrimp

2 corals, names?. I made a noob mistake and let the two touch for a second. The zoo looks bad at the point of contact. Are those areas now dead?

GSP

A nice green, purple, and pink zoo. Name?

 

[dknydiep]

Things have been going well as the tank further matures. I've finally finished my light fixture. No more ghetto flood lamp on a 2x4 wood piece haha. I've also added a few more corals since then, as well as 2 clown fish.

FTS

Clown that likes to chill in my Octopus Frog Spawn

Left Side

Right Side

 

[GreshamH]

Do you have surfacing skimming issues with using those lily pipes?

Looks great!!!!

 

[dknydiep]

Not too many for now. I do a 20% wc weekly, and get relatively little scum on the top. I would really like a nano skimmer, but can't find one that suits the look of my tank.

 

[GreshamH]

Jake posted a glass skimmer on Reef Builders a while back that looked elegant.

 

[dknydiep]

Current FTS as of 9/15/11

Grassy coral. ID?

Newest addition, Duncan Coral. Looks great under 20k lighting.

What is this? Is it a coral? I got it free with an equipment purchase.

What is the name for this?

Ninja Nightcrawlers

Can you spot the trio of Sexy Shrimp?

Nice Ricordia 'Yuma'. It's been really spreading out since I got it.

Candy Apple

What is the name of the coral on the left? It looks awesome when the tentacles come out.

Right side

Left side

Really interested to find out what this is as well. The tentacles extend 2-3 inches at times!

and just for fun, my freshwater planted tank with crystal red shrimp and babies.

 

[177ike]

Very cool, unique looking tank. I like the light fixture. Matches your tank well.

 

[gimmito]

Sweet setup !

 

[LeviT]

That's only 8.6g? That is scaled really well. On a lot of the

 

[dknydiep]

Thanks guys! Tank is doing great!

People always think it's a lot bigger when seen in pictures. I have an MP10 in my other tank that I'm going to move over once I sell it. It's another 60-F with sand, rock, coral, and hang on back filter, as well as 2xpar38 20k from nanotuners. Asking $129 for the tank setup, and $160 for the pars. I scrapped my plans to do 2 of these 60-F's side by side, with a scape to make it look like one continuous tank. WIth the amount I've spent on just 1, I can't afford to stock another LOL.