my 20 long reef :D (warning! not dialup friendly!!!)

[i_love_pez]

ok. got the first batch of pix resized n whatnot. enjoy!

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8484/clamfromthetop1cu.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/7131/frontshot9gv.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/193/rightside6my.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5774/tanktop9qa.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/4234/closeupleftshot4lp.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/687/3fishanctinic8pn.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3962/gspfrag1mw.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2702/nicereef0fp.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/1600/pajamacardinal5rk.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8969/ricordia5vv.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5070/microredfeatherduster8dp.jpg

[i_love_pez]

20 gallon Tank is powered by:

MaxiFlow HOB fillter
MJ 600
100watt heater
T5 light strip, Dual bulb (one looks like a 10k, the other an 03 anctinic), im assuming 2 x 24watt.

Creatures that inhabit the tank:

Ocellaris Clown
Green BTA (kinda want a sebae, but i know my tank is small)
lone green chromis
Banggai cardinal

Astrea and nassarius snails
various blue and scarlet leg hermits
3-4" crocea clam

2 rocks w/ green star polyps
some green clove polyps
green zoos
2 BIG green ricordias.. both appear to be splitting!


approx. 25lbs Tampa LR
3" sandbed

[betiuminside]

IS this the set up you bought from Christopher??
If it is... WOW !! you really lucky!!
Nice!! GL

[Ross]

Looks really good. Only problem i see is that your clam is gonna need alot more light or he won't survive.

[i_love_pez]

yeah it is. theres also a TON of cup corals and sponges on all the LR i got with the setup!

[i_love_pez]

Looks really good. Only problem i see is that your clam is gonna need alot more light or he won't survive.

Chris said that the tank has been running for approx. 1.5 years now.

everything has been in the tank the whole time, with the exception of a small zoa frag he threw in from the 75g hes selling.

ill have to ask him how big the clam was when he got it.

my gf is totally taken by this tank. she doesnt want me to get rid of the clam at all. how much more light would i need to keep it happy?

[cpreefguy]

either more T5s or you could always add a 150w halide for the clam

[Ross]

The problem with the clam is this: Until clams are about 4in they are not photosynthetic, they filter feed. Around the 3.5-4in mark they start turning photosynthetic, and they need more lighting to survive. Your clam has been doing well until this point because he isnt as photosynthetic as much as he is a filter feeder...

[i_love_pez]

:(

so ill probably have to find him a home then since i spent my 'allowance' already.

sigh :(

[hobogato]

looks great pez. i really like the green star in actinic only pic. you might be able to keep the clam if you get another fixture or two of T5 and move the clam
higher in the rocks.

[Ross]

You could find a 150-250w mh retro pretty cheap...

[Louie3]

nice look to the tank especally with the 03 actinics

[i_love_pez]

thanks everyone. one of the big ricordias i got has split!

the other one is developing a mouth and is splitting also. ill have to rearrange the rocks again so i can get a pic of the split ricordia...