David's Nano Cube 24G - Beginner Journey

[thedidavid]

Finally I can start putting life stock to NC 24G.... after cycling for 8 days. In the first I still afraid to put life stock, so decided to buy 3 x damsel fish for testing and 2 x tiny hermit crabs. First these fishes only hiding at the bottom (shocked maybe), but after 1/2 hours I sprinkle fish pellets all spring up and having fiesta. I guess my tank is okay. So today decided to buy anothe LF, one clown fish, one box fish, and two corals. I bought sun coral and buttons.

I still thinking what to add in the coming next week.

Anyone can advice me how to take care the reef system if we are on holiday and no one takecare for 1-2 weeks, will it survive?

Thanks.

[thedidavid]

The setup of LR, minimalist.

[thedidavid]

Sun coral, open up few after 1 hours in the tank. Some stem damaged due transport (rolling in my car )

[thedidavid]

What type of buttons is this?

[Sapp]

Bro,

Thats not a button. That looks more like a gonio.

The best way to test if your tank is ready for livestock is by testing the water parameters using testkits and not using live fishes. Damsels are quite hardy fishes and can tolerate poor water parameters. 8 days cycling period is abit short, do monitor your fishes and corals closely. Also, stock up very slowing since you have a small water volume. Try to limit the number of livestock since 24G is not really not big volume. If you are not running a skimmer, do consider to put in more live rocks to help with the nutrients breakdown.

[thedidavid]

Bro,

Thats not a button. That looks more like a gonio.

The best way to test if your tank is ready for livestock is by testing the water parameters using testkits and not using live fishes. Damsels are quite hardy fishes and can tolerate poor water parameters. 8 days cycling period is abit short, do monitor your fishes and corals closely. Also, stock up very slowing since you have a small water volume. Try to limit the number of livestock since 24G is not really not big volume. If you are not running a skimmer, do consider to put in more live rocks to help with the nutrients breakdown.

Thanks for the correction. Before I put LS I tested the water parameters. I only detect nitrate so I decided to put LS.

[jojoecute]

Sun coral, open up few after 1 hours in the tank. Some stem damaged due transport (rolling in my car )

Hi,

Nice sun coral open up, I still waiting for my sun coral to open...

[thedidavid]

My yellow sunnies open up 24 hours but the black sunnies only open when I feed it with Henry Reef Gourment

It takes times for sunnies to open for long for the first time.

[jojoecute]

My yellow sunnies open up 24 hours but the black sunnies only open when I feed it with Henry Reef Gourment

It takes times for sunnies to open for long for the first time.

I target feeding for few day already, so far no open le...

Where you get yr black Sunnie, me looking for it too...

[thedidavid]

I got it from AM

[thedidavid]

Update, Installed Skimz FR for my SORB-4 with one first casualty in my tank. The first installation pump was too big and pumping the SORB-4 to my tank and made the water like Tea-O. My beloved boxy pass away due to this problem Today baugt h Eheim compact pump 600 l/hr and it works perfectly.

[thedidavid]

My Nano skimmer installed ans start skiming.....

[thedidavid]

Skim buble....

[thedidavid]

My black sunnies....so difficult to make all stems open.

[thedidavid]

Ms. Fox

[thedidavid]

Mr. Prata

[thedidavid]

Nemo and his host Gonio...getting longer and longer everyday.

[thedidavid]

Is this also gonio? it stems are long up to 5 cm.

[sky]

Getting nicer and nicer, Bro!!!

[qwank]

nice tank bro. i like the chiller setup.

[thedidavid]

My favorite side view from my living room couch with main PC light on.

[thedidavid]

Front view with my bleached red prata...... waiting for it's recovery.

My coraline is wiped out after I am using Phospate reactor and 4 turbo snails in the tank.

[thedidavid]

My brown cynarina....feeding mode. Light off only with LED (photo taken with flash)

[thedidavid]

My pink prata...feeding mode. Light off only with LED (photo taken with flash)

From three pratas at my tank only the red one is very temperamental and stressed easily....I wish I can send it to woodbridge to straighten it.

[bluezing]

swee fts! neat and simple...

a few firegoby or blue tang will add more colours!