Hello from Chicago

[icedearth15324]

Hello everyone

Browsed the forums before, decided to finally join.

I've been running a nano/pico tank since thanksgiving. Definitely been enjoying the hobby so far. And I love watching my corals and fish swim and flow in the water.

My equipment setup is the following:

-Fluval Spec V tank - 5.5 gallon
-2 pumps - totalling around 165gph - drilled hole for second pump
-custom media tray
-9-watt 50/50 LED strip on a custom arm
-Hydor 50-watt heater
-4 pounds Fiji live rock
-8 pounds live sand

And now my livestock
-Maxi-mini Anemone
-Pom Pom Crab
-Emerald Crab
-1 Electric Blue Hermit Crab
-2 Blue Legged Hermit Crabs
-3 Astrea Snails
-2 Nassarius Snails
-1 Semi-Picasso Percula Clown
-1 Fancy Ocellaris Clown

Corals:
-Red Mushrooms
-Joker Zoa
-Xenia
-Florida Ricordia
-Hammer Coral
-Torch Coral

Here's my current tank

I'm going to be getting a JBJ 12 gallon Nanocube for free soon, so within the next few months everything will be moving into there.


I'm looking forward to learning some new things here and hopefully people can enjoy my tank as much as I do.

 

[ReefPops]

Very cool setup and welcome to R2R! Your user name seems very appropriate for these Chicago temps we're having. Can't wait to see the progression and upgrade of your tank. If you need any recs for LFS or places to go in the area just shoot me a PM.

 

[Dana]

Nice tank.
Iced earth as in the band?

 

[icedearth15324]

Nice tank.
Iced earth as in the band?

Thanks for the compliment, and yes the band Iced Earth.

 

[Dana]

Nice man.
Ralph santolla one of my fav guitar players. Not sure why he was in obituary tho. Way too much talent.
Whatcha got in the tank?

 

[Dana]

Nevermind the last question lol

 

[Downbeach]

Welcome aboard.

 

[Dana]

Did you have any trouble mixing the percula and ocellaris? I was always told mixing them was a bad idea

 

[icedearth15324]

Did you have any trouble mixing the percula and ocellaris? I was always told mixing them was a bad idea

Nope. I got them both at the same time and put them in together. There has been zero aggression between the two.

 

[AsphaltPays]

Great little nano.. Welcome to R2R!


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[reefjunky24]

welcome nice tank

 

[Steviereefs]

Welcome to R2R!!!! Sweet tank!!!!

 

[icedearth15324]

Thanks everyone for the comments. It's definitely been a fun build so far.

 

[Pkunk35]

Hey, Chicago, welcome!

Very nice pico!

 

[peterthegamer]

Welcome to R2R. Nice tank.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Tank looks great!

Welcome to R2R!

We appreciate your membership!

Thanks for joining and please make sure to post often!

 

[icedearth15324]

Within the next few months I'm most likely going to be moving everything over to a 12 gallon JBJ nanocube, so I definitely can't wait for that.

 

[skinz78]

Happy New Year and welcome to Reef2Reef!

If you haven't already done so you should enter in this months Membership Drive contest sponsored by The Alternative Reef! The winner will receive an awesome hand made pillar valued at $250, just post a friendly hello in this thread to enter: https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/me...f2reef-membership-drive-give.html#post1172301

 

[Loki]

Welcome to the forum!!

 

[Saltlife]

Welcome to R2R. Nice tank.