Jasonanatal's JBJ 28 gallon Nano Cube HQI Nano Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal · Jun 1, 2008

Jasonanatal's JBJ 28 gallon Nano Cube HQI Reef Aquarium Update.

Electricity, Saltwater & Living Creatures Not a Good Combination.

My wife is such a wonderful woman who wants to make our very first Christmas together as special as it can be so she decided to give me a stocking stuffer from Santa Clause a bit early. I'm glad she pays attention when I bore her to death about the Marine Aquarium Hobby. It shows how much she loves me! Okay back on track, she remember that I had mentioned something about a Titanium Grounding Probe and decided to pick one up for me.

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Photograph - My stocking stuffer, the Rid Volt Titanium Grounding Probe.

This is definitely an area that I can see makes enough of a point through common sense. Unfortunately I don't own any devices that can measure the electricl current in water if any at all before I setup the probe in comparison to after using the probe. In theory it makes perfect sense and what does it cost me? Not a penny so I just connected it to a grounded outlet as instructed and submersed the probe into the Aquarium Saltwater within the Far Left Baffle of the Rear Chamber on my JBJ 28 gallon Nano Cube HQI SPS Reef Aquarium.

Jasonanatal · Jun 1, 2008

Jasonanatal's JBJ 28 gallon Nano Cube HQI Reef Aquarium Update.

Something's Fishy with My Deresa Clam

Well I have all my thing packed for work and I'm just about to walk out the door and through the corner of my eye I see something unspeakable. My most priced possession and only Deresa Clam has an area of Pinched Mantel. Of all the things in the world why my Deresa Clam! Well out to work I go and hopefully in the morning I will see my Deresa Clam good as new. I'm come home the next morning and normally my Deresa Clam still has bout 0.25 Inch of the mantel extended during the Moonlight Photo-Period and brief time during the morning where both the Metal Halide Photo-Period and Moonlight Photo-Period are not in progress. But yet the same area that was experiencing the Pinched Mantel issue. With the Metal Halide Photo-Period about to kick in a few hours I decide to get some rest and come back to investigate.

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Photograph - My Deresa Clam displaying signs of Pinch Mantel.

Now the Metal Halide Lighting is on and the Deresa Clam should have the entire Mantel Extended but unfortunately it is still displaying sign of Pinch Mantel. So I do a little looking around and what do I see causing the problem... an Aptasia Anemone! Now in the past this particular coral had an Aptasia Anemone growing on the side of it shell which was removed by using a Tweezers. This particular Aptasia Anemone was growing within the crevis of the already formed shell and the new layer that was growing. Precisely located underneath the normal Mantel extension area. The same method of using a tweezer to remove the Aptasia was performed and within an hour the Deresa Clam was fully extending its Mantel as normal. Thank goodness!

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Photograph - My Deresa Clam feeling all better an hour after the removal of the Aptasia Anemone.

Jasonanatal · Jun 1, 2008

Jasonanatal's JBJ 28 gallon Nano Cube HQI Reef Aquarium Update.

A More Detailed Look at Weekly Water Changes.

Hello everyone, I just thought I would go into a bit more detail on the processes that are included in the weekly water changes for my JBJ 28 gallon Nano Cube HQI SPS Reef Aquarium. As I have stated in previous post, the world of Nano Reef Aquariums is not forgiving in making honest mistakes or miscalculations which in the most minuscule amount can have devestating effects on the specimens your care for. This in turn means that I must pay careful attention to parameters of the newly mixed Saltwater as oppossed to the Saltwater already within the Nano Reef Aquarium.

Reverse Osmosis/Deionization or RO/DI Filtration

Well everything has to start somewhere and our first task is to ensure that nothing but the purist water possible can be used to in addition to a quality salt mixture. In order to do this I incorporate a Reverse Osmosis?Deionization or RO/DI Filtration System to purify the tap water coming from my bathroom faucet. Now some people might not now exactly what an RO/DI Filtration System is and how it works so here is a detailed explination. Water coming from you faucet has been chemically treated in order to bring it to any acceptable level for human consumption. Chemicals contained within the water can be anything from Flouride or Phosphates and here a kicker Arsenic. Well to be short about it their are many chemicals that vary from location to location that we do not want in our Aquariums. An RO/DI unit such as mine passes tap water at high pressures through Prefilters developed to chemically remove impurities (Carbon Prefilter) larger Solids (Sediment Prefilters and eventually extremely small solids (Reverse Osmosis Membrane) and finally removing the last amount of impurities both described as a chemical and mechanical filtration method (Deionization Canister) and into your bucket. Resulting in Freshwater that is reffered to as pure or scientifically have the least amount of Total Dissolved Solvents or TDS. Waste water is a byproduct of the filtration at a ratio of 1 gallon of purified water to an average of 4 gallons to 5 gallons of waste water which is expelled from the system at the Reverse Osmosis Membrane.

