Nano reef aquascape/rockscape

[fishguy122]

Hi, so after having a break from the last time I was on here, my 5 g tank has finally cycled and live added the clean up crew (sexy shrimp, blue legged hermit and a completely white little hitchhiker crab, oh and a hitchhiker star fish as well). I also added some easy corals (GSP, and a couple of mushrooms).

 

My questions are:

 

What is your opinion on the rock scape?

 

And what would be good positions for other corals I get in the future?

(E.g. id like to get a wavy, tendril coral for at the back on the flat bit.

 

https://imgur.com/Qa3nEFK

 

Cheers

[TheKleinReef]

I really like the scape. Can you get to the side walls easily to clean?

Also, what lighting are you using?

[fishguy122]

Cheers yeah I can get to clean everywhere quite easily (I just haven't really cleaned yet haha).

 

And I'm getting an led light soon that's 12000k and 1130 lumen- good enough for coral growth I think??

[flatlandreefer]

I like it! I think it will provide a lot of options for coral placement and will look good when grown out.

[Clown79]

Looks good. You have so many options on where to place coral

[fishguy122]

Thannk you everyone! I tried to design it around a large surface area for coral placement.

 

Today I got a new coral, can't remember the name but its basically a beginner coral (ill get a pic if it opens up a bit).

 

I also noticed I head a bit of red algae (cyano?) growing on the sand bed. After looking at my filter I realised it was because there was a load of gunk at the bottom which was adding a bunch of nasties to the tank! Its removed now and I did a 50% pwc so everything should go back to normal soon.

 

https://imgur.com/fZoL73J

[fishguy122]

Just an update on the coral - amazingly all the polyps have opened up already! That's surely a great sign?!