My 12g Nano cube DX setup

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I finally put together my 12 gallon nano cube together this evening. Please let me know how the setup look. I am planning on putting two clown fishes in there once it's cycled, and then down the road I will put some corals. Does the setup look too crowded? Please give me your comments and suggestions. Thanks!!
 
I think it looks super! Continue to post pictures of your progress.
 
have you figured out the coralor fish types you are going to put in it yet?
Alos is it a traditional with bio balls inthe back?

Looks good so far. Kinda curioous as to the type of live rock you have in there... almost looks like base.. But that could be because they are large as they compare to the tank...
 
@Matthew_sample wrote:
have you figured out the coralor fish types you are going to put in it yet? Alos is it a traditional with bio balls inthe back? Looks good so far. Kinda curioous as to the type of live rock you have in there... almost looks like base.. But that could be because they are large as they compare to the tank... said:
These are fiji live rocks (30 lbs), They have some pink and green coraline algae on them. I am planning on putting 2 clown fishes in there once it's cycled. I got the live sand from one of the guys from this forum so hopefully it will help the tank cycle fast. All I have in the compartment right now is 2 sponges. I took out the bio ball and carbon. Will probably put some cheetos down the road.
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@Matthew_sample wrote:
a cleaner shrimp would look cool in there too... I have seen them in the small tanks and they are great to look at... said:
I am planning on adding some clean up crew once the tank is cycled. How many of them would you recommend. I want to put some shrimps and crabs. What type of shrimp is good. Also, would it be better to add them after I add the fishes as they will generate waste?
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It's looking good!

I see you have about 30 pounds of rock in 12 gal cube. Rule of thumb suggests that is about twice as much as you need really.

How's your flow around all the rock? Do you have an additional power head somewhere back there that we can't see?

My other thought is perhaps after a month or so of cycle time maybe adding the corals and cleaning crew, letting another couple weeks of cycle go by and then add your fish - just an idea.

Congratulations on getting on board the reef express!
 
@DheereCrossing wrote:
It's looking good! I see you have about 30 pounds of rock in 12 gal cube. Rule of thumb suggests that is about twice as much as you need really. How's your flow around all the rock? Do you have an additional power head somewhere back there that we can't see? My other thought is perhaps after a month or so of cycle time maybe adding the corals and cleaning crew said:
The flow seems to be pretty good right now. I don't have another power head in there right now, but I was thinking of getting those rotating one in the near future. Can't wait till the tank has cycled.
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Looks great - you may want to get rid of one rock to provide a little more swimming room but other than that you are on your way.
 
I don't think the problem is in the quantity, it's the size of each rock, I would try to trade with someone for some tonga branches or smaller pieces, so you can actually build caves and make it look like a mini reef. Try a local store, and also spread the rock over a larger surface area, instead of making a wall, when you start putting corals in you'll see why that helps.
 
@Anton M wrote:
I don't think the problem is in the quantity said:
I will try and find some smaller rocks and try to get rid of some bigger ones. Do I need to keep the lights on during the cycling period? Thanks!
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The blues on 8-10 hours a day and the white 6-8 hours - blues before and after the whites come on. If you have timers you need to put them as such. This way you have a dawn to dusk effect.
 
Would it be ok to remove couple of the big rocks and put in a few small base rocks? Right now I do have a few caves in there but I guess with smaller rock I will have some more
 
I believe if you put base rock in with the cured you it might make your cycling process longer but I could be mistaken.
 
After some nice tips. I re-arranged the live rocks. I got rid of couple of big ones. Please let me know if this look better. If want to have it ready for the future when I will add some corals. Thanks!
 
Looks much better, now you got a bit more shelves sticking out to start stocking on some corals, I would make them stick out even more unless you like to have more room on the send bed, in a small tank like that you have to utilize every inch of space :D, also I always tried to keep some distance between side walls and the rock, so that I can reach in there and clean the algae off when it starts to grow, but that's just me. Looks great!
 
@Anton M wrote:
Looks much better said:
Thanks for the advice. I will try to make them stick out a little more, and will also try to move one of the bottom rock on the left a bit toward the right that way I will have some room to clean the glass. Do you recommend removing the one on the very top and adding a tonga branch? Thanks!
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The water in the tank has a pretty nasty smell to it. Should I be doing water changes during the cycling process? should I add the carbon bag in the filter?
 
Forget the carbon. Just let the water stink. Go ahead and change about 2 to 5 gallons a week just like you would once it's stocked.

I like your arrangement much better than before. Yea, if you make some clearance on the left for a glass cleaner now you'll be thanking yourself for it later. I don't know about the top rock being switched for tonga branch, I kinda like it already. There isn't a lot of room to get anything on top of that rock but if you want to drill and peg something to kinda hang off that rock it might look cool.
 
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