Matts 8g nano reef

m.miller1547

m.miller1547

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Ive always dreamed of having a reef aquarium... Untill Now! This endless hobby has quickly turned to an obsession. Ive owned one reef previously, but it wasnt very successful due to a few outside interruptions. This tank will be different.

so far this is what i have going
8g jbj
4 cree xpe 6 cree xre rb on dimmer with heat sink and fans for cooling.
koralia nano powerhead

12lb of live rock. some was cure but most wasnt. (newbie got ripped from sleazy a LPS
live sand

chemipure elite, phoseguard and carbon

two clowns; black and oscillaris
6 blue legged hermits
3 snails? idk what; have a cone shell
a few bristle worms and some pods from a bottle i bought..

3 zoa frag/colony
Green star polyps
mini maxi anenome
trumpet/candy cane neon green
flower pot coral(same pet shop; i later did research and learn this isnt a coral for me)



okay so enough of that for now... my future plans are to add a 20gallon refugium to house more lr a deeper sand bed and some chaeto. i plan to purchase a protein skimmer; im still researching and shopping.

as far as stocking goes i would love to have a sps softie mix reef. im gonna add a few moniporas and maybe an acro frag once i see a bit of coraline algae growing. i want a high flow tank so the trumpet has to go as well.

anybody have any pointers or suggestions? im all about the diy. :second:
 
Looking good Matt...with a tank that small, you could get away with not having a skimmer, just doing routine water changes will be fine for you. Good to see another Oak lawn'er on here. :)
 
Looking good! You know you're going to have to upgrade soon, right?? :D This hobby is just too much of an addiction. . . :evil:
 
I say faster. Lol. I'm building my larger cabinet acrylic will have to wait. I'm,adding atleast 20 gallons worth of regugium. Il thinking skinner cause I want sps. N e body have a skinner for sale?
 
Thanks ericthered. So do u guys think that I can accomplish some sps in a 28 gallon setup.. should i lose the clowns before attempting any sps?
 
No need to lose the clowns. You will need strong lighting & very stable parameters to keep sps, as anyone would. You can do sps in a 28G
 
30w of good LEDs would kick it over a 14g tank, I'm pretty sure you'll be good on that little 8g. Hard part is going to be finding small pieces of slow growing SPS so you don't have to frag every water change!
 
Looks good Matt. I'm currently setting up a 12g for my sons and they already ask me why is their tank smaller than mine. lol
 
Lol.. I'm adding a refugium very soon. I'll just give away all my frags. I now have a community to share with plus a few friends with tanks would love it. I'm going to reptile house today. Maybe a lasto or an acan. Does anybody know where to find feldon #4
 
That tank looks way awesome. If you decide to get rid of the clowns gimme a holler! I still think its crazy your fuge is gonna be over twice as big as your tank!
 
I like the look of smaller tanks. I stopped by the reptile house. Oh boy. I bought a real nice combo rock. 4 lobos with a bit of gsp attached. I've gotta remove the gsp for the lobos sake but it owns the whole rock. Someone would glue these so close is a mystery to me.
 
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