Thoughts on nano build

[dhend.dh]

I’ve had an AIO nano reef tank up and running for a month now and added a couple gobies. Nutrients are stable so far. Was hoping to get some thoughts on issues that might arise sooner or later. Specs below. I am testing nitrate, phosphate, calcium and salinity. We are in the diatom phase and fully cycled.

I got zoas, a pavona frag and some LPS on a flash sale. They are on racks or in the sand bed for now and look healthy. The light is a Kessil and flow is an AI Nero. Was thinking about carbon dosing but I think I will need a stronger skimmer first. Hoping to be able to support some filter feeders like sponges, squirts, feather dusters and maybe the little yellow cucumbers. I know better than to buy the pretty NPS gorgs.

For reference I had a five gallon pico for a couple years first and learned some lessons. In the end it was overgrown with GHA. I am more or less terrified of this happening again. Any tips would be appreciated!


Mixed reef with macro

24 gallon AIO cube, 2” sand bed

12 hour photoperiod

77 degrees

34 ppt

pH <8.0

Calcium 460 ppm, plan to use Red Sea 4 part

Silicate shooting for 2 ppm

Nitrate:phosphate ratio at 100:1

Nitrate shooting for 5-10 ppm (currently 18)



Nutrition:

YelloSno	20 mL
Oyster Feast	1 mL
Live Phyto	6 mL —> 0 mL
AB+	2 mL
PNSB	6 mL —> 0 mL
Living Glass	-

Frozen mysis, baby brine & red plankton



CUC:

Hermits (red leg?)

Astrea x1

Collonista (micro trochus)

Marginella snails

Hitchhikers/seeded with:

Copeopods, amphipods, isopods

Micro brittle stars

Micro feather dusters

Spaghetti worms

Bristle worms

Spirobid worms

Solitary hydroids

Pink flamingo macro



Filtration/rear compartment:

Surface skimmer

Intake sponge (no sock or floss)

Protein skimmer - AquaTop

Chemipure Blue

ATO (gravity fed)

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

No pictures?
Personally I'm not into carbon dosing in nano tanks, I would prefer water changes myself. Its too easy to make a mistake in a small tank.
Do you not test alk? Its the most important for corals IMO
Otherwise it all looks good, but we like pictures

 

[dhend.dh]

No pictures?
Personally I'm not into carbon dosing in nano tanks, I would prefer water changes myself. Its too easy to make a mistake in a small tank.
Do you not test alk? Its the most important for corals IMO
Otherwise it all looks good, but we like pictures

SPS and macro on the top rack, zoas on the bottom. LPS and nems in the sand for the most part. Firefish and hi-fin goby visible near the bottom, left of center. No other fish right now. Forgot I have a conch as well. The firefish slept on the sand the first night and freaked me out but I’ve read that can be normal. There is a glass lid.