My JBJ 6 gallon build....

[FavaBean]

I have ordered the 6 gallon from nanotuners and I am just waiting for it to get here.... What I ordered is a 54 watt... one actinic...one 10 k... and the other 50/50... I will have the 50/50 come on at about 2 and go off at 10. While the other lights will come on thirty mins later and go off. I do not plan on puttin in a fuge at this time. If I do decide to put one in I will use a submersible light source. I am wanting to get a coralife dual timer to run everything... I am really interested in just having any kind of corals except sps, clams, and anemone... I am not sure if I need more flow to begin with since I just want to start off with shrooms and low flow corals..... Well I hope some people will give me some feedback if they see fit... Can't wait to start it up this weekend...

[FavaBean]

After a week of waiting for my tank I have been told it will not be here till next Wednesday. The people I ordered it from had some problems from the suppliers... The build will have to wait till next weekend... So many problems maybe it is a sign that I should just upgrade to larger tank?

[SpinningHat]

If you spent the money, start this one, and see how it goes before you get really into the nano thing. Remember that nothing good ever happens fast in a reef aquarium.

What is the GPH of that 6 gallon?

[FavaBean]

you are so right hat... patience is the key word in this... had to learn that the hard way when I first got into this hobby... The return pump is rated at 106. While I don't think that is enough for softies and shrooms I am gonna try and if need be I will upgrade the pump or stick alittle one in the tank... thanks for the reply

[FavaBean]

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The tank finally arrived.... I am going to set it up Friday night... I have about ten pounds of rock that has been sitting outside for about three weeks. I will go buy a piece to help with cycle. I am going to put 5 pounds of sand in also... any suggestions or comments?

[MikePowell]

Are the rocks that you have outside cured or curing or is it dead rock?

[FavaBean]

dead rock..... Some coraline algae but almost all gone.... What I plan on doing is buying a pound or so from the lfs and put it in the tank... I was at petsmart tonight and saw the real fine sugar sand that I really liked and would like to go with....

[FavaBean]

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Well after setting up the tank last night it seems pretty fine this morning. I am using a 50 watt hydor theo heater, 5 pounds of live sand and about 6 pounds of live rock. The live sand has big chunks in it which I will pull out when the tank has cleared up. I will post some more pics with lights on.

[FavaBean]

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After almost a day it has really not been that cloudy.. The rocks were sitting outside in the Sun for about 3 weeks. They still have alittle coraline algae on them. Does anyone think I should put something in the tank to help the cycle or it will cycle? I have some algae wafers that I can use. I am thinking about running chemi pure and filter floss for my filtration in the bank chambers

[FavaBean]

my tank is doing pretty good.... still not as clear i would like but going to stick in some chemi pure and the filter that came with the tank.... any comments suggestions welcomed....

[FavaBean]

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/SN852054.jpg
here is a pic i just took....

[Rhizo]

:thumbsup:

[PotysGSXR]

Looking awesome. I'd love to set a up a tank that small again.

[MikePowell]

Everything looks to be good!
The tank will cycle on it's own just give it time.
You can add some more rocks it only filled half way. Add the rocks now to prevent a mini cycle later.

[FavaBean]

Well almost a week has passed and I am already getting some form of algae... not sure what it is.... My tank has been running alittle warm... 81 to 83.... I plan on doing weekly water changes... I have a filter and chemi pure in it....
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[FavaBean]

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Well after the first week everything seems to be doing well... I did not do a w/c for the fact I saw some stuff that says I might kill off some bacteria... I plan on adding a clean up crew next weekend... really not sure what to pick up... I really dont want to go with crabs due to the fact I think they would like to snack on the snails... so why give them a free meal.... any comments welcome...

[louie07]

Nice... I'm setting up a 12 gallon nanocube. Just got sand today and waitting for it to cycle. Nice little set ups!

[FavaBean]

I did a 3 gallon water change today. I am really wanting the diatoms to go away but I guess it comes with setting up a new tank. Anyone have thoughts on what to do about diatoms. I may need to increase the flow. I am also thinking about getting a turbo snail and try that out. Thanks to everyone looking at post

[LiveRound69]

yea snails help stir up the sandbed and increasing flow helps as well. And yes everyone has a diatom problem at one time or another if the flow isnt good. but dont use tap water..use RO or RODI water. walmart has water island stations that you can get a 5 gal container for $13 the first time and refills are about $2. Tap water has all kinds of crap in it that fuel the bad things you dont want growing in your aquarium.Such as diatoms and hair algae.

good luck.