Notation: All Reverse Osmosis/Deionization Filtration Systems have a Reverse Osmosis Membrane labeled with a Gallons Per Day rating on them. This does not mean that you can leave your unit on for 24 hours and produce for example 75 gallons of Purified Freshwater on a system rate for 75 gallons per day. This means that your unit can process 75 gallons of water in that day which include both purified water in combination with waste water.

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Photograph - A standard Reverse Osmosis /Deonization Filtration System with Carbon and Sediment Prefilters rated at 75 gallons per day.

In order to confirm that level of Total Dissolved Solvents of the purified water a hand held TDS Meter or Inline TDS Meter is required. This device works by measuring the electrical conductivity of the purified water by passing electrical current from one prong and receiving/measuring it at the other prong. The closer the reading is to 000 the more pure that water. This device can also ensure that your Reverse Osmosis/Deionization Filtration System is functioning properly.

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Photograph - Hannah TDS Meter measuring the purity of the water.

Notation: Please ensure that your TDS Meter prongs are submerged in the water you are measuring the purity of. The photograph above was take for viewing purposes only. Also it is impossible to get the TDS Reading of saltwater so don't be alarmed if you place the TDS Meter in saltwater and the reading goes off the chart.

Mixing Synthetic Sea Salt for the Nano Reef Aquarium

Now this section is not meant to start a debate on what manufacturer of Synthetic Sea Salt will provide the optimal results for a Nano Reef Aquarium. Since I started in the Reef Keeping Hobby I was an avid Instant Ocean preffered hobbyist. But recently I have switched to Kent Marine Synthetic Sea Salt and I am quite pleased with the results so far. I measure my Kent Marine Synthetic Sea Salt at approximately 2.5 cups for 5 gallons of Freshwater which results in a Salinity Grade of 1.026 Salinity Grade or 35 Parts Per Thousand. I personally found standing at the bucket with a stick manually mixing the salt to be quite time cosuming. So I moved to a more aumated method incoporating a Mag-7 Water Pump to do the mixing for me. I also use a 200 watt Marineland Visi-therm Stealth Heater to match my Nano Reef Aquarium Water of 76 Degrees Fahrenheit and a Coralife Digital Thermometer to see when the temperature is an exact match.

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Photograph - Kent Marine Synthetic Sea Salt Mix. The bag include a sealing mechanism like a Ziplock which is worth the high price itself. the seal it creates is airtight which ensure that your Synthetic Sea Salt Mix will not get clumpy from absorbing excessive moisture.

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Photograph - My Pyrex measuring cup with Metric measurement for easy European measurements. Definitely comes in handy with European chemical dosing instructions.

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Photograph - Beginning of mixing process.

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Photograph - 10 minuts into the mixing process.

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Photograph - 25 minutes into the mixing process and the Saltwater is ready for the water change.

Notation: The time allowed for the Synthetic Sea Salt to completely mix with the RO/DI Freshwater is a personal preference and will vary based on what manufactuer's Synthetic Sea Salt you use as well as the Gallons Per Hour ratiing of the Water Pump used to mix it together. It normally take me about 30 minutes for water temperature and salinity grade to reflect the water parameters of the Saltwater contained withint he Nano Reef Aquarium.

Removing and Replacing Nano Reef Aquarium Water

Now this method is personal preference but to keep it short and sweet I incporaate a Python Syphon to remove Saltwater from the Nano Reef Aquarium and use to also add the newly mixed water so that I don't injure my back.

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Photograph - The Python Syphon one of the most useful items ever developed for the Aquarium.

Jasonanatal · Jun 1, 2008

Jasonanatal's JBJ 28 gallon Nano Cube HQI Reef Aquarium Update.

New SPS Coral Frag Addition

On Saturday, December 15, 2007 I purchased a Coral Frag of Orange with White Polyp Montipora Capricornis from NaCl-H20 of the Manhattan Reefs Forum. It was dripped acclimated over a period of 2 hours and allowed 1 week before being photographed. It is honestly one of the most beautiful specimens I have seen.

