Ben's Nano Reef Tank: Update I

[markrose21]

I've tried keeping a carnation coral on two separate occasions, both times unsuccessful. What's your secret. You have some very difficult and high maintenance corals in this tank.  respect.

[markrose21]

LOVE the blueberry gorgonia.. beautiful tank man.

[WWpictures100]

No fish

[cutietwo22]

beautiful. What lighting did you have on it? I'm starting up a 4 gallon nano and I would like to find something small enough to fit over it. Nothing too strong but to grow some lps and soft corals.

[thom7667]

Also if you dont mind me asking where do you get your corals?

[thom7667]

Beautiful! Is this a 28 gallon?

[chillbillycharters]

Cool tank how did you get the water so clear? I just set mine up two weeks ago and the filter it came with doesn't do a very good job . Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[aerhdcamera]

nice tank

[hype0ff]

@aerhdcamera Thanks!

[lewiswhite1989]

@aerhdcamera very nice tank iv started a tmc 30L and want some red corals too

[aerhdcamera]

@lewiswhite1989 okay...... very nice tank :)

[tonyroma1161]

Now that's crystal clear water

[hype0ff]

@tonyroma1161 Thanks!

[muffemod]

@hype0ff No fish.

[MrCoralGuy]

Kool Tank ;D . Do You Still Have It .?? And If You Do You Should MAke A Update .

[hype0ff]

@MrCoralGuy I would but the tank doesn't look like that right now, I got rid of those rocks and replaced it with dry rocks and sold those 2 gorgs because it took too much work to keep it healthy, still in the process of getting it to look really nice, just don't have the money right now

[voodoodoctah]

stunning nano!!

can you please tell me te names of the 2 gorgonians you have?

like em alot

[hype0ff]

@voodoodoctah lol Yeah, it's a blueberry gorg and a red gorg

[willysum]

Nice. I can't get my water that clear tho..

[hype0ff]

@willysum just do more water changes, and less feeding. It should be clear in no time :D

[MrThefinestbitch]

And what is that big red coraol at 1:37

[hype0ff]

@MrThefinestbitch that's a carnation coral

[jnrandall]

Really nice tank!

[hype0ff]

@jnrandall thanks!!!

[MrThefinestbitch]

do you have a chiller or a sump ?

[hype0ff]

@MrThefinestbitch nope, just the tank itself, water changes with very minimal feeding of flakes, cyclops, zooplankton.

[xman21196]

what do you have for a filter?

[hype0ff]

@xman21196 just the stock filter it came with for jbj

[oilerfreak83]

Looks Great!

[hype0ff]

@oilerfreak83 Thanks man!!

[FCUKCHEATERS]

I hope this tank is asgood as it looks im about to buy 1

[hype0ff]

@FCUKCHEATERS Yeah, definitely. I like it because it's not too bad of a price compare to other tanks with curved glass

[TheDeltaFlight]

How much does that "res disc" thing go for(One the left). LOL. Im new to the hobby. :)

[hype0ff]

@TheDeltaFlight goes for around $80, mine is bigger than before now

[hype0ff]

@TheDeltaFlight also, it's called aussie cynarina

[jps1024]

very nice tank

[hype0ff]

@jps1024

Thanks!!!

[TheReefProject]

how is the blueberry gorgonian doing?

[hype0ff]

@TheReefProject

Hi, I sold it already. I still have the red gorg though and it's doing fine.

[dennis4679]

sorry to hear about your fish. You know that those corals that you have are pretty well known not to survive captivity for very long rightI? Mainly the blue berry gorg and the carnation coral. I mean, maybe you are doing some experimental, non photosynthetic coral feeding experiment or something, I don't know. Anyway, if not, hope you didnt pay much for them since they will die.

[hype0ff]

@dennis4679 Hey dennis, matter of fact you are right on point. The flower tree coral(not carnation) is an expert level coral so it didn't do so well in my tank after a week or so. I feed them phytoplank and zooplankton but my tank just couldn't handle the bioload of these 3 nonphotosynthetics. Just to be sure it doesn't die, I have sold it to someone on forums for a better home. These came to my senses when I did my observations and definitely paid low decent prices on these. Thanks for sharing.

[ReefCollege]

looks great

[hype0ff]

@ReefCollege thanks man!! :D