Tank Journal Archive

[netty_3164]

Hi guys,

Just sharing some pics my new nano I set up approximately a month ago. Currently the fish are in the holding tanks but I'll be looking to add my pair of black and white ocellaris in soon. Current inhabitants include turbo snails, nassarius snails, two burnt sausage sea cucumbers and a two 'single' coral banded shrimps that I am attempting to 'pair up'.

Enjoy & close up pics of corals will be posted at later time ;)

 

[chimaera]

Great tank! Love the red macro in there and all looks nice and clean.

 

[Sam Parker]

Amazing tank, keep up the great work!

 

[holly]

Wow your colours are fantastic! Love how much softies you have in there, What lighting are you using?

 

[leodb89]

looks beautiful!

 

[RCanik]

Stunning!

 

[MagicJ]

Very nice :) - what size is the tank?

Good luck with the CBS - if they were not a mated pair it is unusual for both to still be alive.

 

[netty_3164]

Sorry for the late reply but thanks all for your kind words!
For lighting I'm using 2x24W T5HO tubes, additionally I have two DIY blue LED strips to make the colour of the corals 'pop'.
The tank is 60x30x38cm which is the perfect size to slot into my bedside space. Unfortunately the larger CBS did end up snacking on the male whilst he was moulting (my fault for being impatient and releasing both into the setup too early).

Anyhow, I'm quite happy with how the tank is progressing. Since the last update, I've made a DIY frag rack, added more zoa frags, a leather coral, a miniature scolly and various discosoma and rhodactis. It seems every piece of rock has colonies or specs of coraline algae which is wonderful to see :D

 

[netty_3164]

Hi all, here's a little update/recent pics of the livestock












Enjoy
John

 

[chimaera]

Looks great, very healthy! How do the 4x clowns get on?

 

[netty_3164]

Plenty of scuffling between the three larger perculas initially & it was kind of worrying as scales were being ripped off with every bite. However once their hierarchy was established, it has been peaceful ever since :)

 

[Buddy]

Nice selection of softy's there, they look great growing amongst each other. It is so weird seeing 4 clowns together in an aquarium! I guess I'm so used to just seeing a pair.