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<p>Hello fren, I wouldnt suggest RIO to be used as the primary filter. i am running a eHeim canister as my primary filter, and the Rio is a secondary filter and primary skimmer. I inserted polyfilter into the compartment with the white filter membrane. I'm not sure how you are going to put biohome substrates, there is hardly any space.</p> <p>If you are keeping only fish, I think it should be fine.</p>

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I would avoid invertebrates unsafe fishes if I were you. 6-line wrasse would be a good option. But it is semi-aggressive to other kind of wrasse. With other fishes, it is fine.

It has always been a dilemma. I like my tank on my table, and you can't do that with a big tank. Yet you can have more LS in a big tank, but maintenance wise would be more ex too.

I have an Octopus too but lately it hasnt been opening as big as it used to be. I havent been feeding it well so make sure you feed yours regularly!

Lovely! I seldom see a marine aquarium with black sand.

I would suggest low maintenance fishes like green chromis and clown fish. Avoid territorial ones like blue damsels. Since you have live rocks, tail-spotted blennie is a good option as well. For the cleaners, get yourself an algae blennie and cleaner shrimp.

Nice piece of liverock. You may want to add sand as a base. A sandbed brings numerous benefits to the reef aquarium, from improving biological filtration and providing habitat for a range of creatures to making the tank look more attractive. You can still add sand after placing your live rocks. In fact, better this way as the structure and foundation of the rocks cannot be undermined by burrowing creatures such as gobies.

I've seen this tank at AquaMarin. It is a neat tank but limited space for corals. Still a preferred choice comparing to the IQ5 in terms of size and function fit. Hope to see photos soon!

Your tank is building up nicely. Go for some colorful low maintenance corals like blastos and suncorals! And you may want to put some coral chips as a base if sand is too messy. But with coral chips, you won't be able to keep pistol shrimps and shrimp gobies.

THank you! Yes, still running it with my faithful canister. My fishes and corals are pretty much stabilised, but i'm still having problems keeping anthias. I think they are more demanding fishes. Surprisingly, the 2ft is able to house quite a number of fishes. I've got quite a few hidden most of the time, e.g. the gobies. I'm just a little concerned that my Yellow Tang and Blue Tang may burst the tank soon. They are growing too fast!

Thank you! I thought the clip was quite amusing!

That is simply wonderful! I'm sure it will do well since the office is air-conditioned!

Thanks! It took me a while to capture this using my iPhone!

Thanks! It was shot using iPhone5 and iMovie.

Enjoy the youtube video of my reef tank!

Pair of yellow shrimp gobies and their pistol shrimp mates.

Did some re-scaping, lost 3 corals recently. I haven't had much luck with Favia and Trachyphyllia. Think I should avoid these in future. Love the Xmas tree corals though!

hahahhaa! If my tank is able to re-ignite your interest in reefing, that would be great! Yes it is definitely 2ft.

I'm using the eHeim AquaCompact 60. Paid about a hundred plus for this. No regrets as i could stuff more bio media into the canister. Yes, the RIO is a HOB, a god-sent as I do not want to waste any space in my tank.

Thanks for the comments. Very insightful. You pointed out correctly that nudibranches and seahorses are demanding to keep, which is why I have also stopped purchasing them after realising its unsuitability. The problem of incompatibility is more important than overstocking. My livestocks are selected carefully based on their temperament. This will help prevent fights and territorial disputes. And mine is a 10gal tank, not 20. With weekly water changes, you can certainly hold more than 4 fishes.

Thank you Bro Raymond. I have decom the ISTA canister and opted for a bigger eheim canister. Not so big that it can't fit on my table-top. Yes, everything is on my table-top, nothing on the floor. I'm using dual filtration as my protein skimmer by RIO also comes with a filter. I don't clean my canister so regularly, probably once a month if I remember! More importantly, make sure you do 20-25% water change weekly. As for flow rate, since there is a wavemaker, I don't think it matters much. You will know that the livestocks are doing well if they are feeding well. Even though I have about 20 different species of fish and shrimps in there, the NH and NO levels are kept in control by regular dosing of good bacteria. So far, i've managed to keep purple gobiy, hawaiin yellow tang, blue tang and lyratail anthias in this tank alive (fingers crossed). These are the more challenging fishes IMO. I do experience red slime problem. It's kept in control through using Ultra Life Red Slime Removal. Used to have algae bloom as well until I started using distilled water. Our tap water is terrible. You are only half correct that I 'run one of the most respectable tank'. More accurately, mine is a respectable tank for one that is 2ft without IOS or normal sump tank. Thanks again for the kind words!

You should not be keeping foxface. They are pretty but not reef safe. When not well fed, they will start to nibble on your polyps.

Cloves are not difficult to keep. Perhaps your water condition not favourable? The only prob i have with cloves are, they seem to have a limited shelf life.

Updates of my tank.