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12/26/2007, 10:11 PM
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The diary of my 12G Nano deluxe
Hey everyone how's it going? Good good! Ok, so I got this tank about 6 weeks ago. I got the 12 gallon nano cube from marinedepot.com and it came with a free stand, sweet! My friend runs a LFS and he hooked me up with all my goods. I started with water, sand, and LR from an established tank and let her run for about a week or so. Everything was stable and was good to go so I started with the fun. Here is the diary of my 12G nano...
Packages we all love to get!  Stand is built!  She's ready for some sand, water, and LR  Ahhhhh sandstorm!!! (must have been sandman) haha  My aquascaping  (I have to submit a responce since I have too many pics!) haha |
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12/26/2007, 10:13 PM
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Part II
M'kay so at this point I let the tank go for about a week or 2 and checked my parameters. All was good... Had a lil algae bloom but it settled after a day. I added my clean up crew of; 5 red leg hermits, 5 astrea snails, an emerald green crab, and a blue tux urchin (which came with a metallic green mushroom worn as a hat!) I also got some mushrooms and zoos... Red leg hermit munchin (had a torch for a few days but it was too big so I brought it back to the LFS)  Blue tux urchin with that shroom for a hat  Emerald green crab next to a blue striped purple mushroom  Emerald green crab again (I pinch!)  Aquascaping with some life...  Pics of my shrooms... Metallic green mushroom, blue striped mushroom, and bluespotted red mushroom  Fuzzy green mushroom, and red mushrooms  Purple mushrooms 
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12/26/2007, 10:15 PM
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Part III
Time for some zoos... Armor of god zoos  Eagle eye zoos  Blue (ID?) zoos 
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12/26/2007, 10:16 PM
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Part IV (sorry for all the "parts" I had too many pics for one post) LOL
 Ok so after a few weeks, a few water changes, and some parameter checks, I decided to get some fish... I love love love this fish!!! Filimented flasher wrasse, and boy does she have personality.  Hi fin red banded goby paired with a red banded pistol shrimp (one of the most amazing relationships I have ever seen)  Hi fin n shrimpy- best buds!  Hi fin goby checkin out the mushrooms garden  And of course the cats love to watch too! Willie watching  Logan loves the tank!  That's about it for now... I plan on gettin some more goodies soon. I wanna get a perc or osc clown, and some more zoos. Of course I want the elusive Spider-Man zoos! Ahhhh so nice! I also wanna get a cleaner shrimp and some other stuff but I just dont know I want yet! haha Also, I am curious if I should put anything in my chambers? LR crumbles, floss, anything you guys have been using to your success... Please feel free leave comments, suggestions, and advice. All are welcome!  Here's all the info on my tank. Thanks for reading and I'll have some updates soon! 12 Gallon Nano Cube Deluxe • 10lbs Fiji Live Rock • 20lbs Arag Alive Aragonite Fine Reef Sand • Sapphire Protein Skimmer (1st chamber) • Rio 6HF Pump (3rd chamber) • EBO-JAGER Aquarium Heater 50 watt (3rd chamber) Clean up crew • 5 Astrea Snails • 6 Red Leg Hermit Crabs • Emerald Green Crab • Blue Tuxedo Urchin Corals Mushrooms • Bluespotted Mushroom • Bluespotted Red Mushroom (in a shell) • Blue Striped Mushroom • Red Mushrooms • Metallic Green Mushrooms • Purple Mushrooms • Fuzzy Green Mushroom Zoanthids • Eagle Eye Zoos • Blue (ID?) Zoos • Armor of God Zoos Fish • Filamented Flasher Wrasse • Hi Fin Red Banded Goby Paired with Red Banded Pistol Shrimp Thanks again for reading! |
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12/27/2007, 07:32 AM
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Yeah, great job!
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12/27/2007, 01:49 PM
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Thanks for the comments everyone I appreciate it!
I may or may not get the clown but if I do thats the last fish I'll get but still not sure...and not for a while. I def wanna get a cleaner shrimp and maybe a fighting conch or 2... Any suggestions on what to put in my chambers if anything? IE floss, phosphate sponge, etc.. Also, what about my urchin will he eat all my coraline algae?
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12/27/2007, 02:01 PM
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Looking really good. I would say, filterfloss, and heater in the first compartment, bag of carbon and phosban media, and maybe some LR and your return in the third. I would just watch the temp, my fans started to crap out, and I had to go topless
 . That wrasse in the next two years will get too big for that tank. You need to start planning an upgrade. 2 clownfish in that tank, some say is really pushing it.
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12/27/2007, 06:04 PM
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I have my saphire skimmer in chamber 1 so maybe ill throw some LR rubble in chamber 2 and/or filterfloss? Ill see what my friend suggests. I'm also gonna pick up a cleaner shrimp and maybe some more zoos if they have anything spectacular! haha. Anyone dip their zoos before putting them in the tank? Just curious. Thanks! |
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12/27/2007, 10:04 PM
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12/27/2007, 10:16 PM
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Just got back from the LFS and I picked up some new friends. I got a cleaner shrimp, 2 fighting conchs, and some atomic green zoos. Im acclimating everything right now but I'll post some updates later, with pics.
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12/27/2007, 11:41 PM
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UPDATE!
After some acclimating I put in my new friends. The cleaner shrimp and some atomic green zoos! Here are some pics enjoy Didn't add anything in the chambers yet. Still unsure... Hmmmm Cleaner shrimp  Atomic green zoos  FTS 
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12/28/2007, 08:06 AM
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Looking good... I need to get my nano set back up soon I hope
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12/28/2007, 11:08 AM
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I have the 2 36W PC and they go on at 3pm and they shut off at 12! 9 hours total has been workin just fine. Once in a while i'll put the LED's on after the lights turn off. |
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12/28/2007, 11:55 AM
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I may upgrade the lights in the next year or so or I may just leave it all alone untill the next tank! Only time will tell! Haha 
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12/28/2007, 11:57 AM
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RE the compartments:
I'm slowly taking out the filter sponges in my first compartment and replacing it with live rock. In the second, I cut out the black backing(really easy to remove) and put in LEDs for a chaeto fuge. In the third compartment I also have my heater, as well as a small bag of activated carbon. Also going to replace the pump, which gives ok flow but could be stronger. BTW, make sure you check that little bugger for clogs! Esp with chaeto....its like pulling wads of hair out of your drain. Yeck LOL.
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12/28/2007, 12:09 PM
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I think as of now all I am going to do is have my Saphire skimmer in chamber 1, then some LR in chamber 2, and my heater and return pump in chamber 3. I upgraded my pump to the Rio 6HF and it works quite well! Plenty of flow Too bad my LED's are on the same plug or I'd use them more! |
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12/28/2007, 12:16 PM
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12/28/2007, 12:19 PM
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12/28/2007, 12:21 PM
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Let me know how the extra plug project works for ya. I'd LOVE to do the same thing so well see it goes for you then maybe I'l do it too! hehe |
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