7 gallon Nano

[314reefer]

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[Jbone]

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[atomos]

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Hello, and welcome to the channel.

 

[Sleeping Giant]

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[Fish Think Pink]

I’ve posted a few questions, but figured it was time to do an official tank introduction.

I jumped back into reefing after a long hiatus and boy has quite a bit changed. I was young (16-17) when I first started and didn’t really have the knowledge and capability of reef-keeping but now, at 30, I figured I’d jump back in.

Due to size restraints, I’ve gone with a small 7 gallon setup with an hob filter, hygge nano wave maker, Nicrew 30W hyperreef light. I went through a quick cycle with the help of live rock and live sand.

So far we’ve got 2 scarlet hermits, 2 astreas, 3 hitchhiker stomatellas, 1 hitchhiker brittle starfish who has disappeared after his first day in the tank.

For corals, we have 3 different Zoa frags, 2 venus fly trap palys, a pocillopora (slightly nervous about it popping up in other places), a GSP island that’s shown quick growth, a candy cane coral, and recently introduced a favia (pretty isolated due to aggression), and a ricordea florida frag.

I’ve had stable parameters and corals have seemed happy. I’m doing weekly 50% water changes, am feeding twice/ week (reef roids & red sea ab+). I did see an initial diatom bloom but it has subsided for the most part, along with the help of the cuc.

So far all seems to be running smoothly, but I need to slow down on stocking new frags… it’s so hard not to keep buying

Welcome and welcome back! Glad you joined.

Have you considered starting your build thread? I found its a great place to document my tank's evolution for myself. I started tank first then joined, so I'm still finding myself going back collecting pictures & updating historically as well as current state. Once you create your first post in your thread and link it to your account, they will give you build badge (look left, under my ID)

This might help you find people local to you in San Diego:

Local Reef Club Discussion

Looking for some locals to share frags and info with? This is the place! Find a local club that meets in your area! If you want to add your club just contact us.

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This is a good reference book type online article I still review:

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium

This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean, but it is no...

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