Soft coral dominant nano tank

In this video I into my soft coral dominant nano tank that has been running about one year and houses my pair of clowns.

[@mediaspindle]

I enjoy your filming and editing. Wonderful nano tank. Those are some cute clownfish.

[@so_so_reef]

Haha, thanks, it is very basic, I have no idea what I am doing!

[@salemclemens6148]

Very nice to see people appreciating softies

[@coralandora]

Stunning reef🪸

[@CageCompass]

love your tank

[@Rambl3On]

That’s a really nice nano tank! You gave it a great sense of depth with the coral position and color contrast. 👍

[@jooooooooi]

Great tank

[@user-jb4bj8om2c]

Simple n beautiful tank bro !!! 😅😂

[@lovermansmith9082]

Very nice ! Lots of movement . One of my new favorite tanks 😊

[@so_so_reef]

Thank you!

[@dannyaquatics]

Very nice aquarium

[@onlythedetails]

Nice tank, clowns look happy

[@ultramaximusreviews]

great looking tank

[@so_so_reef]

Thanks!

[@raywells2858]

Stunning Softies tank worthy of bragging rights! I feel you on that Yellow Fiji Leather coral. They were pretty common and cheap 20 years ago, but now a days almost impossible to find and pretty pricey when you do! Id almost sell my soul to get my hands on one again!!!

[@so_so_reef]

Thank you so much! So apparently Fiji has opened back up and we should be seeing them much more regularly again. I must've got some of the first to be imported in years.

[@hakmanp.8702]

Great tank mate

[@so_so_reef]

Thanks!

[@queencityreefs]

Beautiful reef tank 👌💯✌️

[@so_so_reef]

Thanks dude!

[@alexmc2415]

Very nice 😊

[@so_so_reef]

Thank you!

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Great video! You have a very similar colour selection that I'm hoping to slowly acquire 🙂

[@so_so_reef]

Thanks! Good luck, I think softies have more variety than people make out.

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@so_so_reef I'm just looking for less drama out of them to be honest 😅 They seem pretty chilled.

[@so_so_reef]

@IndoorEcosystem definitely! This tank is very easy.

[@Bfamreef]

Tank looks good. The fack you have kept the GSP and zinnia from taking over is a task on its own.

[@so_so_reef]

Every now and again I get in there with scissors and tweezers to pull them out!

[@Bfamreef]

@@so_so_reef I think at this point I would only keep them in a small tank. They can out compete just about anything in a larger tank. But they are amazing to look at.

[@jamosreef]

if i had a softie reef thats exactly how i’d want it to look 👍

[@ddr8993]

Add a blue sponge and florida rics. And anemone shrimps. Assuming they survive. Maybe even a couple of sun coral polyps if the system can handle it

[@so_so_reef]

Yeah I'd love to add a blue sponge! I've got some bright blue mushrooms but they are still tiny and seemingly quite slow growing. Never tried rics but always liked the look of them.

[@meinriff2704]

💯

[@jr2bder4u]

Beautiful setup and presentation....what brand are you using for your Automatic Top Off? do you trust it to go on a holiday?.....

[@so_so_reef]

I use a reefloat. The video before this one gives a review of it! I trust it completely.

[@jr2bder4u]

Thanks for pointing that out, site is closed until Feb. 1, will visit when open again.

[@jpmonteiro4452]

So beautiful but so simple!!! Nice job there! Do you have an instagram page???

[@so_so_reef]

Thanks! Yes same name as this channel :)

[@bentleyangeldekao7768]

What light do you use/ what’s the spectrum that it’s set at? I love the color temperature!

[@so_so_reef]

It's a Noo-Psyche k7 pro. Not sure on the spectrum, but I know I have the whites and reds pretty high!

[@patterdalezipsuzilil]

I read soft corals give off chemicals that limit hard coral growthe especially sps

[@so_so_reef]

I read this too. I was thinking about putting one of the Fiji yellow leathers in my sps dominant tank but was advised against it for this reason.

[@patterdalezipsuzilil]

@so_so_reef i read some more I have 100rds of discoma and rodactis and hairy rodactis I got a tank full of sps and lps I read its the lether coral family Alcyoniidae and others

[@leonnguyen1808]

I’m hesitant on starting a saltwater tank, do you have any advice on what to look out for and what pay attention to when first cycling a tank?

