nanocube 28g led - woo!

[benny z]

hey errrbody! been taking a bit of a reefing break, but my wife surprised me with a quick "yes!" to a spur of the moment purchase after seeing an led nanocube at a lfs when we were there buying a cory cat for her little goldfish tank this weekend of all things!

i'd been wanting to have something small on the main floor of our house for a while, as my main reef is in the basement where we just never really enjoy it. wasn't exactly out shopping for it, but this should fit the bill. i must say, there is something uniquely appealing about the simplicity!

here's its new home!

i had a 15" reefbrite led bar laying around and it just so happened to fit perfectly into the hood, so this particular led nanocube will have a bit more blue led "pop" to it! the reefbrites are a lot more purple than the blue leds built into the hood, and the combination really makes for an electric look. can't wait to get some life lit up under them!

fresh saltwater is mixing as i type...!

 

[miyags]

that tank fits right into the decor of your room perfect!!

 

[florida reef]

Nice looking tank and pad!

 

[Troylee]

Looking good Benny... Good to have ya back..1smile1

 

[CSJIII]

My wife would have said....."You're going to put that where?!". Looks great! Would love to see updates when you get it stocked since I was looking to upgrade my JBJ 28 from my 150w to LED. Keep us updated!

 

[benny z]

thx for the welcome backs! glad to see everyone (mostly) is still here. :)

and yes, i have a very understanding wife! ...either that or she was just getting sick of everyone asking her if i still have a reef tank and thought this might curtail awkward discussion! ;)

 

[gqjeff]

Nice Ben, what do you plan on putting in this cube?

 

[benny z]

little of this, little of that... :)

 

[KLR]

The tank already has alot of potential!!

Btw sweet looking room, like said above the tank fits perfectly!

 

[newreefer2]

Glad you are back Benny. The tank looks sweet. However looking inside the tank it appears you are going with the growing trend of air tanks. What species of air fish do you have in there?

 

[benny z]

hahahaha! carl, you know darn well I don't mess around. as of this moment I am looking at a partially cloud-clearing, sand in, liverock aquascaped, saltwater filled, reefkeeper installed, flowing reef!

proper pics tomorrow!

 

[benny z]

I'm a boogyin'!!!

 

[benny z]

camera phone pics - will post "real" camera pics tonight.

rk2 installed:

cloudy tank shot!

as of 20 mins ago - clear!

ready for inhabitants!

 

[benny z]

first inhabitant!

more tomorrow!

 

[Dee77]

how long has the water been cycling

 

[benny z]

sorry, i should have stated not to do what i'm doing for anyone new!

i've used established rock/sand for this. added ammonia and i'm testing 0 for ammonia and nitrites. there was no cycle...or a very very mini one if there was.

 

[Mr E Wrasse]

looks nice Benny! i love my 28g HQI... i'm guessing that rock came from your basement system?

 

[Mr E Wrasse]

cool, nevermind :)

 

[benny z]

you are correct, sir! it looks like fresh clean rock because it came from my dsb trough w/ no light over it.

 

[VelasCorals]

Your scape for such a small footprint is awesome! I love how large of a sand bed you have to work with!