Fish's new cube

[IceTurf]

lol

[deacon hemp]

I'm doing the 2 gal cube with a black starboard bottom.I thought about a coarser shallow sand bed but i think im going bare.I'd vote for your tank coarse sand bed because of the mantis.

[Corey]

Have you thought about maybe using a thin layer of insulating foam and then covering it in fine sugar sand, I am planning on doing it with my nano, you have the asthetics of sand with the ease of cleaning like a BB.

[crusty1]

That's a great looking nano! I love the lighting. Do you have more info on that?
Chris

[Fish]

Thanks Chris!
The lighting is a 70w metal halide with a 20k bulb. I bought the ballast, reflector, and bulb and then wired it into a halogen desklamp. I took these photos while I was gutting the desklamp and bolting in the retrofit:






- Chad

[petah]

how much does it cost for a cube to be made? $$20-50??

[prosnow]

well i just had a custom cube made...check out my pics in nano reef, and mine cost more then that...starfire is expensive...

[petah]

looks great! but lets say i dont use that glass and i settle for saphire glass.. or a low iron glass.. somthing that will not cost an arm and a leg.. what $$ would i be looking at?

[Fish]

Originally Posted by petah

looks great! but lets say i dont use that glass and i settle for saphire glass.. or a low iron glass.. somthing that will not cost an arm and a leg.. what $$ would i be looking at?

It is all the same glass, saphire/starfire etc. just different brand names for low iron glass. My tank cost about $200 but some of that expense was for polishing as well.

- Chad

[Fish]

deacon,
That sounds sweet. I think that starboard in the 2gal is a great idea.

- Chad