10 gallon nano-reef coming together

[deckaman225]

Ok I will!!

[Macscale]

It's not that every tank is different to maintain corals. Much of is the owners maintenance schedules. If you have an SPS dominated tank, and you never do a water change or dose calcium, then it probably won't work out, right? Softies can handle fluctuating parameters better then LPS or SPS, though LPS isn't much harder to do, as longs as you research before you buy, you'll be all good!

OP- Stock sounds good. How's the cleaner doing? Or did you return him because there no check by his name.

[10gal_nano]

He's doing good. He's settled in and has started to move around the tank. I did a 4 gallon water change yesterday.

On another note- my Xenia is not doing too good. It seems to be dying?? It turned lighter pink and it went kinda droopy yesterday. Why could this happen??

[BigRedsReefs10]

A picture would help, and what are your params?

[10gal_nano]

The water is good. The nitrates are a little high but not too high. Can't get a pic. Sorry. I'm at school. I'll post one when I get home Around 3:00

I'll do another water test today but everything is doing ok apart from my Xenia

[bribo12]

Xenia is a real finicky coral IMO. I've never been able to keep it alive. It also ships horribly. Once it goes downhill there is usually no coming back for it

[10gal_nano]

Water is perfect!
Adding 2 new corals!

[bribo12]

What are they?

[10gal_nano]

Rock of zoas and 4 heads of a green trumpet

[bribo12]

Sweet! Nice pickups

[10gal_nano]

Here's the zoas. they're already starting to open. The rock also has a mushroom on it.


Here's three of the candy canes


Goby is doing good


Here's the whole tank

Water is perfect! Got the new corals for just $40.

[10gal_nano]

Really starting to open

[10gal_nano]

Update on zoa rock. It has 2 mushrooms on it! And yellow polyps. Good deal for $25!

[Supergummy]

Looks bueatiful! Great deal!

[10gal_nano]

Thanks!

Also did a 4 gallon water change today.

[DRock]

Tagging on to this one, been an interesting build so far, keep it up.

[10gal_nano]

Originally Posted by DRock

Tagging on to this one, been an interesting build so far, keep it up.

Thanks! I'm very happy so far

[10gal_nano]

Zoanthids opened! Anyone know what kind they are?


Here's a close-up of one of the mushrooms.


Here's the candy canes


Here's the whole tank this morning

[10gal_nano]

Going to order some of these radioactive dragon eyes tonight

[dingusplease]

Sexy shrimp, Pom poms, skunk cleaners, all sorts of snails... The list is endless! Search for "reef safe inverts" and you'll find endless amounts of info on these guys.

Inverts can be really cool! I agree that two fish sounds is a limit on a tank this small, but finding cool inverts that would get lost in a larger tank (as others have said) is really fun!