Kirsten Schaulin's 15 gallon:

1)Size of tank?

15 gal

2)Was this your first reef tank?

yep

3)Do you have any traditionally sized reef aquariums? If so, of what size?

nope

4)How long has this tank been setup?

8 months

5)What hardware are you using, including lighting? If you're using a sump, include it here. Also if you're experimenting with any of the "new" systems, such as mangroves, ATS, or mud filtration, list it here.

2x55 Hamilton PCs
SeaClone skimmer
100W heater
small power filter for GAC
UV Sterilizer

6)How much live rock are you using?

22 lbs Florida, 6 lbs Fiji, 2 lbs Tonga Branch

7)Are you using live sand? If so, how much? If not, are you using any other substrate? Are you using a plenum?

15 lbs Florida live sand, 2 lbs GARF Grunge.  No plenum.

8)Do you perform water changes? If so, how much and how often?

15-20% a week, depends on water quality

9)Do you add trace elements? If so, what?

Vital Gold, iodine, calcium

10)Do you experience problems with overheating? If so, how have you solved them?

nope, never have

11)What corals are you keeping? Indicate how long you've had them, how large they are, and wether you've observed growth in them.

Gold Crown Toadstool - 4 months, nearly doubled in size.  About 6-7 inches tall now.
Green Finger - 4 months, tripled (really. It's huge) 8ish inches
Yellow Polyps - 3 months, covered surrounding rocks and starting to grow towards glass
Green Button Polyps - 2 1/2 months.  Cover a 4"ish diameter rock and are multiplying
Candycane Coral - 1 1/2 months.  Very well extended, each polyp at about 1" or so, multiplying
Red Open Brain - 1 month.  2" at its widest.  No growth yet but well extended at night.
Brown Moonstone - 1 week.  3-4" diameter.  I'll post more about this one on the list.

12)What other invertebrates are you keeping? Again, indicate how long you've had them, how large they are and wether you've observed growth in them.

Blood Shrimp - 6 months, minimal growth but monthly molting.  Small
Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp - 3 months, minimal growth but biweekly molting. Medium-large sized
"White Burrowing Starfish" - 2 months, slight growth, about 4" across. Very healthy looking.

13)Are you keeping any fish? If so, what?

Common Clown, Red Sea Mimic Blenny

14)Would you say you have a large population of other micro fauna, such as copepods and similiar?

Yep

15)Are there any species (vertebrate or invertebrate) you seem to fail with regularly in this tank?

CUCUMBERS!  ;)  Brittle stars didn't do very well either.

16)Likewise, are there any species you'd describe as remarkably successful in this tank?

Gold Crown Toadstool, Green Finger, Candycane coral, and the polyps. Everything looks happy though.

17)Do you feed your tank? If so, how often and with what?

Every other day, combo of frozen brine, freeze-dried plankton, freeze-dried bloodworms, and Formula 1.

18)On a scale of 1 to 5, with one being completely unsuccessful and 5 being very successful, how would you rate your experiences with this tank?


Rather vague, but overall, 5.

19)Is there anything about your tank you wish you could change? Something you could have done differently?

TBS' "The Package"

20)Would you recommend a Nano to another reef keeping hobbyist?

Absolutely.

21)Would you recommend one to a non-reef keeping hobbyist?

Yep.

22)Would you recommend one to a NON hobbyist?

Yes, if they were serious about doing everything right.

23)Are there any pieces of equipment you've used on this tank you would never use again? If so, what, and why not?

2x28 CustomSeaLife PCs - not enough light and too blue.

24)Are there any pieces of equipment you'd recommend reservation-free to another hobbyist?

Hamilton PCs, SeaClone skimmer.

25)Do you test your water parameters? If so, what do you test for? And how often?

Yep, once a week - Nitrate, Calcium, Iodine
Once a month - dKH

26)Are there any mistakes you've made you think others might be able to learn from? If so, feel free to include them here.

TBS'  The Package, cucumbers.  You know what I mean.  :)

27)If you have any additional comments you'd like to make, by all means, include them here.

Once my tank was set up and I got into a system, it became *extremely* easy.  Other than water changes and topping off with fw every once in awhile, it's basically maintenance free.