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Luke's Nano Reef

Tank 1 of 1 from Setting Up a NANO Tank With Luc Adams

mixed reef
Style
Red Sea Nano
Brand
This video documents the setup of a Red Sea Nano tank for Luke Adams, a new hobbyist. The tank was started with dry rock, pre-mixed saltwater, and a variety of fragged corals from the Reef Builders studio. Biological filtration was initiated with a seasoned bio brick and bottled bacteria, and a cleanup crew was added.
Video by Reef Builders
Equipment

Gear in this tank

Lighting
Red Sea ReefLED 50 ×1 $50.00in stock
Skimmer
Red Sea $87.99in stock
Return
Red Sea $87.99in stock
ATO
AutoAqua $33.59in stock
Filtration
filter sock
Husbandry

Protocols & Practices

  • The tank was set up with dry rock, and an aquascape of three rocks was created.
  • A Polyp Lab Bio Brick, previously in a main studio tank, was added for biological filtration.
  • Brightwell Aquatics Microbacter Start XLM was dosed at half the recommended dosage to kickstart bacteria.
  • Corals were cleaned, trimmed of dead parts, and dipped to remove nuisance brown planaria before placement.
  • A basic Aqueon heater was added, but not plugged in until corals were placed to allow slow temperature acclimation.
  • A cleanup crew of 10-12 Stomatella snails was added, anticipating diatom and algae growth.
  • The host plans to find a screen top for the tank before adding any fish to prevent jumping.
Stocked

Livestock

Corals
13
MontiporaBird's NestRed Monti CapRed DigitataGreen ClastriaMilk of StyloPalau EstrellaTracy Morgan gorgonianCrystal experimentImmortal Tort AcroporaPink tip Torch coralHollywood Stunner ChaliceGreen Star Polyps
Inverts
1
Stomatella snails