My Humble Mini-reef

[amphiron]

Hi Bros and Sis,

I am a novice reefer who have benefitted lots from this forum, in return I would like to share a bit on my humble mini-reef.

Age of Tank - commissioned Dec 2007

Tank Maker - AM

Specs - 4x2x2.5 ft

Mixed reef, LPS, some SPS and softies, hope to move towards a full SPS tank one day

Below are some pictures showing how my humble reef has growth through the months (and how my wallet has shrinked during the same period!)

[amphiron]

My equipment specs as below;

Return pump - Aquabee 7000

Wavemakers - Tunze TS24 + Hydro K2

Aquatronica Controller - pH, Redox, Salinty, temperature probes and topup

Protein Skimmer - Bubble King SuperMarin250

Phosphate Reactor - Skimz FR100 (running RowaPhos)

Chiller - StarMex 1HP drop-in titanium coil

Lighting - Skimz custom 2x250W MH + 2x48W T5

[amphiron]

Some of my current fishes include;

2 x Green Mandarin Dragonets (pair)

3 x Bartlett Anthias (1 male, 2 females)

2 x Purple Firefish (pair)

1 x Lyretail Anthias (female)

1 x Royal Gramma Basslet

1 x Blue Tang

1 x Yellow Tang

1 x Mystery Wrasse

1 x Hector's Goby

1 x Fridmani Pseudochromis (Orchid Dottyback)

1 x Misbar Percula Clown

1 x True Percula Clown

[amphiron]

Here are some of my corals, its quite a big diversity actually more LPS and softies with a few SPS. Hope to gain more experience and proceed to keep SPS in a Zeovit low nutrients environment one day. I have a few clams and a fire shrimp in my refugium as well.

Also have a RBTA but my clowns are not hosting it.

[amphiron]

More corals - including one of my favorite supersun garden . Truely magnificent but definitely need lots of dedication and commitment to target feeding - the other downside being the high nutrient load. Hence I have invested in a reasonably good skimmer.

[Vlamingi_cont]

Here are some of my corals, its quite a big diversity actually more LPS and softies with a few SPS. Hope to gain more experience and proceed to keep SPS in a Zeovit low nutrients environment one day. I have a few clams and a fire shrimp in my refugium as well.

Also have a RBTA but my clowns are not hosting it.

Nice prata you have there... Well come on board to a new adventure, Reefing...

[ReDDeviLs]

bro, ur tank is nice!!

can see your sump is neat with power equipmentS!!!

eh did the FW make it?

[ReDDeviLs]

Nice prata you have there... Well come on board to a new adventure, Reefing...

bro,he shld welcome u.. he join earlier then u leh.

[vt_snowman87]

your tank is very nice! especially love the supersuns.. the contrast in colours make it very nice..

your tank is not humble, and not mini!!! and your equipments are good!

lovely tank you have there..

[Vlamingi_cont]

bro,he shld welcome u.. he join earlier then u leh.

Oh yea didn't see the date joined just saw the posts...

[dfstan]

nice skimmer. how's the performance?

[Solo77]

this is a potential setup with good equipment. Definitely not a mini reef......hehe

bro dfstan, waiting for yours to kick start and give us a review also....hehehe

[yongshun]

nice nice!!

[amphiron]

bro, ur tank is nice!!

can see your sump is neat with power equipmentS!!!

eh did the FW make it?

Thanks Bro RedDevil, no sight of FW yet - suspect my mystery wrasse whack really hard, hope it survives

[amphiron]

nice skimmer. how's the performance?

Bro dfstan, this is an amazing skimmer, have to see it in action to believe how tiny the bubbles it is capable of generating - truely the king of bubbles. Very silent as well.

AAA build quality. My best investment so far.

[dfstan]

this is a potential setup with good equipment. Definitely not a mini reef......hehe

bro dfstan, waiting for yours to kick start and give us a review also....hehehe

no lah... mine still cycling lah. this is more mature and interesting.

[amphiron]

Bros vt_snowman, yongshun, solo77, Vlamingi

- thank you for your kind words. My tank pales in comparison to what many reefers have, I still have lots to learn from you guys here.

[dfstan]

wat grade sand or coral chips u are using bro?

[ReDDeviLs]

looks like puka shells..

bro ampiron; did u see mystery chasing it?

[vt_snowman87]

wat grade sand or coral chips u are using bro?

looks like puka shells? just guessing..

[amphiron]

wat grade sand or coral chips u are using bro?

Bro dfstan, I am using puka shell. Not as nice looking as white coral sand but with my TS24 puka shell is less susceptible to being blown around.

[amphiron]

looks like puka shells..

bro ampiron; did u see mystery chasing it?

Bro ReDDevil,

Actually no as the FW been in hiding since first day, I thought maybe mystery has been bullying it hence it didn't dare to swim out in the open. Some articles on Reefcentral suggest that FW may hide for weeks in a new environment but I am getting very worried. Haiz one of those sad things about reefing..........

[ReDDeviLs]

Bro ReDDevil,

Actually no as the FW been in hiding since first day, I thought maybe mystery has been bullying it hence it didn't dare to swim out in the open. Some articles on Reefcentral suggest that FW may hide for weeks in a new environment but I am getting very worried. Haiz one of those sad things about reefing..........

hope it does well bro..