[Lee_P]

hello everyone i hope you enjoy reading my progress thread (mod if this isnt in the right are please move)

so how i got to where i am is i got myself a red sea max loved it but didnt really put much time on and the time came to move.

the gf 'you cant take that massive ugly fish tank to the house there just isnt the space'
Me' (after picking up the pieces of my broken heart of the floor) oh come on how about i get a smaller tank .
the gf' ok but i get to buy a new radley bag (expensive handbag)
me (after now picking my jaw off the floor) DEAL


sooo i set about breaking down the tank and storing the LR i made the decision that because i was worried about contamination i would cut up a water jerry can (woooohho some pics)

please note honey the dog tasting the container for contaminates


And here it is all nicly settled


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so i advertised for a swap and some cash i got myself a nice little 24 us gallon nano basicly its a orca mt50 but exactly the same as a D&D

more to come

[Lee_P]

so after lots of cleaning i noticed that i had a skimmer v2 120 nice little skimmer and 2 pumps one which went to the main outlet and another which led to a pipe with a spray bar VERY NICE

I decided i wanted an open top so i purchased a clip on halide

heres one showing tank with halide and rock in


here is my first attempt at aquascaping which ends in tears becasue i later have a rock collapse
you can see the spray at the back



I put the sand in and was very happy with it all but noticed that the nozzle that came with tank created such a powerfull flow that it was blowing away the sand at the front

so i went to my LFS and got myslef a little hydor flow thingy here you go

it turns creating lots of varied flow ( i had to buy a new maxi jet 1200 beause the other one was broken)



now one last pic before i start another
here is how the tank looked before i added fish i was very proud of it although mental note must get a decent camera

[Lee_P]

now here is where i is where i need to update you before i show the rest

* i had a rock fall so had to rescape i went for as many smimthroughs as possible rather than trying to achieve a look

* got a clown goby

* got 3 zoa frags all doing very well

* made diy quad fan unit with built in LEDS

*linked up to atc 800 along with heater keeps all nice and cool

*added a few cuc with a green chromis that died due to accident with acclimatising

*got a new 10w halide for my cheato but broke so need to send it back

*brought a nimble nano very little magnetic cleaner very small and strong does a great job and its so small

[Lee_P]

first thing first is for all those that have nanos get yourself a nimble nano it is tiny and does a great job you can really scrub and it just doesnt kick up sand like other magnetic scrubbers so the first pic is a numble nano with my thumb for a size guide



next up is my small collection of zoas that will expand asap with my new fish a green chromis a very under estimated fish in my eyes there beutiful anyway becasue his colours are like pearlescent we called him pimp so here is pimp with my corals



so remember ive only got a camera phone her is my attempt at macros

[Lee_P]

and last but not least my atc 800 with DIY quad fans with built in LEDS





so there you go please keep a check becasue i hope to get more pics and update as i go along

please comment good or bad

thanks

Lee

[Social D]

Great little tank mate, I still find it amazing how nanos are kept due to the size and fluctuations in parameters, It certainly shows how determined some reefers can be for that slice of reef we all try to achieve , Nice One

[lindsay]

Well done its going great ,clip on light looks great.

[jason@jasonsaquatics]

Looking tops m8 ,, keep the pics rolling in m8 as its always good to see how the nanos progress


jas

[ben]

nice write up lee. great to see some effort going into a nano

[Lee_P]

thanks guys ive got some more zoas coming in on tuesday cant wait

i saw these beutiful bright orange zoas there were about 6 so i asked the price and they were 35.00 !!! they were nice tho

pics coming soon

[BOM8ER]

Good effort Lee, nice job