1.5ft cube tank (cube mini 80)

[tjy]

Am rather new to Nano tanks and have stopped marine for a number of years. Finally decided to restart this hobby and am doing it on a rather small scale.

Tank is purchased from Dr Evil (the cube mini80). Really thumbs up! Smsed them and they prepared for me to collect the very next day. No hard selling, no pushing of other items. They just recommended if I needed anything else, but definitely won't force you to buy anythings (unlike some other shops that I've been to ! )

Cycled the tank for some time and finally started adding corals and some fishes in. Adding them slowly to prevent overloading, but hopefully everything will be good !

Some specs:

Tank: 1.5ft cube with overflow to Sump

Skimmer: Weipro Protein skimmer

Lightings: DIY-ed a LED lighting but only to realize not enough blue, so bought a blue set from Madpetz.

- 2 x 10w white

- 3 x 3w blue

- 7 x 2w royal blue

Blues are on 12 hours a day, white on 6 hours.

Am just keeping very basic corals and keeping everything simple !

Here are some photos. Am still very new, hence will really appreciate advices and opinions

I will also intend to DIY a refrugium to keep some cheatos, but am still figuring out how and what to go about doing it.

[starfish123]

correct me if i am wrong, but i thought the white lighting needs to be on longer? by the way, nice tank.can pm me cost of all your livestock?

[tjy]

correct me if i am wrong, but i thought the white lighting needs to be on longer? by the way, nice tank.can pm me cost of all your livestock?

In fact, I thought so too as well, but upon some chats with madpetz, was advised that mine may be too strong. I going on 2 x 10w white, which is rather strong, hence may not be good for too long usage. But with the current timing, corals seems to be doing really well as for cost of livestocks, really never keep note leh... sorry bro, i buy bit by bit, so cannot remember le leh...

[Cedric]

In fact, I thought so too as well, but upon some chats with madpetz, was advised that mine may be too strong. I going on 2 x 10w white, which is rather strong, hence may not be good for too long usage. But with the current timing, corals seems to be doing really well as for cost of livestocks, really never keep note leh... sorry bro, i buy bit by bit, so cannot remember le leh...

Looking nice! Are you using the BM skimmer?

[starfish123]

he using weipro

[darter]

Nice tank!

[raydiative]

wow.. awesome scaping.. seems like you already know the do's and dont's about this hobby..

i think you lighting hours are good.. no need to do any twigging.. =]

[desideria]

nice very nice... your lighting is fine... very neat ... no chiller I see but nice little setup you got there.

[tjy]

wow.. awesome scaping.. seems like you already know the do's and dont's about this hobby..

i think you lighting hours are good.. no need to do any twigging.. =]

Thanks bro, will stick to the lighting hours Have been in this hobby since long ago (judging from my joined date), but was on a big and FOWLR tank... but right now, on a nano with reefs, i guess it is very much different and gotta be a little more careful with the parameters.

[william_choo]

Very nice indeed

[tjy]

nice very nice... your lighting is fine... very neat ... no chiller I see but nice little setup you got there.

Thanks ! yep, not on chiller (YET).. am still thinking about it. Few reasons :

1) I don't like to have that 2 extra pipe outside (prefer hidden) , but there's no space to hide it in the cabinet due to the sump

2) I never open up my windows at home and all windows are covered with blinds (even kitchen).. so mostly if at home, will on the aircon... that's why my temperature is constant at 29degrees.. I would say veryvery constant since day 1.

Still thinking if I should install 1 and reduce it to 28degrees.. but seems the LS are still doing quite alright, so might put the plan of chiller on hold for awhile, before deciding

[tjy]

Very nice indeed

Bro, you got an awesome tank too !!! was looking at your thread just earlier on !

[raydiative]

Thanks ! yep, not on chiller (YET).. am still thinking about it. Few reasons :

1) I don't like to have that 2 extra pipe outside (prefer hidden) , but there's no space to hide it in the cabinet due to the sump

2) I never open up my windows at home and all windows are covered with blinds (even kitchen).. so mostly if at home, will on the aircon... that's why my temperature is constant at 29degrees.. I would say veryvery constant since day 1.

Still thinking if I should install 1 and reduce it to 28degrees.. but seems the LS are still doing quite alright, so might put the plan of chiller on hold for awhile, before deciding

maybe you can use a small cooling fan? down side is that you need more regular water topup.. else water parameters will swing... esp in a nano!

[tjy]

maybe you can use a small cooling fan? down side is that you need more regular water topup.. else water parameters will swing... esp in a nano!

yup, cooling fan might be an option

Will monitor and see how it goes !

[pokmingsheng]

Wow!

Neat and nice...

[Cedric]

Hi, I am using the same tank using fans instead of chiller. Managed to maintain 27 Celsius without aircon. You can give it a try?

[tjy]

Hi, I am using the same tank using fans instead of chiller. Managed to maintain 27 Celsius without aircon. You can give it a try?

that's a very good temperature ! thanks bro !! will definitely give it a try

[cast x]

Nice nano reeftank there bro!!