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Jellymolly44

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For the regular livestock set up, I have 3 trochus snails, 2 nassarius snails, 1 scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp & 1 blue tuxedo sea urchin ( which is pretty small right now ).

For the coral livestock set up, I have about 10 mushroom corals, 1 green flower pot coral, 1 pink flower pot coral & 1 green pagoda cup coral.

Tank size is a 12 gallon Nano cube. I don't know what else to tell you there as far as the protein skimmer and all of that other stuff.

I do have one question though. Do I feed both phytoplankton & zooplankton? I don't have either one yet. I feel bad because I don't have them yet.
 
You don't need to worry about feeding either yet, they'd be good for the goniopora maybe, but those are expert level corals, which I strongly recommend to avoid for the moment. Some people use marine snow( its a dried particulate food) to avoid the hassle of cultures or the expense of buying it. I don't know much on this, I just started feeding phytoplankton to my tank, and don't have an opinion on it yet.

Some other stuff you could say is what powerheads you have and what lighting (is it stock?)

what other equipment do you have, I'm not familiar as to what comes with nano cubes.

Also, how much live rock do you have, and how much sand...

You do have a good CUC and the urchin is alright too. You will need to really keep nitrates in check with him though because urchins don't tolerate high nitrates well.

The cup coral needs moderate light, I don't know what comes stock on the nano cube, but you may need to upgrade. T5HO are a good choice for your tank, though both LEDs and MHs are doable too.
 
Filtration has three chambers. I will tell what's in each chamber.

Chamber 1- Mechanical Sponges ( Think there is about three or four individual sponges ).

Chamber 2- Bio Balls ( on bottom ), Activated carbon bag ( on top ), Ceramic ring Bag ( in middle ).

Chamber 3- Submersible pump.

There is also a modular surface skimmer that securely attaches to the the skimmer's intake only when it is running to keep away the annoying foaming in the pump.

The tank shots out it's own flow of water. I predict to be from medium to strong currents. It all depends on where in the tank your talking about. Some parts of the tank have a lower flow than others.

On lighting there are two main lights and two moonlights.

Main lighting- One 10,000K Daylight 24w Compact flourescent lamp and one 7100K Atcinic blue 24w Compact Flourescent lamp.

Moonlighting- Two small moonlight bulbs ( am not sure about the wattage of the moonlight bulbs.

I have 20 lbs of sand and about 6 to 7 pounds of live rock.

I hope this helps you a lot.
 
Filtration has three chambers. I will tell what's in each chamber.

Chamber 1- Mechanical Sponges ( Think there is about three or four individual sponges ).

Make sure to clean these out regularly, they're good but become nitrate farms if not maintained

Chamber 2- Bio Balls ( on bottom ), Activated carbon bag ( on top ), Ceramic ring Bag ( in middle ).

Bioballs act as nutrient traps and are detrimental according to most. the surface area for bacteria is provided much more effectively by LR making the bioballs obsolete in SW as well as the ceramic rings.

Chamber 3- Submersible pump.

A lot of people with these AIO tanks use one of the back chambers to grow chaeto for nutrient export. the add a small light, sometimes a submersible one. you could take out some of the sponges, move the carbon (which should also be rinsed often) to the first chamber under or between the sponges, and you'll be able to use the second chamber for chaeto.

There is also a modular surface skimmer that securely attaches to the the skimmer's intake only when it is running to keep away the annoying foaming in the pump.

not quite sure what you mean here about the foam from the pump, but surface skimming is good

The tank shots out it's own flow of water. I predict to be from medium to strong currents. It all depends on where in the tank your talking about. Some parts of the tank have a lower flow than others.

thats good, you may want to consider a supplemental PH later on. what would be helpful is the Gallon Per Hour rating of the powerhead in chamber 3.

On lighting there are two main lights and two moonlights.

Main lighting- One 10,000K Daylight 24w Compact flourescent lamp and one 7100K Atcinic blue 24w Compact Flourescent lamp.

Moonlighting- Two small moonlight bulbs ( am not sure about the wattage of the moonlight bulbs.

I now recall this from the other thread, the moon lights are just for you, they don't affect the inhabitants much.

I have 20 lbs of sand and about 6 to 7 pounds of live rock.

This is an ok amount, some people will say 1-2 lbs/g of rock, I don't think this is a necessary rule, I also don't like my tank filled to the brim with rock. what counts here IMO is surface area, the greater the area the more room for beneficial bacteria to live

I hope this helps you a lot.

Does help a lot, thanks!
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Tell me more about the submersible lights. It said I could remove the bio balls and the ceramic ring bag.

I just checked how many sponges were in the 1st chamber. I have exactly three sponges in the 1st chamber. Can I remove 2 of them?

The Gallon per hour rating for chamber 3 is 166.

School me some more my friend. You really know what your doing.
 
You can remove two or one, doesn't matter. Just make it so the carbon fits in the first chamber.

inTank sells, submersible lights for growing chaeto, Here is a link. I've seen people use them, and StevieT makes good stuff from what I read.

the gph of the pump is good, you'll know when you need to get more flow.

you're really pushing the limits of my reefing knowledge man! but I'm glad to help someone get in to the world of reefing, it becomes an addiction lol.
 
That's cool. One more question though. Do you have to buy chaeto or can it appear sort of like nuisance algae? I don't have money for it now but will in the next month or two.
 
you can get chaeto cheap usually. I don't know what the LFS sell it at but it goes for 10$ shipped online. I've heard people use caulerpa too, but I think chaeto is more effective. When you are ready for chaeto, I could ship you some at cost of shipping, it's about 5$ for the small flat rate boxes.
 
Alright. I'll PM you when I'm ready. Could you tell me the full price though to know what I'm goin to pay for? I don't have a lot of money right now and would like to get it as soon as possible. I took the bio balls and the ceramic ring back out and put the carbon bag on the bottom of the first chamber. I also took 1 sponge out. The water in all of the chambers seem to be slightly lower. This is to let you know that I am ready whenever you are.
 
5$ flat to cover shipping.

Is it lower in the rest of the tank too or just the chambers. In any case this shouldn't be a cause for concern if there isn't a significant change in water level. as long as everything is working as before its no problem.
 
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