CR's 10g

[Coastie Reefer]

Tank Specs:

Standard 10 gallon glass box
Eheim Jager 75w heater
AC 50 with GFO, Carbon, and Filter Floss
Hydor Koralia 420
2 bulb T5 - upgraded to AI Prime on 18" flex arm

1 Misbar Mocha Clown
1 Blacker Ice
1 Purple Firefish

Day 1

1 month old

2 months old

3 months

 

[saltyphish]

Nice progress. Tank is looking better by the month

 

[Coastie Reefer]

4 months, just cleaned the glass and the lights are ramping down.

 

[Coastie Reefer]

Need a few more frags... maybe I can move that frogspawn to the sand and get a little more real estate

 

[MermaidTail]

Great tank!

 

[Davesgt]

Looks good!

 

[Coastie Reefer]

Couple days early but tank turns 5 months this week and is chugging along just fine. The monti cap is exploding with growth and the fire and ice zoas have quadrupled. Pocilipora has been encrusting but that's about it. The sunny d's are getting settled in and starting to spread but no babies just yet. The ricordea has grown from the size of a dime to about the size of a quarter and has distinct mouths. Pineapple sponges galore... Crazy what happens in just a few months. Just wish I could get better pics under leds.

 

[MermaidTail]

Gorgeous! Are you dosing at all? Using a skimmer?

 

[Coastie Reefer]

Not dosing, not skimming, don't tell anyone... but I'm not even testing. Just topping off and doing a 5 gallon water change every two weeks with regular IO salt.

 

[Coastie Reefer]

Great tank!

Looks good!

Gorgeous! Are you dosing at all? Using a skimmer?

Thanks!!!

 

[Davesgt]

This Is a pretty similar setup I had on my 10 and it went strong for 6 years no skimming just regular water changes

 

[MermaidTail]

Not dosing, not skimming, don't tell anyone... but I'm not even testing. Just topping off and doing a 5 gallon water change every two weeks with regular IO salt.

Awesome! Looks great!

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Couple days early but tank turns 5 months this week and is chugging along just fine. The monti cap is exploding with growth and the fire and ice zoas have quadrupled. Pocilipora has been encrusting but that's about it. The sunny d's are getting settled in and starting to spread but no babies just yet. The ricordea has grown from the size of a dime to about the size of a quarter and has distinct mouths. Pineapple sponges galore... Crazy what happens in just a few months. Just wish I could get better pics under leds.

Looking great!

 

[Coastie Reefer]

Haven't posted an update in a while. Had an issue with my heater and tank dropped to 60 degrees for a little while. Lost a birdnest frag, my pirple firefish,and some corals lost some flesh; but everything bounced back fairly quickly. Tank has transformed significantly over the last seven months. Can't wait to see what it'll look like at the one year mark.

 

[Coastie Reefer]

Sorry I've been away for a bit... Can't believe it's been so long. Little tank is still doing fine, just haven't added much. Life's been extremely crazy, busy, and exciting!!! We're building a small house to live in while we save for our forever home; and we've got a special little frag cooking. Been a a couple months of 12 and 13 hour days but it'll be worth it in the end. Have to get this house finished before our little Maggie gets here. Can't make any promises, but I hope to be a lot more active.

 

[Coastie Reefer]

Little tank is just over a year old now. It's settled in nicely especially since I haven't had as much time to tend to it lately. I've had a few losses here and there but nothing out of the ordinary. The zoas that are closed (far left) have never really bounced back from my heater mishap back in the winter. Too bad because they looked awesome before, especially for random no names... they're still alive, but seem dormant. No new polyps and never open. If anyone has any ideas I'm all ears.

 

[Coastie Reefer]

Love this little tank. It's amazing how much it's grown. It's soon to grow into a nice 40g too.