Nebthet's 20L led lit pygmy clown reef

[Nebthet]

Here is a front tank shot with the water in.. it is still a little cloudy because I have not added the AC50 for chemical filtration yet. I figure that will allow some time for the ammonia spike and good bacteria to begin populating the tank for the hard cycle.
You can see I need to add some more LR. Two more pieces the size of the large one on the right should do it.



One of the other things I will be doing is putting on a background. I just haven't decided which one yet.
Would black be good to match the sand or blue?

[Nebthet]

Just a quick update.
Things have been cycling. My ammonia has been steady around 0.50 after dropping from 8.0 then 1.0. Nitrites rose this week to 0.50 then dropped today to 0.25, and nitrates have been sitting around 5-10.

I added up the third par38 light which has evened out the light in the tank.
I also added some garbage broken frags that were just sitting on the sand bed of my main tank waiting to die, so I threw them in here to see what would happened.
After three days they are not dead yet.

Last night diatom bloom started.. tonight it is heavier. So things are definately on their way.

Also, I got the stuck from JLA in. The AC50, Rio Nano Skimmer (which I must say has given me the fewest issues than any skimmer I have owned) and a new heater. Marineland visitherm.. since I can't find any Aquaclear heaters. They were my favourite.

More pix.

[Nebthet]

Updated shot, showing the cardboard background I put on, and the dark diatom bloom.


Oh and as of yesterdays readings, ammonia and nitrites were at 0 and nitrate was 5-10.

[lorenz0]

what degree did you go with?

[Youngster Dan]

Very cool. I'm a fan of the black sand as well

Are you going to mix up the sand at all? Once the clowns, and powerheads start going, you might get a cool effect with the two layers mixing.

[Nebthet]

Originally Posted by lorenz0

what degree did you go with?

Originally Posted by Youngster Dan

Very cool. I'm a fan of the black sand as well

Are you going to mix up the sand at all? Once the clowns, and powerheads start going, you might get a cool effect with the two layers mixing.

Lorenzo,
I went with the 60 degree optics on all of the bulbs.

Youngster Dan,
Yes, I am actually slowly missing the sand up a little bit as it matures and once I add some nassarius snails they will do a good deal of the mixing for me. I am glad that I added the aragonite to it though as it had been pointed to me afterwards, that apparently the black moon sand doesn't do a very good job of buffering the PH.

[fishytime]

so whats the plan for the cute little tank besides the clowns Sarah?.....whatcha gonna put in that wee box...um....as far as coral goes that is.......