Tank got a leak. Lets get a new one. 23g tank reboot

[Tavero]

In january this year, my 15g tank suddenly sprung a leak. It was just a slow drip at that time, but the silicon seal was broken. Just a matter of time until it fails completely.

In the beginning i just wanted to get a spare one with the same size because i didn't want to get new equipment (my light is fixed to 60 cm), but after talking to a friend, we figured i could still increase the lenght and height. So the new size is now 60 cm x 35 cm x 40 cm. Around 84 l or 23 g.

I reused the life rock and sand. The sand was filtered and and flushed for 15 minutes with fresh water. These are the spaghetti worms i filtered out.

 

[Tavero]

The transfer was a bit messy and i lost some montipora because it was out of the water for too long. So this is the new tank.

Inhabitants are now:
5 Mollies mixed breed
+10 Palaemon Elegans shrimps
Several Euplica, mexican turbos, money cowry snails.

Corals:
+15 different zoanthus and palythoa
6 Acan lords
Candy cane
Euphilia
GSP
Montipora
Pavona cactus

 

[Tavero]

Equipment:
No sump, filtration or skimmer
45w DIY light
50 w fluval heater
Sunsun JVP 110 Wavemaker
Oxidator
Diy dosing pumps for Ca+ KH+ PO4 and NO3


Btw is this thread in the correct category or is this size still a nano tank

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Sorry that your tank started to leak. Glad you were able to get a new one!!

 

[John Bolden]

Equipment:
No sump, filtration or skimmer
45w DIY light
50 w fluval heater
Sunsun JVP 110 Wavemaker
Oxidator
Diy dosing pumps for Ca+ KH+ PO4 and NO3


Btw is this thread in the correct category or is this size still a nano tank

What are some challenges that you have with no filter? o2 problems?

 

[Tavero]

What are some challenges that you have with no filter? o2 problems?

I've had serious O2 problems in my 15 g during nights so i was running an air stone then.
Right now i am trying out an oxidator running with H2O2.
No other issues with my tank except my sand being full of gunk and detrius. But this is not different to the 150g tank of my friend with skimmer and sump. His sand was also extremely dirty after running 6 years. I would consider this the "Old Tank Syndrome".