[Trev]

Im starting a new build.
I have a daughter due in december :] and im starting up a 7 gallon AGA mini-bow for her.

right now i have the tank, im looking for a cheap retro kit, i found a couple but am still perty much shopping around till i find something amazing i must have.

also looking for ideas on a closed loop system, i really dont want to build an external sump/refuge. i might consider modding an ac50 to make a small refuge.

live stock plans:
lime green paly's
golden zoo's
purple finger leather
carpet anenome
2 maroon clowns (maybe)
a sexy shrimp
and some hermits.


pics up tonight of the tank as of day 1 of the build.

[Tonz of fun]

Gosh man I dont know. I would never do anything smaller the 10g without a 30g sump lol

[Trev]

im confused?

please if you dont have anything constructive to say dont post.

[RyanG]

Trevor I think a 7 gallon will be fine, just more maintenace. I am assuming that you know all of this. That is what Greg was trying to say.

Anyways where are some pics?

[Tonz of fun]

I do apologize. You will get to know my humor Trev...Yes Ryan is correct if i had a tank that small I would have a conciderbal sized sump for more water volume. With only 7 gallons of water if something were to go bad you could loose everything in a half day verses a 3 day period if you had more water. I was suddesting you do a sump even though you werent wanting too...

[Trev]

sorry bro! and yeah i have heard nano's can be a pain, but i love a challenge. I test my tanks daily for a lack of something better to do :] haha. so if there is a problem i hope i can catch it right off the bat and treat it accordingly. Im debating on wether or not to sump it out, ive never done a remote sump before so i guess its more fear of a new concept than actually doing it. But like i said i might run a HOB ac20 modded to be a mini refugium. im using a penquin wisper right now, that is roughly the size of the ac20 but its black, i might just stick some cheato in there for a quick fix.


as for pictures im in the proccess of skimming through the 1300 pictures on my digital.
haha so i should have pics up in an hour or two.

andd last but not least a list of corals and such in there as we speak:
1-purple finger leather (my favorite coral by far)
1- lime green paly colony
1- purple green skirt paly colony
1- lime striped shroom
1- purple tip anenome(holding for a friend, has been sickly, but is lookin very very good in the new tank!)


for those who will ask (most definetly)
i had no need to wait for a cycle in this tank, all the water, lr, sand, corals.
were taken from an already cultured tank, so i quite literally got the tank last night and loaded it up this morning.


waiting on LFS to re-stock banded coral shrimp! i have one of reserve.

[Trev]

okay picture time!


full tank shot:


lime green paly's:


purple green skirts:


purple finger leather & golden zoa's:


and other FTS:

[thelastmucci]

Trevor that is really nice for such a small tank...really good work

[Trev]

thanks! cant wait for the polyps to start covering the rocks, the leather.. well he could stay the same and id still love him.


anyone have suggestions on CUC? or any other livestock?

[MJB-SALT1]

lol new to this forum were do i go to look at your pics

[NAS]

I have a 7 gal min-bow as well.

Im running a Fluval 204 canister filter (reduced flow), 2-t5 tubes, 50w heater, fluval 204 canister filter, small lee's skimer. And That's it.
Critter wise:
4 fire shrimp,
10 sexy shrimp,
2 pacific cleaners,
2 coral gobies,
1 red gobie,
1 green stripe gobie,
4 feather dusters,
1 coco worm,
1 well fed harlaquin shrimp,
pigmy angel,
purple fire fish,
4 pistol shrimp,
and a
Gresengers gobie (can't spell)

10 % water change a week,
few mushrooms, blue waving hand coral, few buttom polyups (Sp)


I think it's a little overloaded, but it's worked so far. Really have to watch salinity.

[emccullough1]

I guess Tonz of fun would have a cow over my 1/2 gal tank. Take a look at it here. I have been running it sense 12/18/07 I change out 1 cup of water every other day from my other tank to keep it up.
http://www.reefbuilders.com/forums/r...n-t-laugh.html

[Fishhead Junkie]

hey NAS...how can you fit so much in a tiny 7gallon? my fellow reefbuilders are always sticking it to me for having the bio load i have in my 29gallon...seems like you have more stuff just in your 7gallon. got any pics of it? i still cant believe it.

steve

[NAS]

Here is a recent picture, two feather dusters are hiding. It's the best I could do so far.

[NAS]

Ok,
I have yet figured out how to insert pics in the thread. However, there are pictures posted in my gallery. Have a look.