My 23g Nano reef diary!

[skate020]

My 23g tank, previously a all fish tank,
now converting into a nano reef
my tank contains:
15Lbs of live rock, (cultured rock, man made live rock)
1 pink tip anemone.
2 B&W clowns
2 True percs
2 cleaner shrimp
1 emrald crab
1 anemone crab.
i also have a hammer coral
my componants consist of:
berlin airlift 60 internal protein skimmer
hagen elite internal filter (soon to be updated!)
hagen elite heater
T8 lighting unit (soon to be updated)
welll yes take a look

 

[bettachris4]

Hey im just wondering if you are by tampa? The reason is because my lfs has baby clowns that look exactly like those.
Anyway, nice looking tank, im wondering how you are able to keep two pairs together.

 

[meowzer]

Looks nice...I like the rockwork too

 

[skate020]

nahh im all the way in the UK lol.
and the two pairs are fine because i put them in at same time, in a few months im going to buy a couple of anemone's one each for them. trying to find the one's they best take to.
but yeh aslong as theres 2 anemone's and they can have their own territory there'll be fine together.
thanks took me forever to get it like that lol, and i had to use some horrible putty stuff, (the bright pink stuff) but with time its goes dull and looks like algae lol

 

[skate020]

i've now got a couple more additions to my tank
i went out today and got a sixline wrasse
i also bought a bubble anemone (but it looks like a malu)
and i got some coral that i forgot the name for
you'll see,
i also got bored so i decided to change the rocks around abit lolsss
i also got a wave makeerr
bad news tho, one of my B&W clowns died am currently looking for hte last B&W clown to be rehomed so it doesnt get outcasted.
and i ordered a new filter and T5 light unit today should be gettin them soon

 

[skate020]

and then pic of my sixline wrasse

 

[mma-guy]

ooooooooo nice sixline rockwork looks great! love the BW clowns

 

[skate020]

thanks i love the sixline except he ate all my cleaner shrimp 0.0 lol
MY LIGHTING UNIT CAME TODAY
was impressed considering i only ordered it yesterday,
i had to improvise with the hanging of it but the inside of the tank looks soo much better now,
my lighting now consists of:
1x 20W T8 marine white
1x 24W T5 marine white
1x 24W T5 actinic blue
so my lighting is sortedd just awaiting this filter to come
heres some more pics

 

[aquapod 24]

very nice

 

[skate020]

nowww, i was wondering wat you people think, i wanna get 2 more fish, then thats it, now more fish for me. im giving my BW clown to my lil brother cos he's starting a new tank.
so yes i will have 2 true percs, and a sixline wrasse.
i wanna get a reefsaf trigger, i love triggers.
maybe a niger trigger?
and something else that'll look nicee, the fish i'vegot atm are nice but there not in the spotlight as much as i want them, so i know the triggers swim around the front alot, wat else you suggest?
ps, the trigger will be small, i know it'll outgrow the tank which is why im planning on a upgrade in a year or so.
so yes wat are your opinions?

 

[mma-guy]

if you think you could keep one, try a mandarin. icant wait till my tank can support one

 

[skate020]

hmmm yeh maybe, i have 3 lfs, im like in th middle of all of them, and they all have a typeof manderin,
i like the one i think it's called dragonet or something? the one in your picture
but are they really that hard to keep?

 

[skate020]

got my new filter today
its not a external one cos there really expensive
but tis a hang-on, and it is biological
with my other filter aswell it'll support my tank easily
i think ima try somehow take the lightin off my lid, ditch the lid and use the lighting by itself because the lid it gettin in the way of stuff now, will just get a plastic cover and have holes cut out for the filter and wires and protein skimmer.
still thinking about this niger trigger, you people reckon it'll be peaceful and wont eat my corals?

 

[spanko]

Hello, tank looks nice. You say it is a 23 gallon tank can you tell us the dimensions please? On the trigger you do know that they get up to a foot long and are an aggressive fish correct? I would not make this addition to a 23 gallon tank.
You may also have a struggle keeping your anemone alive under your lighting.

 

[skate020]

thankss,
yeah sure its 800mm x 300mm x 400mm
and yeh i know, but just while its small then when it gets bigger i'll put it into a bigger tank, and yeh i know the triggers are aggresive but i heard the blue throat and the niger and perhaps the least aggresive and if fed well wont bother any corals or any other fish. they could become reef safe.
and yehh, i have 68W of lighting altogether in there, i got told that could just about be enough for it.

 

[skate020]

hmmmmm i was wondering now if i have too much lighting going in?
its just when i woke up to go to work today there was one tiny patch of algae on my sand and a lil bit on the rocks, now its all COVERED in it, in about 10hours,
i suppose this is good cos it shows the lighting is affective and some things like mushrooms and stuff may come soon,
but blimey its grown quickly!

 

[skate020]

some new updated picture to show the tank now
i havent made any new additions to it because there are 6 birthdays within the next 2 months so im short on cash to pay for stuff for the tank, i suppose this is in a way good because it can allow the tank to get nice and growthy lols.
but i can assure you that after christmas im going to have abit of a spending spree on it, new corals, and a couple new fish, by then i could probs support a manderin so i'll get one of them, and then i think im going to get a foxface rabbit, then thats me done
so anyways, heres some pics

 

[skate020]

gots myself a manderin
tis amazing and looks good,
also, my clown is taken to my sebae anemone, but only one, so will the other one go to it aswell when they pair up?
here are some pics

 

[aquapod 24]

do you have a refrigrium to breed pods in?

 

[rebelprettyboy]

Damn bro. U got yo many fish for a 23 gal tank.
Mandrain isnt going to survive. 4 clownfish is to many.
And ur light just arent really stong enough to support the anemone.
And dont get a foxface its to big for your tank.
Also I think u might be moving a little to quick