LED Lighting advice

[DGabbs]

Hi,

Can anyone tell me what coral restrictions I will have with my new 12 gallon JBJ LED nano cube? (size and light)

The tank is currently cycling with LR, and i will make sure it is fully cycled before i start slowly stocking the tank.

I was also wondering if people think it would be a good idea to get one of the PODs in a bottle and put them into the tank before adding fish and coral to establish the tank further?

I plan to stock with a skunk cleaner, nerite snails and an occelaris clown pair (maybe).

JBJ Nano Cube LED Aquarium

Thanks

 

[Phranque]

Your coral options are pretty wide open with JBJ's LED lid. You can do everything up to SPS, but in a tank that small, pristine water conditions are going to be difficult to maintain for the higher demand SPS.

I wouldn't worry about adding pods.... they'll likely make it in there naturally with the addition of coral.

As far as the fish.... sorry to disappoint, but clowns do not belong in a tank that small. General rule of thumb for the smallest clowns is 20 gallons for the first one, then ten more gallons for the second (min 30 gal for a pair). You can get a general idea of your fish selection in Live Aquaria's nano-section, but you are very limited with what will be happy in a tank that small.

 

[oyf709]

from the PAR reading, SPS can be keep at 6" deep. I wouldn't put it anywhere lower than that. You can have soft coral at the bottom.