nanocube 28g led - woo!

benny z · Feb 2, 2011

euphyllia shrinks its tentacles and closes up at night.

yeah, partially under a rock overhang.

lighting is detailed in the thread, but it is the OEM LED hood lighting in the hood plus a 15" blue ReefBrite LED bar.

I'm hoping the clowns will host in the RBTA before the torches, but they don't seem to be interested in either. yet.

MimicOcto8 · Feb 2, 2011

Ben that looks amazing! I absolutely love the bluespotted jawfish. She's gorgeous! I'm super jealous now. this last month i've been searching for a new nano tank and I think i found what i want to go with. thanks dude!

skinz78 · Feb 3, 2011

Yeah my old torch had crazy polyp extension, some were more than 4" long. My clowns hosted in it and before I got rid of it they were really starting to irritate sections of it.

reefhead · Feb 3, 2011

nice tank...your zoos are awesome...where did you purchase them?

benny z · Feb 3, 2011

thanks!

z's and p's are from ian @ reef odyssey. actually, most of the stuff in the tank is from him.

awesome dude. he hand picked the true orange hammer for me.

Ian · Feb 3, 2011

that thing looks sick!!

skinz78 · Feb 3, 2011

That is an awesome looking Hammer for sure! Got any pic's of the plate I see peeking in the pic next to it?

benny z · Feb 4, 2011

yes...

though that's a piece i had ordered from ian for a local friend, and was only holding it in my tank until he could pick it up. i am going to have to get one for myself, though - under the blue leds (as pictured) it looks amazing!

skinz78 · Feb 4, 2011

Oh wow, that is an awesome Fungia for sure, I can see why it might be hard to pass off to your friend.

m and m · Feb 4, 2011

It that one of the My miami fungia's he has those things are so sweet just i cant bring myself to spend that much on one.

benny z · Feb 4, 2011

nah, just a purple w/ green tentacles. the purple looks blue under the blue leds, just like the picture shows.

but i agree - i want one of the 3-color ones. no doubt!

benny z · Feb 4, 2011

i don't think i ever posted a closeup of the sunset fungia...also from ian. this thing is crazy bright. orange base w/ yellow tentacles. my wife's favorite piece in the tank thus far.

m and m · Feb 4, 2011

That's is pretty sick, does it have little blue tips on the tenticals?

benny z · Feb 4, 2011

not blue...just kinda clear tips...

skinz78 · Feb 4, 2011

Very nice! I really want more of them but it seems every time I get one shipped to me it melts.

benny z · Feb 5, 2011

now with vortech mp10es, thanks to sustainable reefs!

benny z · Feb 6, 2011

added 6 more frags... probably should have named this "operation jam pack the nano"...

real estate is already becoming scarce...

Reloadeddevil · Feb 6, 2011

Awesome thread, very organized progress. Awesome setup. Can u tell me how much just the tank itself cost u? Thanks.

benny z · Feb 6, 2011

thanks!

the tank retails for 749 locally and the store had a 10% off sale, so 675 with stand. I believe brs sells them, too, for less...plus shipping.

so far I'm really happy with it!