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Photograph - Orange with White Polyp Montipora Capricornis from NaCl-H20 of the Manhattan Reefs Forum.

Coral Family: Acroporidae
Coral Genus: Monitpora
Common Name: Montipora Capricornis
Common Morphologies: Plating
Origin: Pacific Ocean
Acquired: Saturday, December 15, 2007
Lighting Requirements: Moderate to high. Metal Halide Lighting is suggested, but these Corals are tolerant of a wide range of lighting conditions and have been known to grow successfully under Very High Output Lighting or on occassion Power Compact Flourescent Lighting.
Flow Requirements: Moderate to high flow.
Availability: High.
Growth: Fast.
Difficulty: Moderate.

Jasonanatal · Jun 1, 2008

Jasonanatal's JBJ 28 gallon Nano Cube HQI Reef Aquarium Update.

A Sad Day In My World of Reefkeeping.

I'm extremely dedicated in the maintenance required to have a thriving Nano Reef Aquarium and it is definitely heartbreaking to come across an issue directly related to a common task in the Reek Keeping hobby. I normally don't have to clean my glass of Algae but I do so just to remove even the finest film that may adhere to the Internal Pane. I use a Mag-Float Small which is rated for use on Glass Aquariums up to 30 gallons with a maximum pane thickness of 3/16 Inch. Now at the time of my cleaning my Photoperiod had ended and the damage that was created was not noticable until the next morning. When the lights came on I could see multiple abrasive marking on the Internal Pane of the Aquarium Glass.

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Photograph - Abrasive markings left behind after the use of my Mag-Float Algae Cleaner.

After a minor breakdown of sorts I reviewed some forum searches and found that scratching Nano Aquarium Glass is more common then you would think and not isolated only the JBJ 28 gallon Nano Cube HQI Aquariums. But nothing was described to be near the level of damage that I experienced. In turn I contacted Transworld Aquatic Enterprises Inc. and advised them of the situation. I explained that the possibility for a grain or multiple grains of substrate being caught between the Internal Mag-Float and the glass could not have caused the abrasive marking since the pattern clearly depicts the bottom of the Mag-Float and that I never keep my Mag-Floats within my Aquarium. The Mag-Float is also removed after use and before use I make sure that no foreign objects exist that could possibly cause something like this. After a supervisor reviewed the photographs Transworld Aquatic Enterprises Inc. advised that they are sending me a replacement Aquarium. Which is both a blessing and a curse. It is scheduled to arrive on January 07, 2008 and I will set it up shortly after.

Jasonanatal · Jun 1, 2008

Jasonanatal's JBJ 28 gallon Nano Cube HQI Reef Aquarium Update.

New LPS Coral Frag Addition.

On Saturday, December 29, 2007 I purchased a Coral Frag of Acanthastrea Lordhowensis from NaCl-H20 of the Manhattan Reefs Forum. It was dripped acclimated over a period of 2 hours and allowed 1 week before being photographed. It is my first every LPS Coral from Australia and I have been providing it with extra attention and some tender loving care since it was the smallest piece left from the fragging of the colony.

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Photograph - Completed mounting the Coral Specimen: Acanthastrea Lordhowensis to a Boston AquaFarms Reef Disc. Photograph taken Saturday December 22, 2007.

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Photograph - Coral Specimen: Acanthastrea Lordhowensis after a little over one week in my Nano Reef Aquarium.

Coral Family: Mussidea
Coral Genus: Acanthastrea
Common Name: Acanthastrea Lordhowensis
Common Morphologies: Encrusting
Origin: Pacific Ocean
Acquired: Saturday, December 22, 2007
Lighting Requirements: Moderate to high. Metal Halide Lighting is suggested. These are Shallow Reef Corals so their tolerance to light will vary.
Flow Requirements: Moderate flow. Australian Acans do best under medium flow. Medium flow is considered flow that will not disturb the coral or cause the flesh to peel off.
Availability: Low.
Growth: Growth rate increases when feeding, light and flow requirements are met. If you allow this coral to be exclusively photosynthetic then growth will be slower.
Difficulty: Moderate.

Jasonanatal · Jun 1, 2008

Jasonanatal's JBJ 28 gallon Nano Cube HQI Reef Aquarium Update.

Out with the Old In with In with the New: Elos & LaMotte Test Kits.

