Showing off my two tanks of nothing =)

[April Chan]

so i've had my 5gal eco-pico since end of december but never took care of it.(boyfriend did)
i just recently upgraded to a nano-cube 28gal a few weeks ago and have decided to at least try to take care of it on my own...so i guess you can say im a beginner? As of right now my boyfriend still checks the water and etc..i just decorate, feed my corals and fishes..oh i clean too. LOL. so im going to post up my tanks and any suggestions on what kind of corals or fish that will make it look better will be great! LMK what you think of it cause i love feed back! **i plan on transferring everything from my 5gal to 28nano!

here is my eco-pico that my boyfriend turned into an anemone tank because it isnt ready to transfer into my nano-cube.

-pair of black misbars
-RBTA
-rainbow BTA long tentacle (says the BF)
-a hermit LOL

living beneath the rock the anemones stick on are:
-yellow watchman goby
-candy pistol shrimp =)

Now is my 28gal. It looks a mess now because it's in the process of "cycling." so there is mad algae EVERYWHERE!
(front view)

LIVE:
-2 chromis
-a few turbo snails/hermit crabs
-6 head duncan
-hammer
-torch (brown w/white tip)
-torch (all white)
-xenias
-daisies with green center?
-comet
-green birdnest
-toadstool
-5 darthmauls
-assortment of zoas/palys
-some trippy mushrooms haha
**can anyone tell me what this is??--->
and what kind of chalice this is!??---->

i know i dont have a lot of fancy stuff but like i said..any suggestions to make it look nice is great. i mainly wanted the 28gal so my pair of clowns can swim around =)) :no:

 

[El Dude]

The picture is a Favia aka closed brain aka moon coral...

You're going to like having a bigger tank. The black and white sand is a nice accent!

 

[ShiftyGirl]

You have a cutie fish in your avatar! The wet tanks look good too.

 

[April Chan]

oh so it is a Favia. Thanks. and yeah im already enjoying my new tank...i just cant wait for it to finish cycling so i can add my anemones and clowns!

 

[April Chan]

thanks! he's my favorite fish of all! roud:

 

[gr1mm]

Some neon green candy canes might be nice.

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Nice tank...what kind of lighting is in your new tank? One of the weak points on almost all nanos is the stock lighting....if you can upgrade to some T5 lighting, you will love how much nicer all your corals will look.


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[April Chan]

im not a big fan of candy canes..but looking at my tank, i actually think it'd look good on the right.. those will need high lighting right? and as for my lighting..i havent changed them out, they're still stock. the only thing i did differently to them was switch the blue bulbs to the front of the tank. I noticed a lot of people have t5s..ill look more into that. also, my favia is starting to turn white..i thought it was because of the high lighting when i had it on top..so i lowered it. it seems to be getting worse and its colors are fading..what can i do to save it before it ...dies?

 

[gr1mm]

Candy canes do well in moderate to high lighting, you gotta experiment to see what works better for you i have some on my sand bed on a 24" tall tank under leds 18 inches above water line in they are doing great, moderate flow. As for corals turning white or bleaching you might want to check you calcium levels and all you parameters, i heard favia recuires high levels a calcium, good luck.

 

[Six2seven]

nice rock work. I have always liked the goby/shrimp combo, interesting to look at.

 

[ReefFIZZ]

i have a misbar too! just put a tiny RBTA in my tank but thinking about taking it out already =(

 

[April Chan]

thanks about the rock layout...it didnt take me that long to put it together and i really like it. open space for my fishes to swim. and its different..=)

 

[OGFrenchHorn]

hey April! welcome! cant wait to see your bigger tank. Oh, and love the Avatar! lol too cool

 

[April Chan]

why would you want to take out the Bta? watching the clown host the anemone is amazing..well it is to me =)

 

[April Chan]

and thanks...i want to show off my newer tank but i dont really have much to show! i just put a nice size brown and gold tip torch and high fin in my tank. my high fin, yellow watchman, and pistol shrimp all share a hole..its so cute!

 

[ReefFIZZ]

im just worried about it when it gets bigger, it is way too small for the clowns to host right now lol but it is currently still in my tank so well see how it goes

 

[rainbowclownfish]

Awesome little tank April! I started out with a BC28. I loved it. You really will like t5s better than the stock pc's.

 

[April Chan]

yeah, everyone keeps telling me to get the t5 but my boyfriend suggests to just wait until my stock bulbs burn out. i want to upgrade them for sure though! does anyone know of a protein skimmer for a nano 28??

 

[tropicaltrav]

till they burn out?? my family owns an electrical company and it will take years to burn out bulbs especially since they are not run as long as industrials are.. so i would definately recommend getting good bulbs and if ur running them 8hrs a day to change them every 8-12months..

 

[El Dude]

All bulbs lose their useful spectrum as early as 8 months. So although the bulb may not burn out for a couple years, the spectrum will have been unhealthy for your specimens for month/years. T5s are great because they put out the most PAR(photosynthetically available radiation) for the least amount of energy/cost. They are also easily switched out for a unique color combination.