My Nanocube

[elimmel]

U GOT DA SAME GOBY AS ME!! AND THE PISTOL SHRIMP TOO!! WOOHOOO

frm henry?

got the hi-banded and 1 pistol from aquamarin.

the other pistol and yasha from ah bengs

[hobbes]

oooh 2 pistol! do both of them go along wif da goby or something?

1 thing abt these guys.. they dig alot of tunnels and it'll get sand on da corals on da ground :X

[cdckjn]

very nice nano - good job bro - keep it going

[clarki]

very nice nano tank.

Melvin, how much you invested on this tank ?

I want to get one as well. Could you let me know or anybody who have an idea of this setup cost, pls provide info.

[elimmel]

been awhile since my last update.

so here goes

btw, the blue tang will be moving to a 240G tank in a couple of months ...

added 3 x tunze mini powerhead after seeing blueheaven's post on it... they rock!

[elimmel]

the mods ...

piccolo skimmer, total 5 fans to reduce temp of the 144w PL (4 x 36W)

the canister fuge with chaeto

[elimmel]

some corals

this one looks greenish under arctinic.... anyone can id?

id this too...

top view

[Marinesavy]

Melvin, Very nice tank... hope my progress will look like yours in future.

You are using another powerhead in your tank for circulation... how is the flow and may i know the price and the model for your powerhead.

Actually tended to get the seio m620 powerhead.. but look big in the 24g tank.. you agreed ?

[elimmel]

Melvin, Very nice tank... hope my progress will look like yours in future.

You are using another powerhead in your tank for circulation... how is the flow and may i know the price and the model for your powerhead.

Actually tended to get the seio m620 powerhead.. but look big in the 24g tank.. you agreed ?

thanks bro, i'm sure your tank will turn out much nicer

i have a maxijet 1200 in chamber 3, 3 x tunze universal pump Mini (5024.04) in main tank and also a hydor prime10 canister.

so roughly have about 600gph of flow in the tank. might be less cos the canister outlet is into chamber 2.

got the tunzes here.

http://www.reefdepot.com.sg/AddProduct.asp?ProdID=390

[Marinesavy]

tunze mini powerhead . S$20

Where to get it ? Any place selling cheaper than this ?

[Elune]

VERY NICE SUN CORAL YOU HAVE THERE!

By the Way, where did you managed to get your hands

on the ROYAL GRAMMA?

This is my sun coral (2 days ago)

This is Yesterday:

[elimmel]

tunze mini powerhead . S$20

Where to get it ? Any place selling cheaper than this ?

ordered from reef depot... very efficient service

[elimmel]

VERY NICE SUN CORAL YOU HAVE THERE!

By the Way, where did you managed to get your hands

on the ROYAL GRAMMA?

This is my sun coral (2 days ago)

This is Yesterday:

very nice sun coral too!

my mistake was putting it on the sandbed. my pistol shrimp kept digging and partially buried the sun coral a few times causing die off at the base.

now i placed it on the rock.

no target feeding, just let the current bring the food (cyclopeeze, mysis, oyster eggs, etc) to it.

got the caribbean royal gramma from lck110.

was abt 1.5inch when i bought in nov05, now almost 2.5inch n fat!

[jervismun]

Really enjoy your tank

Will arrange my rocks tonight, just to let you know you've given me some inspirations... Wish me luck

[elimmel]

Really enjoy your tank

Will arrange my rocks tonight, just to let you know you've given me some inspirations... Wish me luck

thanks for compliments

but the tank has gone through some changes.

will update soon.

[c0ol]

nice nano tank bro

[elimmel]

some updates... taken under 14kk phoenix 150W. 2 x 24W T5 HO actinic not on.

[elimmel]

more..... sps abit dark due to overfeeding... recovering

cl450 chiller aquabee 3000 as return

3 x tunze universal pump hidden in the rockwork

weipro 2011 with maxijet 1200

hydor prime 30 as external fuge (chaeto)

seachem purigen

rowaphos

1.2kg biohome

[jervismun]

Nice! I can't wait to start stocking my tank... What's that macroalgae you have on your left top corner? It's very nice Does it requires a lot of light?

How can you post so many pictures under 1 reply?

[jervismun]

Where did you get the T5 atinic light fixture? I might need 1 too, but no space

[elimmel]

Nice! I can't wait to start stocking my tank... What's that macroalgae you have on your left top corner? It's very nice    Does it requires a lot of light?

  How can you post so many pictures under 1 reply? 

those algae are commonly called grapes, Caulerpa racemosa.

hitch hiker algae

grows like a weed n needs weekly trimming. no special light requirement, just tank lights.

i just hotlinked the pics from photobucket.com to the reply and not loading the pics directly from my PC.

[jervismun]

[elimmel]

Where did you get the T5 atinic light fixture? I might need 1 too, but no space

the T5 is diyed and mounted into the diy hood

the hood is made from hard cardboard and chipboard.

got the inspiration for the hood here

the T5 tubes are too long so had to let it stick out at the ends.

[jervismun]

Wow his hood is pretty neat! I like the look of the polished black surface.

Re the rapes... oops grapes, I will try to look for it this weekend. I kind like it

[jervismun]

Do you think majority of corals can live well under my MH 150W 14,000K? How crucial is the atinic tube? Or is it more for visual purpose for the viewers?