ckmullin --> 6 gal nano

[ckmullin]

Don't be too harsh...it is only my 1st SW setup.

This is a little 6 gallon Fluval Edge. I've upgraded the lights in a previous fresh water project from the stock 6 gallon 21 led bulb to the stock 12 gallon 42 bulb fixture. This results in better overall strength of light at sand level. A proper SW light upgrade could possibly happen in the future.

I had crafted a HOB acrylic box with serves as an overflow and path to a 15 gal sump. I had added at this time a sump to help house even basics such as a heater because space is just so tight within the tank. I currently have cheato and live rock within the sump.

There is one piece of mature live rock with everything else being dry rock within the display tank. There is approximately 8 pounds of live rock within the sump. The rock within the tank is made up of three pieces to make the display stable and for ease of disassembly. I found a two part liquid epoxy the best once again to manipulate. I don't know if others do this but I found when mixing the epoxy that sprinkling in a couple pinches of your sand substrate helps prevent a big shiny glob of glue showing up like a spot light underwater. When the epoxy was still wet I had also sprinkled over more substrate as helped make glue spots disappear...works very well.

Water characteristics are kept in check by water changes. I guess it's one of the benefits of a small tank...a 3 gal water change!

Coralline on the mature live rock is growing quite well as perceivable growth takes place which can be seen daily.

For critters this will be an invert, zooanthid and mushroom tank. The three small Rock Flower corals and a Colt coral which were all hitchhikers most likely will be removed and given away. I've already decided to banish the turbo snail to the sump as I'm tired of rescuing it daily within the tight display tank. When the tank is more mature I'd like to add a Barnacle Blenny...maybe two.









Tanks for the view.
(sorry for the crude pun)

[Cymaster007]

Looks good! With that size tank you can pick some cool inverts like pompom crabs and sexy shrimp. What are you going to do about water top-off?

[ckmullin]

Originally Posted by Cymaster007

What are you going to do about water top-off?

Manual at this time and just throw it in the sump. It's in a room with another larger freshwater tank so evaporation isn't too too bad.

[Kryptic4L]

Looking good , any planned inhabitants?

[ckmullin]

Danka. At the moment...3 snails, two hermits, some zooanthids and some small assorted mushrooms. I'll let this grow out and see how it goes but interested in a Barnacle Blenny in the near future.

[11purewater]

Looks goods! but get rid of the sunflower anemone,could potentially eat your fish, plus they multiply like crazy

[ckmullin]

Originally Posted by 11purewater

Looks goods! but get rid of the sunflower anemone,could potentially eat your fish, plus they multiply like crazy

On the to do list I had a small piece of neon green mushroom. Make the very quick mistake of dropping it on one of the anems during a move...before I could grab the tongs the mushroom was half in it's mouth!!

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by ckmullin

Danka. At the moment...3 snails, two hermits, some zooanthids and some small assorted mushrooms. I'll let this grow out and see how it goes but interested in a Barnacle Blenny in the near future.

I highly recommend barnacle blenny's they are super cute and full of personality.

Originally Posted by 11purewater

Looks goods! but get rid of the sunflower anemone,could potentially eat your fish, plus they multiply like crazy

+1 flower anemone's and maxi mini nems will eat small blenny's and gobies.

[Coralgurl]

Hard to believe that's only 6 gallons! Nicely set up!

[ckmullin]

Originally Posted by Coralgurl

Hard to believe that's only 6 gallons! Nicely set up!

Thanks very much. I tried to keep everything in small scale as much as possible to keep the Lilliput effect.


A nice shot of a Spirorbid worm...1 mm diameter. I haven't cleaned the glass yet...so quite a few of these guys all over.