In my quest to achieve a striving Nano Reef Aquarium my philosophy mainly revolves around among the belief that you get back what you put into it. Now there is much debate on the accuracy of more expensive Liquid Test Kits in comparison to the less expensive and more accessible brands and this post does not provide any type of scientific information to back my particular opinion on why I choose these companies/test kits over their less expensive competitors. Both companies caught my eye since do to their use in very large and captivating Aquariums of other members of various online communities as well as the companies guidelines as to the preperation, storage and eventually sale of these quality items. Both Elos and LaMotte take pride and care in extensively documentating the shelf life and batch numbers for each test kit as my previous test kit Aquarium Pharmeceuticals Incoporated did none of that. And if a company can take the time to document even the most miniscul item then they definitely have my attention. (My wife being Italian and subecting my to the quality foods, drinks and culture of Italians had nothing to do with me selecting the Elos Liquid Test Kits).

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Photograph - My new Elos Expert Line Liquid Test Kit for Phosphate (PO4) and pH. Photograph taken Friday, January 04, 2008.

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Photograph - My new LaMotte Liquid Test Kits for Alkalinity (dKH) and Calcium (CA). Photograph taken Friday, January 04, 2008.

Jasonanatal · Jun 1, 2008

I'm Back in Business

Hello everyone, this is going to be a very short post but with more to come this evening. I have decided that my 28 gallon JBJ Nano Cube HQU Reef Aquarium will be put back into full effect with no expense spared. So here is a teaser photograph for your enjoyment. I hope everyone like.

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Photograph - 28 gallon JBJ Nano Cube HQI Reef Aquarium Teaser.

Jasonanatal · Jun 1, 2008

Jasonanatal's JBJ 28 gallon Nano Cube HQI Reef Aquarium Update.

Lighting System Redesign

Nano Aquariums are just absolutely great and as being the new fade in the world of Reef Keeping their are a few design flaws that I feel are apart of any new product. My 28 gallon JBJ Nano Cube HQI was the first Nano Aquarium to my knowledge to introduce Metal Halide Lighting as a stock component in their package giving Reef Aquarist the ability to maintain High Lighting Corals right out of the box. However, some of the drawbacks to this all-in-one design include increased Aquarium water temperature due to the decreased ability to normally evaporate water and the creation of what I refer to as
the "dead zone". The "dead zone is an area created in the upper 1/4 region of the Aquarium in which even high lighting Corals will not survive due to the lighting intensity being too high.

I decided to incorporate a redesign in my Aquarium to provide the most suitable environment for my inhabitants. I decided that I should completely remove the stock lid/integrated lighting system and go with a Pendent Style Reflector. This will create an open design that would allow normal evaporation to occur which results in natural reduction of heat of the Aquariumw water.

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Photograph - Google Sketchup Design of Aquarium Lighting.

For the choice of the reflector I decided to go with the Lumenarc III Stealth Mini Double Ended Reflector which has a 14.5 Inch length x 14.5 Inch depth footprint which provides more then adequate lighting. It is able to house up a 150 watt, 250 watt and 400 watt Double Ended HQI Bulb all by just adjusting the mounting brackets within the reflector. The reflector is currently suspended 11.5 inches above the surface of the Aquarium water by Yo-Yo Hangers which provide me the ability to adjust the vertical height of the reflector by utilizing its pulley system.

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Photograph - Lumenarc III Stealth Mini Double Ended HQI Pendent Style Reflector.

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Photograph - Yo-Yo Hanger Pulley System.

I have heard great things about Reeflux Double Ended HQI Bulbs so I decided to give them a try since many people have reported amazing growth with these bulbs. In the Lumenarc III Stealth Mini Double Ended HQI Reflector is a single 250 watt Reeflux 12,000K Double Ended HQI Bulb which put out such a beauitulf white/blue intensity that I have been searching for. So while were at it I thought that this would be not time to skimp on the Ballast. I choose the Coralvue Electronic Dimmable Ballast which is a revolutionary piece of equipment in my mind. With this device I can actually manually drive down the intensity of the Metal Halide Bulb to 35% of the original 250 watt intensity using a turn dial nob located on the ballast (the ballast has been snuggly secured in an accessible area of the Aquarium Stand for this reason). This is a great feature that is usefull when acclimating new Corals or reducing the heating effect of Metal Halide Lighting on those hot summer days. This new system is very promising and I cannot wait to get some Corals & Clams going soon.

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Photograph - Coralvue 250 watt Electronic Dimmable Ballast.

