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    Emmanuel's Pico 1ft Cube Tank

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    Tank has been running for a month and things seems to be quite encouraging maybe i'm still new to this saltwater tank .. Sharing with u guys =)


    1ft cube tank

    Age : 1 month
    Lighting: 2 x 14W T5
    Skimmer: Rio Nano Protein Skimmer
    Filtration: Hang-on
    Live Rocks 5kg
    Cooling: Fan

    Livestocks:
    2 x Clownfish
    2 x Fire Goby
    2 x Cardinal Bangaii
    1 x Royal Dottyback
    1 x Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
    3 x Turbo snails
    (I know i'm overstocking but i can't resist not getting them home =p)




    FTS


    FTS with actinic


    Favourite fish


    Skunk cleaner shrimp


    mini zoas garden
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    Re: Emmanuel's Pico1ft Cube Tank

    nice nano tank you have there. i was thinking of having a marine nano tank too. I would like to ask if you have to top up the water everyday due to evaporation? and what water do you use for top up? what is the ideal temperature for marine?

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    Re: Emmanuel's Pico1ft Cube Tank

    Very nicely done, but water parameter for one feet is really difficult to maintain especially temperature ( skimmer and lighting usually is the cause of heating up). thumbs up for you,
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    Re: Emmanuel's Pico1ft Cube Tank

    Quote Originally Posted by boxedfish View Post
    nice nano tank you have there. i was thinking of having a marine nano tank too. I would like to ask if you have to top up the water everyday due to evaporation? and what water do you use for top up? what is the ideal temperature for marine?
    hmmm... if fan is on throughout the day, there will be quite a fair bit of evaporation. I top up with saltwater and if salinity is too high, i will add distilled water.. **COSTLY!!!** Ideal temperature would be i guess 26 to 28 degree celsius... but if you are not intending to keep corals, i guess even at 30 degree celcius, the fishes would still be able to do well.

    Quote Originally Posted by eviltrain View Post
    Very nicely done, but water parameter for one feet is really difficult to maintain especially temperature ( skimmer and lighting usually is the cause of heating up). thumbs up for you,
    hmm... temperature is a big issue because i am using a fan... but nontheless, i guess these more "hardy" corals should be able to tolerate the temperature.

    if u do not have many test kits, then water parameters will not be an issue. haha.. just perform more water change to keep water clean and fishes happy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by emmanuelwoon View Post
    hmmm... if fan is on throughout the day, there will be quite a fair bit of evaporation. I top up with saltwater and if salinity is too high, i will add distilled water.. **COSTLY!!!** Ideal temperature would be i guess 26 to 28 degree celsius... but if you are not intending to keep corals, i guess even at 30 degree celcius, the fishes would still be able to do well.

    hmm... temperature is a big issue because i am using a fan... but nontheless, i guess these more "hardy" corals should be able to tolerate the temperature.

    if u do not have many test kits, then water parameters will not be an issue. haha.. just perform more water change to keep water clean and fishes happy.
    Topping up with saltwater is not advisible as it will cause your salinity to increase especially for a pico tank. If you use distilled water, get the NTUC house brand, 3 x 1.5L @ $1.35 only.

    As for temperature, I find that nearly all corals can survive at 30 degC. My current 322 tank is running between 28-29 degC.

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    Re: Emmanuel's Pico1ft Cube Tank

    Quote Originally Posted by teebs View Post
    As for temperature, I find that nearly all corals can survive at 30 degC. My current 322 tank is running between 28-29 degC.
    hmmm , what about marine shrimps, slugs and mushrooms, will they survive 30 degrees water?

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    Re: Emmanuel's Pico1ft Cube Tank

    hi there, sorry to hijack your thread. may i know where to get the 2 x 14W T5 light you are using? and what's the dimension of it too? i'm looking for a high watt 1ft light for my planted tank.

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    Re: Emmanuel's Pico1ft Cube Tank

    Quote Originally Posted by yilimi View Post
    hi there, sorry to hijack your thread. may i know where to get the 2 x 14W T5 light you are using? and what's the dimension of it too? i'm looking for a high watt 1ft light for my planted tank.

    i got it from C328. it is 40cm long

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    Quote Originally Posted by emmanuelwoon View Post
    i got it from C328. it is 40cm long
    thank you for the information. would you share the price of the light via pm? really appreciate it.

