Riceboy's 2012 nano contest entry
 

Well I guess I should create one of these.
Trying to keep the KISS principal on this one since it will be in my office at work. So the less gadgets te better.

Here's the tank specs:

12"x12"x12" tank

Rena xpl canister filter

ikea office lamp

Par 38 led bulb

Hydor inline heater.

I wish it's oct.15 so I can set up my damn tank lol

sounds like its going to be a good one little buddy , i hope you know im gonna have to take you out the gloves are off!:P:P






**edit** changed the title to match :)

I have high expectations from both of you! Neither one of you better disappoint. ;)

A nano tank at work soo jelous:biggrin: can't wait for pics

Well here are some pics of the equipment lol

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/s...7907DE7773.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/s...542387B312.jpg

you work in your kitchen??

:twised::twised::twised::twised:

Awwww . . . once again the cutie is in the background, and I lose all focus on the tank. Tank? What tank? Look at those cheeks!

Whoooo! Getting hot in here Victor, haha. That's a spicy tomato you got goin there.

lol na i'm just preping the tank and doing a leak test to check for leaks lol at the bulkheads lol.

I'm going to make this a zoa dominant tank and try some sps corals and some lps. This tank is actually inspired by a tank I have seen long ago which was also an office tank. See link

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=553708

The vision:

-have a low maintenance
-less gadgets inside the tank
-viewable on 5 sides
-simple and elegant look

In order for me to achieve this I had a tank custom built at golds so 12X12X12 with 2 X 1/2" bulk heads drilled in the center of the tank. I will limit the amount of equipment in the tank by installing everything outside of the tank and under my desk. The rena xpL should provide enought flow and filtration for such a small tank (rated for 175 gallon tank :lol:), and the heater is connected inline with the tubing. So all you'll see is the inlet and outlet in the tank, which I will be hiding in the rocks lol. Lighting will be on a timer so no maintenance there, and ato will be me or my co worker (when im on vacation lol) topping of daily to parked point. To replenish the ca, kh, mag, and trace element I will be doing a 1 gallon water change bi-weekly.

lol thanks bro, figured i should let you see your competition lol

I'll try my best not to disappoint lol, but i'm kinda worried without a skimmer lol

oh i sees how it is lol well i got bad news for the both of ya:twised:

just dont buy fish lol

Nice start to your build. I love how its viewable from 5 sides :)

LOL beautiful tank...i like the chat with this build lol

no fish thats madness gotta get a nemo for the release of finding nemo 3d :lol:

Looks cool so far, I like the rock work.

a post has been made in all the contest forumns regarding contest rules via the timeline, everyone should read this post as there seems to be some confusion.

Seeing how I already have all the equipment and reading the rules again I went into the office last night and got it started lol.

Here's a pic of the heater:

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps77588cd6.jpg

And the first fill up of the tank!!! Yay no leaks lol!!!!

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps9810c033.jpg


And this is what it looks like this morning:

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/s...psbb17daf0.jpg

And under my desk lol

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps9a664a1f.jpg

Decided to take a video before the other coworkers came in!! Lol now the waiting game lol

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/s...psbff03538.mp4

sorry ****ty iphone cam lol

I love it! :clap2: I'm totally going to copy your bottom drilled set up at some point in the future.

thanks Shelley, i'm really enjoying the site of no powerheads, and its so quiet :lol:

Did you drill a hole in the desk, or is the plumbing feeding through a hole for computer cables?

I love the look. Is the desk lamp fitted with a par 38 bulb?

The plumbing went through the hole for the computer cables.

Yep thats an ikea lamp with an oc par38 27 watt led bulb.

Cool idea I like the look of it.

Looking good! Can't wait to see this thing stocked. I really like the light, nice color

That will be a nice feature to enjoy.

Lol. yeah i'm jealous. My Fluval Edge Nano went from not even audible, to noisey with the addition of the MP10WES.... :cry:

I love how clean and beautiful this all looks together.
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i hear ya man my 2 mp40s are loud as hell in my main tank lol

thanks for the compliment, i have always wanted to do this for years and decided to pull the trigger when my boss allowed me to have a tank at the office lol

Thats pretty slick setup.. Cant wait to see it grow. is you par30 white/blue combo?
Just wondering how you like it?

Very nice! Will be watching this one!

thanks guys, the bulb is actually a par 38 bulb and it's actually pretty good. no heat and bright as hell lol. it has 4 white and 5 blues to achieve the 14k look all 3 watt crees so 27 watts total

Well seeing how this clownfish has been living in my sump for the past year figured I should let her start my cycle, rocks are all from my current tank so shouldn't take to long to cycle lol

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/s...229D872CD7.jpg

I like the clown in there :) The light looks like it will serve you well :)
Always watchn for updates.

And some test frags. Since the people at work keeps on hassling me to put corals in it lol.

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/s...8447BE78B7.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/s...8425617677.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/s...3B88ABDB57.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/s...3B6BA771DC.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/s...3B58ECC4EB.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/s...3B799E9090.jpg