26G Nano Reef | Coral Eden

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Current FTS - 20.11.2017
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Background :
I’ve been a fan of Reef tanks for ages but always was afraid to start one myself so I kept myself busy with freshwater tanks. After reading a lot about them, especially this forum, I decided to start my first Nano Reef. My initial plan was to start something small, around 6 Gallons. But after going through this forum, I saw how hard it is to keep small aquariums stable. So I decided to start with a 26 Gallon.

Tank :
● 26 Gallon Custom Tank with a filter compartment in the back. Altogether around 30 Gallons.

Equipment :
● Resun 1000L/h Submersible Pump
Jebao RW-4 Wavemaker
● Resun SK-300 Nano Protein Skimmer
Zetlight ZA1201 Marine LED Light

Filteration :
● 30 Pounds of Live Rock
● 15 Pounds of Live Sand
● Filter Sponge
● GAC
● Purigen

Livestock:
Fish:
● Firefish (Nemateleotris magnifica) x 1
● Black Photon Clownfish (Amphiprion percula) x 2
● Segmented Blenny (Salarias segmentatus)x 1
● Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni)x 1

Inverts:
● Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) x 2
● Trochus Snails (Trochus radiatus) x 2
● Indian Sea Star (Fromia indica) x 1
● Maxi-Mini Carpet Anemone (Stichodactyla tapetum) x 2
● Maxima Clam (Tridacna Maxima) x 1

Corals:
● Zoanthids (Zoanthus sp.) x 4
Mushroom Coral (Actinodiscus sp.) x 1
● Superman Mushroom (Discosoma sp.) x 2
● Hammer Coral (Euphyllia ancora)x 1
● Open Brain Coral ( ? ) X 1

FTS - 11.07.2016 - First Livestock Added
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FTS - 11.06.2016 - Tank Established
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Comments are appreciated.
 
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Thanks for the comments everyone..!!

More Photos..!!

Open Brain Feeding
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Hammer Coral
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Maxi Mini Carpet Anemone
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Ricordea Yuma
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Discosoma Mushroom Feeding Response to Reef-Roids
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Segmented Blenny
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Enjoy..!!
 
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Sad news from Coral Eden.
I've bought my first anemone. An Orange Tipped Bubble Tip. I guess there was a conflict during the night and I found the female clown dead, mutilated. I suspect she attacked the anemone (She has a bad temper) and the anemone attacked her back. Since she is not used to anemone stings she met with her end. Anyways.. the anemone is settled down now and the remaining clown is showing some interest in it.

The Beautiful Culprit
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I'll keep things updated..
 
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Update from Coral Eden..

My son was bummed out about the demise of his beloved Clownfish. So I bought him a new one to make "him" feel better. A standard Percula Clownfish.
He is showing more interest in the Hammer Coral than anything else for now.. He is "OK" with the old Clown.. Hope those two will get along..

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Enjoy..!!
 
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