Azzy's Fiji Cube 10 Gal Aquarium

[Azedenkae]

Setting up a new tank!

Aquarium:

Fiji Cube 10 Gallon Rimless AIO Glass Nano Tank

10 Gallon Rimless AIO Nano Tank Lid

Already had from previously:'

Poly-Filter Pad 4 X 8 12/Pack (5)

Eheim Automatic Feeding Unit

SKEMIX Auto Top Off Water Filler Aquarium Mini ATO System Fish Tortoise Tank Water Level Controller No Wiring Float Valve

Meric Fish Tank Manual Hand Pump Siphon (shared)

Salinity Refractometer for Seawater and Marine Fishkeeping Aquarium 0-100 PPT with Automatic Temperature Compensation

2x Marine Pure Biofilter Media Gems - 90g

Hanna® Checktemp® Digital Thermometer

MicroMag™ Magnetic Nano Glass Cleaner

ViaAqua 50 Watt Quartz Heater

Dry Rock (15lb)

Purchased:

1oz TurboStart 900 - Fritz 1oz TurboStart 900 - Fritz

10 lb. Fiji Pink Arag-Alive! Reef Sand - CaribSea 10 lb. Fiji Pink Arag-Alive! Reef Sand - CaribSea

4lb. Reef Saver Aquarium Dry Live Rock - MarcoRocks

2oz Premium Saltwater Fish Food Pellets - Bulk Reef Supply 2oz Premium Saltwater Fish Food Pellets - Bulk Reef Supply

Coral Pro Salt Mix 55 Gallon - RedSea

Prime 16 HD LED Reef Light - Black Body - Aqua Illumination Prime 16 HD LED Reef Light - Black Body - Aqua Illumination

Prime Flex Arm - 12 Inch - Aqua Illumination Prime Flex Arm - 12 Inch - Aqua Illumination

Saltwater Liquid Master Test Kit - API Saltwater Liquid Master Test Kit - API

500 mL Prime - Complete Concentrated Water Conditioner - Seachem 500 mL Prime - Complete Concentrated Water Conditioner - Seachem

BRS Customer Appreciation Mystery Reward BRS Customer Appreciation Mystery Reward

Refractometer Calibration Solution - Bulk Reef Supply

Super stoked to get back into the hobby!

 

[gsepanik]

Looks sick! What are your stocking plans?

 

[Azedenkae]

Looks sick! What are your stocking plans?

Thanks! Not sure yet. Defo juvenile clowns for sure until they get larger. Then I might leave it as just a reef and hopefully the corals keep growing. And be a bit more like a decorative piece.

 

[Azedenkae]

Tank has arrived!

 

[Azedenkae]

My magic potion has arrived.

 

[Azedenkae]

Setting up the tank today, unfortunately found the lid does not sit flush... or even come close. =.=

 

[tautog83]

They should make the holes bigger for the top ..... other than that looks like your off to a good start

 

[Azedenkae]

Tank is up and running! No I am not concerned about the cloudiness from the sand, I am sure it'll clear up in a few days.

 

[Azedenkae]

Andddd water has cleared. ^_^

On the flip side of the coin, I am never buying anything from Fiji Cube again. My magnet cleaner scratched the tank significantly, which it never did - not even with cheapo tanks. So... wow, great job, Fiji Cube. How did you make your glass such low quality?

Plastic for the lid is also full of scratches. The mesh is not even properly done. Not a big deal per se, but gosh it is like $70.

Seriously. =_=

 

[Azedenkae]

And the cycling process began! Dosed 4ppm ammonia this afternoon, checked again about six hours later and still the same. Just dosed FritzZyme TurboStart 900, let's see how things change. :3

 

[Azedenkae]

Quick update. It's been 12 hours or so since I dosed Fritz. Seems to be moving along nicely.

 

[Azedenkae]

Cycle is continuing to progress nicely. A lot of nitrite produced still. Ammonia decreased. I also measured nitrate just for the fun of it, even yes obviously the presence of nitrite makes the nitrate reading kind of pointless.

My impatient self is chiding me lol for starting with 4ppm ammonia rather than 2ppm. Want things to go faster.

 

[Azedenkae]

Quick update: added two quarts of MarinePure to the sump. :3

Ammonia had hit zero, expectedly.

Fish and corals ordered.

Cuc will probably be ordered in a month or so.

 

[Azedenkae]

Poured brine shrimp eggs into the tank so they'll hatch and I have some baby brine shrimps to welcome my stocking.

But also doubled up to show me how the flow is like in the tank. Cool. :3

 

[Azedenkae]

Tank is now stocked. Two tiny clowns, a bunch of corals and three rock flower anemones. Clowns were a bit pale when they came and were breathing heavily. Hopefully it's just the journey causing them stress and they'll be alright.

Also dosed with Arc Reef Coralline Algae. Turned off filter for a bit to let it 'settle' on the rocks and stuff, no idea if that'd actually make a difference. XD

 

[Saltydog69]

looks sweet, im setting up the fiji cube 20 peninsula also. started the cycle today with bio media from my established reef tank. what glass scrapper did you scratch the tank with?

 

[Azedenkae]

looks sweet, im setting up the fiji cube 20 peninsula also. started the cycle today with bio media from my established reef tank. what glass scrapper did you scratch the tank with?

The Innovative Marine MicroMag Magnetic Nano Glass Cleaner: https://www.innovative-marine.com/shop/MicroMag™-Magnetic-Nano-Glass-Cleaner-p184826787

At this point I am blaming the build of Fiji, because this same glass cleaner I used for cheapo plastic tanks and it does not even scratch then.

 

[Azedenkae]

Gosh I just love the RFAs. They look so nice.

On an unrelated note, one clown is already trying to establish dominance over the other lol. Even though they are tiny.

 

[BanjoBandito]

Gosh I just love the RFAs. They look so nice.

On an unrelated note, one clown is already trying to establish dominance over the other lol. Even though they are tiny.

Got 5 and a maxi mini in my nano.

 

[Azedenkae]

Update: everything is looking great! Anemones are open and happy, same as corals. Well except the zoa, they don't seem too happy.

Also added cuc today. Some of them turned out to be rather ugly so I have relegated them to the sump lol.

On a related note, one hermit crab had immediately eaten another. Rip.

Glad to see diatoms forming. Hoping for more variety of algae growing so the cuc don't starve.