FTS



New palys



The coral's new arrangement, with everyone looking very pleased.



On a weird note, both of the peppermint shrimp died of sort of mysterious cause. Went to work with them running around doing their thing, came home and both were dead within a few hour window. I really don't know what can kill both of them while the coral doesn't miss a beat. Even the little hitch hiker brittle stars are still ok. It was right after the palys went in, but I have no clue how that would be relevant.

Initial observations about this setup:

-Needs an ATO. The tank loses a full 16oz drinking glass each day. The tiny sump makes the level drop very quickly, which is an issue if you want that area to be packed with a heater and/or fuge.

-You could drill this tank for a sump really easily. The back area is 1 7/8" inside, which is enough room for a bulkhead in the back and a street ell for a standpipe. That's not a priority for me, but if one of you likes these tanks too and wanted to be more aggressive, it would be absolute cake to drill it. The design will help, not hinder.

-300 lumens of 8K light isn't exactly alot, but macro and brown corals think its great. It's my first LED tank, so I'm still amazed by the shimmer. Petco has these on super-clearance. Y'all might not want one for a display, but it would make a kickass fuge light. These things come up to around 36" long.

-Brown corals and macro make for a really undemanding nano. Just want to look at it, not mess with it