Dual RS Nano Tanks

[Vasir]

Currently I have a 40g Aquatop AIO that I’ve been into for about 7-8 months.
About a couple weeks ago I decided I want a clownfish anemone tank- ordered a RS nano peninsula for the job from BRS. I’m still waiting on delivery details.
My wife wasn’t a fan… and for interesting reasons: she didn’t like how the RS Nano didn’t match the AquaTop and that it was uneven- she was kind of annoyed by it actually.
A couple days ago I then decided I want to ‘downsize’ my current tank and get another RS Nano Peninsula. Now I’m sure here is where you think “Bro, why not get 1 larger reef tank?”

We live on the 3rd floor in an apartment. I do not feel like dealing with hauling up a reef tank up a flight of stairs, and then the inevitable move back down. 2 Nano tanks? Much more manageable.

Anyway.

Currently in the den/dining room (that’s also getting an overhaul) I have tank 1 cycling (without rock), with just sand and I’ll add media tomorrow to it.

I am going back and forth on bringing in new rock for the new tank or just migrating over old rock from the ‘old tank. It may or may not be riddled with bristleworms- and it freaks me out.

current livestock:
2 black snowflake clowns, 2 juvenile longfin black ice clowns (in a acclimation box in the main tank- I’ll give them a pvc tube to play/hide in tomorrow).
5 chromis
1 two spot goby
1 six-line wrasse
1 cleaner shrimp
1 female emerald crab
10ish misc snails
5 red hermits

coral:
~10 frags of zoas that are just staring to leave their little plates
8 torches on 1 branch
1 hammer that’s splitting
1 frogspawn that’s splitting
1 some other euphyllia that’s escaping me
1 xenia on its own rock

1 small Rainbow BTA

I think I’ll either ditch the chromis altogether in the new tank, or bring them down to 3- I have decided yet.

My issue right now is if I want to transfer the live rock or not… those dang bristle worms… I know I know.. they’re good…

In the photo I’ll have the current tank (please don’t mind the mess- I stopped keeping it clean about 9 days ago after I decided to transfer it’s contents), and the room where the 2 tanks will be going. 1 is already in front of 1 window, the other will be right next to it in front of the other, decided by 1 potted plant…

More to add as it comes…

 

[blaxsun]

Two nanos are better than one!

 

[Devaji]

cool. matching tanks are nice! sometime bigger is not better in all cases.
peninsula are great I once had a small nano one that i made a low stand and put between the sofa and chair prob. was the best placement of any tank i ever had.

have had one large Pen. and getting a replacement for it hear soon, so yeah big fan of pen. tanks.

 

[Vasir]

Built the rockwork out. I almost hired 2 different people to build them for me, but in one case, the shipping, alone was $200 (from Korea) so that was a downer, and the other I wasn’t too impressed for the $ charged. So I made one myself- it ain’t so bad I think!

https://youtube.com/shorts/1GHK5JgBMWI?feature=share

I’m kinda excited for this one!

 

[Vasir]

Tank number 2 is finally being shipped!

 

[Vasir]

Finished the rockwork for tank number 2…
Video
This may or may not be the final rendition.

 

[Vasir]

ordered some extra cucs and a couple fish from @Dr. Reef to help equally spread the breakdown from my 40g.

While I am using dry rock for the new tanks, can I put the old live rock in the display area of the new tanks and then just remove a rock a week as the bacteria and copepods spread?

 

[Vasir]

Got the second tank today. Put the cabinet together in record time.
Tomorrow I’ll put in the sand and live rock from the big tank and move the livestock over?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Nice seeing 2 nano tanks side by side like that!! Can't wait to see what they look like in the future!

 

[kevgib67]

Looking great! I think your a natural at rock scaping.

 

[Vasir]

Nice seeing 2 nano tanks side by side like that!! Can't wait to see what they look like in the future!

Me too! Ha.

Looking great! I think you’re a natural at rock scaping.

Oh man, thanks for the compliment- let’s see if the livestock like it; that’s the ultimate test

 

[MyFirstCar]

Let me know how you find the lighting! I have one and I find my corals think it's too bright if I bring it up past 40%. Even my nems start to climb down the rock.

 

[Vasir]

Let me know how you find the lighting! I have one and I find my corals think it's too bright if I bring it up past 40%. Even my nems start to climb down the rock.

Did you try doing a longer acclimation period?

 

[MyFirstCar]

Did you try doing a longer acclimation period?

I did 30 days, but also everything looks good so I don't really feel the need to turn them up. It's just weird that most people seem to run this light around 60-70% and that seems to be way too much for me.

 

[Vasir]

I did 30 days, but also everything looks good so I don't really feel the need to turn them up. It's just weird that most people seem to run this light around 60-70% and that seems to be way too much for me.

Do another 30 day acclimation. That said, what is the goal of going 60-70%?

 

[Vasir]

Moved half the rock. I put most of the rock in the tank that’s taking the original livestock.
Photos of 40 cube with half taken out and the two nanos with the zoas I’m willing to sacrifice (the xenia is already angry at me from fragging part of it off but should be fine):

 

[Vasir]

Added the first livestock