Marine Iguana

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[Marine Iguana @Miguana117]

Upgraded my bedroom nano reef from an 8-gallon to a 15-gallon peninsula a little while ago. Some people have problems getting their corals to grow, my problem is that I’m growing them too fast lol

[Marine Iguana @Miguana117]

Purple Anthelia is one of, if not the fastest-growing and easiest corals to keep. It’ll probably grow in a saltwater bucket under a $30 Chinese light. I grow so much of this stuff that I literally have to flush it down the drain

[Marine Iguana @Miguana117]

It’s also super easy to set up since it doesn’t require an app or internet connectivity to work, just throw it on a timer and you’re set

[Marine Iguana @Miguana117]

I think the Kessil A80 is unironically the best light you can buy under $150 if you are looking for a super reliable light for a 5-15 gallon mixed reef. I’ve been using this light on my bedroom nano tank since I set it up, and the result kinda speaks for itself

[Marine Iguana @Miguana117]

Make sure to put a mesh guard or something on your power head if you want to keep them since they can wander into your power head and get blended up

[Marine Iguana @Miguana117]

Yellow filter-feeding sea cucumbers are a good way to add really high-saturation yellow colors to your tank if you are not big into fish. I started out with one and it reproduced asexually by pinching itself in half and regenerating

[Marine Iguana @Miguana117]

Timelapse of my orange fungia eating a LPS pellet, I don’t like feeding my corals all the time but it’s fun to watch them eat every once in a while

[Marine Iguana @Miguana117]

@ClassyDeathclaw Thank you! It’s a lot dirtier now after covid since I don’t have all the free time to keep it spotless anymore but the corals are still doing pretty good

[Marine Iguana @Miguana117]

My 8-year-old 50-gallon LPS/soft coral mixed reef tank. This video was taken during quarantine, so the tank looks especially clean since I was spending a ton of time each week on maintenance and micromanaging every little detail

[Marine Iguana @Miguana117]

I forgor to mention that you shouldn’t micromanage your reefs if you are just starting out and don’t quite know what you are doing yet, most marine organisms especially corals do best in a stable environment so you shouldn’t be changing things all the time