critique my tank!

[fifty50]

5gal tank. 28/32W 50/50 bulb (10,000K/actinic). two clown fish. currently having a battle with cyano. increased water flow and cutting back on feedings, hopefully that will do the trick.

 

comments are welcome!!!

 

 

other images can be found here.

http://pics.thehalfasian.com/nanoReef/feb14/

[natrate]

I like the aqua-scaping. What kind of substrate is that?

[fifty50]

I like the aqua-scaping. What kind of substrate is that?

 

it's just coraline. used that instead of regular sand. it's ok, kinda wish i went w/ regular sand, look wise.

[kinetic]

coraline? that's the purple stuff growing on the rock.

 

yours looks like coral rubble.

 

I'd definately have gone with a oolite white sand.

 

looks interesting so far =)

[fluidimagery]

Crushed coral you mean?

 

I would switch out with sand. Crushed Coral is very porous as a substrate and will trap detritus causing issues down the road.

 

You're also not going to be able to support 2 clowns in a 5 gal for very long.

 

Like the rock work though. Good Luck

[nd12nc]

Nice lookin tank, good luck with it

[Smitten4Witten]

looks like a good start

[fifty50]

coraline? that's the purple stuff growing on the rock.

 

yours looks like coral rubble.

 

I'd definately have gone with a oolite white sand.

 

looks interesting so far =)

 

my mistake. it's basically just crushed coral.

[natrate]

my mistake. it's basically just crushed coral.

 

I'd get rid of that crushed coral before you go any farther. Get some Arg-Alive sand and you'll be much happier in the long run. Put about 1 inch of sand in the bottom.

[Six]

You're also not going to be able to support 2 clowns in a 5 gal for very long.

 

Ditto

[reffer9391]

I ditto six's ditto and what natrate said i ditto too

[Caesar777]

I inherited an 11-gallon nano with two percula clowns from someone, and even that seemed like a tight fit. You've got cyano problems for a reason. Not just the overstocking, and probably overfeeding--feed one tiny bit of frozen food per day or every other day--but the detritus-trap of a substratum. Replace with a thin layer of sand, as said. Just siphon it out; use a regular hose, no attachment, to suck the gravel right out. Won't stir anything up (which would create more cyano or a bacterial bloom).