8 Gallon Nano Journal

[Helena21]

Ok so a few days ago i decided that i wanted a little sw nano, so i was on the net just looking around and i found a tank that comes with everthing...tank, light, small box of salt, live rock, live sand, heater and filter! So i decided to buy it! It arrived today and i have set everthing up and everthings going well. I will change the rock scape tomorrow probably because im not yet happy of the way it looks...anyway here are the pics....

salt, rock and sand still in the box..

the tank! :

fillin' up..

full:

more pics coming...

 

[Katie217]

Nice Helena! You said I'd be asleep when you posted this but Im up!
The tank looks awesome, how many pounds of LR did you get?

 

[Helena21]

LOL katie i think theres about 9 pounds of LR.

here more pics..
light and the glass cover:

side shot, i love seem-less edges!:

this shot was taken about 10 mins ago (it looks clearer in real life):

ok so thats it. I cant see the back of the tank yet and i have seen a few 'moving' things lol.

So what do ya think??
Im gonna get a background soon and maybe some more rock!*SUNSMILE*

 

[Cichlid-Man]

I'm jelous of the tank, i love seamless tanks. Nice helena, hey look your tank is already clearer then Katie's was.

 

[Helena21]

thanks matt.
Tank is basically clear now...

rocks:

i ordered my test kit yesterday so it should come on saturday or monday

 

[MrBungle]

looks good! whats the wattage of the light?

 

[Helena21]

Its an 18w light, but iam gonna upgrade when its time to get corals

 

[Helena21]

sorry for me to keep posting over myself but..
i was rearranging rocks and i came across this small 'thing'. I touched it gently and it feels very soft..here are pics of it..

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can anyone tell me what this is??

The tank is all murky now so when it clears up I will post pics of the new rock scape

 

[rshxt9]

Nice tank Helena! It'll be even more beautiful when you're done!

 

[Helena21]

thanks becca

 

[Katie217]

I'm jelous of the tank, i love seamless tanks. Nice helena, hey look your tank is already clearer then Katie's was.

HAR HAR HAR Matt..... loser *laughingc jk of course

and helena, i have no idea wtf that thing is either LOL

 

[jessey]

wow it looks great already!! where'd you get the setup from? i ask b/c that's a neat all-in-one... anyways... no clue what that thing is. it's funny lookin.

 

[Helena21]

thanks jessey! i got it from a site called tropicalfish4u.co.uk..but i live in england, and i dont think they deliver to the US
anyways...i rescaped the tank and its clear now so heres the updated pic of the LR..

(i took that without the tank light on)

does everyone think it looks better than the last rock arrangement?

 

[Katie217]

Looks good Helena, but REALLY unstable looking.

 

[Helena21]

well its not completly stable but its not gonna fall over easily either. Im gonna get some of that epoxy putty stuff and i will make all the rocks stable with that

 

[ram man]

That thing in the pic looks like its tucked itself into a small hole in the rock, if that is the case it looks just like a peanut worm, a harmless scavenger.

 

[Helena21]

ah ok ram, thanks!

 

[Big Vine]

Very nice, Helena.
The seamless tank is great, and I love how these weird anomalous critters keep popping up on you...I'm sure there'll be lots more too! lol

I like the way the rocks are positioned better now.

BV

 

[Helena21]

Thanks BV!

 

[Helena21]

Ok so i re-arranged the rocks again today, and the 4 base rocks at the bottom are now epoxy'ed together. The three smaller rocks that are in a sorta line on top of the base rocks are NOT glued on...i didnt want to glue them 1. because i dont the way they look and 2. incase i need to move them around when i get corals.
The water is still murky so the pics arent great...

close up of rock arrangement..

ok so, what do ya think?