wenhamjj Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Filled my new 12 gal. Nano Cube tonight. Quess what.... it only holds 8 gal. of water. How can JBJ sell it as a 12 Gal when it only holds 8. The good thing is that I now actually have 3 watts per gallon. Link to comment
pyrrhus Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 the bad thing is that watts per gallon means nothing. many corals have a critical mass of light that must be reached to thrive. the good news is that after taking away the water in the sump you have slightly more than 3 watts per gallon. BTW was there rock or sand in the tank? it will reduce your water volume. Link to comment
wenhamjj Posted April 26, 2004 Author Share Posted April 26, 2004 No sand or rock as of yet. I will be adding that on Friday after pay day if you know what I mean. I know this is off the path of this thread... Im using Instant Ocean Salt and It has a SPG range of 1.020 - 1.023 What should I aim for. I see some people have it at 1.024. Link to comment
rhs Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 I filled mine yesterday and it took about 9.5 gallons (1.95 boxes of Petco Catalina Real Ocean water). I was surprised after filling it over half with only 5 gallons, switched on the powerhead and realized the back "sump" didn't fill up. Don't know if that hur the powerhead, but it is awfully noisy. May have to replace it with a MiniJet. Link to comment
wenhamjj Posted April 26, 2004 Author Share Posted April 26, 2004 I agree.. I ordered the Mini 606 with the tank and put it in tonight. Quiet as a church mouse. Link to comment
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