Lehner's Fluval Spec V Little Reef

[lehner]

Hey all,

I am a new member here and I figured I would post my tanks history thus far and use this as a place to document its progress.

I started this tank about one year ago. Since then it has gone through a move from Aurora to Glendale, and has had all the stress of having me keep poking around.

I think I had finally found a good balance with everything growing well. But then I go an mess it up again last night. More on that later.

Anyway. Here is the tank.

Tank: Fluval Spec V

Equipment:
Mini-Jet 606
Current USA Orbit Marine
Flow deflector (now removed because I prefer the high turnover without having to add a powerhead into the DT.
Live rock and black sand.

Livestock:
Snowflake Clownfish (Nautilus) almost died last night. Luckily I got him to my quarantine tank (a 2 gallon bucket) quickly and he is still swimming.
5 Sexy Shrimp
1 Pistol Shrimp

Coral:
Montipora Digitata (I believe, it may be something else)
Blasto
Duncan
Toadstool
Sympodium
GSP
Various Zoas and Mushrooms

Possible Future purchases:
Favia
Acan
Some kind of euphyllia
???? (Your suggestion here! Send me some ideas of some coral I need to try out. I am always looking for something new to learn)

I started the tank last year. It started with a toadstool, Duncan, zoas and mushrooms. A clownfish, a yellow watchman, a pistol shrimp, and 5 sexy shrimp. I lost the clownfish and the watchman in the move. Amazed I did not lose more. Everything else has done well and I have added the other corals slowly and added the snowflake recently.

This is the link to my album of photos. There aren't many up right now but I will be adding more. I hoping to learn more about photography so I can get some better shots.

http://s1366.photobucket.com/user/LehnerTanks/library/Fluval Spec V

Thanks,

Steve

 

[FishTV]

Fun little tank, I have one as well. Did you replace the stock return pump with the mini jet?

 

[Shaunv]

Nice little tank

 

[lehner]

Thanks!

I did upgrade the stock return to the mini jet 606. There seems to be a significant difference in flow IMO. I occasionally contemplate about trying to add a powerhead into the DT to get a higher turnover but I should probably stick to the old adage "If it ain't broke".

I just rearranged some rockwork, removed a chuck with some aiptasia on it, and added in a new piece of dry rock. (Thanks Munch) Added a few new pieces of coral (thanks munch, again). I was worried I tanked the tank a week ago. Was setting up a new scape and I added some of that Fluval Sea epoxy. It clouded everything up and I think it just stressed everything out. Had to move the clownfish to my "quarantine tank" aka 5-gallon bucket overnight. All seems to have recovered swiftly.

 

[lehner]

Sad day. The clown decided that he wanted to visit other parts of my house. Unfortunately the kitchen counter is an inhospitable place. Think I will hold off on fish for awhile and just focus on corals and inverts.