Nano Reef cleaned up!

July 31, 2020

The tank is doing great now! It has been several weeks without new issues cropping. I did lose the Watchman Goby, everybody else is quite healthy though 🙂 The fish and invertebrates are still in the tank, just hiding in this photo.

Eheim Ecco Pro Canister Filter Review

May 3, 2020

This post may contain affiliate links. If you buy something through a link I will receive a small commission from the seller, at no additional cost to you. With the upcoming build of my 90 gallon aquarium, I have been using my 30 gallon tank as a bit of a testbed for exploring different filtration

Fifth week update on the nano reef tank cleanup

April 17, 2020

The tank is coming along quite well! The ecosystem seems to have stabilized. I believe that between restructuring the sump, the Aiptasia-X, and a mess of new snails, that the recovery is guaranteed. With the last update, I mentioned the Aiptasia-X. There are 3 Peppermint Shrimp in the tank and they could not keep up

How I made my first, CHEAP, aquarium sump

December 8, 2019

Sump filtration systems are popular amongst fish hobbyist, but in 33 years of fish keeping I have never had one on my tanks. My filter of choice is the good ‘ole under gravel. It can be a hotly debated method, but it has always served me well. Of course I have lived in places with

The 30 gallon fish tank stand is getting an upgrade – Sides!

November 17, 2019

With Clara crawling, it is time to baby-proof the house. One big project to tackle is the fish tank. Currently the 30 gallon tank sits on a custom stand made of 2x4s. There is a shelf on the bottom, that inevitably winds up holding tank gear. It is open for all the world to see.