NYC Red Sea Reefer Nano
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WTyson
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NYC Red Sea Reefer Nano
Aquarium specifications:
Planned
Planned
Planned:
Aquarium specifications:
- Aquarium: Red Sea Reefer Nano White (28 gal total water volume)*
- Sump: stock, no modifications so far
- Return: Waveline DC2500
- Skimmer: Aquamaxx WS-1
- Waterflow: (1)*MP10 wES
- *Additional*MP10w QD planned*
- Heater: 100w Cobalt Neotherm*
- Controller: Apex Lite with WXM, Break out box (have yet to use), Auto-feeder
- Light: Nanobox Duo Plus M*
- Dosing pump: Jaebo DP-4 for 2 part and NOPOX, BRS 1.1ml/min doser with Acropower
- Auto-top off: DIY auto top off with aqualifter, IKEA vase as container
- Sand: special grade aran-alive
- *I may add 10lb of tropic eden reef flakes...
- Rock: 15 LB KP aquatics uncured Caribbean live rock*
- Salt: Aquaforest Reef Salt*
- Misc:
- Nano-bubble method for 3 hours each night**(when windows are open)
- DIY CO2 scrubber (skimmer air intake)
- Artfully Acrylic screen top*
- NO3/PO4 removal:
- NOPOX*
- Marinepure Plate
- Miracle mud in tupperware container
- BWA ExtraxPhos, 2 Tspn in media bag changed every 2-4 weeks
- Activated carbon, 2 Tbs in media bag changed monthly
- Water change, 4 gal weekly
- Additives/Food:
- B-ionic 2 part CA and ALK (via dosing pump, titrated weekly)
- Red Sea NOPOX (3-4 ml/day via dosing pump, titrated weekly)
- Acropower, 2.2ml per day (via BRS dosing pump)*
- Brightwell Aquatics (BWA) Coral Amino, 1 drop every odd day*
- BWA Sponge Excel, 5 drops per top off container refill (about once a week)*
- BWA Lugols iodine, 1 drop per top off container refill
- BWA Microbacter-7, 5-10ml weekly
- Korallen-zucht (Kz) Sponge Power, 2 drops every even day*
- Aqua forest (Af) Coral Food, 1 scoop weekly the night before a water change
- Af Photo mix, 10 drops every other day*
- Fish food mixture, combined/thawed in a shot glass with tank water, stored in refrigerator for up to a week (5-10ml daily):
- 1 cube of PE mysis shrimp
- 1 cube of Hakari brine shrimp
- 1 dime sized piece of Larry's Reef Frenzy*
- Fish:
- Male Red Bandtail Waspfish,*Paracentropogon zonatus
- Male ORA Radial Filefish (bonded),**Acreichthys radiatus
- Female ORA Radial Filefish (bonded),*Acreichthys radiatus
- Yellow Face*Pike blennny,*Chaenopsis limbaughi
- Atlantic Chalk Bass,*Serranus tortugarum *
- Yellow Head Jawfish,*Opistognathus*auriferous
Planned
- Female Red Bandtail*Waspfish,*Paracentropogon zonatus
- Small Fu Manchu Lionfish,*Dendrochirus Biocellatus (alternate)*
- Inverts:
- Rock anemone(s),*Epicystis crucifer (varied colors)
- Mini-maxi Carpet anemone(s),*Stichodactyla tapetum
- Various tunicates (came with rock)
- Various encrusting sponges (came with rock)*
- Various tube worms (came with rock)*
- CUC (various hermit crabs and snails
- Emerald crab
- Evil hairy crab (in overflow box)
- Curlique sea anemone,*Bartholomew annular (came with rock)*
- Blue porcelain crab (very iridescent blue)*
- Basket Starfish - Astrophyton muricatum*
- Red brittle starfish*
- Red Snapping Shrimp
- Anemone Shrimp - spotted cleaner*
- Feather duster
Planned
- Tridacna maxima clam **
- Coral:*
- Purple Sea whip (2),*Pterogorgia anceps
- Green Slimmer,*Acropora yongei
- Neon orange Montiopora setosa*
- Neon pink Cyphestria. sp
- Green Duncan coral ,Duncanopsammia axifuga
- Neon green clove polyps,*Clavularia sp
- Birds nest coral,*Seriatopora hystrix
- Tan Candelabra gorgonian, Eunicea sp
- Purple plume gorgonian, *Pseudopterogorgia bipinnata
- Assorted Ricordia florida*
- Assorted Zoanthus. sp*
- Nuclear*green Palythoa. sp*
- Pink Goniopora. sp*
- Corky sea finger - Briareum asbestinum*
- Spiny Orange Sea Rod - Murices elongata
- Lime green warty corallimorph - Discosoma sanctithomae*
- Blue Ricordia florida
- Fluorescent green Zoanthid*
- Lime green Ricordia florida
Planned:
- 1-2 species of photosynthetic sponge
- Assorted zooanthids*
- Assorted ricordia*
- Montipora capricornis (bright red or green)
- Montipora spongodes*
- Tabeling Acropora. sp*
- Sun coral,*Tubastrea sp
Bobbitworm13
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Where did you get the bandtail waspfish from? I'm thinking about getting one for my 30g
WTyson
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Live aquaria back in august.... I plan to get a female if I can find one.
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ssick92
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My guess would be your gigantic emerald crab is the culprit. It shouldn't really be an issue though, fish are amazingly resilient. One of my clownfish in my previous tanks was attacked by a Horseface Blenny (most aggressive fish I've ever had), and lost an eye. He lived for the next 2 years with 1 eye until I had to take the tank down and returned him to the LFS.
Bobbitworm13
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Back when I kept African cichlids, I had a yellow lab cichlid that had one eye, it was crazy, killed everything in that tank in one night and crashed the tank.
Bobbitworm13
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Did you get either of the red bandtail waspfish that have been on DD yesterday and the day before?
juniorrocketdad
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How do you like the waspfish, I have been wanting one for a long time, does it show any aggression towards other fish and do you think it could eat another fish if it caught one?
WTyson
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No, I am going on vacation all next week (will be gone for 10 days) and did not want to add a new fish right before I leave. It sucks because both of the ones on DD were female and had amazing coloration. If they post one next Thursday, Friday, or when I get back I will grab one.
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WTyson
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The male I have is very peaceful, it ignores everything. So far he has not even eaten my tiny anemoneshrimp or my small pike Blenny.
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juniorrocketdad
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WTyson
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NYC Red Sea Reefer Nano
Agreed, however divers den has had over a dozen for sale since July (where I got mine).
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Agreed, however divers den has had over a dozen for sale since July (where I got mine).
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sandipan.ece
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What is that white thing in the reactor above the skimmer?
