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Alex’s Red Sea Reefer Nano (28-gallon)

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Any tank update? And how has Coral Wow dosing been working for ya? I decided to get Brightwell Reef Blizzard XC for the same sort of results.
 
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Any tank update? And how has Coral Wow dosing been working for ya? I decided to get Brightwell Reef Blizzard XC for the same sort of results.

I have been dosing both tanks but not daily, and mostly the frag tank. I always feel corals do better in the frag tank and attribute this to coral wow, since the rest is similar. Unfortunately, there is a recommendation to not dose this if your nutrients are above 20 nitrate and or 0.2 mg/L phosphate, which is often the case in the larger tank. I would love to dose daily or auto dose this, as I feel there are visual benefits, but this is anecdotal. And corals move in and out of this tank.
 
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The nano tanks gets similar general attention as the larger tank but fewer ICP.

Unfortunately, I am at a point where things got still out of control as I do not have space to move corals anymore, and we did not have a swap for a while.

Need to work on a solution now - 2 folks asked for the neon green toadstools, which were free, but this will not free up a lot of space.

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I bought this for this tank. Mainly because I like that it does not need either batteries or a power plug, and the mount seems to fit for this tank.

 
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Ok, I tried to install the new Hydros feeder. No too happy about it.

Two issues:

1. The feeder openings are too large. As a workaround, I added the Reef Factory drum which fits, but looks ugly but works.

2. The mounting options do not work for the Reefer nano tank unless I remove the lid. There is only one fish in there, 6 line wrasse, not sure if she is prone to jump. For now, I removed the mount and placed it on an elevated surface.

What is great about this is the Hydros integration of course. Does not need a power plug.

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