#Wavemaker placement in reef tank update
See also Two Year Update of the 1-Day Nano Reef Tank Buildīeing a very tiny and shallow tank, some of the fish, especially the A. The tank also had a half inch african flameback angelfish which was cute for awhile, but as it grew bigger, it had to be relocated. The main livestock housed in this tank includes various species of SPS corals, a few shrimps mainly in the Urocaridella and Leander genera, some nano gobies including Aioliops megastigma, Elacatinus multifasciatus, Stonogobiops xanthorhinica, a pair of Discordipinna griessingeri and other nano gobies. These didn’t last very long as they were spooked easily which resulted in jumping related casualties due to the shallow tank. The Montipora showed very good growth and you can see the original frag as well as the large portion in which it grew out from. A small pink Stylophora growing next to an encrusting Montipora. The volume of the tank roughly equates to 7 gallons, but taking into account the few pieces of liverocks, the total effective water volume of the tank is just about 6 gallons. The set up is barebottom, skimmer-less, wavemaker-less and devoid of almost all familiar aquarium related equipment except for a 600L/Hr hang on filter and until recently, a dosing pump for administration of calcium and other additives. The nano SPS reef was inspired by Marcello’s tiny reef garden and features a 60x23x20 cm tank equipped with two units of 12K Par 32 Cree LED spotlights. The 60cm x 23cm x 20cm pico tank is equipped with 2 units of Par 38 Cree spotlights. At only slightly more than 5 gallons, balancing the water chemistry to suit the needs of the coral inhabitants is not so simple. Many of them end up looking just as beautiful and this tiny pico tank by Singaporean fish breeder JunKai who bred the oblique dottyback is no exception.
With the increase in nano reef tanks in recent years, we’ve been seeing a lot more examples of simplified mini versions of the former. SPS corals are known for their higher level of care and sometimes difficult nature as far as corals go – most SPS aquarium set ups include high flow, high light, and big aquariums teeming with other invertebrate and fish life.