Shifumi Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Equipment list Geko 0a76 led lighting fully timed to ramp up and down for the night Landen 25 gallon with built in back filtration low iron glass tank A trusty heater Wave maker Coral rubble substrate x7 kg Live rock x13 kg Current live stock Tomato clown x1 Azure damsel x1 Skunk cleaner shrimp x1 Corals Elegance coral ( will remove or rehome once too big) Birds nest sp x3 Red monitora diginata Small neon toadstool frag Unknown finger coral frag One Yuma and one rhodactis mushroom Several macros Too many zoanthids Addictional Plans : currently none . Perhaps another shrimp down the road. Coral wise have enough just want to see them grow out . Fish are fine as is . Don't want to over stock . Old post below . Hello. So I have recently got back into reefing again . Been absent for around two years when I sold my jar . I moved countries and went from USA to China . Finally have stable housing and everyone knows stable location means new tank I. Went to check out a LFS it's pretty different . The equipment is local brands . But I do like how nice the tanks looked. As I'll be moving in 6m to a new apartment but same city I needed a movable tank . I went with a 25 gallon or 60 cm by 40 by 40 landen aquarium . It's about same quality as ada tanks but more suitable for reefs . The light is a gako a075 definitely enough to grow anything . Other equipment is a power head and heater and pump. Standard stuff. Going the no skimmer route The plan is to do macro algae mixed with ricordia Yuma ( my favorite )and some zoa's they are also easy to find here. While Rics are rare . Once tank is more stable I want to introduce my favorite sps . Birds nest and monipora digitnata . I'm still deciding if I want to do any lps. The LPs I consider would be blastomussas or dendros ( if I want to feed. Fish wise currently undecided open to suggestions don't plan on many( 2 or 3 ) I'll update once I get the first corals . Here are some of the setting up pictures .and LFS photos to keep you entertained 2 Quote Link to comment
Shifumi Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 The assembling the beginning of the end . Will upload more later decided to actually document my tank 1 Quote Link to comment
Shifumi Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 It has been a while VPN was down a bit . Couldn't post reply . Also realised forgot to include tank pictures when I made this. Wait no longer here it is. 4 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 13 minutes ago, Shifumi said: It has been a while VPN was down a bit . Couldn't post reply . Also realised forgot to include tank pictures when I made this. Wait no longer here it is. The Elegance Coral looks nice. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Very nice start. 1 Quote Link to comment
Shifumi Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 On Mon Nov 05 2018 at 10:48 AM, WV Reefer said: The Elegance Coral looks nice. 🙂 Thank you . Your tanks where definitely an inspiration to me . I also like no sump no skimmer tanks. I didn't plan for any lps. But at the shop they just got in 6 new Elegance corals. Couldn't resist . So far I he tank is doing well. Probably need more clean up crew . A few snails isn't making a dent in the algae .Though don't mind so long as corals are healthy 1 Quote Link to comment
Shifumi Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 Saturday update . I had some surgery last night. Today I did a rescape let me know if it's better then before . Also some uplose photos of a few beautiful corals Simple is beautiful. Also those zoa's are so pretty. Was random brown in store . Potato clown decided algae is a good host . Corals pissed from the water change and rescape 2 Quote Link to comment
banasophia Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Looking good! I love your macros and your azure damsel. I know you mentioned that you’re not too worried about the algae as long as the corals are healthy, but I’m wondering if it might be good to try to keep it under control so it doesn’t start to take over... I think that once it really takes hold it can affect your corals. 1 Quote Link to comment
Shifumi Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 3 hours ago, banasophia said: Looking good! I love your macros and your azure damsel. I know you mentioned that you’re not too worried about the algae as long as the corals are healthy, but I’m wondering if it might be good to try to keep it under control so it doesn’t start to take over... I think that once it really takes hold it can affect your corals totaly agree there is definitely such a thing as too much algae Quote Link to comment
Shifumi Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 Small update . Loaned a pair of long spined sea urchins that have rapidly created paths through the algae. Over all algae is going down . Noticed tiny almost whelc like snails on the glass no idea what they area . Hope they grow so I can get a good photo . Picked up a small acan and a large Duncan coral at the LFS today . Really busy next few days but should have pictures in a week 1 Quote Link to comment
Shifumi Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 (ignore poor quality )phone shots under all blue 2 Quote Link to comment
Shifumi Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 Scan during daylight 1 Quote Link to comment
Shifumi Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 Update . 0 this is actually 28 gallons I didn't calculate correctly ( 60x45x40 cm) 1 I'm back from Thailand 2 my tank still exists 3 there has been small growth 4 algae covered the walls thicker then cement 5 new acan coming later today pic 1 6 here is a top shot pic 2 7 decided to replace crushed coral with sand this week . 8 change rock scape 9 move the tank to by the bed. As I rest after surgery . 2 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 where you go in Thailand? I was there for a month last year solo backpacking. Great country to visit. Quote Link to comment
Shifumi Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 @ninjamyst I was in Bangkok . Went to Chatuchak Weekend Market and JJ fish and pets market Update. Seems I only update while I worry about being away from my tank . Currently in Shanghai . I did some big changes . No new additions but rescaped. Went bare bottom love how much easier it is to clean . To me it's worth no sand . All my zoa have a new head or two. Fastest growing so far is nightmare zoa and purple death palys. Can't wait for more growth . Duncan has new heads coming in . Acans have settled. Things have been glued down . Including my hand . Wish I had better photos but here is fts and a top shot . Elegance coral has lots of new white skeleton it's great to see all thriving. Let me know what you guys think. I keep studying a lot. It's my first large reef . Largest before was 6 gallon fluval edge in 2014. Photo colors are accurate if ignoring the blue 3 Quote Link to comment
Shifumi Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 Ah forgot to mention . Have moved the tank ( and took that chance to bare bottom it ) once I got it's proper stand. I'm not exactly handy with wood. So picked up a gorgeous ada white stand . 2 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 hahah love the tank RIGHT next to the bed. 2 Quote Link to comment
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