A New Star

Finally found it!

Yesterday after doing some shopping I made my usual trip to the pet store and took a look around.  I had a coupon and a $5 off rebate and they were expiring so I decided to use them.  I purchased a Peppermint Shrimp for my 75 gallon at the office and I also decided to purchase a Sand Sifting Sea Star.
The sea star ended up being on sale so with the coupon and the $5 off, the whole purchase cost less than the Peppermint Shrimp was supposed to be.
Anyway I couldn't find the sea star yesterday or this morning but when I got home this afternoon there it was on the glass.  Here is a picture of it on the glass and also a video of it turning itself over.  I was trying to get a good picture of the sea star when it fell off the glass and landed upside down so it gave me the opportunity to film it turning itself right-side up.  It did it a lot faster than I was expecting.


Can't wait to get all this stuff into the new tank.  

Enjoy the pictures and the video!

On the glass

Moving around the sandbed

Dream Tank

Black and White Clownfish

To start I'd like to talk about my current setup.  I have a 20 gallon high tank that currently houses all my livestock: two black and white clownfish, various corals, live sand live rock, and a snail only CUC (clean up crew).  The tank itself (not the contents) is very old and has lots of scratches and stains on it that I couldn't get out with muriatic acid.  It has been up and running for over a month now and has been doing great (except for losing a clown to his own stupidity and my disgust).

One day I was thinking about how unattractive the tank looked and how hard it was to see the fish and coral well because of all the stains and scratches.  I also think that 20+ years for a glass tank probably caused the clarity to diminish.  The very next day I found a great deal on a 34 gallon Current USA Solana AIO (all in one) aquarium.  The AIO feature includes the skimmer, overflow, return, and acts as a sump for filtration.

I'm not sure why but the AIO feature (almost all equipment is hidden and included) and the cube aspect of it (20x20x20) made this tank very attractive to me and it really is my dream tank.  I couldn't pass up the price so I have negotiated with the owner to hold onto it for me until I get funds together to pick it up. 

Here is a link to what it looks like: Solana.  It doesn't come with the disco ball light but it does give some nice shots of the tank, stand, and the back side (the AIO component to it). 

Here are some pictures of what the 20 gallon looks like now:

Full Tank Shot

Mean Green Zoas

Hammer Coral

Frogspawn Coral

Unknown Green Zoa

Red/Orange Montipora

Cherry Crush Zoa

Green Star Polyp (GSP)

Purple Death Paly and Toadstool

Ricordea Florida