Kaykay's DIY-approach nano setup. 2'x1.5'x1.5'.

[kaykay]

Bro may be we can meet at AM this Sunday 3.00pm look for Ah Heng I'm getting a Skimz Sm 161.

Bro how much is the 161?

This Sunday I may not be free. Update the skimmer efficiency ya..

[Sprinter]

Hi Kaykay as ah Heng price for Sm161 $375 after 10% discount.

[MadScientist]

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Lol. But you're right. It won't look out of place in a planted tank.

Haha, it also wouldn't look out of place in a marine tank as well, that is if you are trying to recreate the natural scape found in east coast storm canal. Add some cockles and you are good to go.

[kaykay]

My monti cap grew a finger.

Damned cute. Now it looks like a swan with an E.T. like finger as neck and head. Lol.

Also bought a polyp of ric over the weekend. It was already splitting.

But a bigger surprise when I saw an extra mouth after it has settled.

This means I paid only for one polyp, but will likely end up with 3 polyps soon.

Yeah.

[MadScientist]

My monti cap grew a finger.

Damned cute. Now it looks like a swan with an E.T. like finger as neck and head. Lol.

Also bought a polyp of ric over the weekend. It was already splitting.

But a bigger surprise when I saw an extra mouth after it has settled.

This means I paid only for one polyp, but will likely end up with 3 polyps soon.

Yeah.

Nice ric. Where you got it from? When you decide to frag it, reserve some for me, =)

[rekian]

The UAS look really good! 2ft with 10 fishes and coral, can handle the bioload with skimmer. I should try to DIY that too!

[kaykay]

Nice ric. Where you got it from? When you decide to frag it, reserve some for me, =)

Got it from Iwarna. Was there this afternoon again at 4pm, and there are still such rics available.

If you're game, I can go visit them again tmr to get for you ya..

Lol..

[kaykay]

The UAS look really good! 2ft with 10 fishes and coral, can handle the bioload with skimmer. I should try to DIY that too!

Try it. You won't regret it.

I've gone without skimmer for more than a month already, and I'm starting to feel more confident of adding more livestock real soon. Haha..

[kaykay]

Bought this cute little gonio today.

Real small, when closed, the skeleton is only about 3cm by 1cm by 1cm.

Perfect for my small tank.

(Picture taken with the ric and the cleaner shrimp to compare sizes)

[MadScientist]

Got it from Iwarna. Was there this afternoon again at 4pm, and there are still such rics available.

If you're game, I can go visit them again tmr to get for you ya..

Lol..

Would be great, mind pming the cost? Do they have blue, purple, orange and yellowric floradia?

Tiny gonio! Omg! Nice. I also want, haha

Better to add slowly. Uas needs time to adapt to new bioload. And you also need time to adapt to possible increase in space needs of uas before they start growing in your tank.

Can iq5 squeeze in an uas? Haha. Can't wait for your office build.

[kaykay]

Tank updates 15.09.12

UAS after 9 days. Looks like it's getting along fine.

Mr Scientist dropped by for a chat, and I get a rock of 2 anemones in my tank!

Thanks for letting me house these beautiful specimens for you. I hope they thrive in my tank.

[kaykay]

UAS update 30.09.12.

This growth after 14 days. Am extremely pleased.

Tried plucking out as much as I can, and this Is what is collected. Some stray algae was left in the tank, and when the return pump was turned on again, the tangs were going crazy with this fresh greens.

Pods are also in abundance. All fishes had a nice feast.

[ryanlio]

Sweet.. look forward to results from your test kit..

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[MadScientist]

can loan some of the algaes? haha

[kaykay]

can loan some of the algaes? haha

Sure, come next Saturday 13th Oct when I do scrubbing again.

[kaykay]

Tank Updates. 26.10.2012. (Photo Intensive)

It's been a long while since my last updates.

I was just gazing into my little nano, when I found a Hidden Mickey on my RBTA. So I whipped out my trusty iPhone 4, and snapped a shot of it.

Well, one thing led to another, I ended up taking a couple of hundreds of shots... LOL..

Can you find the Hidden Mickey?

Some assorted zoas, and my zoas garden.

My twin Alveoporas which I absolutely adore.

A frag of Chilli Pepper Monti Cap. The pink dots are not very prominent though.

A 50-cent size Green Plate

Some fishes..

A goondu looking Tailspot Blenny

Yellow Tang

Purple Queens (Females. The male is more shy than the ladies)

My current favourite photo models... The Clowns dancing in their Gonios homes.

This one hosts the bigger gonio..

This one has to settle for the smaller gonio. Living next to the "want-to-split-but-cannot-split F. Ric.

Tried some top view shots..

This is how I view them every night.

An FTS..

Last but not least, I just can't get enough of them..

[kaykay]

A morning FTS without any lights.

The Purple Queen Anthias swim out much more actively during the day when the lights are not on.

[kaykay]

Finally found what I've been looking high and low for! Good size, but slightly too big for my nano though..

Grabbed the 2nd last piece from today's shipment at Iwarna.

[kaykay]

Bought a pair of Helfrichis today.

Planned to keep them in a betta box till the new tank is ready in a few weeks, and let them be the first residents in there...

However, I didn't count them to be so tiny that they can easily slip through the betta box holes. Thus they were out of the box in minutes.

As a result, as expected, they were whacked left right centre. Looks half dead.

Found another smaller box now. Both the fishes are caught and kept in this box now.

I hope they recover...

[kaykay]

Thank goodness!! The fishes are recovering.. Fed them a little mysis soaked with cyclopeeze. At least now they're swimming upright. Lol....The tattered fins are scars of the battles they fought and lost. Haha..

[kaykay]

Thank goodness!! The fishes are recovering..

Fed them a little mysis soaked with cyclopeeze. At least now they're swimming upright. Lol....

[stevenchia]

Nice scape! Beautiful tank.

[kaykay]

Nice scape! Beautiful tank.

Thank you!

[kaykay]

After tearing apart the small tank for the competition at imm at the beginning of the month, it looked as though a storm blew over it.

Unfortunately, the new tank was not fully cycled for me to transfer the livestock immediately after the competition. So the livestock went back into this tank.

There were casualties, partly due to the stress of transport and disturbance to the small water volume, and also due to my absence for 5 days on holiday.

Finally also found a buyer for the tank.

So this post marks the end of this nano tank journey.

This tank has given me loads of fond memories. It was by far, the most DIY I've done on a tank setup. A lot of lessons were also learnt- I would count going skimmerless the most radical and successful experiment I've done.

But most valuable thing for me is the reefing friends I've made in the last 8 months.

I've also never been more active in this forum than ever before.

I'll miss you, my little nano..

A sneak peek into the future..

[Copperband]

nice zoa garden !!