Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board  

Go Back   Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board > General > Tank Journal

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 07-20-2012, 09:55 PM
miuYH's Avatar
miuYH miuYH is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Calgary
Posts: 79
miuYH is on a distinguished road
Default ADA Cube Garden 45X27X30 Marine Reef

Friday, July 20, 2012

For the past few months I have been edging to being a new saltwater tank. I have been doing lots of research and trying to dig up as much information as I can before I drove in.

So a few days ago, I finally took the plunge.

There is about 12 lbs of live rock and about 8 lbs of live sand.

Currently using Koralia Nano 425 powerhead for current.

I plan to mod my AquaClear 50 box with a AquaClear 20 motor into a macro algae refugium.



My vision for this tank will be to have about 2-3 fish, a cleaner shrimp, and maybe a couple Turbo Snails. But my main focus will be on corals. Currently looking at soft corals like Zoanthids and Xenias.

So that is my current setup and please offer me any constructive criticisms.

Thanks for looking!
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 07-20-2012, 10:22 PM
MarkoD's Avatar
MarkoD MarkoD is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Edmonton Alberta
Posts: 1,904
MarkoD is on a distinguished road
Default

is that 45X27X30 inches?
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 07-20-2012, 11:04 PM
miuYH's Avatar
miuYH miuYH is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Calgary
Posts: 79
miuYH is on a distinguished road
Default

It is in centimeters.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 07-20-2012, 11:21 PM
fishytime's Avatar
fishytime fishytime is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: E-town
Posts: 5,390
fishytime will become famous soon enough
Default

cool little tank.....you may wanna re-think the xenia idea....in a tank that size, it would likely take over fairly quickly.....
__________________
260g mixed reef, 105g sump, water blaster 7000 return, Bubble King SM 300 skimmer, Aqua Controller Jr, 4 radions, 3 Tunze 6055s,1 tunze 6065, 2 Vortech MP40s, Vortech MP20, Tunze ATO, GHL SA2 doser, 2 TLF reactors (1 carbon, 1 rowa). http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=50034 . Tank Video here http://www.vimeo.com/2304609 and here http://www.vimeo.com/16591694
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 07-20-2012, 11:31 PM
noirsphynx's Avatar
noirsphynx noirsphynx is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Bon Accord, AB
Posts: 1,849
noirsphynx is on a distinguished road
Default

+1 on re-thinking the xenia.
Can't wait to see how this turns out. I love the little cave on the right side.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 08-05-2012, 10:04 PM
miuYH's Avatar
miuYH miuYH is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Calgary
Posts: 79
miuYH is on a distinguished road
Default

Sunday, August 5 2012

Just did my first water change today. Made my own RO/DI saltwater for the first time.

Let's see how things go.

I WANT MORE CORALS!

(Sorry for the dark photos...)



Some of my new Zoanthids


And my Green Star Polyps (though not so green) and Blue Clove Polyps
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 10-12-2012, 05:22 AM
miuYH's Avatar
miuYH miuYH is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Calgary
Posts: 79
miuYH is on a distinguished road
Default

Thought I'd do some updates on this tank.

FTS @ September 19, 2012




FTS @ October 1, 2012



My two friends
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 11-15-2012, 06:24 AM
miuYH's Avatar
miuYH miuYH is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Calgary
Posts: 79
miuYH is on a distinguished road
Default

Just a update for you guys

Here are various shots of the tank.





Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 11-15-2012, 06:55 AM
lastlight's Avatar
lastlight lastlight is offline
Gold Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Calgary
Posts: 6,997
lastlight has a spectacular aura aboutlastlight has a spectacular aura aboutlastlight has a spectacular aura about
Default

everything looks really happy. your tank keeps looking better and better.
__________________
Brett
My 67 392 225 101 94 34 97 404 28 93 209 gallon reef.
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 11-15-2012, 03:23 PM
Arok3000's Avatar
Arok3000 Arok3000 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Calgary
Posts: 94
Arok3000 is on a distinguished road
Default

Coming along nicely!

I love the looks of ADA tanks, but I single-handedly blame them for perpetuating the misconception of a cube.

Keep up the good work!
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 12:02 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.