Hi,
I am starting up this build thread to document my “retired” (A.K.A – never used for intended purposes) Waterbox Cube 7 quarantine tank.
Story goes a little something like this…
2020 COVID-19 Peak Lockdown in Australia – I Think, I know what would be good! A nostalgic childhood & adolescence hobby to keep me entertained & occupied while the world melts down around me. Thus, my first tank was born, a Waterbox Cube 20.
Welcome to Reef2Reef thread here.
2021 COVID-19 Continues On & I WFH Full-Time – Naturally one goes, time for an upgrade! And why we are at it, lets try and keep the most difficult and challenging varieties and species of animals! So many $$ and heaps of deliberation later, I present to you my Cade S2 600 SPS reef.
Built thread here.
2022 Life Changes – As with everything in the world currently it seems, my life is also in a state of flux and paradox. Work changes, personal health concerns, family health issues and time gets more finite, and space becomes a premium, again.
So as one does, I made the decision to downsize everything and sell my current set-up alongside the foundation components for what was going to be a pending upgrade.
Fundamentally I wanted my cake and to be able to eat it too... A beautiful desktop nano reef, that was both low maintenance, low tech, and low running costs. All of this is my personal perspective on the definition of those characteristics.
I am already somewhat into this journey and was fortunate in the sense that the tank was up and running with cycled media, sand bed & some live rock. As such, I had a somewhat “insta tank” scenario. I also had some livestock that I would be transferring from my other tank shutdown.
This is a little journal to keep track of methodology, equipment, livestock, maintenance, costs & any little titbits that may prove to be useful or entertaining for the community.
Hope you enjoy! Any questions please do not hesitate to reach out!
Cheers!
I am starting up this build thread to document my “retired” (A.K.A – never used for intended purposes) Waterbox Cube 7 quarantine tank.
Story goes a little something like this…
2020 COVID-19 Peak Lockdown in Australia – I Think, I know what would be good! A nostalgic childhood & adolescence hobby to keep me entertained & occupied while the world melts down around me. Thus, my first tank was born, a Waterbox Cube 20.
Welcome to Reef2Reef thread here.
2021 COVID-19 Continues On & I WFH Full-Time – Naturally one goes, time for an upgrade! And why we are at it, lets try and keep the most difficult and challenging varieties and species of animals! So many $$ and heaps of deliberation later, I present to you my Cade S2 600 SPS reef.
Built thread here.
2022 Life Changes – As with everything in the world currently it seems, my life is also in a state of flux and paradox. Work changes, personal health concerns, family health issues and time gets more finite, and space becomes a premium, again.
So as one does, I made the decision to downsize everything and sell my current set-up alongside the foundation components for what was going to be a pending upgrade.
Fundamentally I wanted my cake and to be able to eat it too... A beautiful desktop nano reef, that was both low maintenance, low tech, and low running costs. All of this is my personal perspective on the definition of those characteristics.
I am already somewhat into this journey and was fortunate in the sense that the tank was up and running with cycled media, sand bed & some live rock. As such, I had a somewhat “insta tank” scenario. I also had some livestock that I would be transferring from my other tank shutdown.
This is a little journal to keep track of methodology, equipment, livestock, maintenance, costs & any little titbits that may prove to be useful or entertaining for the community.
Hope you enjoy! Any questions please do not hesitate to reach out!
Cheers!
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