Bookshelf Reef 12 Gallon L (First Tank)

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This is my first tank. I have limited space in my apartment so starting with a 12 gallon long UNS 90B.

Tidal 35 HOB Filter
2 Fluval Nano LED(may add a 3rd)
AI Nero 3
13lbs of white rock(may remove a rock)
DIY tank lid
Started with wet sand

I cycled the tank for a month with microbacter 7 and brightwell liquid ammonia. After a month got my first 2 gladiator clowns. A little after 2 months now and i have a the 2 clowns and a royal gramma. Have a new branching hammer(doing well) and a pulsing Xenia. Fell apart the first night in the tank. Hopefully it comes back.
Lost a watchman goby the same night i got it from jumping out the tank before i made a lid.

 

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Hammer after 2 days.

 

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Pulsing Xenia in the store and 12 hrs later in my tank

 

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Looks like the Xenia is bouncing back quickly

 

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With the speed of this coral recovering i can definitely see how quickly this can take over a tank.

 

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Update:
Moved some things around got the
Bam Bam zoas
Won a Malaysian torch that almost died during shipping
Same with the Acan. UPS sucks
They ended up both pulling through

 

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Everything is splitting or budding. Having an algae problem that i need to work out.