CBG's first SW tank - Fluval Edge 6G now with 10G sump

[CGY_Betta_Guy]

Hope no one minds more pictures?

20110124 - Think I waited long enough and started stocking... Red Fire shrimp - really like the pop of red in the tank!



purple fire fish - couldnt resist this little guy... was all alone at Red Coral last week and was still there when I came by again



peppermint shrimp


pretty excited to have found this little circular shaped guy with the greenish specs in the center moving around the tank. The previous day it was on the glass and couldnt get a good shot. It is roughly 3-4mm across and doesnt seem to have any snail appendages or even a shell but was attached to the glass and looked flat and circular with no color (other than the pinkish body) and now I can see a bit of color on it.. The part touching the glass did look like a snail foot would on the glass. Any ideas as to what it is?


20110127 - New arrangement for the LR - brought a chunk out from the sump making a total of 4 large chunks with nice crevices in between them

[CGY_Betta_Guy]

Thanks everyone for your input and compliments! The tank has been cycling since December 26th and didnt have any signs of ammonia or nitrite beyond the first day I put the live rock into the tank. I left the tank sitting for a couple weeks to be sure and then added in some snails and my first peppermint shrimp. A week later I added in the extra LR to the sump and there was no indications of a mini cycle either. I have been testing the water every few days to see if there are any problems.

@Fishytime I like the idea of having a goby pistol pairing as I am pretty sure I have a pistol shrimp that came in on my LR. I have heard the clicking coming from the tank once in a while. Those Yasha gobies are really neat looking and I wouldnt mind a red spotted goby either.

@bignose Yeah the fireshrimp does look pretty big in the tank but I got him for the big pop of color couldnt resist

@pscott99 yeah I wasnt liking the way the rock was resting up against the glass on the sides and rearranged it. Some of the rock is still a bit too close to the sides but should be ok. What do you think of the change as shown in my newest FTS?

@Cranky when wet - Do I need to remove the powerhead for cleaning once in a while? Never utilized one before so I figured I would ask. Temperature seems to be pretty stable through out the day even with the little glass lid covering the opening.
Neat stocking... no fish at all? I did see the catalina goby as a contender for the tank but I guess it wouldnt work out if its cold water.

@phi delt reefer wow that flaming prawn goby is definitely a contender for the next fish in the tank.

I am definitely looking into getting a goby with everyones suggestions as the goby and shrimp pairing is really intriguing me now. Anyone see any problems with me adding 2 more goby fish into the tank with my firefish? My water volume is sitting at just over 10G.

[MPevine11]

what are the dimensions of the sides and back and bottom of the overflow?


amazing tank i love it!!

[CGY_Betta_Guy]

20110808 - Its been a very busy number of months for me and unfortunately maintenance on my tanks(especially this one) took a bit of a back seat. Now I have a renewed desire to get back at it since summer is pretty much going to end soon.

After months of removing clumps of the below growths I decided to leave it to grow and see what happens. I still dont know what to do about what this stuff is and still am not really sure what each of the growths is. If anyone can help me identify this stuff and tell me whether its good or bad that would be great. I guess its all bad and I think its about time to try and cure those live rock or replace them unless someone has a better idea.





This stuff is growing out of the joint between the elbow and the spray bar and has spread to another chunk of live rock too.



I had been fighting bubble algae for the first couple months... this is the only spot left in the tank


My fish havent seemed to mind too much.


Also found this guy in my sump... can anyone identify the snail?


Quite happy with the sump setup, I have very slow evaporation and the skimmer doesnt take out too much liquid each week.

[CGY_Betta_Guy]

@MPevine11 sorry for the really late reply... general dimensions of the overflow box is 4.5" Wide x6.5" tall x3.25" deep

[CGY_Betta_Guy]

Apparently the pictured stuff is macro algae? dont suppose someone can explain how this is different to chaeto? I assume there is some benefits to growing it out (usually the sump)?

Thx

[CGY_Betta_Guy]

20110914
Now with 10 Gallon sump!

sumped out




Close up. The plan now is to move the macro algae growths into the sump and start looking into putting in some corals. Time for more research.