Jenny's 5g nano reef

[Jenny_rs]

I need to change the 'scape on this baby but this is my 5g nano, it's got a big turbo snail, a nassarius snail that has laid a ton of eggs on the back and disappeared from sight, a bumblebee snail, 3 red leg hermits, a sexy anemone shrimp, 3 zoo frags, a blue mushroom frag and an acan frag that isn't doing so well at the moment for unknown reasons. Oh, and a hitch-hiker star fish and a couple of smaller baby snails that came in off a ride of the turbo snails back. Any ideas on if i should break this rock and change the scape to take advantage of the top space feel free to share! p.s. the tank is a little bit more white than blue like it shows in the picture.

 

[Retro Reefer]

Nice nano.. What lighting are you using? Your acan might be getting to much light.. Mine seems to like lower levels or on the sand

 

[Jenny_rs]

Nice nano.. What lighting are you using? Your acan might be getting to much light.. Mine seems to like lower levels or on the sand

I currently have a 3 watt led light strip with 2 white and 2 blue leds and the light that came with the tank that has a choice of 9 white leds or 6 blue leds. I'm not sure what the wattage is on that (not that it matters much). I had it placed on the right/middle of the rock before and then just recently moved it to the bottom when I got the zoa frags. And I have a small 50 gph pH in the lower back of the tank pointed where there's not a lit of flow.

 

[Scottsquatch]

I'd put the acan on the sand bed. Otherwise, the live rock is purely asthetics. Whatever you like is what matters.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Cool little tank!

 

[Jenny_rs]

I'd put the acan on the sand bed. Otherwise, the live rock is purely asthetics. Whatever you like is what matters.

OK thanks for the tip.

 

[Jenny_rs]

Cool little tank!

Thanks!

 

[Jenny_rs]

OK guys I decided to take a hammer and flathead to my rock. I used the same parameter saltwater to rinse the rock before putting it into the tank and made sure my corals were away from everything while I shifted things around and replaced them. They're still a little upset at the moment but everyone seems good otherwise. I turned the white lights on so you could see it better. What do you think?

 

[Jenny_rs]

OK guys I decided to take a hammer and flathead to my rock. I used the same parameter saltwater to rinse the rock before putting it into the tank and made sure my corals were away from everything while I shifted things around and replaced them. They're still a little upset at the moment but everyone seems good otherwise. I turned the white lights on so you could see it better. What do you think?

Haha sorry the pic cane out sideways...

 

[Retro Reefer]

Here ya go..

 

[Jenny_rs]

Here ya go..

Thank you

 

[SlowMN]

I like it...good use of space for a 5G nano. Looking forward to seeing how the tank matures.

 

[Jenny_rs]

I like it...good use of space for a 5G nano. Looking forward to seeing how the tank matures.

Thank you

 

[Tateopotatoe]

You seem pretty good at this nano tank thing. Can you check out my thread? It's my first saltwater and it's a ten gallon nano.

 

[Tateopotatoe]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/first-saltwater.243711/

 

[ScottMyers123]

Rock scape looks great.

 

[Jenny_rs]

Rock scape looks great.

Thanks. I've since moved the corals around to better positions but now I'm having a problem with one of my mushrooms. It seems I have aptasia on the rock right behind one of the mushrooms and it looks visibly upset. Does anyone know what I can do to remove it?

 

[Jenny_rs]

Thanks. I've since moved the corals around to better positions but now I'm having a problem with one of my mushrooms. It seems I have aptasia on the rock right behind one of the mushrooms and it looks visibly upset. Does anyone know what I can do to remove it?

I should also mention that this aptasia is on the rock that the mushroom frag is on.

 

[ScottMyers123]

You can use a seringe full of boiling hot Ro and squirt in its mouth or you can use super glue or epoxy to cover where the aptasia is at.

 

[Jenny_rs]

You can use a seringe full of boiling hot Ro and squirt in its mouth or you can use super glue or epoxy to cover where the aptasia is at.

Okay thanks. I don't have epoxy or glue so I'll try the boiling hot water. Is a little close to the mushroom tho should I be worried about that?