Does anybody keeping the large LPS corals in the nano-tanks?
What is the better way to arrange them comfortably, but compact, and without reducing access under LR for the cleaning?
I bought cynarina (now is 7" diam.), scolymia, welsophyllia and trachyphillias for a big tank, but fish there is not safe for an iflated single-polyped corals, when a couple of bites will lead to the death.
Then kept them in 20g long - inefficient light use, corals are at the bottom. And to make a slow flow in mixed reef tank was difficult.
Now all of them are in 4g shallow (6" high) translucent rubbermaid container, onto the LR rubble, smaller corals - onto pillars of LR, larger - at the bottom, supported by LR rubble. What is convenient - easy access from the top for a feeding and cleaning, and a thin water layer doesn't prevent light from reaching corals. No softies with their expelling chemical compounds. Filtration - power filter, carbon, purigen. No ammonia and nitrites, some nitrates, red slime and oily film.
Thought about placing in 20g shelving or wide plastic wine glasses as support for an open brains, but it doesn't looks good and can drop aside any minute. And it will be mixed reef, with all it's minuses.
Did somebody else encounter the same problem? How did you solved it?
Thanks.
What is the better way to arrange them comfortably, but compact, and without reducing access under LR for the cleaning?
I bought cynarina (now is 7" diam.), scolymia, welsophyllia and trachyphillias for a big tank, but fish there is not safe for an iflated single-polyped corals, when a couple of bites will lead to the death.
Then kept them in 20g long - inefficient light use, corals are at the bottom. And to make a slow flow in mixed reef tank was difficult.
Now all of them are in 4g shallow (6" high) translucent rubbermaid container, onto the LR rubble, smaller corals - onto pillars of LR, larger - at the bottom, supported by LR rubble. What is convenient - easy access from the top for a feeding and cleaning, and a thin water layer doesn't prevent light from reaching corals. No softies with their expelling chemical compounds. Filtration - power filter, carbon, purigen. No ammonia and nitrites, some nitrates, red slime and oily film.
Thought about placing in 20g shelving or wide plastic wine glasses as support for an open brains, but it doesn't looks good and can drop aside any minute. And it will be mixed reef, with all it's minuses.
Did somebody else encounter the same problem? How did you solved it?
Thanks.
