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Old 08-17-2005, 05:57 AM
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I'm setting up a desktop nano cube for my office. Here it is so far. I plan to replace the existing Actinic bulb with another 10000K bulb.







Tank: TruVu 3.5G

Lighting: 18W Coralife Mini Aqualights 10000K + Actinic

Filtration: Aquaclear 20 (Mini)

Aeration: Rena Air pump w/ airstone

Temperature Monitor: Coralife Digital Thermometer

Inverts:
3 Sexy shrimps
Pistol shrimp
Porcelain crab
5 Ringged cowries
3 Red Band Trochus snails
2 Cerith snails
Bumble Bee snail
Electric Blue Hermit crab
2 Scarlet Hermit crabs
Feather Duster
Christmas Tree rock
Cluster Duster rock
Frogspawn
Xenia
Green Clove Polyps
Montipora Digitata
Zoanthids
Green Trumpet coral

Future Plans:
Swap out Actinic bulb and replace with 10000K
Add 3/4W Moonlight
Add Purple Sea Plume
Clownfish will be moved once it outgrows the tank or when nitrates are detected.
Add Penn Plax battery backed-up air pump
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Old 08-17-2005, 02:55 PM
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Wow! that's quite the nano you have... looks REALLY nice.

Inspires me to setup a tiny nano like that.

Good job.
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Terrific tank Sam!!

Where did you get the tank from??

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Old 08-17-2005, 04:09 PM
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Thanks guys. Hey Christy, the tank is from King Ed. I bought the tank last year but didn't do anything with it until now. The tank price has dropped $10-$20 since I bought mine. I think they don't sell well because it isn't a complete system like the Eclipse 6. However, I find this tank much nicer looking than the Eclipse 6 which I also have. I'll post another pic later with more ambient light.
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Old 08-17-2005, 04:09 PM
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Out of curiosity do you feed the inverts with anything
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Old 08-17-2005, 04:13 PM
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Bob, I feed the tank cyclopeeze, mysis shrimp, frozen rotifers, Liquidlife Bioplankton, and Liquidlife Marineplankton. When I get more Liquidlife Coralplankton, I'll use that too. I feed accordingly so as to not pollute the tank. I'll be testing ammonia and nitrate regularly to check on bioload. Personally, I think they'll all be 0.
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Looking really sweet there Sam!!
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Old 08-17-2005, 04:33 PM
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Thanks Muck.

Here are a few more shots:

Day Shot



Pistol Shrimp beside a Ringed Cowry. Shrimp is tiny.



Eviota pellucida goby

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wow, really like your nano, awesome job!
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Hey Sam,

Do they still sell those tanks at King Ed? Also, if you don't mind me asking..... how much are they?

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