Our 20g reef

[Galeepley]

This is our 20g with hob refugium/ skimmer, current 2x65 watt PC

Livestock/ Inverts:
*Percula
*Target Mandarin
*Firefish
*Cherub Angel
*Sexy Shrimp
*Crocea Clam
*Flame Scallop

Corals:
*Pink tip Frogspawn
*Green tip Frogspawn
*Hammer
*Sun Coral
*GSP
*Ricordia/Various Mushrooms
*Pulsing Xenia
*Metallic GSP
*Candy Coral
*Mushrooms
*Turbinaria
*Various Zoas
*Kenya tree
*Toadstool

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P1200072.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P1110029.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/frogspawn.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/sexyshrimp.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P1210013.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P1210011.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P1210004.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P1210002.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P1200065.jpg

[Nick_Kun]

Good start.

[DaChrisDude]

Nice! I really like the shrimp and those zoos.

[luistwentyone]

just gorgeous ! good work

[Galeepley]

Isn't it pretty?

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P1260003.jpg

[gemini]

love the tank!! i would take back the flame scallop and the mandarin goby until your tank is way more established and the clam might want more light but good job it lookd good

[onad75]

Your tank looks good and that shrimp looks sexy.. Good start

[lucubrator]

Last I looked into it, it was generally not known how to feed flame scallops, so they'll die over a period of a couple of weeks/months.

As for the Spotted Mandarin (Synchiropus picturatus) try to get him eating prepared foods. I had some success with frozen mini mysis. They're small, can be carried along by a small amount of current, and apparently look enough like live food for the fish to start eating them. With time you may not have to turn most of the pumps off, and may even be able to move to full-sized mysis or pellets.

That lighting may also be insufficient for the clam.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Good luck, and the tank looks nice.

[JD7]

Whoa! That flame scallop is cool! Nice tank by the way!

[Galeepley]

So we've added a few things recently. Hope you like!

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P2110009.jpg

Left side
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P2110003.jpg

Middle
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P2110005-1.jpg

Right side
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P2110006-1.jpg

[nanoreefbro]

Wow really nice setup. Nice selection of zoos..

[Galeepley]

Thanks! We just got some new ones from ONAD tonight too. (blue, yellow, and not sure what color the other ones were... lol)

[nanoreefbro]

Yeah I heard.. We were coming from Fragcity together when you called..:)

[Chanas4]

I like them purple zoos

[Galeepley]

Here's a couple more pictures...

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/blasto.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/suncoral.jpg

[Galeepley]

tank update: we were surprised at how much these zoos have grown in only a month

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P1200065.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P2180001.jpg

[Galeepley]

We have some new zoos! and a Clam

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P2200011.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P2200010.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P2200009.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P2200006.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P2200003.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P2200002.jpg

[Galeepley]

And a new Pipefish, Flashing Flame Scallop and Ricordias!

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/pipefish-1.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P2200013.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P2200012.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P2200001.jpg

[DaChrisDude]

Very nice!

Where did you get the pipefish and how much was he? Is it eating? I bought two banded ones but they both refused to eat anything... very sad.

[Galeepley]

We bought him at OG for $25. he's eating misis. We had bought a blue-ish pipefish a month ago and we found it dead the next morning :(. This guys doing great so far though

[seahorse_man]

they are 24.99:o

[seahorse_man]

It looks great:D

[MrKrispy]

tank of death! :)

[CyberGuy]

We have some new zoos! and a Clam

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P2200011.jpg


That looks like Onad's blue zoo.

[Galeepley]

sure was!

[aznshyguycv]

What are you dosing your system to get such great growth?

[Galeepley]

absolutely NOTHING! amazing huh?!

[Galeepley]

A few more pictures...

I finally got a pic. of the Scallop flashing
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/flashscallop2.jpg

This Kenya Tree has doubled in size in the past month too!
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/kenya.jpg

And some more zoos :)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/zoo-2.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/shellzoo.jpg

[seahorse_man]

looks good,are those kinda brown zoos with the orange center the ones you let me smash:D

[Galeepley]

nope, you just picked at it and it "fell off" lol

[Galeepley]

Thanks Frag Swap!

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P2250002.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P2250004.jpg

[SanDiegoIllini]

Not a kenya tree, more of a kenya twig (har har har) but I'm happy to see you actually got it to 'take root' and grow. Everything looks good.

[Galeepley]

Our new zoos...

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P3040001.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/1-2.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P3040002.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a160/lisatory/P3040003.jpg

[Jas0863]

Your tank looks great. What lighting are you running on the system?

[klevur1]

dang, where'd you find that Flashing Flame Scallop? how much was it? annnnd how's that and the pipefish doing now?

[Galeepley]

man we dont even have this tank anymore. but the scallop was from og 5 months ago, and we dont have the pipefish anymore

[barometer]

dang, where'd you find that Flashing Flame Scallop?

I usually see them at OG, but don't remember if they have any right now.