Tiki Tank

[Vegas Chad]

Here is a video of our tank and some pictures of our shrimp.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaLcIip3VSs&hd=1

Going to get some new cool stuff at the petfair in a few weeks!

Who else has tanks? Kent how bout some updated pics of yours.

 

[pssh]

Super kick butt shrimp! I love shrimpies. I would love a tank, but my mom says that a reef tank would cost too much (40-50 gallons anyways.) for now I just have my goldfishies who are currently learning to eat out of my fingers and some platies/mollies. Unfortunately my black moor can't see well and bumps into my fingers more often than not

 

[Chamero]

Very cool. nice time lapse too. I thought shrimp lived in large groups.

 

[franklin]

nice hymenocera ;-)
do you have only one or a pair?

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

Thats awesome. My uncle has tons of different tanks with different shrimps. I will try to take pics next week

 

[tkilgour]

The tiki tank rules!!!!

 

[PantherVeileD]

even shrimp loves chocolate chips

 

[hallenhe]

Nice shrimp! I have a 55 gallon freshwater (have done saltwater in the past) and am moving soon and planning on setting up a new tank once I'm well settled there.

 

[Vegas Chad]

Here are the tank as it is right now. We traded for a bunch of stuff at the pet fair!

 

[reptimom]

Chad and Darci - I really, really want to come to your house if I ever make it back to Vegas. I sounds like a fantasy land to me!

 

[shanksfaml]

I see lots and lots of dollar signs, ooops I meant a very nice tank (and yes I am envious).

 

[ChameleonRave]

great looking tank! where Nemo? lol
Is that live sand? I used some that looks alot like that for my turtles..
NEVER DO THAT! lol i went from sand to gravel lol nice tank again!

 

[Vegas Chad]

its not a nemo tank... Darci wants one, maybe some day.

It started as live sand but any sand in a reef tank will become 'live' with time.

 

[robmd1]

looks great chad you have alot of good frags in there...

 

[Vegas Chad]

I have wanted another clam for my tank for a long time and when I saw this small green Crocea I knew that I just had to have him. The other new addition to the tank is a little tail spot blenny.

Kennnnnnnnnnnnt get a clammmm!

 

[KClark]

they are all so beautiful!!

 

[Vegas Chad]

Thanks!

 

[hondataeg6]

Would love to see pictures of you're filtration set-up... Nice tank... Ive always have wanted a saltwater tank but seems to complicated...

 

[Vegas Chad]

Would love to see pictures of you're filtration set-up... Nice tank... Ive always have wanted a saltwater tank but seems to complicated...

My first tax paying ‘job’ was at a tropical fish store about 10 years ago, back then it was complicated and compared to todays fish keeping standards. I was plagues with failure because of the large amount of time and up-keep that was needed and as a result I sold off everything with fish and stayed away for 8 years. About a year ago I stated reading into all in one nano reef tanks where the filters and tank were basically 1 complete unit, even the lights are all built into the hood.

Honestly the filter system is not even worth taking a picture of because you cant really see anything, its all hidden behind the main area with a plastic divider. A pump pulls the water through 3 different filter elements before pumping it back into the main area. Whereas before I had before I had to spend many hours working to maintain a reef tank I now spend at the VERY most 4 hours a month keeping everything in shape. Its very relaxing and enjoying to run.

 

[Vegas Chad]

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=220699&view=findpost&p=2604700

Here is a link to a thread that I have made on a nano reef forum. Think reptiles are big? Fish tanks have at least 10x as many keepers.