My new office small small tank

[jxlex]

This week:

Inclusion on extra 1 Par38 20k into the setup with photoperiod of 3hrs.

Phosban added into the HOF to help manage phosphate levels.

A fair amount of frags added into the system... All ok with nice PE.

LS added:

1 x 6 line wrasse

3 x nano gobies (Latin name left in office)

Dosing of C-balance increased to 3 x 1ml per day (equal parts) for now as realized a drop in Ca after addition of few new frags.

Will try to upload some photos soon.

Glad no casualties for now...

[netviper]

Looking forward for more photos bro!

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[cedricang]

Nice macro shots !

[chrislwp]

You are just like my friend who drives his BMW to coral farm weekly just to buy a packet water for his nano tank in office for the past 2 yrs.

[jxlex]

Looking forward for more photos bro!

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trying la bro, but tank in office lazy to bring cam up and down and iphone photo is like sai... hahaha...

you should post more photos bro, your tank is

Nice macro shots !

Hi bro! Thanks... its very hard though so is completely off focus... cam lousy, skill lousy.... must find a day go raid your stocks liao

You are just like my friend who drives his BMW to coral farm weekly just to buy a packet water for his nano tank in office for the past 2 yrs.

ehhhh.... dun understand... but i do drive to MP once or twice a week to buy water but i cannot afford a BMW, BMX still can

[jxlex]

some old photos from my hp/cam... didnt take any photo last week cos busy working and running around all the LFS... never stay late in office for work for such a long time... recently keep staying late and going back on weekends to man the tank

bicolour poci when first put into the tank... currently PE is quite decent, colour so so la...

cant remember the name again, parent colony is white base with red polyps:

cant remember name oso, but quite a common sps but i always like the fluff fluff look:

Some comparism from 1st introduction to the week before, the acro polyps turning greening and body is lightening up a little, dunno how it is suppose to actually look like cos nvr see mummy before:

Current setup:

Close up:

havent got the chance to take photos of all the other nice frags i have collected from all the bros here... will try to do it soon...

Next up... another strip of red and blue LED for this tank and preparations for a new tank at home! ^_^

[Admiraltian]

some old photos from my hp/cam... didnt take any photo last week cos busy working and running around all the LFS... never stay late in office for work for such a long time... recently keep staying late and going back on weekends to man the tank

bicolour poci when first put into the tank... currently PE is quite decent, colour so so la...

cant remember the name again, parent colony is white base with red polyps:

cant remember name oso, but quite a common sps but i always like the fluff fluff look:

Some comparism from 1st introduction to the week before, the acro polyps turning greening and body is lightening up a little, dunno how it is suppose to actually look like cos nvr see mummy before:

Current setup:

Close up:

havent got the chance to take photos of all the other nice frags i have collected from all the bros here... will try to do it soon...

Next up... another strip of red and blue LED for this tank and preparations for a new tank at home! ^_^

Bro, guess u r really hooked to this addiction called reefing.

[jxlex]

Hahaha... Yup it's certainly enjoyable!

So busy traveling, now finally have time to have it setup!

[Legent]

Hey bro I have the same tank too is it the 16l version? How's your tank progressing?

Question: You had some advice from the bros here about your filter. The back internal filter comes with sponge, the plastic hollow cylindrical stuff, carbon and wool. Is that enough? In short, is the default settings enough for biological filtration coupled with live rocks and live sand?

[Legent]

Sorry if I have breached any rules or hijacked your post. I had always contemplated to convert it to a marine tank but was afraid to try...

So was wondering if the 'stock' specs of filter and 20 day(4.8W) LED lights are enough.

[jxlex]

Hey bro I have the same tank too is it the 16l version? How's your tank progressing?

Question: You had some advice from the bros here about your filter. The back internal filter comes with sponge, the plastic hollow cylindrical stuff, carbon and wool. Is that enough? In short, is the default settings enough for biological filtration coupled with live rocks and live sand?

