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20g AIO 18" Nano Cube

IM15 aio
IM15 aio

Aquarium Profile and Equipment

What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
Mixed Reef
Total Water Volume
10
When did you start this tank?
Apr 1, 2025
What is your aquarium made of?
Glass
Aquarium Length (inches)
15
Aquarium Width (inches)
15
Aquarium Height (inches)
15
Aquarium Overflow/Drain
All In One Tank
Aquarium Sump
NO Sump
Aquarium Stand
Antique Wood Refrigerator Dresser
Aquarium Controller
NO
Protein Skimmer
NO
Aquarium Reactors
  1. None
Return Pump
Sicci 1.5
What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
  1. Powerhead
Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
Jenao OW-10
Aquarium Lighting
  1. LED
Lighting Equipment List
Gen 5 XR15 blue
Lighting PAR and Goals
250 top
200 bottom
Dosing Equipment
  1. Calcium
  2. Alkalinity
  3. Other
Dosing Equipment Detail
Esv 2 part dosed by hand daily
Auto Top Off or ATO
YES
Aquarium Heating and Cooling
  1. I am using a heater or heaters
Water Temperature
77
Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
Hugger 100 watt
Additional Equipment Detail
Filter floss in overflow
2 tbs rox carbon monthly

Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters

pH Level
8.1
Specific Gravity
0.02650
Nitrate or NO3
1
Phosphate or PO4
0.03
Calcium
420
Alkalinity
7.5
Magnesium
1300
Salt Brand
Blue bucket
Trace Element Dosing
DSR EZ trace daily in ato res

Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration

Substrate
Sand
Substrate Level
Other
Live Rock
15
Live Rock Type
From lfs tank breakdown.
Nutrient Export
  1. Protein Skimmer
  2. Floss
  3. GFO
  4. Carbon
  5. Other Chemical
Water Changes
YES
Water Change Details
5% 1g every 2 weeks
Nutrient Export Details
Rox and floss and wc's.

Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)

Fish List
  1. Cardinalfish
  2. Goby
Total Fish
2
Coral List
  1. SPS Coral
  2. LPS Coral
  3. Zoanthids
  4. Mushroom Coral
Total Corals
30
Invert List
  1. Crabs
  2. Snails
Total Inverts
5
Livestock Detail
1 Transparent Cave Goby
1 Pajama Cardinal
Livestock Quarantine
  1. Other

Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)

Fish Feeding Frequency
Multiple Daily Feedings
Coral Feeding Frequency
A Few Times Weekly
Fish and Coral Feeding
  1. Pellet
  2. Frozen
  3. Other
Auto Feeder
NO

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What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
Having and following a plan from day one.

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Mr. I appreciate the band Triumph
Whoa someone besides myself has heard of that band lol
Awesome tank @90's reefer I've been tempted to switch to a4r once my ESV 2 part is gone. I manually dose small amounts to 3 tanks and thinking a single part solution may be easier. Are you manually dosing? It's all I've ever done with the exception of dripping kalk in my larger system.
 
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Mr. I appreciate the band Triumph, may I ask how many gallons that tank is. If I remember some of your previous threads, 20 gallons?
20g's. Its an 18" cube.
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Triumph was awesome in concert back in the day. Im feeling old now, wait I am, lol.
 
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Whoa someone besides myself has heard of that band lol
Awesome tank @90's reefer I've been tempted to switch to a4r once my ESV 2 part is gone. I manually dose small amounts to 3 tanks and thinking a single part solution may be easier. Are you manually dosing? It's all I've ever done with the exception of dripping kalk in my larger system.
18ml morning and night so twice a day by hand.
It will lower your Ph dosing it all at once thats why I slpit it up.
Ph of A4R is 7.2 when mixed.
18ml will lower ph by .2. It rebounds in an hour so no issues that I have run into.
A4R works just as adverised and I think its perfect for small systems such as nano's.
 

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Whoa someone besides myself has heard of that band lol
Awesome tank @90's reefer I've been tempted to switch to a4r once my ESV 2 part is gone. I manually dose small amounts to 3 tanks and thinking a single part solution may be easier. Are you manually dosing? It's all I've ever done with the exception of dripping kalk in my larger system.
I saw them once and the other Canadian 3 man band Rush twice, in concert when I was in high school.
 

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18ml morning and night so twice a day by hand.
It will lower your Ph dosing it all at once thats why I slpit it up.
Ph of A4R is 7.2 when mixed.
18ml will lower ph by .2. It rebounds in an hour so no issues that I have run into.
A4R works just as adverised and I think its perfect for small systems such as nano's.
Thanks for your reply. Are you using the liquid or mixing the powder?
I'm thinking of trying it in one of my smaller tanks, one is 75g total and the other about 40g. I'm only dosing 10ml of 2 part right now to keep alk over 8 on both. Kalk does most of the work in my 180g

I saw them once and the other Canadian 3 man band Rush twice, in concert when I was in high school.
I didn't get to see them but listened to them on vinyl. I think I saw Rush but details of that stage in my life are kind of blurry :face-with-hand-over-mouth:
 
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Thanks for your reply. Are you using the liquid or mixing the powder?
I'm thinking of trying it in one of my smaller tanks, one is 75g total and the other about 40g. I'm only dosing 10ml of 2 part right now to keep alk over 8 on both. Kalk does most of the work in my 180g


I didn't get to see them but listened to them on vinyl. I think I saw Rush but details of that stage in my life are kind of blurry :face-with-hand-over-mouth:
I was running esv before I switched. I run the powder.
I was dosing by hand 2x a day.
14 mlx2 28ml of esv 1 and 2 with an alk of 7.
Tank uses 2 dkh a day.
 
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Update.
First the title was for an old nano.
The IM15 is now 8 months old.

Esv 2 part with Kamoer pumps.

Still running ab+ at 100% on the xr15.

Floss and carbon

20% WC once a month.

Ow-10 was replaced with a Tunze 6040. Fit the space better.
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DO YOU THINK TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS ARE MORE HELPFUL OR HURTFUL TO REEFING?

  • More helpful.

    Votes: 59 42.4%
  • More hurtful.

    Votes: 5 3.6%
  • I think it depends mostly on the technology.

    Votes: 53 38.1%
  • I think it dependsmostly on the reefer behind the technology.

    Votes: 41 29.5%
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