Im Gettin' A Cube!
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diverandy
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i have a 24 gallon nano cube. I have 27 pounds (three pieces) of marshall islands live rock and 40 pounds of live sand.
it is stocked with 1 coral banded shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp, 2 emerald crabs, 1 feather duster, 10 small nassarius snails, 3 super tonga nassarius snails, 10 blue-legged hermit crabs, 5 small scarlett-legged hermit crabs, 10 astrea snails, 5 bumble bee snails, a tridacna crocea ( electric blue crocea clam (second grade)), and a yellow cucumber.
For coral, I have a frag of caulastrea furcata (trumpet coral with 5 polyps), pachyclavularia violacea (green star polyps, started as a very small frag, now covering about 2 square inches), a favia speciosa (green moon coral - about the size of half a softball), a trachyphyllia geoffroyi (open brain coral - about the size of half a softball), rhodactis inchoata (tonga blue mushroom with 5 mushrooms), a single frag of lobophytum sp. (devil's finger leather coral), and a frag of montipora digitata (yellow velvet finger coral).
My nano is stock except I added more ceramic bio rings and i have replaced the carbon filter with a larger bag. I removed the bio balls but have left the ceramic bio rings in. My next upgrade will be a larger pump, a very small power head, and somehow I will be adding a protein skimmer (as soon as i can figure it out or someone suggests how to do it).
I love my nano cube. I also have a 180 gal display tank but my nano was my first so it's my baby. I'll post some photos as soon as I can figure out how to make them small enough to post here.
good luck with your new system, you are going to love it!!!
Andy (-: :jumping:
it is stocked with 1 coral banded shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp, 2 emerald crabs, 1 feather duster, 10 small nassarius snails, 3 super tonga nassarius snails, 10 blue-legged hermit crabs, 5 small scarlett-legged hermit crabs, 10 astrea snails, 5 bumble bee snails, a tridacna crocea ( electric blue crocea clam (second grade)), and a yellow cucumber.
For coral, I have a frag of caulastrea furcata (trumpet coral with 5 polyps), pachyclavularia violacea (green star polyps, started as a very small frag, now covering about 2 square inches), a favia speciosa (green moon coral - about the size of half a softball), a trachyphyllia geoffroyi (open brain coral - about the size of half a softball), rhodactis inchoata (tonga blue mushroom with 5 mushrooms), a single frag of lobophytum sp. (devil's finger leather coral), and a frag of montipora digitata (yellow velvet finger coral).
My nano is stock except I added more ceramic bio rings and i have replaced the carbon filter with a larger bag. I removed the bio balls but have left the ceramic bio rings in. My next upgrade will be a larger pump, a very small power head, and somehow I will be adding a protein skimmer (as soon as i can figure it out or someone suggests how to do it).
I love my nano cube. I also have a 180 gal display tank but my nano was my first so it's my baby. I'll post some photos as soon as I can figure out how to make them small enough to post here.
good luck with your new system, you are going to love it!!!
Andy (-: :jumping:
diverandy
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Originally posted by DVS
Andy,
Awesome pics! How long has your nano been set up? What lighting are you using?
Thanks
Jen
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i set it up at the beginning of December 2004, so it has been almost 2 months.
The lighting is the stock lighting, 2 of the blue fluorscent and 2 white fluorscent compact bulbs. I am considering putting in a moon light.
Andy (-: :joy:
diverandy
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Originally posted by DVS
Wow, that adequate lighting for everything? Do the 24gal and 12 gal have the same lighting?
it seems to be so far. I have the 24 deluxe but I don't know if there is a "regular" version of the 24. I know the lighting mine has is the most powerful they offer in the stock version.
if someone else knows more about the lighting in these nano cubes, i'd love to hear more.
andy (-: :joy:
PS - love your website... no snow here in southern california, a block from the beach...
iwantacans
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Originally posted by diverandy
it seems to be so far. I have the 24 deluxe but I don't know if there is a "regular" version of the 24. I know the lighting mine has is the most powerful they offer in the stock version.
if someone else knows more about the lighting in these nano cubes, i'd love to hear more.
fyi that clam needs alot more lighting that the stock floresents... if it were me id hang a 150w mh 10-12 inches of the top...
sry not trying to hijack the thread