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Hey!

I am new to marine tanks and nano-reef so I thought I would share my tank! Started out as a DeepBlue 8g modded with biocube filter chamber. 36w full spectrum LED, 3w 6700k solar flare LED over chamber 2. Crushed coral substrate 1 1/4in at the deepest, 6lb live rock, chamber 1 heater and LR rubble, chamber 2 two large fist full of cheato,filter floss and checkouts blue, chamber 3 is the pump. Tank ran a month with LR rubble and crushed coral then added big LR, cycled for 3 weeks while monitoring the LR hitchhiker's brittle stars, snails,feather dusters, and peanut worm. Once all traces of ammonia and nitrite were zero added small hermit crab and finally last Saturday one small Ocellaris.

Temperature: constant 78
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 0-5ppm
pH: between 8.0
Alkaline kh: 196
Specific Gravity: 1.023-1.024
​Phosphate: 0.25


Current stock list
Ocellaris
Blue legged hermit crab
3 Stomatella snails
Randall's pistol shrimp
Palys
Zoas
Montipora
Duncan
Mushroom
Frogspawn

http://m.imgur.com/gallery/LWvyR

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Hey!

 

I am new to marine tanks and nano-reef so I thought I would share my tank! Started out as a DeepBlue 8g modded with biocube filter chamber. 36w full spectrum LED, 3w 6700k solar flare LED over chamber 2. Crushed coral substrate 1 1/4in at the deepest, 6lb live rock, chamber 1 heater and LR rubble, chamber 2 two large fist full of cheato,filter floss and checkouts blue, chamber 3 is the pump. Tank ran a month with LR rubble and crushed coral then added big LR, cycled for 3 weeks while monitoring the LR hitchhiker's brittle stars, snails,feather dusters, and peanut worm. Once all traces of ammonia and nitrite were zero added small hermit crab and finally last Saturday one small Ocellaris.

 

Temperature: constant 78

Ammonia: 0 ppm

Nitrite: 0 ppm

Nitrate: 0-5ppm

pH: between 8.0

Alkaline kh: 196

Specific Gravity: 1.023-1.024

​Phosphate: 0.25

 

http://m.imgur.com/gallery/Re3yZ

 

Good start :) Might want to rethink your layout in the back chambers, debris/extra food will go into chamber one and get caught on the rubble and rot. You shouldn't need the rubble with the live rock/sand, but if you want to keep it, I would run the floss as the first thing.

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debris/extra food will go into chamber one and get caught on the rubble and rot.

I am starting to see that alittle. Thanks for the suggestions.

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A Clown in a pico lol hope you joking lets say you have a 8 gallon pico tank (the biggest in the World) why have a fish in it? Do you know how old or how big i clown can get?

 

At least he has it in 8 gallons. I can easily pull up several threads where they are being kept in 5 gallon pico's

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A Clown in a pico lol hope you joking lets say you have a 8 gallon pico tank (the biggest in the World) why have a fish in it?

I used Igreen's Ultimate Guide to Nano Fish http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/74703-lgreens-ultimate-guide-to-nano-fish/ who states 6-7g for Ocellaris.

 

Do you know how old or how big i clown can get?

All knowing Google indicates 3-4.5 inches for max size.

 

As for the tank size designation which would you prefer me to use? The physical tank size 8g or the display size which is closer to 6g?

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Advice needed!

 

My frogspawn has been in the tank since Sept 15, it stayed closed for two days then opened fully after that. On Sept 22 did my weekly water change(day behind schedule) of 4 gal. On Sept 25 noticed the frogspawn closed up but not fully retracted. I tested parameters

 

Temperature: constant 78.4
Ammonia: .25 ppm(false reading)
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 0ppm
pH: 8.0
Alkaline kh: 161ppm
Calcium: 420 ppm

Specific Gravity: 1.025
​Phosphate: 0

Tested again on the 26th because of the ammonia and tested 0.

 

As of last night it was still closed but not as much even after my weekly WC

 

Side note my timer malfunctioned last night and did not shutoff this morning (17hrs on), so i left the timer off today to hopefully prevent any negative affects.

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Today's testing

Ammonia 0

Phosphate 0

Nitrate 5ppm

 

I believe some of the irritation might have been my pistol shrimp tunneling under every damn thing in the tank. If it happens again I might place it on a smallish rock.

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Starting to see small patches on dark green on my live rock. Going to test phosphates tomorrow, Wednesday is WC day so I'll see if it rubs off or not and possibly texture.

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Well sad news is I am ditching my blue legged hermit this week back to the LFS. I found him munching on one of my zoa frags, there are 1-2 very small heads left from 9-11 heads. I believe this is the second time hes done this.

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