I decided to post the history of my nano since I've been active on R2R more often lately.
Here's the timeline with notable events, good or bad:
Dec 15, 2022
Decided to jump back in to reefing after 6 or 7 years and a house move. I gotta admit my main motivation was the popularity of the...
Hey all, my tank is almost a year old now so I figure it's time to post a build thread
Tank:
Used JBJ 24g from Craigslist
Lighting: SmatFarm G5
Filtration: 5g tank converted into a sump, Aquatop media tumbler with RowaPhos, Aquatop 7W UV Sterilizer, Macro Aqua M-50 protein skimmer
Feeding: 2g...
Hey cube fans, this is my waterbox 20g build thread. It's going to be a fishless tank... corals and cuc only.
Basic equipment list:
1. WB 20 cube
2. AI 16 HD
3. Real reef rock
4. Caribsea live special grade
5. Aqualight ATO
6. Sicce voyager nano 1000l
7. Tunze 9001 nano skimmer
8. Inkbird temp...
hello everyone, I am about to buy a jbj 12 gallon nano cube for a pretty decent price. The only thing is it doesn’t have a return pump.
Planning on upgrading lighting as well.
Any suggestions on a replacement pump??
Also a decent light for this tank??
Thanks for any info and I would like to see...
Hello! New to the forums.
Live in Pittsburgh,PA. Off of work now and stuck at home with the state-wide quarantine stuff so I snuck out to my LFS yesterday to fill-up on saltwater and frozen food. Snagged a few fish, too
I’ve let my dream reef die off into a nightmare, so no pics until it’s...
Hey everyone! Starting a reef tank and I’m really excited about it. Have been researching for months. Finally went to my LFS and pulled the trigger. PS - Hello from Canada!
Started off budget conscious but already planning some upgrades. Currently 4 days into fishless cycle.
A few photos so...
Hello Neighbor,
How's it going? Kind of excited to announce my wife and I's first reef tank. What I present to you is our new (to us) tacticle-sized reef tank. It's a Lifeguard 7 gallon with built in back filtration chambers that my wife and I picked up second hand from Facebook marketplace...
Well I got a tank from this couple it's a 29 biocube with upgraded equipment and it had this chalice in it does anyone know what it is it looks slightly different because I just got the tank a day or two ago and it's stressed
Good Day,
Update #1
I started to build 25g nano cube, the project still under the construction
The plan is:
1- Display tank 25g nano cube 50x50 cm
2- Eternal sump 60x30x30 cm
3- Eternal refugium 30x30 cm (separated from the sump)
4- I am going to use it for mix reef and focusing more on SPS...
I’m October of 2017 my wife and I bought a coralife biocube 29 from a coworker who has been in the hobby for over 10 years. He actually bought the set up for himself while he was trying to convince me to buy it for my kids. My son is allergic to cats and dogs, but loves animals. So my co...
Hi there fellow reefers!
I just purchased my first tank and it has been running for around 3 days now, I purchased a Refugium Light at my lfs but it is too large for my setup. I was wondering if anyone knew of any small low cost Refugium lights that will fit on the back of an aquaclear50 HOB...
John’s 8g Pico Cube
Hey everyone!
Just to give you a little backstory before I get into the tank. My name is John, I am 15 years old, and I live in Georgia. I got into this hobby a year ago by watching tanks on YouTube and seeing them on the forums. I recently moved to Georgia from NewYork and...
Hi! I've had my 24 gal JBJ Nanocube up since late August/early September and I'm really enjoying this hobby. Right now I have a sixline wrasse, a black snowflake clown, and a tailspot blenny, as well as a good size cuc made up of two emerald crabs, a bunch of hermits, and a wide variety of...
hi R2R familiy:
im starting with a new nano tank (40G), and I can't decide which salt to use...
I was thinking about using Coral PRO, but I saw that its alkalinity levels are 12. 2, it's a bit high, is not it? I know alkalinity should be around 7.8-8.3. Which option could I use to start my tank?
I'm creating this thread to keep track of my progress using fluconazole to get rid of the green hair algae in my 24 gal cube.
I posted a different thread looking for help on this and was given two suggestions: use fluc or do a LOT of scrubbing. I live in an apartment and don't have a lot of...
Hi R2R Family:
I have a small tank all in one, I have the sump behind the tank, with a space for socks. The dimensions of the space are these: 3.9inX3.9inX19in. some recommendation for a base for the socks and what diameter should buy them
thank U!
hi R2R family.
im searching for a very silent mini-pump for my nano tank (3oGAL), Is a all-in-one tank, so the sump is behind de tank, what pump you recommend, also I looking for low consume of energy. my options now are:
MINI-MJ 404 WATER PUMP (106 GPH) - COBALT AQUATICS
Eheim COMPACTON 600...
Hi R2R family:
My next reef tank, it will be a NANO (20inx20inx20in), my question is if a RADION xr15 g4, it will be enough for sps corals, lps and soft corals. I hope you can help me! or give me some feedback, thank you! :)
Hi R2R family:
im going to mount a Nano tank (38G),
The tank will be all in one, so I will not have sump or refugie, how I will keep my Ph at night. since I had heard that the shelter light helped this parameter.
Hi R2R Family.
HI I'm starting a nano tank (18inx18inx18in), it will be a mixed tank (Sps, lps, and soft corals), I'm indecisive to get a hydra26 or a RADION RX15 G4, hope you can help me!
Howdy All!
I just came across a great deal on a 28g NanoCube CF -- This tank is an older model. But I am hoping with some TLC it can have some glory days left. I don't have much AIO or Nano tank experience. I am currently running a 40b with a sump, so I am aware this will be a totally...
We currently have a 28g JBJ Nano-cube. We removed the hood, and have been using a T5/Metal halide combo fixture. Our tank life (which looks "ok") consists of zoas, torch, frog spawn, hammer, Duncan, ricordea, and a few others that I can't remember the names of. Will the sBox Sprite Reef Nano...
I'm hoping someone will have what I'm looking for although it's unlikely.
I have a 12g nano cube & the feeder lid is missing. I contacted JBJ and they said they don't make that style of lid anymore, and I can't find one online to buy that I've seen. If anyone for some reason has one, or can...
hi everyone,
With the heat coming on, i decided to ditch my canopy aio led 26 w (no dimmer) especially since a couple of my zoas started spewing zooxanthellet poop. I have the ai prime hd w mount coming monday and will have a screen to let more air exchange. I was wondering what kind of...
Hi Everyone,
Im hoping someone has experience or knowledge regarding the jbj 28 g nano. Currently i have the stick canopy w leds 26 w 14k and 1 w blue actinics. I wanted to switch my lighting to the aqualife halo for the following reasons:
1) color pop
2) create more distance between corals (i...