I set up a new tank today

[Paul B]

I set up a new tank, you guys have Nano's and Pico's so I set up an Inco tank.
Water volume -1 oz
live rock -150% of tank volume
clean up crew- 1 copepod
substrait- glass bare bottom
Water change schedule- when I am thirsty I take a sip.
Lighting- 739 watts to the gallon
In this inco tank I run bioballs, skimmer/ozone 150mg/hr and I dose calcium through a doser.
I can't test because the test kit uses more water than the tank capacity.
For livestock I would like to have at least 1 copperband, I would get 2 but I am afraid they will fight.
Food is supplied 3 times a day through an automatic feeder. I use Rods food and strips of halibut.
My goal is to breed but I may raise the fry in a seperate tank or just put in a barrier to seperate them from the adults.
I hope one day to be tank of the month.

 

[Euroreefer]

Nice tank, I would have gone a little smaller if you wanted to keep butterflys..:bagfish:

 

[tunicata]

hahahahahah awesome.

 

[Arati]

I would advise a pair of Mandarin, since you plan to breed anyway and they fetch a good price at market. also then they wont fight. you may have to forgo the copper band or the competition for the copepod might lead to stress.

future totm !

 

[shroomie]

no no no, tank wont be complete without at least 6 tangs. a couple of blues, a yellow, a sohal of course, maybe a couple of clown tangs to liven it up.

 

[knugenx]

can't wait to see an algae bloom...hair algae on wet part of rock and turf algae on dry part...gonna look like a chia pet!

 

[Macropora]

Why not aim for "Shot of the month", lol... Awesome display.

 

[yesjenks]

HAHAHAHA Awesome!! Your posts always crack me up!

 

[Chihuahua6]

I was thinking when I read the title "really?" lol

 

[JHOV2324]

what are you using for clean up crew?

 

[tunicata]

1 copepod

 

[Paul B]

what are you using for clean up crew?

I stated that in my tank info.

If I can't get a copperband, I was thinking a ribbon eel. I just have to keep his head in the water and the rest of him can sit in saw dust.

 

[beastium]

Lol put an oscar, unless u want a heater, or horseshoe crab

 

[Paul B]

I want to keep SPS in this tank, especially elkhorn coral so I decided to increase the circulation a bit.
I have a teaspoon sump and I will drill the bottom tomorrow.
I will do a tank build thread.

 

[ecvernon]

You will be growing sps colonies in no time! Perhaps you can become a vendor in a few months.

 

[Euroreefer]

cant beat that, this is a tank/ skimmer/ fuge all in one..lol

 

[lanacane214]

If you plan to get wrasses you need to think about a cover

 

[beastium]

Probably looks amazing under actinics

 

[Geraud]

So it looks like you are going bare bottom on that one?

 

[Brando457]

I think a naso tang would be excellent in there!