Jasonanatal · Jun 1, 2008

Jasonanatal's JBJ 28 gallon Nano Cube HQI Reef Aquarium Update.

Chiller Upgrade

Originally I started out with a JBJ 1/15 hp Nano Chiller which seemed to be being overworked. The chiller was constantly on and the Air Filter was constantly clogged. The worst part was that the Aquarium water temperature had a very wide range of fluctuation which is not suitable for an environment that I would design to be as stable as possible. So I have decided to upgrade Chillers to a Pacific Coast Imports CL-280 1/10 hp Chiller. The control module of this chiller is a Digital LCD Display and maintains my Aquarium temperature at 79 degress Fahrenheit. Their is also an integrated Electrical Socket to control a heater (I am not personally using this feature in my setup).

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Photograph - Pacific Coast Imports CL-280 1/10 hp Chiller.

Jasonanatal · Jun 1, 2008

Jasonanatal's JBJ 28 gallon Nano Cube HQI Reef Aquarium Update.

Automatic Freshwater Top Off System Redesign

I currently employed the use of a do-it-yourself Automatic Freshwater Top Off System that utilized a standard Float Switch with a Snail Gaurd, a Freshwater Resevior (2.5 gallon All Glass Aquarium) and a Tom's Aqualifter Pneumatic Water Pump rated at 3 gph. This solution worked fine but left gaps in certain aspects of the protection against water pumps running dry and over topping.

To address some of the gaps I turned to the Tunze Osmolator 3155 Automatic Freshwater Top Off System. This system incorporates an electronic time controller and current limiter for the pump connected whcih results in a higher operational safety. This unit protects the metering pump against running dry and reports an empty freshwater resevior. The precise water level is ensured by a non-wearing optical sensor and a transistor switch without any moving parts. This sensor is insensitive to soiling, light or magnetic fields.
Its “automatic eye” recognises the water level precisely, even small waves or level variations cannot irritate the unit. This is a definite improvement over situations where snail or wave can cause cause a Float Switch to accidently dose Freshwater which can adversly effect saliniaty levels. An independent safety sensor with a separate power supply circuit and relay control ensures reliable overflow protection. Finally all functions are clearly displayed by LEDs on the main control panel and safety messages are also indicated by acoustic signals. This is one of the more pricey units but definitely worth every penny in my opinion for the increased accuracy and incorporated protection features.

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Photograph - Tunze Osmolator 3155 Automatic Freshwater Top Off System.

mynd · Jun 1, 2008

Not sure how I missed this one.. Let me just say WOW.. Nice job.. Excellent looking and well done.. Reminds me of mine

LOL JK.. Keep with the updates.. I could have written lots more, but I think the first sentence says it all. NICE.. Great looking chiller too.. I have the 150 for my tank.. Does a great job and has the built in heater element. Just a word of advice.. search the boards.. I actually had my connectors from the chiller break off after 7 months. They replaced them and gave me a new chiller.. but keep an eye on yours too..

Excellent JOB!

Jasonanatal · Jun 1, 2008

Reply to Mynd.

mynd said:
Not sure how I missed this one.. Let me just say WOW.. Nice job.. Excellent looking and well done.. Reminds me of mine LOL JK.. Keep with the updates.. I could have written lots more, but I think the first sentence says it all. NICE.. Great looking chiller too.. I have the 150 for my tank.. Does a great job and has the built in heater element. Just a word of advice.. search the boards.. I actually had my connectors from the chiller break off after 7 months. They replaced them and gave me a new chiller.. but keep an eye on yours too..

Excellent JOB!

Mynd, thank you very much for the compliments. They are very much appreciated. I just want to make the most suitable environment possible. I will keep an eye on the chiller.

Hawkeye · Jun 3, 2008

what - I feel left out now - I was spoiled with 30 plus posts on one thread in a day and now nothing.

LOL.

welcome to njrc!

Jasonanatal · Jun 3, 2008

Reply to Phil519.

phil519 said:
what - I feel left out now - I was spoiled with 30 plus posts on one thread in a day and now nothing.

LOL.

welcome to njrc!

Phil519, LOL thank you for the warm welcome. So far I'm enjoying the website very much.

Jasonanatal · Jun 5, 2008

Jasonanatal's JBJ 28 gallon Nano Cube HQI Reef Aquarium Update.

