Camilsky's 45g. Nano Cube

Camilsky · 10-26-2008, 09:04 AM

Dear Friends!
I was previously running 75 gal tank! However, numerous problems with algae blooms, bryopsis outbreak and problems with sump installation convinced me to change to different system! As a result I purchased a 45 gal nano cube by Sera Marine. Here are few shots together with brief specification:

Side view

Tank Cover and Lihts 2x24W PC White/Blue

Skimmer / Filter Compartments

Cabinet

Front View

Tank specs:
Dimmensions: 22.5" x 22.5" x 24"
Total Capacity: ~ 45gal.
Filtration: 4 stage integrated back filter with overflow (8 gal. capacity)
Light: 2 x 24W PC White/Blue. Electronic ballast + cooled with temp. sensitive FANS. 2 x moonlight LEDs.
Accessories (default):
- 160 gph circulation pump
- 6W UV sterilizer connected
- 100W titanium heater
- Various filtration media
- Sera 130 PS skimmer

Additional accessories:
- 2 x Koralia 3 pumps hidden in rock lanscape

Fish:
2 x Percula Clowns
1 x Yellow Coral Goby
1 x Tiny Yellowtail Blenny
1 x Young Lawnmower Blenny
1 x Young Diamond spotted Goby

Invertebrates:
1 x cleaner shrimp
1 x peppermint shrimp
1 x fire shrimp
1 x blue legged hermit crab

Corals:
1 x green star polyp colony (recovered from old tank)
1 x small kenia tree

LR/Sand:
44 lbs Base Coral Rock (recovered, disinfected/bleached old rock)
35 lbs of Caribbean Live Sand

Tank has been running for 3 weeks. I've used water from my old tank. It has been filtered through molecular sieve (sephadex column) that is normally used in laboratories to separated ion-rich water and buffer solutions from protein/lipid mixtures. Bacteria were re-seeded from stock solution used by my collueges from marine biology lab. Moreover, I'm dosing small portions of liophilized coraline algae spores, also donated from people from marine-ecology lab. Tank went thrugh standard ammonia/nitrite/nitrate cycle and now I'm facing nitrate build-up.

All in all, it's a good setup, however:

1. skimmer is too small! It's a pico skimmer, not nano

. I've ordered new external unit: Aqua Medic Turboflotor 1000 Blue, rated for 125 gal.

2. Lights are weak! As for the lights I'm adding 2 x 24W Deep Blue PC on independent ballasts.

3. I've also ordered quite nice calc/nitrate reactor running sulfur beads, rated for 100gal.

Water parameters are fine, except nitrate! I've managed to bring down the level from 100mg/l to 20 mg/l doing standard water-changes. I hope my investment in sulphur-based denitrification system will pay-off. Moreover, I'm considering playing around with small EtOH (ethanol) dossing. We shall see! I will post updates as soon as I get listed components and new inhabitants (5 additional crabs + extra peppermint shrimp)! I'm expeting my new equipment to arrive next week.

Otty · 10-26-2008, 09:17 AM

Boy that sure takes up a lot less space. Looks very nice.

REDMANS CUBE · 10-26-2008, 09:55 AM

45g isnt considered a nano. 30 and less=nano

baugherb · 10-26-2008, 09:58 AM

Sweet tank.... Looks awesome...

Camilsky · 10-26-2008, 10:08 AM

Hey! Thanks for comments chaps! I'm very excited!

lunatik_69 · 10-26-2008, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by REDMANS CUBE

45g isnt considered a nano. 30 and less=nano

I was thinking the same thing. When does a nano stop being a nano? Never the less, it looks great Camil, I hope you have better success with this unit. I want sooo much to get a nano for an Octopus tank. Maybe some day. Luna

Godbert · 10-26-2008, 10:18 AM

octopus are sweet

they like to hide alot though, and require oxygen saturation

lunatik_69 · 10-26-2008, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Godbert

octopus are sweet

they like to hide alot though, and require oxygen saturation

I had one many yrs ago and I loved it until the 5 fiddler crabs per week werent enough and started eating everything else. But it was awesome to watch him come out of his "nest" after throwing the 5 crabs in and how he "preyed" on them like a cat. Changing his colors to through the crabs off and watching the crabs "run" for their lifes. I may just ask Santa for a nano this yr......lol Luna

Camilsky · 10-26-2008, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lunatik_69

I had one many yrs ago and I loved it until the 5 fiddler crabs per week werent enough and started eating everything else. But it was awesome to watch him come out of his "nest" after throwing the 5 crabs in and how he "preyed" on them like a cat. Changing his colors to through the crabs off and watching the crabs "run" for their lifes. I may just ask Santa for a nano this yr......lol Luna

Thanks for comments Luna! I hope Santa will bring you a nice gift

cuttingras · 10-26-2008, 10:49 AM

Nice and compact and very neat! I gotta ask. Is that a plastic cover? does it cover the whole tank? Are you not afraid of the gases building up?

