Nameless Ghoul
Active Member
Hello R2R people.
As the title says, I'm from Daytona Beach, and I'm new to reefing. I've been keeping aquariums since I was 6 or 7 years old. I'll be 32 this year. In all that time I've only done freshwater. Always wanted to try my hand at a SW tank, be it FO, FOWLR or Reef, but never pulled the trigger to get started, until a few weeks ago.
I had one of those little Marina Cubus 6" glass cubes sitting around that wasn't being used for anything, and had been lurking around the nano-reef.com forums for quite awhile. I know it goes against all conventional wisdom of bigger = better for a noob, but it's what I had and I liked the idea of tiny little reef next to my computer. I'm confident enough in my maintenance abilities to keep up with everything.
Anyways, 2 saturdays ago, May 12 I believe, if went ahead and got some sand and some rock, an AC20 and a Deep Blue SolarFlare mini LED lamp (Twelve .25 LEDs, 10 white, 2 blue, 4 watts total) and started up my nano/pico/mini reef.
The plan for this is to keep a few zoas/palys, a couple ricordeas, and maybe a duncan and/or trumpet. Livestock probably just a small CUC of a dwarf cerinth or two, and an astraea. Unsure if I will do a shrimp or crab or any kind. Definitely no fish.
I also have 5.5 standard sitting around that is just screaming to be a reef now as well, will be starting that up once I decide on a light for it.
Open to any ideas on stock or corals that you fine folks might have for this little 6" beast.
And since I know all anyone cares about is the pictures, here it is. Still cycling, so boring.
As the title says, I'm from Daytona Beach, and I'm new to reefing. I've been keeping aquariums since I was 6 or 7 years old. I'll be 32 this year. In all that time I've only done freshwater. Always wanted to try my hand at a SW tank, be it FO, FOWLR or Reef, but never pulled the trigger to get started, until a few weeks ago.
I had one of those little Marina Cubus 6" glass cubes sitting around that wasn't being used for anything, and had been lurking around the nano-reef.com forums for quite awhile. I know it goes against all conventional wisdom of bigger = better for a noob, but it's what I had and I liked the idea of tiny little reef next to my computer. I'm confident enough in my maintenance abilities to keep up with everything.
Anyways, 2 saturdays ago, May 12 I believe, if went ahead and got some sand and some rock, an AC20 and a Deep Blue SolarFlare mini LED lamp (Twelve .25 LEDs, 10 white, 2 blue, 4 watts total) and started up my nano/pico/mini reef.
The plan for this is to keep a few zoas/palys, a couple ricordeas, and maybe a duncan and/or trumpet. Livestock probably just a small CUC of a dwarf cerinth or two, and an astraea. Unsure if I will do a shrimp or crab or any kind. Definitely no fish.
I also have 5.5 standard sitting around that is just screaming to be a reef now as well, will be starting that up once I decide on a light for it.
Open to any ideas on stock or corals that you fine folks might have for this little 6" beast.
And since I know all anyone cares about is the pictures, here it is. Still cycling, so boring.
welcome!!
