My humble 1 ft tank (low budget setup)

[evomclaren]

Current setup:

1) hermit crab - 2

2) turbo snail - 2

3) pink bubble tip anemone - 1

4) Common zoas - 2

5) Nassarius snail - 1

6) true percula clownfish - 2

To add items:

1) green bubble

2) orange plate

3) red brain

4) coral bend shrimp

5) blue clam

Please advise what to look out for in terms of maintenance and ensuring coral and life stock health. Thanks!

[liquidnoise]

i think 1ft very risky interms and water parameter fluctuation. Thus brain and bubble maybe a little challenging, but then small tank can do freq WC.

[alexcyf]

Pictures speak a thousand words! Show us some so that we can help with some suggestions!

[DottyClown]

Are you running Chiller or Fan?

[evomclaren]

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http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/evomclaren/media/IMG-20130721-WA0001_zpsbd0a66ae.jpg.html

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so far no chiller as temperrature is around 25-26 degree celcius

[sheristopher]

Chiller is a must. Fan will cause too much fluctuation.

[Keith khoo]

Fan make water evaporate very fast .. .

You need to top up sea water/ro water every 2 days moreover if you choose to top up tap water, to your coral .

[DottyClown]

Chiller is a must. Fan will cause too much fluctuation.

Chiller is good to have, but not a must. If his normal temperature is 25-26 Deg C, I don't see why he needs a Chiller.

However with that said, I'm surprised the normal temperature can be so low. Is it an air-conditioned room?

[DottyClown]

Fan make water evaporate very fast .. .

You need to top up sea water/ro water every 2 days moreover if you choose to top up tap water, to your coral .

Yes, a fan will create more evaporation.

But Top Up should be with RO Water or Distilled Water. Please do not Top Up with Sea Water, it will increase the salinity of your tank water.

[evomclaren]

crash and burn. the anemone rot and the fishes died. not sure why the temperature is so low but its in the living room.

[alexcyf]

All day 26? Even jn the afternoon my office tank shaded n indoors will soar to 29 if aircon n chiller both off.. Quite unlikely! Thermometer is working? Did u complete cycling before introducing livestock?

[sheristopher]

Most likely only night time 26. After sure sore rocket high.

[evomclaren]

I will borrow my friends hygrometer and test it out