new nano

hey every one i took the plunge and got a tiny nano tank. i know every one is probably going to freak but its 1.5 gallons. im not planning on no fish jus maybe a small snail and a small hermit. but i would like to add a green star polyp and a 1-2 inch : Blue Spruce Caulastrea and a yellow or purple passion tree coral and maybe possibly ricordea. my light is a 50/50 power compact 10 watt that give about 8 watts a gallon. im planning on up grading to 2 9 watt power compacts one will be a actinic 03 and the other a 10000 k bulb which would brig it to 12 watts a gallon. i need some advice on this stuff. bye the way its just now starting to get brown diatoms on the sand and glass. i am running a tomaquatics mini rapids canister fillter. (80 gallons per hour). thanks for any advise! (going to get 1-2 pounds of live rock too! very soon) thanks again!

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1.5 thats small but very cool, can you post some pics?

 

damn 1.5 way tiny. Good luck on the evaporation and water chemistry things on that lol

 

Here is some size comparison pics!

 

Way kewl.. !!!


But that's the size of my Beer Mug..!!!
hahaha!!

 

wow thanks guys! i was sorta afraid not many people would like it~ but does any one have any advise on any corals or my light though? i would like to know a little more. this is my first coral tank thats why i went for beginer corals that i could propagate easily. thanks for any info!

ps. to salsalito25 about the beer thing lol wouldnt know about beer; not old enough yet

 

still no advise :[ anyone???

 

OK they bud.. Look up Zoa's and Mushrooms.. leathers will work to but will out grow ur tank in a hurry under good conditions.. Next Pulsin Xenia, some benifitical Macro alge could look good and help with filteration. oh every ones favorite Green star polyps.. Lil Brown Button polyps Clove polyps....


Ok i hope that helps you out..!!


Good Luck..!!

 

thanks guys for some input but i could still use some info on placing corals and feeding and such...not much to work with lol...thanks though

 

sounds good if I were you I would isolate the gsp
they will take over everything if you are not careful or frag it a lot (easiest thing to frag in the world just rip it or cut it)

zoas are a good choice too :]