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    Re: Emmanuel's Pico1ft Cube Tank

    Isn't this setup with too many livestock?
    Otherwise, I like it a lot!

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    Re: Emmanuel's Pico1ft Cube Tank

    Quote Originally Posted by boxedfish View Post
    hmmm , what about marine shrimps, slugs and mushrooms, will they survive 30 degrees water?
    No issues for them.

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    Re: Emmanuel's Pico1ft Cube Tank

    Quote Originally Posted by boxedfish View Post
    hmmm , what about marine shrimps, slugs and mushrooms, will they survive 30 degrees water?
    More importantly, do you know if they will cohabit together in a single tank? Do you know which one is a time bomb? Have you check for reference if they are suitable to be kept at 30 degree?
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    Re: Emmanuel's Pico1ft Cube Tank

    Quote Originally Posted by BFG View Post
    More importantly, do you know if they will cohabit together in a single tank? Do you know which one is a time bomb? Have you check for reference if they are suitable to be kept at 30 degree?
    i am just asking if those 3 types that i mentioned can survive at 30 degress, never mentioned that i want to keep them together. I just want to know so that i can make a choice what to keep if i want to go into marine. i am also asking my questions while reading elsewhere for more information.

    maybe my question are not really welcomed because i got asked back 3 questions for asking 1.

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    Re: Emmanuel's Pico1ft Cube Tank

    Quote Originally Posted by boxedfish View Post
    i am just asking if those 3 types that i mentioned can survive at 30 degress, never mentioned that i want to keep them together. I just want to know so that i can make a choice what to keep if i want to go into marine. i am also asking my questions while reading elsewhere for more information.

    maybe my question are not really welcomed because i got asked back 3 questions for asking 1.

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    Hmm, I do not know what made you think you are not welcome here, my question directed to you is for me to find out what YOU know about the 3 types of animal you have queried. I was waiting for your reply but got chided instead?!? Yes, I've learnt about this side of the hobby, not all area of it, but enough for me to keep a marine tank and am willing to teach and advise but it seems to me for a person who wants to find out the answer but did not want to be questioned in order for me to know what YOU know is awfully pitiful. Since you wished to be spoon-fed and are not comfortable with being questioned, I will not disturb you any longer.

    Even though I am the moderator of this section, I will not abuse what privilege I have or been given and make your life difficult in this forum. Life is too short for me to mull over this and you are not the 1st forum member I encountered who seems difficult. This forum is a community effort and if you have some difficulty being in a community to communicate, I can't help you then. Wish you all the best in this side of the hobby! Good day to you!
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    Re: Emmanuel's Pico1ft Cube Tank

    i wasn't trying to be difficult. I just asked a question, which i hoped someone can help answer. There's many threads asking many different questions all the time where answers can be found if searched hard enough.

    Your way of answering me by asking me questions to trigger me to find the answers myself is maybe your way of style.

    i have not done anything wrong to warrant you to abuse your privilege and make life difficult for me in this forum.

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    Re: Emmanuel's Pico1ft Cube Tank

    Hello boxedfish,

    Just to answer your query, I do not think those animals you selected, will survive at such temperatures. A cooling fan or chiller might be required, to keep them happy.

    If the slug you are referring to is a Nudibranch, I think they are not very easy to maintain in a marine tank. Some species are poisonous and from what I recall, if they die, they might cause deaths in the other animals present in the tank. From what I recall, some if not all, have a specialised diet. I remember that they do feed on other poisonous animals, like anemones and such. So unless you can provide those food items regularly, it's best to avoid them.

    A search on Google might help more, regarding the individual species tolerance for higher water temperature, and their compatibility. Some shrimps are more hardy than others. You should also do a search on their diet, because some have a specialised diet that we cannot replicate in the home aquarium.

    For an invertebrate only tank, perhaps keeping some Hermit Crabs or some marine shrimps might be worth the effort, if you can achieve the optimum conditions for the species concerned.
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    Re: Emmanuel's Pico1ft Cube Tank

    Thanks Stormhawk for your concise explanation and effort put in to my queries.

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    Re: Emmanuel's Pico1ft Cube Tank

    so the fan enough to bring down the temp?? how degrees does it bring down??

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    set up is really nice!

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    hi just checking, what's the thickness of ur tank?

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