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Photo Caption: This is my 5.5 gallon tank with built in refugium and custom made canopy.
5 gallons reef tank (mostly live coral and fish) - This is my 5.5 gallon tank with built in refugium and custom made canopy.

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State: New Hampshire
Country: United States
Description: I have a 5.5 reef tank that has been set up for 3 years. I use a cheap Marineland LED Light with 42 White LED and 3 Blue LEDs. I use a Rio pump and visitherm Heater. I don't use any protein skimmer. I built an in tank refugium with chaeto and have roughly 10 lbs of live rock in the whole tank.
Advice: Start slow and don't rush adding things to your tank.
Fish Kept: Firefish
Corals/Plants: Pulsing Xenia, Kenya Tree, Duncan, Mushrooms, Zooanthids, Candycane, Acan
Tank Size: 5 gallons
About Yourself: I got into the hobby when I worked at a Pet Shop in high school.

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