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I was inspired by Totm winners on nano reef forum and that drive my desire to set up a nano tank. On the other hand, I dont want to spend a ton of money. So I decide to go cheap by doing some diy. I bought an ADA knockoff tank made by Yiding, a chinese manufacturer rumored to be OEM of ADA tanks in the past. The tank dimension is 45cmx 30cmx27cm which approximately hold 34 liter of water. Here is the current tank info. I will keep on editing this as the tank develop. Tank – Yi Ding curve glass ( 45x27x30 ) cm around 8.5 gallons ( Net volume – 7 gallons) with DIY compartments and loc -line return nozzle. Return Pump – SOBO 600L/hr Light – DIY LED ( Cree XTE 12000k x 6, Cree XTE 450 nm x 4 ) driven at 650ma & (Philips Rebel 470nm x 6, Cree XPE 450nm x 5 ) driven at 300ma Skimmer – Bubble Magus NAC QQ Wavemaker – Jebao RW-4 Refractometer – BRS refractometer TDS Meter – HM TDS-3 TDS meter Salt – Marinium Reef Sea salt Salinity – 1.025 @ 28 C Temperature – 27-28 C Top off - manual 300ml daily Soft Corals Pulsing Xenia Zoas ( Zoanthus sp ) Toadstool Coral ( Sarcophyton ) Discosoma Mushroom Rhodactis Mushroom Green Star Polys ( Pachyclavularia sp. ) LPS Brain Coral ( Lobophyllia ) Button Coral ( Cynarina ) Torch Coral ( Euphilia Glabrescens) Flowerpot Coral ( Goniopora sp. ) SPS Forest Fire Digi ( Montipora Digitata ) Pink Birdnest ( Seriatopora Hystix) Radioactive green Birdnest ( Seriatopora sp. ) Cauliflower ( Pocillopora Damicornis ) Fish & Invertebrates Bangaii Cardinal x1 Tailspot Blenny x1 Trochus Snail x2 Full tank shot ( 6 Dec 2017)