I got alot of stuff around the tank that has black or black trim... speakers, my FW tank, etc... Just figured it would look better if it matched.. haha I've been finding this size board at HD for awhile, always plenty of stock..

There is a set of rails inside the panels that rest on the frame of the tank. They are positioned high enough up that when placed on the tank, the face panels cover the black frame on the tank, the MH plate then just spans the width of the canopy and rests on top... However I am looking to add a set of hinges to the MH plate so that I can lift the light up instead of completely moving off to the side or the floor when changing water or feeding etc..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...no/canopy2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...no/MHPlate.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...no/canopy3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../canopytop.jpg

Haha! Yea, all I needed was a mitre saw, which a buddy has, so had the day off, figured I'd give it a try.. haha... I will need another one for my 75G tho... ;)

Finally got a good shot of my Porcelain Crab... I rarely see him in any detail, and he fancied coming out closer to the front of the tank this evening...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../Porcelain.jpg

and also made a short tank tour vid..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...th_NanoVid.jpg

Very nice I really like it.:biggrin:

Looks really nice I like The DIY hood!!
how are the sps doing under that intensity of light, any heat issues?

i love how active your tank looks,
great job!

The only SPS i can judge right now, is the colony, as I've only had the frags for a couple days... I am seeing lots of white tips on the colony, so it seems to be showing new growth, but ya, I do currently have a bit of a heat issue... Today wasn't too bad when I got home this afternoon, the tank was around 27-28... but the couple days before it was pushing 30-31 i think.. was barely readable on the thermometer (cheapo LCD sticky ones).. if I leave the window open it seems to help keep it cool, but then I freeze my butt off.. haha Planning to add a fan or two shortly.

Thanks alot!! :mrgreen:

any new FTS?

Modded my Canopy today... Added 2 CPU cooling fans.. and a controller to control them. The wiring was cleaned up after it was all where I wanted it... so excuse the sloppiness of the first pic.. haha

The controller is dual channel so I can adjust the speed of each fan seperately if I need to... it also comes with 2 tempurature sensors, so I set one up to keep track of the air temp in the canopy and one of them just under the water level to track the water temp.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Nano/fans1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...controller.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...o/FTSOct08.jpg

Das is getting high tech. Looks good man.

Picked up my first clam yesterday from Red Coral.

A Paisley Maxima:

Last night under 100% Actinic:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Nano/clam1.jpg

Today under 13K MH:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Nano/Clam2.jpg

Is that temperature controller for a PC or for aquariums? Where did you get it if I may ask?

It's for a computer.. Got it at Memory Express.

How are you powering it? I thought about doing that before I got my Reefkeeper but didn't really know how to power the controller. I looked at using an old AT computer power supply but it seemed like more of a pain in the butt than it was worth.

I'm using a low power (185W) ATX power supply... It's dead simple (alot simpler than how it was originally described to me on another thread I made), you just need to create a closed circuit (i used a bobby pin) between the Green wire and any black one.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Nano/power.jpg

Couple shots from tonight..

Birdsnest Growth pics.

This was when I got the frag a few weeks ago.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../Birdsnest.jpg

and this is from tonight.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...nestgrowth.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...wthactinic.jpg

My Leather with full PE under Actinic:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...heractinic.jpg

and I think its a Monti Cap???
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...o/monticap.jpg

Look who I caught hosting my Torch coral tonight.. :lol:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...o/crabhost.jpg

aw, thats cute

Cute!

I also forgot to tell you I love your clam. Its very pretty, the pattern is really nice.

Thanks!

I hope I don't kill it.. :razz: Hasn't opened as wide as it was in the store, hopefully that changes.

Just for you Catherine! :mrgreen:

Macro shot!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../clammacro.jpg

Eeesh, nice clam! Everything looks great!

I have had MH's on my tank for less than 24hrs and I am already itchin' to get some SPS and clams.

Lets see some new pics then!

fishytime.. this pic is for you! LOL

This has to be one of the biggest Left Handed Hermits I have seen, and its in my tank!! I'm pretty sure he de-housed the Red Scarlett that WAS in that shell.. I haven't seen the Red Scarlett for along time..

So to give you an idea, he (with shell) is about the size of a medium size Yuma Ric. Look at that claw!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...thandbeast.jpg

Awe, thanks for the macro!

Couple updated shots...

Getting some fast growth on my birdsnest..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../birdnets3.jpg

Finally getting some PE on this acro frag.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Nano/PEYAY.jpg

Monticap is spreading nicely.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ano/monti2.jpg

FTS for November.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ano/FTSNov.jpg

your yellow clown goby looks happy in his thrown

He sits EVERYWHERE... but since that Acropore stn'd on me, he has taken up alot of his lodging on my Leather. :lol:

Anyways... Couple pics of my new clam I got from Red Coral on tuesday.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...no/clam1-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...no/clam2-1.jpg

Size comparison to my Paisley Maxima which is still recovering from a Yuma sting as you can see the mantle is sucked in... was alot worse 1.5months ago.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Nano/clam3.jpg

nice clam! both are them are beauties

:lol: your a reef junkie...welcome to the club.

that clam from red coral really colored up well in your tank.

What gave it away??? lol

Thanks.. I actually got them both from Red Coral.. :mrgreen:

Well, Looks like I will upgrading this tank soon.. Should be picking up a 24x24x16 Braceless Cube this week.

Now couple questions for the switch..

1. Should I keep the water from the 20G and mix with a new batch or start with fresh salt water?

2. Re-use the Sandbed, or start fresh? This 20 has been going for about 6.5 months I think.

3. Anything I need to remember when doing the transfer?

I would use the water from your 20g and mix with the new batch of saltwater to fill the new tank. I mix water from my display tank with some fresh saltwater everytime I setup my qt tank.

I would start with a new sandbed. Also, when I have done transfers, I mixed new water in the new tank, then everyday over a period of a week (if you're not adding fresh rock) exchange a few jugs of water between the tanks. On the day of the move I exchange quite a few jugs of water and I have not lost anything while changing tanks.