My 2ft Nano Reef Tank

[slapper]

Very nice set-up.

Thanks but not as nice as what you have in your tank. Still trying to improve on water quality.

[slapper]

Have been inactive in my thread for a while. Here are some new updates. Over the past weeks, I did some rescaping to the tank, lost some livestocks due to ich (white spots), and those that survived the ordeal came out stronger. I'm still maintaining a 2ft nano tank, without sump and cooler, as my intention is to keep things simple. Sure, more maintenance work is required, such as frequent water top-ups, twice weekly water change (30%) and more selective with livestocks that are intolerant of water temperature higher than 28C. Certain days, like during the warm season we are having now, daytime temperature may reach up to 29C. But with proper care, a well-stocked 2ft nano tank is possible.

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Current Fish includes

1 x Blue Tang

1 x Hawaiin Yellow Tang

1 x Firefish

1 x Firefish Purple

1 x Scissortail Dartfish

2 x Blue-eye Anthias

1 x Yasha White Ray Shrimp Goby

1 x Ocellaris Clown

1 x Algae Blenny

1 x Black Line Blenny

1 x Six Line Wrasse

Invertebrates

1 x Pistol Shrimp (Yasha White Goby's shrimp)

2 x White Spot Anemone Shrimp

2 x Red Spot Glass Shrimp

1 x Banded Coral Shrimp

1 x Cleaner Shrimp

1 x Carpet Anemone

1 x Rose Bulb Anemone

1 x Linckia Sea Star (Blue)

2 x Feather Duster (Fan Worm)

2 x Dwarf Colored Feather Duster

Corals

1 x Acropora Caroliniana

1 x Caulastrea Curfata

2 x Blastomussa Wellsi

1 x Acanthastrea Lordhowensis

2 x Cycloseris Hexagonalis

1 x Plerogya Sinuosa

1 x Favia Speciosa

3 x Favia (unidentified)

2 x Zoanthus

1 x Cynarina Lacrymalis

1 x Clayularia sp

3 x Anthellia sp

Blue Eye Anthia

Six Line Wrasse

Tangs

[MadScientist]

where do you usually get your ls from?

[slapper]

where do you usually get your ls from?

Several. Mostly from Aquamarin and Wong Loy Kee. Sometimes from Balestiar and West Coast as well.

[John Deroe Kenedy]

wah bro are u sure ure tank 2ft? look so BIG and spacecious.. Btw how u cure ich, my regal tang got ich, 1 false clown aready die from ich. but my foxface and the other clowns doing well..

[slapper]

Bought a Newave WaveMake NWA1.6 - made in italy. Quality stuff. Just the right size I'm looking for, small and compact.

[slapper]

wah bro are u sure ure tank 2ft? look so BIG and spacecious.. Btw how u cure ich, my regal tang got ich, 1 false clown aready die from ich. but my foxface and the other clowns doing well..

Yes, it does look big in photos. Ich is present in everyone's tank. The Tangs are most susceptible. I did not managed to cure them. For the rest of the fish, esp the gobies, they are hardy and did not catch the parasite.

There are several medication in the market. Read and look around. I would not say which is best, cos everyone has their own preferences. One brand may work well in another's tank but not yours as everyone's tank is different.

MOre imptly, frequent water change, non-overfeeding will help prevent ich.

[John Deroe Kenedy]

I read somewhere that we can do freshwater dip, so i eventually did it.. My Tang now swimming peacefully and eating. It use to just hide at one corner. I need to get a doc wrasse and a skunk shrimp to clean out the mess in my tank. I believe that that are some hiding spots in my tank that causes ich.

[slapper]

Yes, i did try freshwater dip but it's a long drawn process. Besides, with my tank full of corals, it is tough netting them. I'm using It's Clear now to clean the water of parasites.

[MadScientist]

How do you achieve 28deg? My water here is hovering around 31-32

[John Deroe Kenedy]

How do you achieve 28deg? My water here is hovering around 31-32

If im not wrong bro slapper is using 2x Dymax Vortex Fan.. It depends on ur location, water volume, heat from equipments too.. I used to use ANS 3000 Cooling Fan manage to get 29deg est. I add dymax vortex and im able to get 28.4deg est. but evaporation will happen rapidly.

[slapper]

tats very high. draw the curtains. do not let any sunlight through. don't place the tank near your window. I'm running 2 Dymax fans during the day.

The highest i have is 29C and it's during this period.

How do you achieve 28deg? My water here is hovering around 31-32

[MadScientist]

ya, i am now running eheim 1250 out of water, so heat going to water should be less. I am placing it on study desk, dead in the middle of the room, and my room receives literally no sunlight (am very sure as none of my potted plant survives). today at 7am already 31, maybe I live in the dead center of the equator, haha

[kaykay]

tats very high. draw the curtains. do not let any sunlight through. don't place the tank near your window. I'm running 2 Dymax fans during the day.

The highest i have is 29C and it's during this period.

Hey bro, what's your evaporation rate like? I'm also thinking of using 2 fans. Now on 1 dymax w-8, I can only achieve min 27.8deg, but it can go as high as 29.9deg.

I'm losing more than 1.5L of water a day.

[slapper]

ya, i am now running eheim 1250 out of water, so heat going to water should be less. I am placing it on study desk, dead in the middle of the room, and my room receives literally no sunlight (am very sure as none of my potted plant survives). today at 7am already 31, maybe I live in the dead center of the equator, haha

31C at 7am is unbelievable! I would have died in there too! LOL Is there ventilation in the room?

[slapper]

Hey bro, what's your evaporation rate like? I'm also thinking of using 2 fans. Now on 1 dymax w-8, I can only achieve min 27.8deg, but it can go as high as 29.9deg.

I'm losing more than 1.5L of water a day.

Hello bro. I top up about half a bottle of 1.5L distilled per day. You should use 2 fans. Today my temp went up to 28.5 during the day. Morning is normally 27.x. Evening when i turn on the aircon, i switch the fan off.

[slapper]

If im not wrong bro slapper is using 2x Dymax Vortex Fan.. It depends on ur location, water volume, heat from equipments too.. I used to use ANS 3000 Cooling Fan manage to get 29deg est. I add dymax vortex and im able to get 28.4deg est. but evaporation will happen rapidly.

Yes it is the vortex fan. Neat and powerful. I'm ok with evaporation as long as temp can be maintained at a reasonable value during the day.

[MadScientist]

fan. windows always open. now it's also 31, even with a standing fan blowing towards tank

[slapper]

I'm really happy with the outcome of "It's Clear". Within 24 hours, I could see the effect on my tank. The water is crystal clear! Thanks to Henry from ML.

[John Deroe Kenedy]

I'm really happy with the outcome of "It's Clear". Within 24 hours, I could see the effect on my tank. The water is crystal clear! Thanks to Henry from ML.

Bro what the coral name at the top left? I have one, someone bought for me but i dunno what to do with it... Been stung 2 times.. Don't see any polyps.. i dont even know if its sps or lps.

[slapper]

Bro what the coral name at the top left? I have one, someone bought for me but i dunno what to do with it... Been stung 2 times.. Don't see any polyps.. i dont even know if its sps or lps.

Top left? The orange one? That's a sponge. I don't buy corals that sting...

[MadScientist]

sponges hard to keep? if they are, i will cut to shape from the ones I bought from NTUC,

[John Deroe Kenedy]

Top left? The orange one? That's a sponge. I don't buy corals that sting...

Seriously sponge? I have the same as urs, i touch it and theres tiny fibre type stings stuck on my fingers

[slapper]

Some recent additions to my reef

[John Deroe Kenedy]

WoW, Great nano tank.