[@so_so_reef]

Oh gosh, that's such a big question! My advice would be to use live rock if you can. I set this tank up with live rock and added corals and fish within a few days. I also included a bit of cycled biomedia from another tank. That meant it was cycled essentially straight away. I obviously checked there was no ammonia or nitrites before adding livestock. But other tanks I've done the classic cycle and the only thing you can do is test frequently, go slow, try and get a bit of live rock in there if you're using dry. Keep your lights off for the cycle. You should definitely give it a go. Best of luck!

[@leeandmandybattersby5958]

Beautiful tank can I ask where you got your blue macro from

[@so_so_reef]

Just from another reefer online. Are you in the UK? Just pulled a load out.

[@leeandmandybattersby5958]

Yes I am in the uk been looking everywhere for some

[@so_so_reef]

@@leeandmandybattersby5958 are you on instagram? If so you can message me there or on ultimate reef, I can post you some.

[@leeandmandybattersby5958]

That’s great thanks

[@milkspotscausemetospazzout6813]

Beautiful tank..Quick question .. The red on the sand , would that be Cyano starting to build up ? I have the same red on my soft coral tank. I'm thinking about treating it before it gets to the top of my sand bed ..If it's Cyano.

[@so_so_reef]

You mean between the sand and front glass? This is really normal to have, I don't think I've seen a mature tank without it. It's not necessarily cyano, it could be beneficial bacteria, like purple non sulphur bacteria. Every now and again I might scrap it off but in general it doesn't bother me. I wouldn't treat for it.

[@milkspotscausemetospazzout6813]

@so_so_reef Thanks for the info...Glad I didn't treat my tank...Man I gotta tell u your tank.is amazing ...What's the name of the coral you have on the back that looks like a super big Gargonia...

[@so_so_reef]

@@milkspotscausemetospazzout6813 no worries and thanks! The big green one in the back left is a green Kenya tree, then the rest along the back are all different types of Gorgonian 🪸

[@milkspotscausemetospazzout6813]

@so_so_reef thank you,I have asked people on many videos and could not get a response for the longest time.. I'll be looking for one of these soon

[@so_so_reef]

@@milkspotscausemetospazzout6813 you're welcome!

[@GlenWilday]

Where did you get the Fiji leathers from buddy?

[@so_so_reef]

Reef Keeper moss end. They still had one last I was there.

[@liamrowden]

How are you liking the noophysce?

[@so_so_reef]

I love the light in theory, but I struggle to recommend it full heartedly because the fan is quite loud. This tank is in a room where it doesn't bother anyone but I wouldn't be able to stand it in a busier living area! It's a shame as other the light is great!

[@ccn5065]

are you using np k7 because of the anemone ? I am planning to get the k7 mini so i'm open to suggestion

[@so_so_reef]

The tank came with a light that I used for about 6 months without issue. It grew coral for sure. After I added the anemone it was always stretching for more light so I decided to get something more powerful. The K7 is very powerful - at 100% it gave me 4000 PAR at the surface on this small tank! I like the light, the only criticism is that I think the fans are quite loud. Others have said the fan noise is not that bad, so maybe I got an especially noisy one.

[@ccn5065]

@@so_so_reef Thank you for the reply ! I think i will go with the k7 mini. Its exterior will probably fit much better than the k7 on my 20gal cube.

[@so_so_reef]

@@ccn5065 good luck! Finding the right light can be a challenge

[@santeeeyyy7031]

What are your par meters and how do you control your algae?

[@so_so_reef]

I will double check but I think it's about 100 on the sand bed maybe 250 at the top? But will confirm. I just rip the macro out when it gets too big.

[@SLNANOREEFER]

how much nitrate do you add for a gallon ?

[@so_so_reef]

I dose 1 ml of reef zlements nitroplus on about 50 litres

[@tesusreef2625]

how many gallons?

[@so_so_reef]

About 16 US gallons or 13 imperial.

[@arielbalangue6489]

What kind of led u are using

[@so_so_reef]

Noopsyche K7 Pro.

[@arielbalangue6489]

@@so_so_reef how much u bought it for as well

[@so_so_reef]

It's about £150 on Aliexpress.

[@user-dg9bd5zb8x]

最后面的珊瑚叫什么名字。

[@so_so_reef]

Sorry not sure which coral you mean!