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Nano cube help needed.

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by xroads, Aug 24, 2011.

  1. xroads Veteran Reefkeeper Vendor

    La Porte City, IA
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    I am setting up 3 tanks for Eheim at MACNA.  a 4G, a 6G, and a 9G, all cubes.
    They want some killer displays, and I am looking for some ideas.
     
  2. adampottebaum

    adampottebaum Experienced Reefkeeper

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    1. Shrimp/Goby pair (Yasha goby or Randall's goby with large tiger pistol shrimp are my favorite)
    2. Clownfish/rbta pair(you should have some baby clownfish by then!)
    3. Mini/Maxi anemones with sexy anemone shrimp(make a "garden" of nems and the sexy shrimp "dance" over them, pretty cool!)
    4. Dwarf Seahorse tank(need brine shrimp every day, but are incredible to watch)
    5. Blue spot jawfish pair(might not be big enough tank and needs cover, probably not the best idea)
     
  3. AJ

    AJ Inactive User

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    What kinds of lights and powerheads? A nice display of dendros, acans and favias would be awesome. Add in a trio of Bartlett's Anthias and a couple of nice wrasses. Jeremy's nano looks cool with that huge red yuma right in the middle. Quite the centerpiece. I've seen some pretty cool nanos that had the bottom carpeted with various colored rics and yumas, then various corals lining the rock work. Maybe a chalice tank. Maybe a couple of clams? Maxi-mini carpet? Baby shark? :)

    Kind of hard to visualize and plan without more info.

    --AJ
     
  4. adampottebaum

    adampottebaum Experienced Reefkeeper

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    AJ I think even the biggest cube Craig has will be WAY too small for anthias, most wrasses, and definitely a baby shark! Baby sharks are a foot long when hatched!
     
  5. adampottebaum

    adampottebaum Experienced Reefkeeper

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    I'm just saying this because there's nuts out there that will crucify Eheim for having big fish in small tanks.
     
  6. daalbers

    daalbers Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    sea horse tank would be cool
     
  7. ninjazx777 Experienced Reefkeeper

    Des Moines, IA
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    A NPS tank would be cool
     
  8. xroads Veteran Reefkeeper Vendor

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    Thanks all

    Here is what I am thinking so far.

    4 gallon a small BTA, and two small marroon clowns we have. They are only about a 1/2 inch long & look awesome, so would really be cool in a small tank

    6 gallon, some yasha gobies & pistol shrimp, full of colorfull LPS corals

    9 gallons. Seahorses with gorgonians

    I thought of NPS, but they want to showcase the lights they said.
     
  9. AJ

    AJ Inactive User

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    I was thinking small ones...with nanos, you do everything small, then swap them out when they get too big...and the shark was obviously sarcasm.  Come on Adam.  :)
    --AJ
     
  10. adampottebaum

    adampottebaum Experienced Reefkeeper

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    AJ, I know you COULD, but there's crazy people out there that will go nuts if they see that! It's almost telling people it's ok to have them in there for any period of time. It's best to just avoid it. I didn't see the smiley face after the shark comment! haha
     
  11. adampottebaum

    adampottebaum Experienced Reefkeeper

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    That's gonna be awesome Craig, I can't wait to see it! You should tell Reef Nutrition to bring some of their mysid shrimp to showcase to the seahorses!
     

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