I am wondering what is the best lighting for a 9.6 gallon nano tank without totally breaking the bank. Honestly I don’t even know what I have now, but it seems to be keeping my acans and Xenia very happy. I want this tank to be full of zoas, mushrooms, acans, maybe a hammer/torch. Stuff along those lines. Any suggestions?
also, this same tank does not keep zoas happy. They close up and get smaller in size. They were in the tank for 3 days, while only looking worse. I then moved them to a 29 gallon where they are thriving. The only thing I can think of is that my 9.6 gallon is almost too clean for them? My ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates have been 0 for over a month now. I really want to have a zoa garden, but I need to figure out what is making them mad. My Ricordea is also a hit or miss, jr seems to be getting smaller in size but I see it developed a new mouth. This tank is able to support palythoa s though that unfortunately came with the live rock. Any help would be great, thank you!!
also, this same tank does not keep zoas happy. They close up and get smaller in size. They were in the tank for 3 days, while only looking worse. I then moved them to a 29 gallon where they are thriving. The only thing I can think of is that my 9.6 gallon is almost too clean for them? My ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates have been 0 for over a month now. I really want to have a zoa garden, but I need to figure out what is making them mad. My Ricordea is also a hit or miss, jr seems to be getting smaller in size but I see it developed a new mouth. This tank is able to support palythoa s though that unfortunately came with the live rock. Any help would be great, thank you!!
