My 2 Feet Nano Tank

[FLEX]

Hi all, just wanted to share my 2 feet nano tank. It was setup close to 1.5 years ago. Over the past month, my clownfish have started breeding as well (laid eggs for the 2nd time in a month). Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Full Tank Shot

RBTA (Split about 9 months ago)

GBTA (Split about 6 months ago)

Hammer (2 variants)

Mushroom

GSP

Clownfish eggs (Day 1)

Clownfish eggs (Day 5/6)

Cheers,

Flex

[Saeight Abdul Rahman]

Nice hammer u got there. Goodluck for ur mini nemos!

[tofubox]

Beautiful tank you got there. Obviously you doing the right thing to get so much reproduction from the tank inhabitants! Keep it up!

[james72]

Very healthy corals.

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[FLEX]

Nice hammer u got there. Goodluck for ur mini nemos!

Thanks! Unfortunately I don't think I have the time to try and raise the mini nemos at the moment. Might try to raise one of the later batches.

Beautiful tank you got there. Obviously you doing the right thing to get so much reproduction from the tank inhabitants! Keep it up!

Thank you! Can't compare to many of the tanks I have seen in this forum. But doing what I can and definitely enjoying reefing

Very healthy corals.

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Thanks! Actually I almost lost the RBTA when I 1st got it. It disappeared into the rock for about 1 month and come out almost completely white and transparent. Thankfully it managed to recover.

[Admiraltian]

Nice scape, but juz a question, r u using liverocks? The color of rocks are all dark brown, no purple coraline on it??

[FLEX]

Nice scape, but juz a question, r u using liverocks? The color of rocks are all dark brown, no purple coraline on it??

Thanks! Yes, i'm using life rocks. Initially it all purpled up nicely. Then i got a major algae problem. Tried to get rid of it but gave up aft some time. Now it's all dark brown. Have learnt to embrace it. Haha

[reef garden]

I like the simple, clean and beautiful look! Can you share the tank equipment that you use and the maintenance regime for all to learn? Do I see a refugium behind your GBTA? Great work!

[Admiraltian]

Thanks! Yes, i'm using life rocks. Initially it all purpled up nicely. Then i got a major algae problem. Tried to get rid of it but gave up aft some time. Now it's all dark brown. Have learnt to embrace it. Haha

Ok, I see. I hope the dark brown I see is not dark brown algae covering the rocks. Those r somehow related to cyano. I used to get lots of red slime on some parts of my rocks. After a while after layers after layers it's become harden & dark brown. Its can be peel of using fingers or a soft brush to brush off. Have to throw away some of the problematics ones.

[FLEX]

I like the simple, clean and beautiful look! Can you share the tank equipment that you use and the maintenance regime for all to learn? Do I see a refugium behind your GBTA? Great work!

Thanks!

My tank setup is pretty basic:

Tank: 2X1X1

Lights: 4 T5HO (2X ATI blue plus, 1X ATI purple plus, 1XATI aqua blue special)

Chiller: 1/15 Artica (set at 27.5 degrees)

Skimmer: Redsea Prizm Skimmer (that's the one behind the GBTA. Just that I have not cleaned it in a while )

Filter: Eheim ecco series (sorry I can't rem the model)

Wave maker: 2X hydor koralia

Tank maintenance: Mine is quite bad. Only change water once a month now. Used to do it once every two weeks in the past.

[FLEX]

Ok, I see. I hope the dark brown I see is not dark brown algae covering the rocks. Those r somehow related to cyano. I used to get lots of red slime on some parts of my rocks. After a while after layers after layers it's become harden & dark brown. Its can be peel of using fingers or a soft brush to brush off. Have to throw away some of the problematics ones.

I'm afraid it is dark brown algae bro. If I am not wrong it is Lobophora sp. I do peel it off the rocks periodically. However, it grows back pretty quickly. I guess the amount of nutrients in my tank is pretty high. Lucky that I am not keeping any SPS.

[FLEX]

Anyway, I just wanted to share a short clip that I took yesterday. Sorry I took some time at the end to try and focus on the clownfish fry. Hope you enjoy it

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[dragoncube]

Pretty. May I know what is your maintenance routine?

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[Admiraltian]

I'm afraid it is dark brown algae bro. If I am not wrong it is Lobophora sp. I do peel it off the rocks periodically. However, it grows back pretty quickly. I guess the amount of nutrients in my tank is pretty high. Lucky that I am not keeping any SPS.

I dun think it lobophora as lobophora is fully encrusted and hv to scrape of with something sharp. And it's very slow grower. I used to hv some of it but I got rid of it by spraying it with joe juice. Read that naso tang and rabbit fish eat these. If can peel off with your hands, it's either mulm or cyano.

[FLEX]

I dun think it lobophora as lobophora is fully encrusted and hv to scrape of with something sharp. And it's very slow grower. I used to hv some of it but I got rid of it by spraying it with joe juice. Read that naso tang and rabbit fish eat these. If can peel off with your hands, it's either mulm or cyano.

Ah i see.. i don't think it's mulm.. definitely some sort of algae.. when i google cyano all the images looked diff from what i have in the tank.. anyway, any tips on how i can get rid of it apart from more frequent water changes(didnt work!)? Would love to see purple rocks again..

[FLEX]

Pretty. May I know what is your maintenance routine?Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

thanks! Currently 40% water change once a month. Not ideal as you can see from the algae problem i have..

[flo_reeftank]

Waaoo nice tank, you got a big frogspawn Cheers

[FLEX]

Waaoo nice tank, you got a big frogspawn Cheers

Thanks! It is actually 2 hammers nx to each other

[flo_reeftank]

Thanks! It is actually 2 hammers nx to each other

I see rose bubble tip as well ? 2 anemones ? Cheers

[ETHS88]

looks like your thank is doing well any update on your nemo fry?

[crownpairs]

Very nice reef tank!!!

[reefaquaria]

Nice tank, any update on the fry?

[wryan]

I didn't eggs of clown fish look like algae. Haha!

[slapper]

Thanks!

My tank setup is pretty basic:

Tank: 2X1X1

Lights: 4 T5HO (2X ATI blue plus, 1X ATI purple plus, 1XATI aqua blue special)

Chiller: 1/15 Artica (set at 27.5 degrees)

Skimmer: Redsea Prizm Skimmer (that's the one behind the GBTA. Just that I have not cleaned it in a while )

Filter: Eheim ecco series (sorry I can't rem the model)

Wave maker: 2X hydor koralia

Tank maintenance: Mine is quite bad. Only change water once a month now. Used to do it once every two weeks in the past.

I love basic setups, so is mine. Would like to find out, how does the Prizm skimmer performs? I'm using the RIO HOB skimmer. Wouldnt say it is the best but it serves my 2ft tank pretty well. It breaks down once in a while when i don't clean it for a few weeks after heavy feeding.

I may need to upgrade my filter, so may consider getting an ecco series. Where do you place your filter and chiller? Any photos to share?

[titustitus]

woah bro! very very nice and successful tank! whats the dimension of this tank? seems so big that u can put so many beauties inside. im thinking of upgrading to maybe a 2ft shallow but not sure what dimensions to play :/