Truvu Nano Cube

[OCDP]

ooh, neat Goby

where'd ya get him? what are they like?

[Samw]

Thanks Aquariumgirl. Hi Veng68, the last time I was at King Ed's last week, they still had a few of these tanks. I don't think they were interested to bring any more in because they aren't selling. I paid about $60 and they are now about $20 less than what I paid for it.

And OCDP, the Trimma goby was from Ocean Aquatics. It is eating. I haven't gotten the Clown goby to eat yet though. My concern with the small goby is that the Aquaclear might suck it up.

Oh hey, look back at the Pistol shrimp pic up there. You can see a frozen mysis shrimp in front of the cowry. The Pistol shrimp is the same size as the piece of frozen mysis shrimp. haha. The Pistol has molted once already.

EDIT: Oops. I just ID'ed the goby. It isn't a Trimma. Its actually Eviota pellucida. However, OA did have Trimma striata as well which I didn't get.

http://www.korallenriff.de/zwerge2003.html

[Samw]

Here's an example of another TruVu 3.5 tank. This one is pretty nice and well stocked.

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/show...e&pagenumber=1

[Samw]

Replaced the useless 9W Actinic bulb with a 9W 10000K bulb to add more PAR to the tank. Added a 3/4 W Moonlight as an Actinic replacement. Works well. The moonlight does make the Blue Sponge look bluer.

Everything is doing well. Feather duster dropped its crown but a new one is growing. Currently, the clown goby only eats live baby brine shrimp. I'm hoping to wean it to freeze dried cyclopeeze. Looking to add a Yellow Leather frag in there next.

Moonlight Only:


18W 10000K plus 3/4W Moonlight:


Under the hood:

[Fish]

Your tank looks great - nice job!
What are the dimensions?

- Chad

[Samw]

Thanks Chad.

The tank with lid and stand is 10x8.5x17.5 (LxWxH)

The tank itself is 9x8x11

http://www.innovativelights.com/tru-35c.html

These guys have customized them with built-in filters as well

http://www.innovativelights.com/tru-nano.html

Livestock are still doing well. Yellow clown goby still only eats BBS and spits back out flake and cyclopeeze. Haven't done any water changes yet.

[Samw]

Looks like CPR makes a 6G cube now. Quote pricey though.

http://nanotuners.nanocustoms.com/na...roducts_id=172

[Fish]

Sam,
Good find - that is a sweet looking tank!
And yes... quite pricey...

- Chad

[Samw]

Update:

Tank: TruVu 3.5G

Lighting: 18W Coralife Mini Aqualights 10000K + 6700K

Filtration: AquaC Remora w/ Minijet 404 pump (Added Dec 17, 2005)

Backup Aerator: Penn Plax battery backed-up air pump

Temperature Monitor: Coralife Digital Thermometer

Daytime/Nighttime Oxygen Saturation: 90%

Nitrite: 0


Inverts/Corals:
3 Sexy shrimps
Pistol shrimp
Porcelain crab
4 Ringged cowries
2 Cerith snails
7 Bumble Bee snail
Electric Blue Hermit crab
2 Scarlet Hermit crabs
Feather Duster
Christmas Tree rock
Cluster Duster rock
Frogspawn
Xenia
Green Clove Polyps

Fish: Several various gobies, Clownfish

Added:
Purple Gorgonian
Pink Featherdusters
Blue sponge
3 Boxer crabs
1 Emerald crab

Still Coming:
Yellow Fiji Leather
Ricordia
Alveopora

[deacon hemp]

WOW 3 fish in a 3.5 your really pushing the limits with that tank.Looks nice though.