I like the rockwork Dean. Great cave in the center. Have any problems with livestock in the early 10 weeks of your cube?

Good luck on the fuge. Not sure what kind of lighting you are gonna use or how many but stagger them if you use more than one. I used two 9 watt flourescent undercabinet lights but put them side by side. I need to stagger them with one up top and one down below. Right now most of the light is to close to the surface, the lower chaeto doesn't get as much light.

Steve

Livestock is doing great. The fish love the cave in the center. When I first got the BC, I did not like the way the night lights were placed (all three in the center of the canopy shooting straight down. I left one in the center and moved the other two to the front corners (protected by newly fabricated Plexiglas) directed at angles toward the center - looks much better and creates a beautiful dancing motion in the sand bed. At some point I will get pictures of this modification.

As far as fuge lighting goes, I have seen tanks that have removed the paint from the back and placed lighting within a DIY shroud - that is the direction I am traveling.

Thanks for the input...

Did you have to add extra wiring for the stock moonlights to reach into the corners? Would be interested in seeing what you did. I am not too keen on all 3 moon lights directly in the center as well.

Steve

I will take pictures and post later tonight - once my camera batteries are charged!

My 10 month old modded AP24

Your fish selection looks just like mine!! I see a 6 line, a firefish, a cleaner shrimp...you wouldn't happen to have a chromis and a yellow watchmen goby??

You've got some great coraline growth, love that purple look. The corals look happy and full.

Good job.

Steve

1 one firefish, 1 ywg, 1 ycg 1, gcg, 1 6 line wrasse. (the wrasse will soon go into my 70 gal.)

Thanks to all for posting your photos here. I am in need of changing my aqauscaping on my Cad 39G. My primary problem is too much rock. A lot of inspiration here.

Rock moving tomorrow.

Beautiful tanks everyone! I love the variety of aquascapes and stocking.

Here's my 28 month-old Aquapod 24

Here's my Ap12 w/150w sunpod
3days after swapping from my AP24

here's the link
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=169866

My BioCube 29G, taken Sept 21st:

Bonsai: I quite like your rock layout, especially the use of "islands" in the front. Is one of those islands GSP?

Thanks! And yes, in the middle, that's a GSP island.

Ok....I can't take any more!!
You guys make my tank look like crap!
Here it is again...lets put our heads together and come up with some new scaping ideas...please

here's mine. Its a work in progess.

I'd get some more live rock and fill it up some more. Your tank doesn't look bad to me though.

Steve

What's the trick for taking amazing pictures like these two...

A tripod for your camera and complete darkness in the room for starters. You can't have any movement with shaking hands and what not.

Don't worry, I stink at taking pics of my tank too...drives my wife nuts when she grabs the camera and finds picture after picture of my tank on there that I never deleted.

Steve

I have a semi-pro Canon DSLR with professional lenses ( 20D). I increase the light sensitivity by taking the ISO to 800 or 1600. The pro lenses (Canon lenses with a red stripe and red L) allows me to take pictures without the need for a tripod in most cases.

I had to lengthen the wire a bot to reach the corners..very easy with a soldering gun. I also cut lexan to cover the new locations and sealed them with fish tank caulk. Below are pictures of this simple mod:

My BC29

ORA B/W Clownfish, pair of Yashe Hashe Gobies, Firefish, Blue Spotted Jawfish

-David

My RSM 3 Months Old.

8G Biocube 9 months old.

My BC29...just turned a month old. Added the two corals yesterday. I know, too early, but I got a ridiculous deal I couldn't pass up. Cycle completed quick, params stable, lots of growth and pods...tank is doing great so far.

And for the Bay Area folks, you need to check out the Aquarium Showroom in San Jose...very impressive and a lot of potential if Max pulls it off!

28g JBJ Nano Cube with actinics added.1 month two weeks old

Here is mine, just taken tonite.

Hey, beautiful. How did you get your xenia going on your back wall?

Just place it near the back wall, and it'll go on it's own!

Here is mine to bad it no longer running.

Thanks! I just put the rock up against the wall and let it walk up over time. They're aggressive growers and it didn't take much time at all.

here's mine...

Tank: 28g JBJ w/ NanoTuners upgrade
Lighting: 150w MH DE (20k Radium bulb); (2) 18w PC actinics; (4) Moonlights
Skimmer: Tunze Nano DOC 9002
Fuge: AquaFuge Medium size w/ chaeto
Controller: Neptune AC JR
Top Off: Tunze Osmolator
Chiller: JBJ 1/15 HP
Birthday: 09-09-08

Latest FTS: 09-11-08




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Here's my BC14, been a while since I posted a photo update:

Hey Marvin... AMAZING BRO!!!

Carry on...

12 gallon Aquapod

Thanks David...

I was wondering why this thread is not a sticky yet?

BrianCook - that is a mammoth candy cane!

I started this thread so I could look at all the FTS of the different ALO tanks so I would not have to look in each and every thread, But a sticky would be very cool.


Any one else want to post a FTS?

Nice Tank Kellie- Just ordered my 22g cadlight... btw- live in phillips ranch- whats the best lfs around here?

Two months in to this project.
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Tank is now 2 months old- JBJ 28g Nano Cube HQi with 18w PC actinics.
Top of tank

Awesome Tank, very clean! I love the zoas

Thanks...

here's an updated FTS... just a few more frags to let go and it'll definitely be cleaner looking.. and the Koralia Nano's will be replaced with a Vortech MP40.. and only one small frag rack will be in there for growing purposes... I have a few specific zoas morphs I wanna grow out for next year's trading season...

10-11-08 Actinics only


10-18-08 Daylight

Wow, that leather is growing great. Still lookin great. Yeah I want to make a frag rack once I get more growth.

Do you know what the specs of your actinics are? It looks like you are getting quite a bit of flourescence with your actinics, mine just are just providing a blue light. No pop to the colours.

Marvin - I love your clowns!!!!

2 month old pic :-)

Started 9-26-08
24g Aquapod
Current 80w Satellite
AC70 Calupra Fuge
Media Rack with filterfloss/carbon/rubble

All your tanks look great, I'll post a pic of my BC29 when I get it setup.

Brian do you have a thread for that tank?