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[xitsmike]

Hi Everyone,

I thought I would share my new tank I set up recently.

I am more used to larger tanks than nano, but this one fits on my desk perfectly.

So far I have only added two clowns after using ATM Colony.

This will be a LPS/SPS reef. I have kept softies in the past, but I'm not really a big fan of them anymore.

I will be adding Favia, Hammers, Torches & Duncans next month (hopefully). Fish wise, I think I'm going to maybe add a mandarin. I had one years ago and it was truly my favourite fish.

I re-did the scape 5 times before I finally glued everything together, I'm fairly happy with it as I have some shaded areas as well as high intensity light areas for whichever coral will need them!

That's all for now!

 

[ReefStable]

Very nice! I love how clean new tanks look!

 

[MIRANDA73]

Following...Good luck! Looks good so far, I Like the scape...Those pair of clowns are adorable!

 

[NonstopSoda]

Looking awesome! great scape for a nano and great use of space! I love the little caves/ crevices.

 

[Sebreef93]

Following, it is looking very good! I like your aquascape! I had similar; however I moved a month ago and everything broke during the transport. Moreover, I removed the black 'honeycomb' from my Fluval Sea Evo and I think it looks better without it.

 

[xitsmike]

Following, it is looking very good! I like your aquascape! I had similar; however I moved a month ago and everything broke during the transport. Moreover, I removed the black 'honeycomb' from my Fluval Sea Evo and I think it looks better without it.

Thank you! the scape initially was smaller, but I ended up adding two more rocks to create this. I wanted to make sure I had shaded areas as well as areas that are high up to take advantage of the stock light so I'm happy with the scape for sure!

I didn't know you could get rid of the honeycomb! I would potentially be tempted to do so.

 

[xitsmike]

Update #1 - I went to my LFS on my lunch break today and saw a gorgeous Torch and since I have no self control, I picked it up.

I'm attaching a video of it as it is now, although it hasn't opened up fully since acclimating. I will post a video of it when it's fully extended, it is quite a big frag (I counted 6 heads).

I'm hoping the flow is just right for it.

I also had to do something about the wavemaker as the flow was simply too strong. I will eventually swap this out for something less powerful, but for now - a bit of filter floss has done the job. It's not the prettiest looking, and I'm not thrilled with how it looks, but as long as it's functioning how I want it to, then so be it. At least it's an extra layer of filtration to pick up any small particles.

I'm heading back to my LFS tomorrow, I might come back with a hammer if they still have the frag I was eyeing up earlier.

 

[Sebreef93]

Thank you! the scape initially was smaller, but I ended up adding two more rocks to create this. I wanted to make sure I had shaded areas as well as areas that are high up to take advantage of the stock light so I'm happy with the scape for sure!

I didn't know you could get rid of the honeycomb! I would potentially be tempted to do so.

It looks amazing! I do have some shaded area as well as my chalice prefer those. With regards to the honeycomb I removed it with the folding utility knife