Cali Kid Corals

26G Max Nano Peninsula (2022-2024)

Kensington Reefer said:
if the readings are the same, I would be suspicious of the test kit and or your technique
Your tank on the other hand, says looking good in here!
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I would never say I have been doing these tests perfect, but I tried to optimize (lab pipette, stirrer, etc) this over the past 12 months. I am also testing my IM 150 and both ICP tests I did recently were withing 0.01 of my phosphate test results. Yes, they could be wrong too, but it did give me some comfort that the attention to detail I pay when conducting my water tests might be worth it. The only other reason I could think of that the nano shows 'wrong' phosphates is that the silicates in the tank might deteriorate the Hanna checker results. I have ordered the Salifert phosphate test kit now, since I am dosing silicates in my IM 150, and will check the nano as well.
 
Alexander1312 said:
Not sure how to frag zoas, but will give you these frags when I know how to do that.
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Put a piece of rubble next to the growing colony
And eventually they will grow onto it
Or use bone cutters to cut the current rock or frag plug
It’s an easy thing
No worries, no rush
If you make the journey here, I can demonstrate
Then when you walk back down to your car, we can hand a frag to @Bruce Spiegelman
He hates steps!!
Thank you in advance
 
Kensington Reefer said:
Put a piece of rubble next to the growing colony
And eventually they will grow onto it
Or use bone cutters to cut the current rock or frag plug
It’s an easy thing
No worries, no rush
If you make the journey here, I can demonstrate
Then when you walk back down to your car, we can hand a frag to @Bruce Spiegelman
He hates steps!!
Thank you in advance
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Would love to learn from you how to do this properly. I am a very impatient person unfortunately, and fragging corals is something I very much dread, but I would love to get better in this.
 
Not sure why many corals do better on urchins :). Also, @JustinBolton acros have been doing quite well in the nano tank. Did not know the one had two colors. Will move them to the main tank soon. This tank in general has a great pod and amphipod population since there are no fish in there to eat them.

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This tank has now been officially shut down and most of its content moved over to the Red Sea reefer nano.

This was my first saltwater tank and I learned a lot from it, but it was also a painful experience. This tank is not a great choice for a beginner for a number of reasons.

Some of my lessons learned:
  • I am not planning to buy an AIO anytime soon.
  • Its sump area is a pain to work with and I very much regretted of not getting a bigger tank with a proper sump.
  • Tank size is too small. I believe 40-50 gallon with a sump is a much better setup for a beginner. If I knew what I know now, I would have bought the IM50 which is one of the best beginner tanks in my opinion (or something similar).
  • The skimmer is terrible, to put it nicely. There are no proper aftermarket options and the stock skimmer is considered by me and others who own this tank the best choice (which is sad).
  • In my opinion, Red Sea’s max nano series contributes to the problem of potentially more people getting into the hobby and more people leaving early, as this is a hard-to-manage tank size. However, it is appealing to buy due to its form factor and misleading simplicity.
Will need to clean this tank and it should come up in another post if someone is interested (without stand though).
 
Alexander1312 said:
This tank has now been officially shut down and most of its content moved over to the Red Sea reefer nano.

This was my first saltwater tank and I learned a lot from it, but it was also a painful experience. This tank is not a great choice for a beginner for a number of reasons.

Some of my lessons learned:
  • I am not planning to buy an AIO anytime soon.
  • Its sump area is a pain to work with and I very much regretted of not getting a bigger tank with a proper sump.
  • Tank size is too small. I believe 40-50 gallon with a sump is a much better setup for a beginner. If I knew what I know now, I would have bought the IM50 which is one of the best beginner tanks in my opinion (or something similar).
  • The skimmer is terrible, to put it nicely. There are no proper aftermarket options and the stock skimmer is considered by me and others who own this tank the best choice (which is sad).
  • In my opinion, Red Sea’s max nano series contributes to the problem of potentially more people getting into the hobby and more people leaving early, as this is a hard-to-manage tank size. However, it is appealing to buy due to its form factor and misleading simplicity.
Will need to clean this tank and it should come up in another post if someone is interested (without stand though).
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Valuable information and perspective
Thanks for sharing
 
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