1 Foot Cube Tank

[KCK]

Hi All

This is my first try in marine tank keeping. Thanks to many advices I got from the site and the helpful people I meet at lfs.

Any comments to improve?

THANKS.

[bwilly]

veri nice.

u got a hammerhead coral?

I thought they need cool temperature?

or do u have a chiller running.

I like your blue mushroom veri much..hehe..

btw, the water circulation, does it go thru your LR?

best to have loh. bacteria then can thrive mah.

[ervine]

More details? eg. lights, water parameters, filtration etc?

[Clownfish]

Setting up is easy... maintaining is difficult....

hope ur perserverance n creativity help u....

btw, appearance is very commendable but cant see any filtration method leh?

[KCK]

Bwilly

You were right...not enough research...my hammer head died and one branch of the ocotopus too....because no chiller. (the pic was two weeks ago).

Also I have a hang on back filter....on the right back... not sure what you mean to go thru LR...I have a few pieces of LR over the suction part of the filter, is it sufficient?

Ervine

I only measure the nitrite <5 ppm. No other measurements. 2 x PL light (11w one blue one white)

Maximum fishes only 3.Addition = death.

Clownfish

Thanks. Maintenance is a 10% change (approx.) everyweek. Filtration as mentioned above...hang on back (ocean free filter)

[Clownfish]

Did u cycle ur tank completely in the first place?

how come nitrite still detectable?

btw, how think is ur sandbed? thick enough for bacteria to reduce at least ammonia to nitrite to nitrate?

if not, mabe u can consider having more LR ( more berlin ) n completing ur system with a protein skimmer...

[bwilly]

u should look at soft corals if no chiller.

it will be more hardy. add some mushy lah.

they got so much colour ones. hehe.. slurp..

[KCK]

Cycling was only two weeks. Patience got the better of me. Initially wanted to add protein skimmer...but was told by many LFS that one foot tank is too small to put any more gadgets.

Mushrooms? always looking for more different colours ...thanks to Ron who sold me one LR with 3 different colours (top right). Btw, have problems stacking the LR with mushrooms...any cheap and colourful mushrooms to spare?

[SpiderOne]

better to check the actual temperature than blame the lack of chiller.which is very unlikely the cause. many people just use fans LPS can take 27-28 temp

[ervine]

I only measure the nitrite <5 ppm. No other measurements. 2 x PL light (11w one blue one white)

Hm... seems like quite little light... I also have a 1ft cube but I have 2 x 36W PL... maybe too much.. shrug...

[SpiderOne]

u can never have too much lights

[Ridemtb]

where did u get ur 1ft light from?cant seem to find any around

[Dispar_Anthias]

veri nice.

u got a hammerhead coral?

I thought they need cool temperature?

or do u have a chiller running.

I like your blue mushroom veri much..hehe..

btw, the water circulation, does it go thru your LR?

best to have loh. bacteria then can thrive mah.

Wheres the hammer thought i justsaw a octopus branch