Clown gobies (yellow clown gobies, green clown gobies, or citrinis gobies) are awesome in nano reefs. They are really small, but their personality really comes through. And as a second inhabitant they would be awesome imo

The pseudochromis is a beautiful fish but very aggressive. I tried one in my 34 gallon after being told he would be fine and he terrorized everything. This may just be my personal experience but there is no way I would put him in a 12g unless that is all you had in there.

Hrmm...even if only other fish is a clown?

roysoto...you are probably correct. I had my clownfish first and he was the only fish to hold his ground.
I thought he had replaced a clownfish with a goby i...the pseudochromis would never let my goby out of his hole...it seems that with the clown and goby already in the tank you would only be asking for trouble by adding an aggressive fish.

Sorry if I mispoke or wasn't clear...I am happy to be corrected.

Fire Fish Goby

i've been researching 12G nanos for months, after being a lifelong freshwater guy.
your tank is inspiring me to make the purchase.

still debating a 6G vs a 12G. not much space in NYC apartments.

Go 12G minimum ...a tank half the size of mine would just be too small unless it is for your office cubicle

Thats what I'm thinking.
If I'm second guessing a 6G its prob not the right choice.

Clown gobies would be a great addition BUT they have small mouths so you might have to feed them baby mysis and such, nearly lost Spongebob the Yellow Clown when it almost starved. Firefish gobies are another great addition but are jumpy so your tank must be well covered. I lost mine when it jumped out and I didn't realize and couldn't find it for a good 20 minutes...felt devastated.
Anyway you're tank looks amazing. I'd want to make an LED fixture for mine but I can't solder even if it's to save my life. Do you have a diagram of yours by any chance? it would be nice to have one handy built for a jbj nano cube

SALTY,
What NYC LFS do you use? New World seems pretty legit.

Yea they have a nice selection, I go to both New World and Manhattan Aquariums. If you haven't checked Manhattan I would highly recommend it, that place is simply beautiful (for a lack of a better term). I also go to Aquariums in queens and brooklyn that's accessible by the metro.

Clowns are part of the damselfish family, which are also normally aggressive. cbandotho is probably correct on a clown being able to hold its own with a bicolor. This would not be the case with more aggressive pseudochromis, which include species that specialize in eating small fish. The main reason people can keep clowns with other peaceful fish is that the two species (ocellaris and percula) are unusually peaceful to other fish. The same is true for the orchid dottyback (Pseudochromis fridmani).

Pseudochromis article:
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-02/hcs3/index.php

DAY 64

My Digital Aquatics ReefKeeper Elite showed up last night. I have begun the process of retrofitting my DIY LED Lighting system to be controlled by the RKE ALC to do one hour ramp ups and ramp downs ... I'm an addict!

You are a PRO

DAY 65

Woo hooo ... got the signature line and remote tank monitor working. Now I have to make it look nice

This is an awesome thread! Very inspiring! Love the sig line

I'm considering getting into the hobby and was going to start with a 28g but may go with something smaller now after seeing this.

How much would you estimate you've put into your tank so far not including the digital therm?

DAY 81

Just checking in. All is well, parameters are rock steady and coralline is starting to cover everything. RKE is controlling the systems nicely ...

dammm thats really nice for 81 days... looks great! keep up the awesomeness

DAY 92

Added a Vortech MP10 today. Using short pulse mode on 20% with a 1 sec interval to create a nice little wave. My pink xenias appear to love it.

Also, removed all of the filter floss and the gray sponge from the rear chamber and replaced it with a 5w halogen submersible and some grass. I'm all for natural filtration :-)

Nice! You give me hope. Setting up my tank this weekend. Too bad that ReefKeeper is so expensive. Being able to monitor temp/ph etc while away would be awesome.

WoW... Nice job.

Tank is looking great!

So tempting to quote a lot of posts from your first page or two lol...

DAY 95

Well, this will be my last post to this thread as I believe my aquarium has crossed the time threshold removing it from beginner status. I will begin a new thread chronicling my reef's progression in the "Members Aquariums" forum. Thanks for all of the help and suggestions ... whether I heeded your advice or not, I appreciate the information and found it both insightful and useful.

The only problems I encountered were a slight algae bloom that started two weeks ago. However, the refugium that I created in the rear chamber seems to have reduced the problem by over 50% in one short week. Also, I had to move a few corals on the top of my arch after I realized that my chalice has super long tentacles that emerge at night and beat up on the other coral ... who knew?

So, what is the most important thing that I have learned in my three short months of reef-keeping? The key to a happy aquarium is ... BALANCE

Looking good.

If you want, you can ask a moderator to move this thread for you.

I really dig your style. The aquarium is legit and looks really really ..balanced.
What line of work are you in? My guess would be something finance related.

This really scares me.

Is there any way to mount the ps somewhere else. 

There was a protective waterproof plastic cover w/ a gasket held on with 12 screws that used to protect the power supply, wiring and leds. However, since I switched to the Meanwell drivers (waaaaay better), the power supply is now housed separately outside the aquarium. Still, exposed live wires connecting the leds are contained within the plastic enclosure.