Western_reefers 28 gallon Nano-Cube HQI diary.

[mantis1437]

Looks really good! I really like the foam background.

 

[sahin]

Hey Moses. I dont have my NC28 anymore, but I am still subscribed to a few nice tank thread like yours...

Your tank is cominh along really nicely. Its going to look awesome once the corals are fully grown. Keep up the good work.

PS, can you summarise in some detail what you did to battle excess nutrients?

Thanks.

 

[BlueFyre]

What a beautiful tank!

 

[Western_reefer]

Looks really good! I really like the foam background.

Thanks!!

What a beautiful tank!

Thanks!

 

[Western_reefer]

Hey Moses. I dont have my NC28 anymore, but I am still subscribed to a few nice tank thread like yours...

Your tank is cominh along really nicely. Its going to look awesome once the corals are fully grown. Keep up the good work.

PS, can you summarise in some detail what you did to battle excess nutrients?

Thanks.

Thanks!

Well, I didn't feed the tank a whole lot, I do weekly 25% (7 gallon) water changes, run GFO, Carbon, a Tunze 9002 Skimmer, small fuge in the back chamber, and I blow off the rocks with a power head right before I do my weekly waterchanges. Hope this helped.

 

[Western_reefer]

Here are a few pictures that I took a few days ago.

Blenny

Gorgonian

Chalice

Acans

 

[Western_reefer]

Here are a few pictures that i took today.
Dendros

Coco worm.

Shedding gorgonian

 

[Western_reefer]

Crappy FTS that I took a few minutes ago. (large browned out sps in the middle isnt mine, its my friends, saved it from his tank when it started to RTN, but its starting to heal back up/grow )

 

[Western_reefer]

Here is a picture that I took today of the dendro.

 

[Dazed1]

Very nice tank. This inspired me to get back into the hobby and pick up a 28G HQI today!

Unfortunately, the kit I bought from the LFS does not include a skimmer. What skimmer are you using on yours?

 

[Western_reefer]

Very nice tank. This inspired me to get back into the hobby and pick up a 28G HQI today!

Unfortunately, the kit I bought from the LFS does not include a skimmer. What skimmer are you using on yours?

Thanks! Wow! That's awesome!! :-D

I'm using a Tunze 9002 Skimmer. It fits perfectly into the back middle chamber, you just need to carefully saw off the magnet that's on the side. (you can find several threads around here on how to take the magnet off)

*Edit* Also, don't forget to post a build diary thread when you set it up!

 

[Western_reefer]

Here are a bunch of before and after FTS's. Tell me what you think!
12/23/2010

01/01/2011

01/09/2011

02/04/2011

02/14/2011

03/07/2011

(watch the browned out Jedi Mind Trick Monti grow and color up )
03/21/2011

05/28/2011

06/09/2011

06/20/2011 (Today)

 

[Western_reefer]

My Niece and I looking at the nano, she loves the tank!

 

[OCREEFLOVER]

Love the Scape. Great job =)

 

[Western_reefer]

Love the Scape. Great job =)

Thanks!!

 

[OCREEFLOVER]

Love the Blue Rim monti. You have had a lot of growth. What setting is you're MP-10 on?

 

[Western_reefer]

Love the Blue Rim monti. You have had a lot of growth. What setting is you’re MP-10 on?

Thanks! Its the Jedi Mind Trick Monti. The growth has really taken off on the 5th/6th month. Its on Reef Crest Mode at like 85%.

 

[Western_reefer]

A couple of pictures that I took today.
Original Mummy Eye Chalice

Bubble coral.

 

[sahin]

Nice! I used to have one of those bubble corals in my first ever reef tank. They sure do have a mighty sting and long sweeper tentacles - so keep a watch on it!

 

[Western_reefer]

Nice! I used to have one of those bubble corals in my first ever reef tank. They sure do have a mighty sting and long sweeper tentacles - so keep a watch on it!

Thanks! Yup, its in the corner of the nano all by itself, pretty far from all other corals.