got2envy's 10g Caribbean/Macro tank

[got2envy]

My 10g Tank

The Caribbean Queen
I went into my LFS (The Barrier Reef in Boca Raton) to get some NSW and saw this sexy 10g kit by Marina/Hagen hollering my name
So I checked it out and lifted the hood and BAM!! it's rimless SCORE!!!!
Black silicone and rimless for $35.99 comes with a filter and hood that I will not use.​

Da box

The 2 bulb incandescent hood that I will not use (they also make a fluorescent model)​

The tank and hood

BAM!

with the 70w Sunpod

11/13/09
Painted Black

11/15/09​

11/25/09

FTS 12/15/09

FTS 1/15/09

Props to Hagen for making such a nice tank for so cheap!​

Equipment​

10g Marina/Hagen rimless
Sunpod 70w
Rio50 power head
8lbs Caribbean live rock
10lbs Caribbean direct live sand
Livestock
9 hitch hiker caribbean brown paly's
1 small hitch hiker looks like a gorgonia
small piece gorgonia
Halimeda macro hitch hiker
Purple Sponge
2 tiny pieces of blue sponge
Red Grape Caulerpa (Botryocladia uvaria)
Green Grape Caulerpa (Racemosa)
Caulerpa Prolifera
Caulerpa Ashmeadii
Galaxaura acuminata
Galaxaura marginata
organism's orange spotted macro
organism's blue macro
11 Florida Ricordia
13 x orange spotted zoas
10x AOG paly's​

 

[got2envy]

more pix

 

[Dylan]

Nice to see you on here! The macros are looking great.

 

[got2envy]

and organism's macro is doing great!!

I even have some growing on my Koralia lol

The Racemosa (green grape algae) is def dominating

FTS

This tank is in a contest on nano-reef...These are post of the pix from the thread over there

Thanks for looking!

 

[got2envy]

Nice to see you on here! The macros are looking great.

Hey Thanks!!

 

[icedgxe]

Very nice tank! Are you collecting and of the livestock yourself or buying it all?

 

[got2envy]

Everything in the tank is pretty much trades with other reefers
The plan was to collect locally, but I decided to just buy the stuff locally from LFS's.

Thanks...just bought a orangeback basslett today the tank has been fallow.

 

[mevstheworld]

Really like your setup. I have always wanted to do a small, even large macro tank...Cheers!!!

 

[sprinklerdudes]

love the set up

 

[got2envy]

Thanks guys!! It is really easy to maintain as well.
I do 2g water changes with natural sea water, dose 2 part every other day and dose live Phyto every day

 

[cay85]

very nice! i started to do a macro and sponge tank in my 29 gal. i have to look around for some macro algea.

 

[MarvinsReef]

very nice...

 

[got2envy]

Thanks everyone!!

I got a new fishy! I saw him and had to have him...it is an orangeback basslet. I have never seen one for sale but for $10....he was 50%off I am gonna call him "50" cinco zero lol
They are a Carribean basslet that are usually pretty reclusive and found in deeper waters.

and some random pix

a new algae...looks like lettuce lol I got a whole bunch for $6

so sumptin' weird happened...my green grape algae disappeared...at least most of it from one day to the next...it was there thiving and outgrowing everything then *POOF* it was gone
at least most of it...

 

[got2envy]

organism's blue macro growing on my K1

yardboy's corals for mah tank :happy:

Florida Ricordia

evil lurks...oh it's juss 50

FTS

Thanks for looking!

 

[Rogger Castells]

Very nice tank, I love the simplicity! Good luck

 

[plainrt]

Wow.Nice tank.

 

[got2envy]

Very nice tank, I love the simplicity! Good luck

Thanks Rogger!
I hope u will be at the frag swap so I can buy some food this time

 

[got2envy]

Wow.Nice tank.

Thanks! u know I <3 your tank lol

 

[got2envy]

So this Caribbean SPS I got I found out is Oculina Robusta...illegal to collect but legal if it is attached to aquacultured live rock.

New pix
Oculina Robusta up close and personal...yeah I was all up in it's kool aid

Random pictarz

FTS

Whew!
Yeah...I am over the budget
Thanks for looking!!