jnelson's 24G Aquapod

[jnelson]

Jumped on this on Friday. Love my Fluval Edge but this was a good deal/good seller (46nBliss) and the extra space and stability is a plus.

Tank:
- 24G Aquapod + Stand
- Current Nova Extreme 2x18W T5 (12000K/460nm Actinic TruLumen bulbs)
- Maxijet 1200
- Filter area running Purigen/carbon/floss
- 2 x Koralia Nano
- Bakpak HOB skimmer + Maxijet 900 (not hooked up just yet)
- Approx 20 lbs. LR/10 lbs. LS
- Some awesome coralline algae growth from the previous owner

Livestock
- Yellowtail damsel (old)
- Three stripe damsel (new!)
- Nassarius snails (old)
- Red leg hermits (old)
- Cleaner shrimp (old)
- Soft Corals: Some zoas/palys/GSP
- LPS: One two-headed hammer frag, candy canes

Moved all the rock over from my Fluval plus some extra cured LR so I had a pretty small cycle. 0.25ppm ammonia on Saturday morning (before I moved the livestock) but that was gone by Sunday so I did a quick water change, moved everything over and picked up the new guy!

Current params:
- Temp: 78F
- SG: 1.025
- pH: 8.2
- Ammonia: 0ppm
- Nitrite: 0ppm
- Nitrate: 5ppm
- dKH: 11

FTS will be posted later today. Snapped a shot of my main man, Dai Lo:

 

[Ryanr1212]

sounds like you got a good setup going on. my one piece of advice is if you want to start keeping sps or clams your going to need to upgrade your lights. you can either go with a mh or LEDs. MH are definitely powerful enough but can get a small tank like yours hot. LEDs are very expensive but look awesome. i hope everything works out for you good luck on this new tank!

 

[Cadiz.Jonathan]

Do LEDs I just bought some from rapid led the 24 led set up dimmable with heat sink and all for 280. Which isn't bad. I'm waiting for it to come in but it wasn't as expensive as I thought. Mh is atleast above 100 bucks and u gotta change the bulbs every few months plus u get a ton of heat so u need a chiller if you get mh. LEDs have none of that problem. By the way got a 24 aquapod as well their awesome!

 

[jnelson]

Strongly considering the LED route.. Gotta see what's up. Want to get a piece of glass cut for the top first though. Right now I'm using a few flimsy pieces of Lexan and it really isn't working haha. It would cut down on noise, salt creep and evaporation.

Here's some full shots.

 

[46nBliss]

Strongly considering the LED route.. Gotta see what's up. Want to get a piece of glass cut for the top first though. Right now I'm using a few flimsy pieces of Lexan and it really isn't working haha. It would cut down on noise, salt creep and evaporation.

Here's some full shots.

Whats up man hope all is going good with the nano? Listen i forgot to give you glass top for that tank i still have it if you want it its yours?
let me know.

 

[jnelson]

New FTS as of May 22nd:

Current Equipment:
- Aquapod 24
- Approx. 10 lbs. LS/30 lbs. LR
- Maxijet 1200 for return
- Koralia 1/Koralia Nano 240 Powerheads
- Current Nova Extreme Pro 20" with UVL 454/Super Actinic/Indigo Sun
- Ecoxotic Panorama 50/50
- Soap dish in-tank fuge with chaeto
- Running floss, carbon, Purigen in back chambers

Livestock:
- Two juvenile Ocellaris Clowns
- Two Neon Gobies
- Three Stripe Damsel
- Purple Pseudochromis/Dottyback
- 4 Margarita Snails
- 8 Nassarius Snails
- 6 Florida Cerith Snails
- 2 Emerald Crabs
- 1 Red-Leg Hermit Crab
- Soft Corals: GSP, Xenia, various Palys, Yellow Polyps, Kenya Tree
- Hard Corals: Frogspawn, Birdsnest, Acro (bleaching unfortunately)

 

[Metrokat]

Hey, where are you?

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

The thread is a year old and he doesn't even have that tank anymore lol Look at the dates people!~