angelfish220

I really want a saltwater, but dont have the space for another big tank.

What is your waterchange schedule? and your salt mix?

How much $$$ did you spend on those lights?!?

Slug

I try and do 1 Water change every 1.5 - 2 weeks. Being only 10gals its hardly any trouble at all. I use Instant Ocean salt. Once this bucket is done i might explore something else...not sure yet. Instant Ocean hasn't failed me yet though.

The fixtures/ballasts were $120ish each i believe, the bulbs were like $50 each. So all in all i spent $340 on the whole setup, but am only using half on this tank. Its a Retrofit kit from Hellolights. Cheaper then those pre-maid fixtures usually.

Slug

Finally got decent pictures of my Royal Gramma.



Oh Hi there.

Darlene

He/She is beautiful! I love the last picture.

Slug

Thanks. The wrasse is probably the most fun and entertaining fish i've kept to date. Probably the most intelligent as well. More so then any other cichlid i've had.

The gramma is pretty shy and only comes out for a while if the wrasse is out.

NirvanaandTool

Wow.. beautiful nano tank!
cant believe you had that in a 2.5g tank! must have been pretty cramped!

Your gramma and wrasse look great. Nice work

voiceless_kat

Slug, your tanks look marvelous!! Wow, so much mystery in that 10g! It all looks so magical to me..........and great pics, the colours are amazing!! Thanks for sharing!!

Val

Slug

Thanks to you both.

COBettaCouple

Such a beautiful fish!

Slug

Well my cleaner shrimp died yesterday. No apparent reason. Everything else is fine, levels are good. I suspect some foul play by the wrasse. Eh i was chancing it anyway, only a matter of time.

COBettaCouple

Foul play, huh? Well, round up the usual suspects and check for witnesses.

Slug

The hermit saw nothing, and i think the Gramma and Wrasse are partners in crime. Oh well, they can stay dirty now....no more fish wash for them!

Angelwhispers

I have to say, I don't know the first thing about Saltwater tanks, but I am just amazed by your setup!

The macro photos in particular are just stunning, and the others are great too. Kudos to you on having such a wonderful setup, and fishies that appear to be not camera shy at all

Slug

Thanks.