Nano's 35g Cube

[Nano]

Well I have lined up the sps I was after! now... where do I put them??
Help me place them (haven't picked them up but wanted time to kind of plan it out. I will post pictures of the colonies the frags are coming from for color reference, one frag isn't pictured, Garf Bonsai
Here is the tank (obviously) Circled in red is where colonies are starting to grow in. Do I really have room??

Here are the mother colonies. frags will be 1"+

Originally Posted by thanhjenn

[Nano]

Bump, anyone wanna help a brother out

[Borderjumper]

How about building your rock up a little higher? that would give you another level for corals... You have way too much unused glass space too.. Magnets!

[Nano]

Originally Posted by Borderjumper

How about building your rock up a little higher? that would give you another level for corals... You have way too much unused glass space too.. Magnets!

haha thought about it.. not quite sure yet... I have a frag rach I might have to put them on temporarily til' if figure out a solution

[Nano]

Well if anyones still following tomorrow is going to be picture day picked up a 6 line on Saturday he'd very nice likes to come to the turkey baster to be fed. He has found a little cave that he has called home 3 nights in a row and seems to go to bed every night at 9:45 LOL weirdo. I like this little guy a lot he gets along great with every one but is a bit shy with sudden movements around the tank, probably still adjusting to the new surroundings

[Nano]

A few new corals I picked up on saturday, not the greatest pictures
pictures definitely dont do justice
Purple Bonsai (Garf)

can't remember the other kinds here


this one looks bleached but its actually like a sky blue color, again just my "epic" camera skills.


and here is the result of eggcrate over a tank long term... Tan lines on my monti, time to buy a screen kit.

[gregzz4]

Nice additions

Guess I'd better build a screen before I get too many corals

[Nano]

well we're in the process of HOUSE HUNTING!!!!
This is super exciting, and while I don't know when we actually intend to buy, I do know one thing... There will be a larger tank in the future after all.

I want to do a 3'x3'x2' Cube with all the stuff contained in a sump room.
It will have glass eurobracing to have the "rimless look" with out all the mess.
I have been thinking about this for months since starting my current tank, as to how I would go about doing a larger version of it, and this is what I came up with.

Starfire on 3 sides
External overflow, to maximize tank space
custom DIY LEDs with mounts
and here are some mock ups of the LED configuration I drew up last night.

I will likely do DIY Leds and try to copy the AI Vega, but more in the Sol's style
here is the mounting system I am toying with




Double support Approach




Personaly I like the 2 bar approach better it looks more supportive as well as balanced. The tank i have planned is 3'x'3'x2' cube so having about 1 1/2 years to plan before I under take it gives me lots of time to tinker. This is just what I came up with last night. The round bar would more then likely be 1" square tubing its just easier to bend round tubing in my program. Kinda gives you a general idea of what I am thinking anyway. the tank would be about 135g and i would rather have more light then I need and just dim rather then not enough.

The leds I am thinking would be CREE
Cool white 6500k or higher
Blue
Royal Blue
Violet
and a couple reds for sunset/sunrise as well as nocturnal viewing.

anyways thats just a dream for now, but its a plan as well so this is even better. plus I have the go ahead from the Mrs. when the time comes

[lockrookie]

if you can stick with round bar that looks great.. i wish i had cad skills lol

[Nano]

Originally Posted by lockrookie

if you can stick with rund bar that looks great.. i wish i had cad skills lol

:P thanks took some design schooling in the evening back when I did drywall.. never pursued it though. meh..

I like the round bar as well

I plan on editing it a bit further to make the whole fixture enclosed in acrylic so it has a manufactured look to it. now depending on the color scheme of the house, and the color of the stand will determine the color of the light casing and mount arm. I personally hope to go with white, but we'll see