Hello Everyone,
I have had my 25 gallon Aquatop cube up and running for about a year now and things are going quite well!
This is my very first tank and I am open to knowledge and advice because I want to continue on with a larger tank at a later date.
After one year, here she is!
I am running a Hydra 26 on a modified AB spectrum for a 12 hour schedule which seems to be much enjoyed by the light thriving coral. I have 2 eflux current pumps providing sufficient amount of flow. I have my protein skimmer running 24/7 and have media tubes in the back along with activated carbon. My tank stays full with the Tunze ATO, which I have connected to a 5 gallon freshwater reservoir underneath the tank. Water changes happen about every 2 weeks (Usually when the 5 gallon reservoir gets below the halfway mark).
A list of the fish and inverts include:
2 Frostbite Designer Clownfish with a Cleaner Shrimp
Randall's Goby paired with a Pistol Shrimp
Emerald Crab
Porcelain Anemone Crab
You can see my tiny Rose anemone in the back I purchased from a store to try to bring back to full health.
1 Trochus Snails, 1 Nassarius Snail, 1 Zebra Turbo Snail, 2 Turban Snails, and multiple Stometella Snails who happened to hitch-hike into my tank. Oh and of course Hermit Crabs. I have 1 Scarlet Hermit Crab, 8 Blue Legged Hermit Crabs, 3 basic hermit crabs.
As far as coral, I have slowly been introducing more into the tank and have seen tremendous growth in the ones that have been in the tank. I have had a few coral die on me and unfortunately fish as well but I have had much success with the fish I currently have.
The coral I have are as follows:
Golden eye Chalice, Flower Anemone, Metallic Red Zoanthids
Rasta Zoanthids, 2 other Zoanthid colonies (Not sure the names of them)
Acan Lord corals (Not sure the names of them)
Goniopora, Blastomussa
Neon Pipe Organ and Purple Foot Green Bubble Tip Anenome (Not so bubble tip though)
Ultra Red Mushroom, Sunburst Dendrophyllia
Hope you enjoyed my little piece of the coral reef!
Let me know any comments/suggestions/questions
I have had my 25 gallon Aquatop cube up and running for about a year now and things are going quite well!
This is my very first tank and I am open to knowledge and advice because I want to continue on with a larger tank at a later date.
After one year, here she is!
I am running a Hydra 26 on a modified AB spectrum for a 12 hour schedule which seems to be much enjoyed by the light thriving coral. I have 2 eflux current pumps providing sufficient amount of flow. I have my protein skimmer running 24/7 and have media tubes in the back along with activated carbon. My tank stays full with the Tunze ATO, which I have connected to a 5 gallon freshwater reservoir underneath the tank. Water changes happen about every 2 weeks (Usually when the 5 gallon reservoir gets below the halfway mark).
A list of the fish and inverts include:
2 Frostbite Designer Clownfish with a Cleaner Shrimp
Randall's Goby paired with a Pistol Shrimp
Emerald Crab
Porcelain Anemone Crab
1 Trochus Snails, 1 Nassarius Snail, 1 Zebra Turbo Snail, 2 Turban Snails, and multiple Stometella Snails who happened to hitch-hike into my tank. Oh and of course Hermit Crabs. I have 1 Scarlet Hermit Crab, 8 Blue Legged Hermit Crabs, 3 basic hermit crabs.
As far as coral, I have slowly been introducing more into the tank and have seen tremendous growth in the ones that have been in the tank. I have had a few coral die on me and unfortunately fish as well but I have had much success with the fish I currently have.
The coral I have are as follows:
Golden eye Chalice, Flower Anemone, Metallic Red Zoanthids
Rasta Zoanthids, 2 other Zoanthid colonies (Not sure the names of them)
Acan Lord corals (Not sure the names of them)
Goniopora, Blastomussa
Neon Pipe Organ and Purple Foot Green Bubble Tip Anenome (Not so bubble tip though)
Ultra Red Mushroom, Sunburst Dendrophyllia
Hope you enjoyed my little piece of the coral reef!
Let me know any comments/suggestions/questions
