This is my non-competition femto tank. The tank is about 1.7g total but running volume (minus rock, sand and equipment) is 1.4g. I like the set up too much to try to get it down below 1 gallon for the comp.
The tank is a critter cage ($12.99 new, but I traded for it). I siliconed a piece of plastic into the back for all the equipment.
It’s running a 11w screw in LED that I bought off ebay a few months ago. It’s looks to be about 10k ish to me.
This is a top shot from right after it was set up.
Here’s from a few days ago
and here’s from yesterday after I” modded” the light.
So far stock is 2 nassarius snails, a margarita snail, a stoma snail, a hermit crab, black sponge, a leather coral, and candy apple red zoas. I plan on adding some more stoma snails, a few more corals, and possibly a small yellow watchmen goby and/or a sleeper goby we have at the shop.