Update on my 29 gallon Japanese style garden nano

[MikeP]

I moved my nano from a 20 long to a 29 two months back. Have things fairly stable now and am starting to move some corals over. I am trying to recreate some of the stunning semi-minimalist tanks I've seen in Japan - still have some sorting to do but it's coming along and thought I'd share some pics.

Tank specs:

29 gallon tank
2x 18watt t5 blue bulb
1x 75 Watt Actinic VHO + 1 x 75 Watt Actinic white on IC 660 ballast
Aquaclear 500 filled with LR rubble for filtration
Remora Skimmer with Mj1200

25 lbs Live rock
1 bag black calcite gravel

Inhabitants:

1 x Midas Blenny
1 x Chalk Basslet
1 x Sunburst Anthias
2 x Scolymia
1 x Lobophyllia
2 x Trachyphyllia
Capnella
Ricordea Yuma
Mis zooanthids and Mushrooms
1 x Cycloseris
1 x Hermit (C.elegans)
3 x Black nassarius snails
1 x Blastomussa
Sinularia dura
Green start polyps


Full tank shot:

http://www.maast.org/albums/MikeP/29front.sized.jpg

Left side:

http://www.maast.org/albums/MikeP/29left.sized.jpg

Right side:

http://www.maast.org/albums/MikeP/29right.sized.jpg

Center:

http://www.maast.org/albums/MikeP/29center.sized.jpg

Side view:

http://www.maast.org/albums/MikeP/29side.sized.jpg

Pic of gorgeous rainbow Lobophyllia - pics don't do it justice sadly:

http://www.maast.org/albums/MikeP/29lobo.sized.jpg


Enjoy!

[dan]

things are really looking good. i'm thinking of starting me a little nano but tieing it to my main tank. is that cheating?

[Ed]

Very nice Mike. Thanks for sharing!

[Yancey]

Bangin! I love the aquascaping!

[MikeP]

Just a plug - the large Green Scolymia, multi colored lobophyllia and the fungia/cycloseris were all form Austin aquariums.

The red/blue Scolymia is from Aquatek and the Blue blastomussa I got from Mary at Seacrop.

Most of the lps in here were moved here due to my copperband continually picking at them in my larger reef setup despite being very well fed.

[PsychFish13]

I was recently in Singapore over the X-mas break and saw this aquascaped tank. It a freshwater but still amusing. Both pictures are the same tank.

[Instar]

Very interesting. You are quite an artist.

[MikeP]

psychfish - those are neat but kind of kitschy. I am still trying to retain some semblance of a natural presentation with my tank. We shall see as the mushrooms / zoos grow in.

Also looking for ideas for a coral I can place on the rock bommie to right if anyone has any ideas - thinking maybe some red sea xenia? The rock currently has some barnacles and phyllangia (maybe cladocora?) coral that have been alive on the rock for over a year so I don't want to get anything too agressive.