Dixie's 10gal reef

[Dixie_reefer]

Stock list:
Black and white Clown
pinkbar goby
2 margarita snails
1 astrea snail
3 cerith snails
5 nass snails
1 turbo snail
5 hermits
1 emerald crab
1 brittle star
1 pom pom crab
1 Peppermint shrimp
mushrooms
Star polyps
duncan
candy cane
2 trumpets
hynophora
eagle eye zoas
2 other unknown zoas
frog spawn
sun coral
blasto
favia
goni


Equimpment:
thermometer
algae scraper
Koralia 550 powerhead
odyssea quad t5 high output fluorescent light

 

[NanoNathan]

looking good. what filtration do you have on the tank?

 

[bige]

Looks great!

 

[revsgirl]

Nice reef, Dixie!! Thanks for sharing!!

 

[revhtree]

Looking good Dixie!

 

[Dixie_reefer]

looking good. what filtration do you have on the tank?

Since it is a small tank, it does not necessarily need a filter. I have about 12-14lbs of live rock, the natural bacteria in the tank acts as the "filter". I do weekly water changes of about 20%. I'm planning on getting some chaeto to help keep my nitrates down.

 

[Dixie_reefer]

Got some new rock. What do yall think?

 

[Pappy]

I love the caves!

 

[slugwall]

I think it looks a lot better with the added rock... nice scape!

 

[Dixie_reefer]

Thanks, I like it a lot better too and so does my pinkbar goby!

 

[bige]

Looks great. Looks much bigger in pics.

 

[dlogfx]

I'm liking the black sand. Makes me want to do that with my 5g.

 

[Dixie_reefer]

I really like it, you cant see all the gross stuff like on white sand.

 

[Dixie_reefer]

ok I need something to sift and clean up my sand. I have 5 nass snails and they don't do much. I don't want a sand sifting star though. Is there another option?

 

[Mr. D]

Probably a sleeper goby. In such a small tank you may have a dust problem with their sifting however.


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[Dixie_reefer]

I've already got 3 fish in there right now and one of them is a goby. I don't want to risk a fight.

 

[Mr. D]

That's the only other helper I can think of at the moment.

You might consider sifting your sand during water changes.


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[FisheriesOmen]

I have a Brown Blotch Snail in my 10g and it helps stir quite a bit. Also I would suggest starting a colony of Mini-Stars, Bristle Worms (NOT fire worms), and "Mama-Mia" worms.
Here is a link to where I got them from.
: : : : Indo-Pacific Sea Farms : : : :
They are probably as good as it gets when it comes to creating an Eco-System in your tank. I would also suggest watching their youtube series called "Nano Lagoon". Great looking tank so far!

 

[Dixie_reefer]

UPDATE! Tank is doing well, my pinkbar goby jumped a few weeks ago. I added a starfish today.

 

[Isoprene]

This is awesome. Im doing a 10g for my students at school, im going to def end up with a setup similar, HOPEFULLY! Thanks for sharing