Bob's 30Gallon Nano with sump build

[bobf216]

I will be submitting a 30 gallon rectangular tank with a 10 gallon sump. oak stand with canopy. Equipment to be used LED lighting, protein skimmer, auto top off, dosing pumps.

LiveStock Inventory:

Meteor shower: market value $30
Pipe organ star polyps 5" $50
Neon green star polyps 3" $30
Anthelia 2" chunk $20
Stalk of Lytho $75
Red bubble tip anenome $50
Green fuzzy mushrooms 10 @$5 per shroom- $50
Kenya Trees 2 @ $10 dollars per piece $30
Yellow Zoas plug $30
Green and brown Zoas $60
Frogspawn 6 heads @$10 per head $60
Red Zoas about 7 heads $14

Grand Total of $500.00

3 Green Chromis
1 Green Mandarin
1 Strawberry Pseudo
2 Black Ice Snowflake Clowns
1 Diamond goby
1 Firefish
1 skunk cleaner shrimp
10 red leg hermits
5 astrea snails

 

[Steelerfan747]

Sounds great,good luck with it. Can't wait to see some pics.

 

[Mike&Terry]

Hi Bob, glad to have you in the competition! Looking forward to seeing some pics and following your progress. :bigsmile:

-M&T

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Welcome to R2R! Thanks for joining and please make sure and post often!

 

[Tinola]

Goodluck bob! And welcome!

 

[wysiwyg]

welcome to r2r bob. goodluck in the contest. would love to see some pics

 

[revsgirl]

Lookin' forward to seein' it!! Welcome to R2R!!

 

[BarbH]

Hello Bob and welcome to r2r :welcome: Look foward to watching your build and good luck in the competition.

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

Hi, welcome!!! Good luck!!

 

[bobf216]

tank building progress

Adding my livestock today...

2 black ice snowflake clowns
1 firefish

 

[BarbH]

Rockscape looks good, look foward to seeing pictures of your fish after you get your entry photo posted.

 

[mallorieGgator]

Looks good! Don't forget to take your picture with the appropriate item before you add everything!

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[bobf216]

pre build photo

 

[bobf216]

Equipment being used for this tank.

-Ecotech MP10
-Eheim Jager 150 watt submersible heater
-Tao Tronics 120W LED light Fixture on timers
-DIY 5 Gallon Auto top off system
-10G sump with 8 Gallon total water capacity
-65 watt grow bulb for sump
-Eshopps Overflow box
-Mag Return pump

 

[bobf216]

Auto Top off finally installed. Used a 3 wire extension cord, spliced into the hot signal wire and in parralel wired the float switch. The mag pump in the bucket is plugged into the extension cord and runs fresh water to the sump.

 

[Steelerfan747]

Very nice. I like the rock work and the choice of fish

 

[bobf216]

colt coral $15

2 kenya trees at $15 a piece

yellow zoos on coral plug $40 dollars

hairy mushrooms/star poly rock $60


Total of $145 dollars in livestock thus far

 

[bobf216]

Added some fish today.... A nice pair of Black Ice Snowflake Clowns about 3 months old from a friend of mine who has been breeding them... these little guys are about the size of a thumbnail.

 

[BarbH]

Nice looking corals and beautiful looking pair of clowns.

 

[danielsreefs]

very nice set up liking the clowns