tvu Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 This is my tank. It's been running for about 3 months. I've also been using it as a frag tank. I should be clearing some of the frags soon to make it cleaner looking. I'd also like to add do some surface skimming without doing the teeth route. Mods: ------- added 24w PC (48w total now, both ballast in hood) added 1 fan added 6 1w moonlights Took out sponges put LR rubble and Chaeto in back Link to comment
BRISK495 Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 Hey TVU- Looks great!! Is the 48 Watts you have retrofit or the new Deluxe hood? Do you dose anything? Link to comment
tvu Posted October 26, 2004 Author Share Posted October 26, 2004 Thanks all! I don't have the DX model(it wasn't out at the time.. wish it were). I added another 24w JBJ ballast and bulb. Both my ballast are installed in the hood but I have no heat problems with my single fan. The tank maintains 77-78 degrees. I modelled mine after another nano-reefer here. I dose 1/2 cap of Seachem reefplus and 1/2 cap of Kent coral-vite once a week. The xenias seem to love the stuff and pulse like crazy when supplements are added. Link to comment
audiocontrol Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 Very beautiful! I love the way you have everything set up in the tank Link to comment
MattGecko Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 Your tank looks really good....... What is the white coal tords the top/center of the tank? Link to comment
tvu Posted October 27, 2004 Author Share Posted October 27, 2004 Actually that's not white at all but yellow. It's a yellow leather that I had just got the day I took the picture. It's a real nice yellow color under the lights. I've been looking for one for a couple of weeks now. I can't wait to frag/propogate it I'll post another picture I took yesterday which will be much clearer when I get home from work. Link to comment
BRISK495 Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 What fish is that I see in there??? Link to comment
tvu Posted October 27, 2004 Author Share Posted October 27, 2004 Here's my current livestock: 6 line wrasse firefish 5 astrea snails 2 tiny emerald crabs bubble bee snail 2 red legged hermits 5 blue legged hermits (super tiny) 1 peppermint shrimp in the back compartment(don't know how he got there - used to be in tank up front) The firefish is extremely shy though and is hardly out. The bumble bee snail I also hardly ever see. I'm gonna get a couple of nassarius snails tonight to work on the sandbed and hopefully some sort of shrimp some time in the future. Link to comment
tvu Posted October 28, 2004 Author Share Posted October 28, 2004 Better Picture. Updates: Removed 2 of the Astrea snails Put in 10 nassarius snails (super tiny) Put in 5 netrite snails (1/2 size of Astreas) Siphoned the sand and did water change The nassarius snails(1/5 size of Astrea snails) immediately dug themselves in the sand and hopefully they'll keep it stirred. Link to comment
hngu7721 Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 Nice Cube. Can you post a pic of your hood with both ballasts installed? I would love to see how you positioned them. TIA Link to comment
vaiyo Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 Hey tvu!! AWSOME!!! I have the same cube and wanted to upgrade the lighting on it. Itook the hood apart the other day but I courldn't seem to figure out how to do it without damaging the reflector. can you healp me out ?? Link to comment
HD1200 Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 Beautiful set-up and display!!! Link to comment
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