A mixed 12 gallon nano reef with LPS and Softies plus interesting inverts
Aquarium Profile and Equipment
- What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
- Mixed Reef
- Total Water Volume
- 12
- When did you start this tank?
- Jul 4, 2024
- What is your aquarium made of?
- Glass
- Aquarium Length (inches)
- 14
- Aquarium Width (inches)
- 14
- Aquarium Height (inches)
- 14
- Aquarium Overflow/Drain
- All In One Tank
- Aquarium Sump
- NO Sump
- Aquarium Stand
- Fluval Flex
- Aquarium Controller
- NO
- Protein Skimmer
- NO
- Aquarium Reactors
- None
- Return Pump
- Sicce micra
- What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
- Powerhead
- Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
- Sicce voyager nano
- Aquarium Lighting
- LED
- Lighting Equipment List
- Kessil Tuna Blue A80
- Lighting PAR and Goals
- Unknown
- Dosing Equipment
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Magnesium
- Dosing Equipment Detail
- Coralife AB Nano
- Auto Top Off or ATO
- NO
- Aquarium Heating and Cooling
- I am using a heater or heaters
- Water Temperature
- 77
- Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
- AquaEl
Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters
- pH Level
- 8.3
- Specific Gravity
- 1.025
- Nitrate or NO3
- 5
- Phosphate or PO4
- 0.0
- Calcium
- 450
- Alkalinity
- 11
- Magnesium
- 1200
- Salt Brand
- Aqua Forest
- Water Chemistry Detail
- I dose Vita Chem for amino acids
Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration
- Substrate
- Sand
- Substrate Level
- Deep
- Live Rock
- 11
- Live Rock Type
- Reel Reef Dry Live Rock
- Nutrient Export
- GFO
- Carbon
- Water Changes
- YES
- Water Change Details
- 2.5 gallon water change weekly with gravel vacuuming
- Nutrient Export Details
- Chemi pure elite
Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)
- Fish List
- Clownfish
- Total Fish
- 2
- Coral List
- LPS Coral
- Zoanthids
- Soft Coral
- Total Corals
- 7
- Invert List
- Anemone
- Crabs
- Shrimp
- Snails
- Clams
- Total Inverts
- 15
- Livestock Detail
- ORA Orange Storm Clownfish
ORA Mocha Storm Clownfish
Candy cane pistol shrimp
Porcelain crab
Pom Pom crab
Scarlet Reef Hermit Crabs
Bumblebee snails
Nerite snails
Blue claw hermit crabs
Sebae anemone
Derasa clam
- Livestock Quarantine
- No Quarantine
Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)
- Fish Feeding Frequency
- One Daily Feeding
- Coral Feeding Frequency
- A Few Times Weekly
- Fish and Coral Feeding
- Pellet
- Frozen
- Live Food
- Auto Feeder
- NO
Additional Aquarium Information
- What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
- I dose pretty consistently and resort to adding copepods when the corals seem lackluster and algae is beginning to creep in.
I also keep a low-ish bioload and have enough soft coral to attack the nutrients. Having a small tank makes water changes a breeze and motivates me to do the changes to keep that sparkling look.
I’m also in college so this is what I can do with my limited budget and time and it’s name is a nod to the many all nighters it’s witnessed (lights off of course)
