2 gallon nano reef

ryebread

ryebread

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Very nice.
One of the LFS in my area has a 2 gallon set-up with a striped damsel as well.
I am working on a 2.5 gallon at work that will be a nano-reef. I am going to wait for a while to see what type of water parameters I can keep stable before I add anything to it. I am not sure if I will keep any type of fish as I am afraid nothing will be comfortable (excluding little gobies that you never see).
Looks good so far. Keep us updated.
 
scubanut

scubanut

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It looks great. Do you have any corals in there, it looks like it but I can't tell for sure? IF so, what kind of light and filtration do you have for it? I have a 12G eclipse system and I was looking into what coral, if any, I could get for it.
 
chevytrks

chevytrks

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yea thats extreme close up
that damsel is only the size of a dime
=)
i am looking for a mini thermometer to take the place of the one in there.
 
chevytrks

chevytrks

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that tank is an eclipse 2
i am using bio wheel filtration
i have a xenia, colt coral, yellow polyps, and a few sps, and one anenome i am trying to id
also one snail
i am using a jbj 11 inch light at a tilt, its 18 watt 50/50
 
reefersx2

reefersx2

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Oh I am sorry I didn't say the tank looks good Great job the bravest I have gotten is 8 gallons. Rye when you get it going post some pics:)
 
chevytrks

chevytrks

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i am taking about a 2 cups of water every other day from my larger more stable reef to keep this going. so far so good.
 
overanalyzer

overanalyzer

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Very cool!! I just started a 5 gallon nano and I know what you mean about the thermometer!! I have a whisper in tank filter and I hide the therm. in there!!
2 cups every other day .... hmmmm I am planning on something similar - except I feel like Rye - want to keep it stable before I make any changes!!
WAY cool tank - keep us updated!!!
 
chevytrks

chevytrks

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sps in there about a week, and im using a 11 inch jbj pc fixture with a 50/50 bulb, i have it slanted at a tilt so it lessens the light a bit
i think 18 watts on 2 gallons a bit much.
 
pbuck

pbuck

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did you have to do any serious alterations to the hood to get the pc to fit, or did it come with the pc fixture?
 
chevytrks

chevytrks

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no major alterations, the 2 gallon came with no light at all, i just removed the plstic feeding cover and i have the back cover and the jbj pc tilted up like a tent to let air pass through.
with the pc bulb blue side down.
this seems to work very well.
when i feed my 45 gallon DT's
thats when i take a cup of water to add to the nano, so i dont over feed it
 
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