Slow Goin' - the 10g - I can't let go.

[cthumphr]

cthumphr's 10g - odyssey MH powered

I have kept marine fish many years. Mostly FLOWR tanks, I did have an octopus at one point, but I never really ventured in reefs. All my tanks were salvation army style, a mix and match of whatever I could get cheap. Never thought I'd be able to get into reef tanks.
Recently I took down my 75g and thought I'd be out of the game. Something told me I had to have a tank, so I held back some live rock and sand and got myself a AGA 10g.

I wanted to do things differently than I had before, so I told myself this tank would be built around things I could get from fellow reefers. I wanted to recycle life, not take it out of the oceans. I "heard" that within 20 years most coral reefs in the world will be gone. I don't know if I can believe it will be that quick, but man if that is right that scares the hell out of me.

So with this tank I want to keep it to small frags and other "home grown" things. Props to R2R for creating a community where folks can share frags and knowledge - the more captive grown stuff that's out there the better.

So here is the picture of the 10g on 5/27/09 - it was started 5/7/2009

 

[cthumphr]

Updated Picture - 10g

Here is the most recent picture taken 8/4. Everything has been slow. I am trying to get the stuff I have to "grow in" before I look to add more stuff. I definitely want to get some more zoas in here and maybe an acan or two. A clam would be nice, but definitely the last thing.

Anybody have any comments on getting GSP to grow? Mine seems to not be growing much at all.

 

[roshi719]

Anybody have any comments on getting GSP to grow? Mine seems to not be growing much at all.

From my experience, the madder I got at it ( yelling, threatening to flush, etc.) the better it grew for me:tongue:

 

[cthumphr]

10 g - the hardware

Here is what I have going for the system

The SUMP/REFUGIUM

Gulfstream Sump (circa 1995) - 11 gallons
Sump has macro algae, sand bed, some LR, and some Xenia and Anthelia frags in it, also hermit crabs (2), stomatid snails, and other stuff
Lighting for Sump - 96 quad light coralife fixture and 26 watt CF bulb 6500k
Mag 3 return pump
Red Sea Prizm Skimmer (not very good, so consider this tank almost skimmerless)
Drip top off system (5 gallon rubber made tub airline leading to the sump - slow drips top off water) (I get my top off RO water at grocery store)
Visitherm - 150watt heater

Main Tank
Aquaclear 201 pump (also very old) - for circulation
Odyssey 150 watt stock bulb 15k (but yellowish tint) with 2 - 14 watt T5 bulbs (makes yellow go away!) - very happy with this fixture so far - $99 new

That's about it.