In anticipation of a transfer out of state, I recently downgraded my 90 gallon oceanic to a 12G AquaPod.
You can see my 90 gallon thread here:
Fish Tank Coral Reef Tank - Reef Buzz Member Tanks - VR's 90G Oceanic & 60G DIY Frag Tank
Anyways, I thought I would share some pictures of the new setup. Been up about a month now.
I first took live sand and water out of the 90 to circumvent the whole cycling phase.
Next I took frags of some of the corals that I wanted to keep in the AquaPod. Some of the nuisance corals that would overgrow the tank I left behind.
Fragging some of the corals I have collected for years was pretty sad
Fragged this guy:
I played musical live rock for awhile in the 90 to pick out the pieces of LR that I wanted for the new nano. Came together pretty good. It's quite packed though.
I've done two 50% water changes since I first set the tank up. The corals look much more happy in the little tank. Probably because the water is so much cleaner. A water change that would take 2 hours to change 30 gallons in the 90 takes only 15 minutes to change 50% out on the nano.
Some top down shots. I could never take close ups of my SPS in the 90. Much easier in the nano. My SPS never really opened up like it does now in the 12g. Again, probably because of the better water quality.
You can see my 90 gallon thread here:
Fish Tank Coral Reef Tank - Reef Buzz Member Tanks - VR's 90G Oceanic & 60G DIY Frag Tank
Anyways, I thought I would share some pictures of the new setup. Been up about a month now.
I first took live sand and water out of the 90 to circumvent the whole cycling phase.
Next I took frags of some of the corals that I wanted to keep in the AquaPod. Some of the nuisance corals that would overgrow the tank I left behind.
Fragging some of the corals I have collected for years was pretty sad
Fragged this guy:
I played musical live rock for awhile in the 90 to pick out the pieces of LR that I wanted for the new nano. Came together pretty good. It's quite packed though.
I've done two 50% water changes since I first set the tank up. The corals look much more happy in the little tank. Probably because the water is so much cleaner. A water change that would take 2 hours to change 30 gallons in the 90 takes only 15 minutes to change 50% out on the nano.
Some top down shots. I could never take close ups of my SPS in the 90. Much easier in the nano. My SPS never really opened up like it does now in the 12g. Again, probably because of the better water quality.
(i ALLMOST did that...OMG that would have been awful) lol
