r/ReefTank 1d ago

[Pic] I just started a long shallow nano reef

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u/GratuitousEdit 1d ago

It’s such a fun form factor! This is 22.

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u/yourangelsangel 1d ago

This is awesome !!! What tank is this?

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u/myhappyreef_ 1d ago

A chinese brand tank, I don't know exactly which one. I got it from a marketplace.

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u/myhappyreef_ 1d ago

Tried to post a video but reddit woudn't let me upload it so I posted only a screenshot. Anyways, there is a video of this tank on my instagram and if anyone is interested in updates I will post it there, macroalgae, inverts and fish are coming soon. ig - @myhappyreef

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u/Im-from-earth 1d ago

I love euphelias. The movement must be amazing! Great looking DT i love it❤️❤️❤️

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u/dragonandphoenix 17h ago

I think the tank looks good. Might come off as throwing shade, but I see you are dropping your website etc, so did you set this tank up to show off what your are growing somewhere else? Or just going with Instagram etc? Just curious as to the scope of this business.

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u/myhappyreef_ 4h ago

No, I just like filming my tank and now I have 2 tanks with this shallow, I sell corals once in few months and usualy collonies. Now I'm gonna have so much fun with this long shallow and the videos will be dope.

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u/dragonandphoenix 4h ago

Gotcha. I've been on both sides, I think buying and selling colonies is what I prefer lol

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u/Sad-Jury3665 7h ago

Started following you on IG. Amazing content 👑

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u/myhappyreef_ 4h ago

Thanks man 🙌

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u/sirbansalotalot 1d ago

its like... all hammers

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u/myhappyreef_ 1d ago

On the left branching gsp, lobo colony, some sps and macro on the back.

On the rocks mostly hammers, frogspawn and 1 torch.

Some zoas and large 3 wellso on the sand.

More macroalgae and corals coming.

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u/LAloSAlamanca87965 1d ago

Hahahahha bro! è bellissimo, ma quello non è un nano reef!!!

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u/myhappyreef_ 1d ago

It is only 11 gallons, so yeah, it is a nano tank.

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u/KingSpecial2221 1d ago

Thats only 11 gallons?

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u/myhappyreef_ 1d ago

Yes sir.

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u/KingSpecial2221 1d ago

Thats awesome

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u/LAloSAlamanca87965 1d ago

cosaaaaaaaa?????????

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u/Expensive-Bottle-862 1d ago

How the heck is that only 11 gallons? That’s crazy

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u/myhappyreef_ 1d ago

Yeah I know right? It's only 48x8x8

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u/Expensive-Bottle-862 1d ago

That’s awesome, where did you get those welsos?

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u/myhappyreef_ 1d ago

I had them from my old tank. I might be selling 1 or 2.

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u/brehay92 5h ago

Wtf it looks way more than 11 gallons!? I was saying the same to myself, I didn’t think it was a nano either

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u/Zag_Guy 1d ago

Maybe it's considered nano by water volume

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u/TheDictator26 1d ago

What are the orange corals on the right? They look like scolys

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u/myhappyreef_ 1d ago

These are 3 wellso corals, and they are pretty large, 4 to 5 inches each.

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u/Forward-Sea-2273 1d ago

Super cool! Thanks for sharing, such an optical illusion of scale with those dims

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u/Maester-Gekko 1d ago

I like how you mounted the Ai blade, how are you handling flow in such a long and narrow tank?

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u/myhappyreef_ 1d ago

I thought flow was going to be a problem, but I don’t even need a wavemaker. My return pump creates enough flow to reach the other end of the tank, and it’s only set to 20% power.

I also have an airstone inside the AIO chamber programmed to oxygenate the water at night. I do this in all of my tanks.

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u/phantasmal_wraith 1d ago

I actually really like your wall hook lighting idea

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u/myhappyreef_ 1d ago

I thought a lot of people did this, but judging by the number of messages I’ve received, apparently they don’t. 😃

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u/phantasmal_wraith 1d ago

I had a makeshift shelf above mine with a closet rod. I used 3d printed brackets and hung my lights off that. My current one hangs from the ceiling but I don’t particularly like it

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u/RedditIsSocialMedia_ 1d ago

I'd consider moving the orange guys to the middle? It one infront of each rock Island and one in the center?

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u/myhappyreef_ 1d ago

Yes, I will definitely move them. They’re too crowded in that spot right now.

I had a vision of keeping the center completely empty, no rocks, no corals. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to stick to it, though. 😄

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u/RedditIsSocialMedia_ 1d ago

I'm sure as the tank gets filled in you'll find their ideal space. Really nice looking pieces

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u/2b1u 1d ago

I would really, really like to get a similar sized tank. Would you mind sharing where you bought it from?

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u/myhappyreef_ 1d ago

I was also looking for something similar for a while and couldn’t find anything. Then this one popped up on facebook marketplace, and I just had to get it. 😄

It’s a Chinese brand, and I honestly don’t know much about it or where to find another one. I’d suggest searching on Alibaba or similar sites, you might be able to find something like it there.

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u/peperlb 1d ago

What are the dimensions of this tank? Really cool project

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u/dukeofdebauchery 1d ago

Bro I was more bigger tanks had dimensions like this! Imagine a 7-8ft long 125 lol fish love lanes not cubes.

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u/myhappyreef_ 1d ago

Me too, my first tank was a cube and I said that's not for me.

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u/No-Seat9917 22h ago

Are the red and green ones trachyphillia?

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u/myhappyreef_ 20h ago

Yep

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u/No-Seat9917 1h ago

My favorite LPS

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u/RudyOliveira 21h ago

That’s only 2 orange buckets??

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u/armyfrog84 20h ago

I see another fellow aquarocks lover on reddit finally!!!

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u/myhappyreef_ 20h ago

Yes, both of my tanks have aquarocks. I love them!

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u/DomSchraa 8h ago

How big is that op? Like volume & size

(I can't get another aquarium already I can't get another aquarium already I can't get another aquarium already)

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u/myhappyreef_ 4h ago

48x8x8, 11 gallons.

Sounds crazy but yeah it's only 11G

(There is always a room for another nano, do it)

u/miggz76 53m ago

Love shallow reefs!

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u/AquariumsGeek 22h ago

that 48-inch length looks insane for an 11-gal, literally a drag strip for fish lol. though trying to dial in the flow without blowing the sand everywhere in an 8-inch high tank sounds like an absolute nightmare rn.

what kind of powerheads are u running in that thing to hit the corners?

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u/myhappyreef_ 20h ago

No powerheads, return pump is doing enaugh flow. Even the last euphilia in the corner is moving gently.

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u/AquariumsGeek 18h ago

wait, no powerheads at all on a 48-inch run? damn, your plumbing must be doing some witchcraft rn, my sandbed would be in a different timezone without a couple mp10s blasting.

what kind of return pump u running to push that kind of linear flow?

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u/myhappyreef_ 4h ago

And my pump is only working on 20%.

There is a frogspawn coral at very opposite end of the tank and he is moving gently just how it suppose to.

I use AI Axis 40 pump.