Livestock listing --- detailed

[ckreef]

Well I've been promissing to do this for a while now since a lot of people ask what types of corals can be kept in a Nano under PC lighting.

Tank specs:

Minibow 7 gallon
2 x 28watt 50/50 pc's
Aquaclear 200 HOB w/ surface skimmer attachment
50 watt heater
Seachem Purigen 100ml pouch

Detailed livestock listing:

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Snails

Cerith Snail (just one) (Cerithium litteratum)


Fish

Honey Chromis (Paraglyphidodon sp.)


Zoanthids edge-color/center-color (Zoanthus sp.)

Maroon/Green
Green/Green
Orange/Yellow
Brown/Orange
Green/Orange
Brown/Peach


Mushrooms and Assorted Polyps

Purple Shroom (Actinodiscus sp.)
Fuzzy Shroom (Discosoma sp.)
Yellow Polyps (Parazoanthus sp.)
Green Star Polyps (Pachyclavularia violacea)
Metalic Green Star Polyps (Pachyclavularia violacea)


Hydrocorals

Fire Coral - Gulf of Mexico (Millepora alcicornis)
Fire Coral - FL Keys (Millepora alcicornis)


Soft Corals

Pulsating Xenia (Xenia sp.)
Toadstool Leather (Sarcophyton sp.)
Toadstool Leather - butter color (Sarcophyton sp.)
Encrusting Gorgonian (Erythropodium caribaeorum)


Large Polyp Stony Coral (LPS)

Branching Frogspawn - green (Euphyllia divisa)
Long Tentacle Plate - green (Fungia sp.)
Rose Coral (Manicina areolata)
Candy Coral (Caulastrea furcata)


Small Polyp Stony Corals (SPS)

Robust Ivory Tree Coral (Oculina robusta)
Lesser Starlet Coral (Siderastrea radians)
Ten-Ray Star Coral - encrusting (Madracis decactis)
Digitata - orange (Montipora digitata)
Digitata - brown (Montipora digitata)
Digitata - green (Montipora digitata)
Capricornis - orange (Montipora capricornis)
Turbinaria - yellow (Turbinaria reniformis)
Balli Slimmer (Acropora sp.)
Cats Paw - green (Stylophora pistillata)
Unknown (Stylophora pistillata)
Unknown (Acropora sp.)
Flesh Coral (Hydnophora rigida)

[jeepjon]

hmm...that's a lot of corals...WOW...got any pics? Also, I had the same lighting that fits onto my 5.5 gallon...is the minibow worth the extra money? I mean, I can't see dropping $60 on the minibow, but they look so cool? Do they look better full? I've never seen one in person...I can't seem to recall seeing many pics, either...I just don't know if I can justify that expenditure on the tank when I already have a 5.5...

[ckreef]

Unfortunatly I do NOT own a digital camera. In a month or so my Dad is comming by for a visit and I'll use his and get some pics of everything. This was just the first part of the larger project of ID'ing and taking a photo of all the livestock in the tank.

It is a little full and some things are right on top of each other but I do have enough room for another 2 or 3 corals and there is always room for more Zoo's if the color is right.

The 7 does look really good all filled up and it does give you a little more space than the 5.5. The main thing is you need to want the Minibow 7 cause they are a little pricey especially if you allready have a Nano.