New 8g dorm room tank

[vslivinskis]

Hi all,

I bought a Reef Casa Vila 8 for my dorm. I plan on keeping it low maintenance, maybe with some softies. I won't be running a skimmer.

For maintenance, I plan on doing 25% water changes every week.

As for livestock, I'm thinking of having two small clownfish. I'm not sure how strong the light it comes with is, but if it's strong, I'll get a BBT. Otherwise, I'll probably go with zoas and mushrooms.

For the cleanup crew, I was thinking of getting 3 turbos and 4 hermits. Once the sand gets dirty, I'll add a sand-sifting star and eventually an urchin to deal with algae.

Just for reference, I've had reef tanks before.

What are your thoughts?

 

[zheka757]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[CoralB]

Welcome !! :cool:

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[Digimes]

Welcome aboard, hope the clowns are very small and you may want to get a small wavemaker to boost the flow. I have a small Maroon in a 5g and he loves riding the current.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[00W]

Welcome Welcome to the reef!

 

[SliceGolfer]

Welcome and good luck with your build!

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[jsker]

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome back to R2R and the salty world.

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board!

 

[Pvtgloss]

 

[Buckster]

Hello and Good luck with keeping the Aquarium going while in college. I was too busy studying to even consider.

 

[FrugalReeferJon]

 

[Waters]

Welcome :) :) !! Water change schedule sounds fine.....it will largely depend on nutrient levels whether that needs to be increased or decreased. I personally would avoid both the urchin and sand sifting star in a tank that size (and stick to snails).....it won't take long for either to run out of food after cleaning. Good luck on the new tank!!

 

[kevgib67]

Welcome, glad you are here!

 

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