MattGecko Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 I started off with an original NanoCube 12, removed the false wall and fully customized it. My set up is very low maintenance. Daily: feeding Phyto-Feast (1 drop per day) & feeding small amount of flake food Weekly: 10% (1 gallon) water changes Quarterly: refilling 5g top-off jug ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> System Specs ---------------- 12g Nano Cube Red Mahogany Oak Canopy w/ uv Glass & dual 80mm Fans Matching Full Size Stand 70W HQI 10k Bulb (hooked up to a Ranco controller) 28w Actinic PC 28w Actinic PC 50W EBO Heater Big Digital Temp Alert S.C.W.D. Maxi-Jet 900 1/4" & 3/8" Loc-Line Top-off System (Float Switch, Relay, Powerhead & 5G Container) Blue Plexiglass Wall w/ Overflow in Center ============================ All modifications were built, wired & made myself. Fish ____________________ Strawberry dottyback Invertebrates ____________________ (2) Emerald Crab (2) Perrermint Shrimp (2) Astra snail (?) Nassarius snail (?) Cerith Snail SPS ____________________ Acropora Millepora Acropora nana Montipora Digitata, purple Montipora capricornis, Red Poccilipora, Pink Poccilipora, Green Tenius, Blue Tip LPS ____________________ candy Cane, Neon Green Blastomussa Wellsi, Red w/ Neon Green Center Softies & Polyps ____________________ Ricordia, Assorted Zoahthids, Assorted Yellow Gorgonian Coco Worm, Red/White (hard tube) Clavularia, Neon Green Polyps Anemome ____________________ a corallimorph (Pseudocorynactis carribeorum) .... Friendly Hitchhiker Aptasia .... Eaten by shrimp Almost 5 months old Back side (note: the second tubing running down the back with the on/off valve attached is for quick and easy water changes) The hidden mess that lies within: My little lighting system: My plumbing: Link to comment
lavalars Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 That is a seriously sweet setup! Nice work. I'd love to see some close-ups of your corals. Link to comment
DarkXerox Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Great to see it back up! Can't wait to see the SPS grow out again. Link to comment
MattGecko Posted July 26, 2005 Author Share Posted July 26, 2005 Thanks, I am very pleased with the way everything is going, with the exception of the Astra-dozers. I can't seem to get a good coral photo. Link to comment
phergus_25 Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 looks great, dont use flash and it'll show colors alot better Link to comment
FishFreak Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Yea, don't use flash and use the macro feature if your camera has it. Great setup BTW! Link to comment
MattGecko Posted July 26, 2005 Author Share Posted July 26, 2005 Thanks for the tips. Link to comment
kentmoney Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 so do you think that the MJ1200 going through the SCWD is sufficient flow for your SPS? i wanna do sometinng exactly like what you did. waht did you use to attach the nozzle of the powerhead to the clear tubing? Link to comment
MattGecko Posted July 28, 2005 Author Share Posted July 28, 2005 I am finding that MJ900 does not have enough flow to make the SCWD switch correctly. That is probable my fault because I only clean the powerhead 4 times a year. With my tank being a mix of polyps, SPS & LPS I am happy with the flow that I get from the mj900. Id say for an SPS tank either the MJ900 or MJ1200 would be good. In the above plumbing picture: I used different sized soft tubing forcing one inside the other to make the output on the powerhead to match the input on the SCWD. Link to comment
pookstreet Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 That's a sweet setup dude. Do I see a monti cap glued to the sidewall? Btw, how did you do your auto top off? Which float switch, relay, etc.? Can you also get a couple of pics? I want to do something similar for my work cube so I don't have to worry about it over the weekends and when I go on vacation. Thanks. Link to comment
MattGecko Posted July 28, 2005 Author Share Posted July 28, 2005 The red cap is glued to a Nimble cleaner magnet. This way I can keep it high in the tank and as it grows move it around when it begins to shade other corals below. Space is a preimium for us so when I do get around to it I am going to make myself some nano-SPS holders. Heres my top-off system: I made the float switch mount from spare powerhead brackets (cutting and glueing). You can get a 12 volt / 110v relay from radio shack and I picked up the float switch on Ebay from floatswitches.com (I think). Link to comment
pookstreet Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Wow, that looks great. But it seems a bit complicated for us mere mortals Do you get the 12V power supply from RadioShack also? I think I may just give this thing a shot. Thanks. Link to comment
MattGecko Posted July 29, 2005 Author Share Posted July 29, 2005 Yes radio shack sells 12v power supplies. It is recommended that you find someone experienced to assist you in hooking up the relay. Link to comment
sspanker Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 I definently have to say that is a tricked out tank. Always a pleasure seeing your tanks Matt. Link to comment
jsteve5237 Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 did you add a different fan set up on your tank to keep things cool, my original ones don't seem to keep things cool as soon as I turn the lights on the temperature begins to rise, and this thing is new a Nano Deluxe 12 gallon that I just bought yesterday. Joe Link to comment
MattGecko Posted August 1, 2005 Author Share Posted August 1, 2005 Yes added different fans, lighting, build a metal halide canopy. The glass tank is the only thing I used out of the whole nanocube package. Link to comment
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