Tank 01
The Nano Reef Tank
mixed reef
Style
24
Months Old
all-in-one
Brand
This video features a two-year-old nano reef tank, showcased under blue lights, with the host answering common viewer questions. The tank follows a low-maintenance philosophy, with minimal equipment, no deliberate dosing, and an 'under-doing' approach to husbandry. It houses a variety of LPS and soft corals, with plans to add an emerald crab and peppermint shrimp for pest control.
Husbandry & Practices
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- Performed a deep clean and aquascape rearrangement about 6 weeks prior to the video.
- Maintains a very thin, ornamental sand layer for aesthetics and to prevent detritus buildup.
- Addresses aptasia and valonia with natural predators like peppermint shrimp and emerald crabs.
- Utilizes a small diameter hose with rigid tubing for precise cleaning and scraping.
- Avoids deliberate dosing of chemicals, relying on tap water for magnesium top-off.
- Minimizes water testing, only occasionally checking alkalinity, calcium, and magnesium.
- Employs an 'under-doing' philosophy for feeding, water changes, and lighting to keep the tank low maintenance.
- Allows the tank to coast casually for over two years rather than pushing for rapid growth.
Target Parameters
Alk
5.5dKH
Ca
390ppm
Mg
1500ppm
Corals
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pink candy floss gonioporaorange frog spawngold Australian torchcloak polypsgreen mouth orange Acan echinatapallithola sun polypspink tentacled candy floss flower pot coralorange shroomflower anemoneGSP (Green Star Polyps)prism favia
Fish
1
clownfish
Inverts
2
emerald crab (planned)peppermint shrimp (planned)
