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by **Len** » April 12th, 2005, 10:04 pm

Breaker4show's official thread:
Use this thread to document updates to your Nano Reef Buildoff project.
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by **Breaker4show** » April 12th, 2005, 10:15 pm

My setup is a 5.5 AGA! Today is day three since it has been up.

Eqipment:
5.5 AGA Tank
Radioshack 3" Fan
50 watt Thermal Compact Heater
2X32watt RetroKit ( 2-50/50's)
AquaClear300 w/baffle
Base and Hood ( Me and My dad built)
Tropic Marin Salt
LED Moonlight
Aquavase 7watt ( for AC300 Refugium)
Digital Thermometer

Livestock:
8lbs LiveRock ( M.I. , Tonga, Figi)
6lbs Livesand
Handful of Chaeto

I need to finish polying the stand and hood tommorow!The lights should be in by next Wednesday so I am using a flouresent strip for 3 hours a day to keep coralline alive. Refuge light is on 24/7!

Temp: 76-78
Salinity:1.024

All pictures are from Sunday ( day1 of cycle)! Will update soon!

Nick

by **Breaker4show** » April 12th, 2005, 10:23 pm

Oops Forgot a pricelist:

Eqipment:
5.5 AGA Tank $12.00
Radioshack 3" Fan $20.00
50 watt Thermal Compact Heater $11.59
2X32watt RetroKit ( 2-50/50's) $62.00
AquaClear300 w/baffle $25.00
Base and Hood $12.00 ( Poly and Stain)
Tropic Marin Salt $22.00
LED Moonlight $1.00 ( Resistors)
Aquavase 7watt $15.00
Digital Thermometer $7.00
AquaClear1000 Powerhead $FREE

Livestock:
8lbs LiveRock ( M.I. , Tonga, Figi) $48.00
6lbs Livesand $6.00
Handful of Chaeto $FREE

Equipment : $187.50
LiveStock : $54.00

Total: $241.50

by **Breaker4show** » April 17th, 2005, 12:23 pm

Today is day 7 since I put liverock and livesand! I ordered my lights and they should be here next week. I put the tank on the base and put the canopy on.I am waiting to install the fan because I am wiring it in with the lights so it will on be on when the lights come on. I finally found a liverock arrangement that I like. I also added a AquaClear 1000 powerhead to disturb the surface! It is still getting film at parts on the top so I think I am going to buy the surface skimmer I cant find another way to fix it! I tested my water and suprisingly all I had was nitrates. It has only been setup for a week with no algae break outs and I have no ammonia, no nitrites, but my nitrates are rising so does that mean that my tank is almost done cycling? If so, I am going to get snails next week and let them stay in the tank for about a month to make sure the water is stable enough for corals!Temp is stable at 76.5 and salinity is at 1.023!
Here are the pics :

Inside the canopy !

View From my Bed!

View of where the tank is inside my room!

Thanks for looking,
Nick

by **Breaker4show** » April 23rd, 2005, 3:59 pm

FINALLY! Got my lights in and setup. Its 2X32 watt retro with 50/50 bulbs. I also added a decorative wooden piece to the front. This tank is turning out alot better than I expected!Only probem I have so far is the fan from radioshack Hummss! Luckily It is only on when the lights are on (12-10. I am happy because after running for over an hour, the temp is staying at 76.5 which is lower than when the lights werent on there! Here are some pics:

by **Breaker4show** » April 24th, 2005, 10:25 pm

well I just got home and my nitrates are at 2ppm ( after 2 weeks). Cycle is done. I added 4-Astrea Snails ( 3 ceriths in a week or two) and also a surface skimmer.

To add to price list :

Surface Skimmer $15.00
4-Astrea Snails $4.00
Timer $5.00

Nick

by **Breaker4show** » May 15th, 2005, 10:25 pm

Today makes a little over four weeks with my first reef tank! Cycle is finally complete and I bought my first coral! It is a two-headed candy cane ( red and green) coral! It looks amazing and very happy in my tank! COST ???? Only $12!

Nick

CANDY CANE

by **Breaker4show** » May 28th, 2005, 4:31 pm

Monday I bought a rock with about 12 or so Zoa polyps and on Thursday I bought 2 shrooms and a colt! The colt hasnt opened up yet but here they are! The shrooms were $5 a piece, the zoa's were $15 and the colt was $17!

Nick

by **Breaker4show** » May 29th, 2005, 10:59 pm

today turned out awesome. since I setup my tank, I have wanted a small fish. my preference was a True Percula Clown but after alot of advice, I found that fish better suited for a larger tank. for the past couple weeks since my tank cycled, I have been looking for a suitable fish for my tank. I really wanted a yellow watchman goby but everyone said they get them in every couple months or so . . . so I was going to wait for it. but today when I was at a LFS I found an awesome fish and I knew it was suited for my tank. It was a Orange Spot Watchman Goby. I am not sure if it is an Orange Spot Watchman Goby or a Orange Spot Goby because I never heard of a Orange Spot Watchman Goby before. They had 2 Orange Spot Gobies and 1 Orange Spot Watchman Goby and I thought the watchman looked the cutest. I bought frozen mysis, because they have been feeding it frozen brine and frozen mysis since they owned it. here are a few bad pics. Better ones to come soon !

I am going to do some more research on it tonight to make sure I am feeding it correctly!

Thanks,
Nick

BTW this is going to be the only fish in the tank!and to add to the pricelist, It was $24!

by **Breaker4show** » June 6th, 2005, 11:45 pm

YAY! I worked and worked and got my money and bought myself and awesome branching hammer! it cost $35! I also bought a MagFloat for $6! Here is an updated full tank shot and a hammer shot!

by **Breaker4show** » June 12th, 2005, 6:20 pm

this last week was awesome. this little tank is filling up sooo fast. my dad and I are trying to reset up his 20 long.im trying to slow down on purchases of corals so0o it maybe a bit slower the next couple of weeks. this week I bought alot.

first is my pistol shrimp for my orange spotted goby. ( not a good picture but he keeps hiding except when I am sleeping so this is my best shot in his bag ) $24.00

my girlfriend wanted this Devils Hand and it was small soo . . . $10

I found a nice rock with three clumps of zoos that have nice color! two clumps have purple skirts,green middles, and orange centers! the other clump is backwards, green skirts,purple middles, and orange centers! $20

my dad thought my tank was lacking movement so I bought a small rock with pulsing xenia and GSP! if they start growing too much they are on a small rock so I can lay it in the sand so it wont spread to other rocks! $5

yesterday I saw blue f. ricordea in a LFS and they looked great !I bought 2, but to my suprise, one was green and one was blue, and the green one had two mouths and seems to be splitting.$10 each so $20

well that was my week! any comments aprreciated!

by **Breaker4show** » August 17th, 2005, 11:34 pm

here are the updated pictures everyone!!!!

FULL TANK SHOT

SIDE SHOT

Ricordea

Mushrooms

Devils Hand

GreenStarPolyps and Xenia Swaying in the flow!

Variety of Zoa's and Colt

The ULTIMATE Frogspawn

Another Full Tank Shot

by **Breaker4show** » January 3rd, 2006, 9:43 pm

Sadly . . .this tank is now gone! during hurricane katrina and rita, the tank was trashed! We had no electricity for 1 month and no way to get into the city! I am from new orleans,louisiana in case anyone is wondering! Please judge my last pictures as my final pictures, because those are the last ones that i have taken of the tank!I would really still like to be considered in the judging! This tank took alot of hard work and I am my dad and I are very proud of it! Thanks for taking your time to look!

Thanks,
Nick

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