My 1ft cube nano

[gerrard_boon]

hi all,juz to share with u my nano which started on 20 may08.

the starting....

[gerrard_boon]

equipment used

dymax 13w pl(white)..couldn't find a b/w tube for the light...anyone noe where to get it?

reefpack 200-consist of a doc 9002 n a mechnical filter,got it from a veri friendly ex-reefer.

a mini fan to cool the temp

next up,a top view

[gerrard_boon]

add water n sand...

[gerrard_boon]

water still murky...

[gerrard_boon]

my trusty old refractometer

water salinity shows 1.024

[gerrard_boon]

my bacteria starter kit

its been with me for more than a yr ,i wonder if it still can be used..?

anyway is there any place that sell nano lrs with unique shapes?thinking of keeping a spikefin goby when the tank is stable...i wonder if it still available in sg?its been some time since i last reefed!

[Ah-lim]

There are some bros in sgreef who are clearing their liverocks. Can check them out, i took great pain to source out from fellow reefers for rocks.

Nice choice of skimmer !

[gerrard_boon]

i actually tested the skimmer for a while...so far so gd...as for the Lrs maybe i wait until the end of cycling...then i juz add the corals encrusted on the rock(without fishes,i think the tank should withstand the initial bioload).....the space in the tank is really limited..worse so after adding the reefpack...anyway any lfs actually sells frags of zoos n mushies?....

[MbmC]

Bro, how much you spend on your setup? Thinking of a small setup for my office as well

[gerrard_boon]

if u get a 2nd hand skimmer,maybe in the range 100plus to 200plus..depanding on the equipment.i see alot of few prizm skimmer on sale recently...i believe it will be a great skimmerfor 1ft.in fact there's more tank space coz the prizm is a hang-on skimmer.

[peong]

Wah, tunze nano doc 9002, i like it, great stuff!

Bro, if wan2 sell pls let me know. hehe...

[gerrard_boon]

sand settled n clear water finally....threw in a died ghost shrimp to kickstart the cycling...

bro peong ....dun think i let the 9002 go anytime soon...haha....

[peacemaker]

Hi there! Wah... kudos to you for using good equipment. Bros eyeing your stuff even before you start the ANN cycle! Heh...

Any plans in the pipe line to hide the wiring behind your tank?

[peacemaker]

Hi there! Wah... kudos to you for using good equipment. Bros eyeing your stuff even before you start the ANN cycle! Heh...

Any plans in the pipe line to hide the wiring behind your tank?

[gerrard_boon]

that was a miscalulation on my part....forgotten to paste oyama on the background...i hopin the lr in the future will cover the ugly wirings.....

[EDG]

Hi, perhaps it's a better idea to cycle your tank with your intended liverocks? If you add liverock at a later stage, your tank might not be able to cope with the dieoff. juz my 2 cents...

[gerrard_boon]

thank bro edg for the suggestions, but i really wonder if there any lfs that sell small pieces of Lrs?

[demonsori]

thank bro edg for the suggestions, but i really wonder if there any lfs that sell small pieces of Lrs?

You could buy a nice central piece now ! gd for bio filtration...but no more than half the length...around 2/3 of the height...many corals will come with small pieces of rock which will slowly help scape the tank or glued on the central rock...cycling with LR for 1 week till the water smells sea-breeze fresh and you can add livestock !!

[gerrard_boon]

thank..bro demonsori...hmmm..i think i go shopping for Lr soon..!u think ML sells Lrs?

[jyoon]

add water n sand...

Hi Bro

This Dymax light is nice. Used this before for my 1ft Cube Q_tank before. However the power adaptor that comes with it does not last. The power adaptor pin drop out after 5 months of usage (light is turn ON 10 hours a day) . The plastic does not able to withstand the heat generated.

You may wish to check the power adaptor regularly to prevent short circuit.

[gerrard_boon]

thanks for the advice bro jyoon

[gerrard_boon]

by popular demand....finally...my 1st LR!

put it in on sun.

[gerrard_boon]

came back n found a hitchhiker!!

[gerrard_boon]

another view..

[tiffanydunk]

erm.. why not buy all LRs at one go?