DavesGT's Packed Nano

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Ok ive been looking at all the member tanks and figured id go ahead and make one about my tank. Ive had this tank running for many many years so cant do a tank build so ill just give a little history about my journey through the years. First of all this started out as a trial and error to what i had forgot and what i just didnt want to talk myself into doing lol. I made a few mistakes but i prevailed through them as the tank started to take shape. Heres some pic to walk you through my journey.
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And heres is the day i filled it up and realized that pouring water straight into the tank like a maniac was no a bright spot in my life lol. I started this process being to impatient in waithing on my light, so a 50/50 single bulb started it off.
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Well the next day my light came in which was a Power compact light with moonlights which i obtained from ebay for fairly cheap. I also recieved a few magrove plants which right after my tank cleared i placed those in the aquarium also.
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Got some live rock from online and started to build a rock scape, ( which i had no clue what i was doing ) I also added dr tims cycle at this time also.
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Well about 3 months passed by and i could not wait any longer so i added a fish and changed some rock work around for the 100th time lol.
 
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My first coral came in to play about 2 months after adding my fish and i was beyond myself.
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After waiting another 4-6 months i ran into a add on craigslist of a guy wanting to get rid of some coral, so i jumped all over it and this is what my tank looked like in a matter of days lol.
 
After battling with algae and the everyday items of owning a reef tank for about 2 years i decided that i wanted to get rid of some of my coral and fish and do it all over. That included rock scape, corals, and light. I wanted more from this tank so i decided to challenge myself. I went and picked up a t5 light which i ended up doing some custom work to and hung it from the ceiling for a clean look. I sold alot of my corals to friends and rehomed my fish to new good homes.
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This is what i have new with the few exceptions of me adding to it all the time. This tank has truly made and impact on me, and for that im forever grateful of this hobby. Heres a few pics of what all she holds.
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ohh yea filtration is just 2 hob filters with heater hidden in the larger of the 2.
 
Looking good. First time I have seen Mangroves actually in the tank.
 
Looks good, I like your clownfish and acanthophyllia :)
 
Looking good! Great pics!! Thanks for sharing!


Chasing the Dream Giver, not the dream! Tonya
 
Well heres an update on my nano. After years of the aquascape that It had I decided to re do it over a 4 month time period. I also relocated corals to my larger tanks and kept the nano sorta packed just because I like the look of it.
 

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