SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 Hi all! For those who have visited my first tank thread, I've had a small upgrade from a 1 Ft to a 1.5 Ft tank. The design is pretty much the same as before, except with more room for better equipment and livestock. Here's the link: peacemaker's office nano tank As usual, not having deep pockets like some of the folks here, I prefer to stick to smaller tanks. The selection of corals will be of the smallest in sizes, which leads to lower cost. Also, being an office nano, I have very limited space, and having a smaller tank enables easier maintenance. Personally, I love being "up close & personal" with the tank inhabitants, and I'm often found staring at my tank with my nose almost touching the glass. A small tank gives me that "focus" view. Please kindly share your comments and advice as I humbly present to you, my mini reef: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 Another view... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 Left half of the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 Right half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 Some close up of my corals... Coco worms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 Mixed frogspawn. Mostly green, with bits of pink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 Pumping xenia. Have grown a small branch since the first time I bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 Branching goniapora. I always call them the marine flowers in my tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 Red mushrooms. Been with me ever since I started my smaller tank till now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 Rhodatics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 Some tubeworms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 Zoanthids. One of my favorite types of corals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 More. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 Spotting some growth. You can see the "flesh" spreading to parts of the expose rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 Green yuma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 Green & blue star polyps. The centerpiece of my tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 Now for the other inhabitants! My clownfishes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 Cleaner shrimp. These guys are getting big real fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 Welcome, the cleaning crew! Snails and hermit crabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 Some of my equipment: I'm using an Ehiem Compact 1000l/hr pump for my return, a Dymax hang-on skimmer, hydor flo deflector and hydor nano wavemaker. Bio homme is used as my bio filter, with filter wool for mechanical filtration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 1 day's worth of skimmate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 2 days. I'm quite impressed at its performance to get rid of all that gunk in my tank. One of the things that I dislike about reef keeping is the washing of skimmer waste. Argh... the smell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 My tank went through the usual cycle of algae bloom. The diatoms went crazy, and I had to deal with the rising nitrate levels as well. I posted in the forums requesting for some chaeto, and managed to collect a hand full from a very kind reefer. Nuclear Fibre! Most of the algae cleared in a matter of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 I keep an 11W PL light on for 24/7 to keep the chaeto going. They have grown quite a bit now. Have to keep them in check in case they out-grow the basket and start to choke the pumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted April 12, 2008 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2008 I'm using 4 tubes of T5s (2 white, 2 blue), but its low output (11W). I can't find any T5 HO light sets at 1.5 Ft, so had to make do. So far, no corals are affected by lack of light. On the contrary, the rics I had from my previous tank didn't do so well in this "brighter" light (my previous tank is only using a 2 tube 11W PL). They started to bleach, and are slowly recovering at this moment. Will post pics of their progress. I believe that the low tank height (1.5 Ft x 1.5 Ft x 1 Ft, glass thickness 10mm) makes it sufficient for lights to reach the corals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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