Nano-cube 28g

[joe b]

Tank has been going for more than 2yrs. Still having alage problems come and go... Ran into problems more than once from running my light to high. Recently had a high nutrients I couldn't figure out. Turns out my few year old swing arm refractmeter with the numbers worn off and arm sticking wasn't working right.... Duh. Its been @6 weeks running at the correct salinty and things are improving. I went more than 1 year without adding anything to my tank but in the last few weeks I picked up a few things that are doing well.

 

[kschweer]

Looks great!


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[Bad Fish]

Tank looks great love the Torch

 

[joe b]

Dismantled a crappy 55g, picked up a glass cutter and some silicon and started cutting. Ruined some glass before getting a consistent score but ended up having enough. Made a mess with the silicon but got better with it as I went along. Fun project with less than 20.00 out of pocket.

 

[mrehfeld]

That is pretty cool. I'm sure you'll learn from this and probably apply that knowledge in the future. Good luck with it.


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[kschweer]

Great work! Looks like it should work out well. What silicone did you use?


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[joe b]

Thanks guys! Definitely learned a few things I didn't pick up on the YouTube vids I watched. First was that it's not extra force that makes clean glass cuts. I was laying on it for all I could and that would chip and splinter the glass and made the cuts uneven. There is no shaving the edges at home so a cut a little short is usable but a little long is not. For a cleaner job with silicone I might tape some things off next time. I used GE silicone 1... From what I read its safe to use even though it has a warning on the tube not to use below the waterline in an aquarium I've been wanting a sump to get the equipment from behind my aio tank and to gain some plumbing experience. So far so good... I'm waiting on a return pump, have a couple of skimmers in mind that will fit in that chamber and hope to build new stand soon.

 

[joe b]

Tank is cruising along pretty good... In my last update I picked up a Millie that had what I thought was a good crab... Well lesson learned that those hairy blue eye suckers are evil. It tore up the Millie and my best growth on my Red Planet... Grrr. I had my Angel end up in the rear camber and lost him. I was down to 2 fish that didn't come out much. Wanting some movement I added a pair of Lyretail Anthias that filled that void nicely. Looking forward to setting up a larger tank in the fall.

 

[kschweer]

Sorry to hear about the troubles. Tank looks great though!


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[joe b]

Thanks! Troubles are better now than later

 

[joe b]

A few pics from today... I'm starting to have a Oompa loompa investigation I started with 1 head and now they take over whatever z n p's I put next to them.

I love this little fish and wish I could find a few more

Everything in this pic came from the swap 2 yrs ago

 

[JRWOHLER]

Tank looks great..what is that little fish?

 

[joe b]

Thanks! It's a Trimma Tevegae goby. I've read where they do good in groups and wish I could find a couple more.

 

[Zippy69]

Love the tank with the zoo carpet. You have a wonderful view!

 

[joe b]

Thanks Zippy! I picked up a lot of ideas following your last tank and looking forward to your next.

 

[jose7878]

Wow. Joe tank looks amazing.

 

[joe b]

Thanks Jose!!! Nice meeting you this week too

 

[art13]

Looking good to me, once they start growing out and filling in it feels like everything starts coming together.

 

[joe b]

Thanks Art!!! I'm happy that I've been able to stay on the right track.

 

[914joe]

Tank has been on a good stretch getting better and better.

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