Hey bro, I'm not sure which version it is but all in all, its a 1ft x 1ft x 14" (l x w x h). Tank is progessing fine so far (cross finger and pray). My main focus is on NO3 and PO4, and limit feeding and livestocks to try an keep nutrients low.

Regarding your question, i didnt use any of the factory provided media. I replace the whole of the 1st plastic container with Biohome, and the second with Ultralith. I added on an additional HOF with a mix of BioHome and PhosBan. Only liverock is in the main tank but i have no sand in my setup.

Default lights were replaced with 2 x Par38 and i think it might be a wise choice to replace the default pump too(for circulation purpose), else i may consider adding a small small power head to increase circulation. Hope it helps. Let me know if you need further clarifications, i will do my best to assist! Good luck!

[jxlex]

Sorry if I have breached any rules or hijacked your post. I had always contemplated to convert it to a marine tank but was afraid to try...

So was wondering if the 'stock' specs of filter and 20 day(4.8W) LED lights are enough.

No issues but do read up more if you are not clear as such a small tank allows for little/no room for errors. This forum is a wonderful place to start.

Depending on what you want to keep i think the stock lights are enuf if you are looking at a Fish dominated tank with easy LPS. Again, im not an expert but due to size its a challenge for sure

[Legent]

Haha I did not read your earlier posts on the specs as initially it does not make sense to me. After reading up it all make sense now. The tank that im having now is like half the size of what you are using. Man I guess I need to rethink on what to do

Really want to try out a marine setup with corals for a smaller tank first. But it seems that for marine the smaller it is, the harder it gets.

[jxlex]

i think you can consider "trying out" (with ample reading) on a tank of slightly bigger then mine or about the same size as mine... I would believe that even for fresh water, small tanks are also very much harder compared to having a big one. You would have more room for error when it comes to bigger tanks. Small tank, small volume, small change, big disaster...

That being said, IMHO marine takes a lot more then your typical fresh water but even for freshwater i believe the same, "the smaller it gets, the harder it gets" applies

[jxlex]

Some photos earlier today:

Added a few frags over the weekend

The tank last week when lights turn on:

Some pics of stocks shortly

[jxlex]

Some pics of the nano gobies:

Nano maroon goby (trimma sp):

Nano skunk goby:

Still have a black bellied nano goby but unable to catch a photo of it... Will try again this week

My orange plate: believe it or not, i realise asexual reproduction when a second and third mouth appeared today:

Some of my zoas... Got a new addition over the weekend which can actually be seen in today's FTS:

[jxlex]

Some of my fraggies

Monti frags:

Digi & birdnests:

Finally the brown color faded to review the pink polyps and white base

The millies:

Some I dunno what:

[jxlex]

The one I'm monitoring color has lighten up abit, starting to see green colorations and tinge of blue/purples on the coralids (spelling error):

Front view:

Top view:

The other one I think some digitata or smthg... Can spot new growth tips (I hope)

Front view:

Top view:

Can remember from which frag I broke this off from but it's coloring up and still alive

Nothing much changed last week so that's all for now

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[RushAct]

Lotsa

coral in a small tank. Pretty pretty

[jxlex]

Thanks for them kind words bro... Running outta space soon

[ogykogy]

good job and nice tank you have there.

[Admiraltian]

Some pics of the nano gobies:

Nano maroon goby (trimma sp):

Nano skunk goby:

Still have a black bellied nano goby but unable to catch a photo of it... Will try again this week

My orange plate: believe it or not, i realise asexual reproduction when a second and third mouth appeared today:

Some of my zoas... Got a new addition over the weekend which can actually be seen in today's FTS:

I like your nano fishes, where u got them?

[jythong]

This is a beautiful tank! I have set up a nano just like yours for 6 mths and I have no problem with corals. But I have problem with fish jumping out- yasha gobies, clown gobies etc, so will need to have a lid on. I am quite concerned for your firefish, which is a known jumper

[Admiraltian]

They r a timid bunch & r easily frightened.

[jxlex]

RushAct, orgkogy and jythong, thanks for the kind words...

Unfortunately tank really too small... Trying my best la