10-26-2008, 09:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
Camilsky Stylophora Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Age: 27 Posts: 998 Skin: Mint Karma: 3715	Camilsky's 45g. Nano Cube Dear Friends! I was previously running 75 gal tank! However, numerous problems with algae blooms, bryopsis outbreak and problems with sump installation convinced me to change to different system! As a result I purchased a 45 gal nano cube by Sera Marine. Here are few shots together with brief specification: Side view Tank Cover and Lihts 2x24W PC White/Blue Skimmer / Filter Compartments Cabinet Front View Tank specs: Dimmensions: 22.5" x 22.5" x 24" Total Capacity: ~ 45gal. Filtration: 4 stage integrated back filter with overflow (8 gal. capacity) Light: 2 x 24W PC White/Blue. Electronic ballast + cooled with temp. sensitive FANS. 2 x moonlight LEDs. Accessories (default): - 160 gph circulation pump - 6W UV sterilizer connected - 100W titanium heater - Various filtration media - Sera 130 PS skimmer Additional accessories: - 2 x Koralia 3 pumps hidden in rock lanscape Fish: 2 x Percula Clowns 1 x Yellow Coral Goby 1 x Tiny Yellowtail Blenny 1 x Young Lawnmower Blenny 1 x Young Diamond spotted Goby Invertebrates: 1 x cleaner shrimp 1 x peppermint shrimp 1 x fire shrimp 1 x blue legged hermit crab Corals: 1 x green star polyp colony (recovered from old tank) 1 x small kenia tree LR/Sand: 44 lbs Base Coral Rock (recovered, disinfected/bleached old rock) 35 lbs of Caribbean Live Sand Tank has been running for 3 weeks. I've used water from my old tank. It has been filtered through molecular sieve (sephadex column) that is normally used in laboratories to separated ion-rich water and buffer solutions from protein/lipid mixtures. Bacteria were re-seeded from stock solution used by my collueges from marine biology lab. Moreover, I'm dosing small portions of liophilized coraline algae spores, also donated from people from marine-ecology lab. Tank went thrugh standard ammonia/nitrite/nitrate cycle and now I'm facing nitrate build-up. All in all, it's a good setup, however: 1. skimmer is too small! It's a pico skimmer, not nano . I've ordered new external unit: Aqua Medic Turboflotor 1000 Blue, rated for 125 gal. 2. Lights are weak! As for the lights I'm adding 2 x 24W Deep Blue PC on independent ballasts. 3. I've also ordered quite nice calc/nitrate reactor running sulfur beads, rated for 100gal. Water parameters are fine, except nitrate! I've managed to bring down the level from 100mg/l to 20 mg/l doing standard water-changes. I hope my investment in sulphur-based denitrification system will pay-off. Moreover, I'm considering playing around with small EtOH (ethanol) dossing. We shall see! I will post updates as soon as I get listed components and new inhabitants (5 additional crabs + extra peppermint shrimp)! I'm expeting my new equipment to arrive next week. _________ My FlickR Photo Gallery My 45g. Cube Thread

10-26-2008, 09:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
Otty Bikers are a dying breed Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 42 Posts: 6,311 Skin: Classic Karma: 39978	Boy that sure takes up a lot less space. Looks very nice. _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula) 3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1, 57w Aqua UV, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Pro Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO₄ Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 Parameters My 265 Gal. Tank Thread

10-26-2008, 09:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
baugherb Nanolicious Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: niles, ohio Age: 33 Posts: 4,805 Skin: Mint Karma: 28057	Sweet tank.... Looks awesome... _________ 12 gallon cube with 10gal sump Est. 2/8/10 150w MH Outer Orbit Pendant 10gal sump Air-Driven Skimmer Corals----Too many to fit in my sig. Fish-------Allens Damsel in the display. Inverts----Skunk Cleaner Shrimp (Future 3Reef Nano Moderator)

10-26-2008, 10:18 AM	#7 (permalink)
Godbert Montipora Capricornis Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Beverly Hills, MI Age: 19 Posts: 1,045 Skin: Mint Karma: 1604	octopus are sweet they like to hide alot though, and require oxygen saturation _________ My Tank Thread My Octopus (R.I.P.)

10-26-2008, 10:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
cuttingras Tankless, but it's cool! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 46 Posts: 4,863 Skin: Dark Karma: 21739	Nice and compact and very neat! I gotta ask. Is that a plastic cover? does it cover the whole tank? Are you not afraid of the gases building up? _________ POST YOUR PIC AND TANK SPECS HERE~~~~> Individual tank pic and specs all in one thread CHAT ABOUT THE TANK THREAD HERE~~~~>http://www.3reef.com/forums/show-off...tml#post501525

10-26-2008, 09:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
REDMANS CUBE Fire Shrimp Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 335 Skin: Mint Karma: 289	45g isnt considered a nano. 30 and less=nano

10-26-2008, 10:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
Camilsky Stylophora Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Age: 27 Posts: 998 Skin: Mint Karma: 3715	Hey! Thanks for comments chaps! I'm very excited!

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