My 24 gallon nano reef

bcarlos

Member
So I blame Mike for rekindling my passion for corals :)

I just don't have the space in my new place to keep the aro's and rays that I'm used to, so a nano-reef is a perfect fit. I used to keep a pretty large reef system back in the day, but nano-reef's pose a unique challenge. Water quality, rockscaping and lighting are all super important. Here's what I've got set up so far:

Tank: JBJ 24 gallon nano cube
Filtration: All natural filtration (live rock + live sand), Koralia 240 + stock JBJ pump
Lighting: I have a 16000K programmable Maxspect nano razr LED on the way. Until then, I'm running a 15 W PAR38 LED bulb.

Clean up crew: Astrea snails X 3, Nassarius snal X 1

Corals: Assorted zoa frags, assorted acans, favia, green star polyps, several different ricordeas

As the tank matures, I plan on adding a nice pink birdsnest and some montipora's. Not sure if I want to add any fish, but if so it won't be for some time. More updates to come!
 

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chen88

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good start Brandon...you and Mike need to stop it now!....don't get me going! I don't have time for this Sh#t....LOL...you guys!
 

bcarlos

Member
Update. Added the following:

- a few different types of ricordea, including a cool light pink variation
- Birdnest coral
- Branching hammer coral
- Several different zoa's
- Two new types of acans
- Christmas favia
- Green plating montipora (montipora capricornis)

I'm looking to add another SPS, maybe a cool strain of digitata, and then probably let everything grow out some more.
 

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