13 gallon acro tank ?

[jpcrash1]

Does any have a 13 gallon acro tank? I have a 13 gallon fluval nevo i was thinking of turning into a acro tank. Is it not possible. I need to change lighting looking for suggestions.

 

[Chrisv.]

Does any have a 13 gallon acro tank? I have a 13 gallon fluval nevo i was thinking of turning into a acro tank. Is it not possible. I need to change lighting looking for suggestions.

The trick is keeping track of alk and calcium. I have done nano sps tanks. An ATO also makes it much easier.

 

[jpcrash1]

Any suggestions on lighting. Ai prime?

 

[TheVinylReef]

You could with an AI prime. The flow in that tank is terrible. The parameter shifts because of its small volume (unless a large mechanical ATO was set up) will make growing the acros hard.

Acropora require larger volumes of water for stable parameters to GROW. They can sit there as tiny frags for months and months because of pH swinging .10 per day and alk swinging.

There are branching montipora, bali slimers, and anacroporas (tropicana for example) that could do well. There are definitely exsquisite leather corals of all vibrant colours that many jr. aquarists don't realise are in those "sps only"tanks.

Good luck!

 

[jpcrash1]

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Yes, the flow is horrible. I will have to add a wave maker.