Latest photos of my 20

[Fish]

Hi all. Here is a newer photo after having switched to a 14k bulb and growing the corals out a bit:



And here is a shot from the side:



I hope you like!
Cheers,

- Chad

[Willow]

wow

[kuatto]

Nice looking setup
How do you like the 14k for color?Was think of 2 14k 175wt for the main tank.

[Fish]

Thanks for the kind words guys.
I really love the color of this Hamilton 14K. My lighting consists of one 175W mh and two 24" VHO actinic. My last halide bulb was a xm10k and it yellowed out on me after only a few months. Just going from memory though, this 14K is lot better looking than the xm was even when it was at its best. My growth probably isn't as fast as it would have been with the 10k bulb, but hey, this is only 20gallons - I don't want things to grow too fast.

- Chad

[megatron_55]

Nice . . . dude Is that red slime algae tho'??? Mine JUST came back .... AGGHHH!! Anyhow . . . Nice Tank and oh. . . cute sun coral . . . so tiny!!

[muck]

Looking really great Chad!! I love the look of 14K as well.

[adidas]

Nice zoo's

[AJ_77]

Beautiful...

[Fish]

Originally Posted by megatron_55

Nice . . . dude Is that red slime algae tho'??? Mine JUST came back .... AGGHHH!! Anyhow . . . Nice Tank and oh. . . cute sun coral . . . so tiny!!

Nope, fortunately I don't have any nuisance algae in my tank. My sump has a ton of macro and it seems to prevent any blooms from happening. If what you are looking at is on the large rock on the right hand side of the tank, it is a type of zoo that spreads like a weed. I have had to mount different zoos around in in an effort to pen it in.
Maybe slime algae woule be better

And thanks for the compliments.

- Chad

[Fish]

If anyone is unfamiliar with my system, here are some specs.

- Approx 20gal starfire with external overflow box and two 1" drains. Also, there is a 3/4" bulkhead in the back wall for closed loop. Glass is 3/8" thick.

- 20 gal sump underneath the tank with more live rock and macro algae. "big mombasa" (seriously its name) protein skimmer, extra maxijet 1200 for added circulation, fluorescent outdoor spotlight from walmart, iwaki md-20rxt as the sump return pump, blueline hd-20 on a closed loop.

Both tanks are now barebottom. Turnover in the main is approx 40X in the main and higher in the sump. Approx 50lbs of live rock in the system.

Livestock:

- zoanthids (approx 13 different colors)
- palythoa
- gsp
- toadstool
- assorted mushroom and ricordia
- pulsing xenia (2 colors)
- colt
- red open brain
- frogspawn
- candycane
- montipora digit. (green and purple)
- montipora cap. (green and orange and purple)

- three damsels (blue yellow-belly, three stripe, domino)
- large emerald crab (now lives in the sump because it kept knocking frags over)
- pistol shrimp (have only heard it, never seen it)

My cleanup crew: pepermint shrimp, hermits, brittle star have all been given away (or some moved to my nano at work) because I was getting annoyed with them rearanging frags. I have also found that with the macro in the sump, high circulation, and no sandbed, I do not need any cleanup crew other than the small bristle worms and stomatella snails. Oh, and some copepods and amphipods. Hope I didn't leave anything out.
Cheers,

- Chad