We fragged it up and the cuttings were so colourful, with such good polyp extension they sold out within minutes. When this coral first came in, it was a much larger colony. Toxic Green Toadstool Coral (Sarcophyton sp.) throughout its time in the tank this coral has continued to grow and colour up, with amazing polyp extension every day. This frag has been kept high up in the tank, with the high light and flow similar to its natural environment. For a fragile Acropora, that is prone to bleaching and stripping when unhappy with its water, this coral has thrived. The colour and growth of this Strawberry Shortcake frag in our system has surprised all of us. Strawberry Shortcake Acropora (Acropora microclados) Though these fish can often be difficult to keep, ours has thrived on its weekly copepod feedings and is always seen happily grazing the tank for the little invertebrates, poking its head around corals and rocks.Ī truly beautiful and unique Chalice Coral descended from a single colony collected by Jason Fox Corals back in 2015, The awe inspiring colour and growth just keeps getting better, the colony has doubled in size since its introduction, and now has more new heads than we can count. This little pipefish has been a wondeful addition to our system. They will happily perch on our corals all day long, and have been growing rapidly.īlue Striped Pipefish (Doryrhamphus excisus) These little shrimp provide a valuable service, cleaning up detritus and any uneaten food. No Nano Tank is truly complete without a gang of these pretty ornamental shrimp dancing and wiggling in plain sight all day. An ideal level of 8.3 DKH is maintained closely with daily doses of KH Buffers: with Calcium and Magnesium typically maintained with water changes but supplementaryĪmongst the beautiful livestock in the tank, there are a few creatures that truly stand out to us, here are 5 of the best. Alkalinity consumption is particularly high in this system, and is monitored daily with a Salifert Alkalinity Test Kit. Water changes are done with a 2 litre jug, and typically 2 out 2 in with fresh saltwater 3 times a week is sufficient, along with daily topups for evaporation and new RowaphosĪnd carbon monthly. How we maintain the growth and colour in this system is by a simple routine of water changes, weekly live copepod feedings and testing. You would think that putting SPS corals in a small, immature tank would be a headache: but amazingly, the tank kept on surprising us even to this day it continues to thrive. This is where the magic truly began, the growth rate and polyp extension under the new light was astonishing, even managing to grow and colour SPS corals with astonishing speed. For filtration we used bags of Rowaphos, activated carbon and biospheres in the inlet chamber, and the stock foam block in the middle chamber.Īfter a few weeks of settling the system, we removed the stock lid and light and fitted the tank with an AI Prime 16HD LED Light and a Jecod SOW-2powerhead. Introduced, along with a Blue Pipefish, Live Copepods and some Soft Corals. A Firecracker Goby was then acclimated and The basic setup of our system was straightforward, we started out by filling the system with preheated, ready mixed TMC saltwater from our instore system, after which we added a few pieces of mature live rock, dry coral sand and a bottle of ATM Colony Marine. Even with the basic setup in the box these tanks can keep Soft Corals and many species of LPS Corals happily, but with a few upgrades they can be made to keep just about anything, even high end SPS Corals! Here at .uk we've always been amazed at what these little tanks are capable of. Our little shop counter system started out simple, with basic livestock, live rock and coral sand, but went on to grab the attention of anyone approaching with awe stricken gazes.
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