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    My 40 cm cube - First Attempt

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    18 hours ago, Tee said:

    That's fast, btw u have a gem of a shroom/yuma under the rocks! Looks pretttyyy colourful :)

    haha. yes. saw an offer that I can't resist. so make the move.

    Thank you. Those orange are yuma, the green are mushrooms. Bought it from CF. Can't wait to get all of them back. Currently, all LS are at my friend's house. 

    WTB a few things

    in Swop Shop

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    Hi,

    Looking to buy the following item:

    Skimmer - BM-C5 or BM-C5.5 or anything similar in size

    Light - Maxspect 120W/130W or Aquamaxx Nemolight 36W

    PM or text / ws me at 83802822 if you have any. Thank you.

    My 40 cm cube - First Attempt

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    A quick update on the tank.

    Current Livestocks:
    3 x Nass snails
    1 x Red Fire Shrimp
    1 x Maroon Clown

    Corals:
    A few zoas, don't really care about ID. As long as they are nice. haha.
    Palythoa
    Red Sea Xenia - has one small baby just popped out
    Green Star Polyp
    Blastomussa Merletti
    Orange Yuma
    Green Mushroom

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    My 40 cm cube - First Attempt

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    Current FTS of the tank. 

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    I DIY a light stand to hold the light. The stock stand that comes with the maxspect seems to lean downwards. So better be safe than sorry. 

    The red color on the rock is my cleaner shrimp shell. It molted on the second day I introduce it in the tank.

     

    My 40 cm cube - First Attempt

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    9 hours ago, he said:

     


    Maybe can have more opening in the center for flow and fish to hide. Wait for prawn to dissolve fully and test your water parameter again.

    Better to use carbon bead then sponge as he absorbing capacity is better imo.

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    Hi @he, noted on that. Actually, the hole is quite big, for either fish or invertebrates to hide. It is being blocked by the sand as the sand is quite high at the opening but not inside it. I can't make it bigger as it will be closer to the glass and may block the glass cleaner if any. 

    My 40 cm cube - First Attempt

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    So I spend the weekend rescaping. What do you guys think of it now?

    I also started cycling the tank with small portion of prawn and dosing of AF Bio S. Should I wait for the prawn to totally dissolve? It looks cooked now. :D

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    Just a quick question, what is the difference between using carbon sponge and carbon beads? 

    My 40 cm cube - First Attempt

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    10 hours ago, kenyee said:

    Ok bro..u using hydrometer for ur salt water now? What salt u using?

    Yes. I am using AF Reef Salt. 

    So I have added the rocks into the tank. The 3DM reef rocks created a lot of micro bubbles. Can feel the water going into the rock. I assume it is good as that shows there are macro tunnels in the rocks just as stated. It took about 10-15 minutes to slowly clear but then still there are some air bubbles coming out. As of today morning, no more air bubbles coming out from the rocks though.

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    Micro bubbles coming out from the rocks

    Take the opportunity to turn on the light.

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    Front view

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    Left

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    Right

    Forget to mention that I also got the 3DM Reef Sand. Will be adding that later tonight or tomorrow. Haha.

    My 40 cm cube - First Attempt

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    Hello,

    I am starting out a 40cm cube with IOS. This is my first time starting a nano reef setup. Have been wanting to start a reef ever since my early teenage years (That's like 7 - 8 years ago). Haha. After settling down with school and national service, it is now time to live the dream. Haha.

    Intend to keep a pair of nemo (clownfish as wife and mom only agree with the setup with this in it), softies and LPS. 

    Bought a used equipment from a fellow reefer. 

    Here is the list of equipment I have on hand so far:

    Equipment:

    Tank: 40cm x 40cm x 40cm with IOS
    Return: AquaZonic Evo 1300L/h
    Wave Maker: Jebao RW-4
    Skimmer: AquaC Nano Remora with Aquarium System NJ1200
    Lighting: Maxspect Razor 60W 16K
    Chiller: Hailea HS-28A

    Filtration:

    Chamber 1: Filter floss to collect any large particles + any chemical filtration as and when needed.
    Chamber 2: Planning to put Siporax here for biological filtration and also skimmer input pump
    Chamber 3: Skimmer outlet and return pump

    I bought 3DM Reef Rock to replace live rock. The tank is currently is running, however, it is still empty. I am testing the salinity before putting in the sand and rocks. Here how the tank looks at the moment.

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    Messy wiring. Slowly making it neater.

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    My first time doing plumbing works. So far so good.

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    Current rock scape. 4 rocks glued together to become 2 bigger rocks. Use AF Poly Glue to stick them together. 

    What do you guys think?

    Planning to get a Refractometer to test the salinity before proceeding to the next step of adding sand, rocks and starting the ammonia cycle. Any idea where I could get it at a decent price?

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