Rocketlily's Damsel in Zoanthidland 10g Nano
 

Budget update:

$300.00 Budget Items
Equipment:
4 Coralife Mini Compact 50/50 lamps 20 watt each @ $15.99 each Total $63.96 (Wiring supplies from shop)
Aqueon 50w Heater $25.99
Aquatech 20-40 HOB filter $ 2.00 ("scored" a good deal - receipt can be provided)
Used Nano Powerhead $26.21

Total Equipment: $ 118.16


Livestock:
3 small zoanthids (under 15 heads) @ $5.00 each $ 15.00 (transferred from 50 gal tank)
9 med zoanthids (15 - 25 heads) @ $10.00 each $ 90.00 (transferred from 50 gal tank)
1 small (7 head) flourescant zoanthid $ 5.00 (purchased from a local reefer)
1 small Blue Clove $ 5.00 (fragged from 50 gal tank)
1 green mushroom rock $ 20.00 (transferred from 50 gal tank)
5 blue mushroom $ 25.00 (transferred from 50 gal tank)
1 Yellowtail Damselfish (Live Aquaria price) $ 4.99 (transferred from 50 gal tank)
1 Stocky Cerith Snail (Big Al's) $ 2.99
2 Narssarius Snails (Big Al's $1.99 each) $ 3.98
1 Cerith Snail (Big Al's) $ 1.99
1 Blue Legged Hermit Crab $ 1.99
1 Red Banded Turbo Crab $ 4.99

Total Livestock: $ 180.93

Total spent on budget items (equipment and livestock): $ 299.09


"Free" Items
10 gal display tank - $0.00 (Had it at home already)
Maple for stand and canopy - $55.86
Sand - Left over from 20 gal - free
Rocks - 2 large cooking in basement - free
Rocks - 2 small $10.00
Thermometer - $1.49
Mag Cleaner - Left over from 20 gal - free

Total spent on free items: $67.35

Empty Tank
http://www.canreef.com/photopost/dat..._gal_empty.jpg

October 15-2008
http://www.canreef.com/photopost/dat..._Oct_15-08.jpg

November 15-2008
http://www.canreef.com/photopost/dat...Nov_15_FTS.jpg

December 15-2008
http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/p...o/IMG_0157.jpg

Jan 15-09
http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/p...y/IMG_0243.jpg

Fb 15-09
http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/p...TSFeb15-08.jpg

March 15-09
http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/p...Mar14-0925.jpg

April 15-09
http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/p...o/FinalFTS.jpg

A few favorites:
http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/p...ntZoanthid.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/p...anZoanthid.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/p...erZoanthid.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/p...nkZoanthid.jpg

My intentions are similar. Simplicity. Good luck.

Spent today making a stand and canopy for my 10 gal. Still have work to do, fill holes in wood, stain and Varathane it.

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/dat..._and_stand.jpg

Budget update:

$300.00 Budget Items
Total spent on budget items: $0.00

"Free" Items
10 gal display tank - $0.00 (Had it at home already)
Maple for stand and canopy - $55.86

Total spent on free items: $55.86

Sweet looking cabinet!! Nice work!

Wow!! Great job on the stand and canopy!

Agreed, very good stand and canopy!

wow...you built that in one day...I don't want to talk about how long my canopy took me.:redface:

What kind of light is going in there?

Thanks for the compliments on the canopy and stand. I figure my "free" stand will probably cost me around 20 hours of time. I'm working on staining it today, 2 coats of stain, then it needs 3 - 4 coats of clear.

For lighting, I am hoping to put in an 18" SlimPaq Actinic T5HO. It's been back ordered by the supplier, without a delivery date, but hope it will be in when it's time to put in water.

What date do we put in the water?

looking great

we put water in out tanks oct 15

Tell me more about this lighting would you? Maybe a link? I am definitely interested.