Controller & Automation Design

With a new job comes more responsibility and also increased hours spent at work rather then being home with your arm in the Aquarium. So I wanted to bring a new level of automation and control in my Reef Aquarium. I turned to the Digital Aquatics ReefKeeper 2. An amazing piece of equipment that after using it I honestly didn't know what I was doing without one. I managed to replace 4 bulky power strips with one Digital Aquatics ReefKeeper 2 (8 Channel Stock Unit) and one Expansion Module. This device not only enhances the level of control that you have over your Aquarium and Aquarium Equipment but also performs Data Logging and allow your to remotely view your Aquarium via the Internet.

The Digital Aquatics ReefKeeper 2 refers electrical sockets that it can control and display the staus from the main display as channels. Here is how I set my Digital ReefKeeper 2 for my Aquarium.

Jasonanatal's Digital Aquatics ReefKeeper 2 Settings

- Channel 1 (Tunze Osmolator 9002): This channel is set to always on for a constant supply of power to the Tunze Osmolator 9002 Automatic Freshwater Top Off System.
- Channel 2 & Channel 3 (Pump One & Pump Two): These channels are set to wavemaker mode. These two channels switch on and off for a duration of 2 minutes each.
- Channel 4 (Metal Halide Lighting on Expansion Module): This channel is set to turn on at 2:00pm and turn off at 10:00pm with a safety feature to turn off if the Aquarium water temperature reaches 81.5 degrees Fahreneheit.
- Channel 5 (Tunze Nano DOC 9002 Protein Skimmer): This channel is set to "Protein Skimmer" and is on until I enter standby mode to which turns the channel off. After standby mode has completed the channel waits an additional 5 minutes (time I choose and entered manually) before turning back on.
- Channel 6 (Marineland Visi-Therm Stealth 100 watt Heater): This channel is set to turn off should the Aquarium water temperature reach 78.5 degrees Fahreneheit.
- Channel 7 (Aqua Ultraviolet 25 watt Ultraviolet Sterilizer): This channel is set to turn on between the hours of 12:00am and 11:00pm. with a safety feature to turn off if the Aquarium water temperature reaches 81.5 degrees Fahrenheit.
Channel 8 (Pacific Coast Imports 1/10 hp Chiller): This channel is set to turn on at 78.5 degrees Fahrenheit and turn off at 78.0 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Standby Mode is set to run for 30 minutes.

Photograph - Digital Aquatics ReefKeeper 2.

Jasonanatal · Jun 12, 2008

Jasonanatal's JBJ 28 gallon Nano Cube HQI Nano Reef Aquarium Livestock Addition

Livestock Addition: Tiger Tail Cucumber "Holothuria Hilla"

Care Level: Easy
Reef Compatible: Yes
Diet: Detrivore
Range: Indo-Pacific to Red Sea
Family: Holothuriidae
Water Conditions: 74-80° F; sg 1.023-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4; dKH 8-12

I picked up this beautiful specimen as an addition to my cleanup crew and preventative maintenance against Anoxic Spots (a buildup of Hydrogen Sulfide) within the subtrate as well as the removal of detritus in a small area. He is extremely beautiful and at least 10 inches in length.

Photograph - Tiger Tail Cucumber "Holothuria Hilla".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWhzIvVO1rA
Movie - YouTube Video of my Tiger Tail Cucumber "Holothuria Hilla".

Hawkeye · Jun 12, 2008

Nice! Most people think they are rather gross looking - glad you like the one you got!

Though - do you think there is enough sand in your nano to keep it healthy?

Jasonanatal · Jun 13, 2008

Reply to Phil519.

phil519 said:
Nice! Most people think they are rather gross looking - glad you like the one you got!

Though - do you think there is enough sand in your nano to keep it healthy?

Phil519, it is definitely a beautiful speciman! As for it's health I am not concerned one bit. My Aquarium inhabitants produce alot of waste which if unchecked can be very visible. But like everything else in the hobby things can change. But I always have my inhabitants best interest at heart.

Jasonanatal · Jun 15, 2008

Jasonanatal's JBJ 28 gallon Nano Cube HQI Nano Reef Aquarium Update.

Why Buy One When you Can Get Two for Twice The Price!

Well first off to all the Father's out their Happy Father's Day! As this is my first Father's Day my wife wanted to do something special for me. Now I have a few hardware projects that I have planned down the road but I didn't have enough controllable outlets. So my wife decided that she would purchase a second Digital Aquatics Reefkeeper 2 for me. So me being the wonderful husband/father that I am I didn't deny the gift and began the setup of the new gadget.