[FavaBean]

I do use the RODI water.... I went and bought a maxi 600 today to increase the flow... I am going to buy maybe some snails today to get a clean up crew going....

[Mavvy]

You gonna use the M600 in place of the stock pump, there in the 3rd chamber? (Will it fit?)

[kevantheman35]

have you tested your water yet?

[cherubfish pair]

Nice choice of tank, I have one as part of my system. I replaced the stock pump with a mini-jet 606 and added a Koralia nano. I might even save up for the Koralia wavemaker--might.

[FavaBean]

Mavvy.... I just put it in the main tank... I know I know an eye sore... Will have to go with that until I think of something else... to me it is not that bad of an eye sore and doesnt take up that much space....I do think it would fit in the 3rd chamber... the stock pump i believe is rated at 168... theman I have not tested the water I just believe no need to until the diatoms go away... I really do like it cherub it is not to small but not to big... I just want the diatoms to go away already but i know everyone patience...

[cherubfish pair]

It may take awhile but when everything is in balance, the algae will go away. In the mean time it takes elbow grease, you need to wipe the glass often. It's what I rely on because I've always had bad luck with snails. Snails aren't use to eating off the glass because there's no glass in the ocean. Some will not eat diatoms, so pick your snails carefully.

[Mavvy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14297325#post14297325 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FavaBean
Mavvy.... I just put it in the main tank... I know I know an eye sore... Will have to go with that until I think of something else... to me it is not that bad of an eye sore and doesnt take up that much space....I do think it would fit in the 3rd chamber... the stock pump i believe is rated at 168... theman I have not tested the water I just believe no need to until the diatoms go away... I really do like it cherub it is not to small but not to big... I just want the diatoms to go away already but i know everyone patience...

Hey, no problem here. I think the stock pump sux too...I ended up putting a Koralia Nano in mine to assist. But, I want a little crazier flow, so the M600 seems to be the best option.

[NaturalReef]

love the 6 gallon version

[FavaBean]

well I found a local person trying to sale there setup so might put a couple of snails in tonight... they also have some loose shrooms so might pick one head up and let it float around tank... I will of course test the water before anything goes in....

[FavaBean]

Well I am fixin to put the turbo snails into the tank.... I tested and everything looks good... I have 2 turbo snails...not expecting them to take out the diatoms but maybe they can help keep the sand stired up... I also bought a couple of shrooms... Wish me luck... will post pics in a min...

[FavaBean]

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Here are the shrooms I picked up.... Can the hairy and regulars be peaceful next to each other... I think they look unhappy but hopefully they will just detach and find some where they are happy with...
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Here is a full tank shot... I picked up a few hitch hikers from the other tank... a couple of baby sea stars with six legs... I hope they are not the bad ones... I also picked up some hair algae a couple of little pieces... Hopefully it will not spread... any comments welcomed...o the turbos are eating the diatoms...

[FavaBean]

Going into week 3 everything seems to be doing good.... some mushrooms look like it was to much flow so I just turned off the maxi jet and it look likes everything is alittle happier now... I found another HH I believe it to be a fighting conch... I will need to read up extra on those to see how to take care of it... Any comments welcomed....

[FavaBean]

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well here is my tank at three weeks... everything seems to be doing pretty good... just worried about flow... would like to put some holes in the flare nozzle to try to break up the flow alittle or maybe use some pvc pipe... any thoughts?

[FavaBean]

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Here are some pics I just took... any comments welcomed...

[FavaBean]

gsp are doing pretty good... i think they are already growing but not sure if thats just what i want to see... anyone have ideas for a next coral... something non aggressive with movement?

[Mavvy]

Lookin' good! Maybe a small frogspawn?

[FavaBean]

yeah i was looking into frog... ive read moderate care... also looking into a finger leather.... i know someone who has a frog but just not sure if i am ready...

[FavaBean]

Well I went and bought some zoa frags will take some pics tomorrow

[FavaBean]

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comments welcomed...

[daveonbass]

if you want more dynamic flow...Id suggest a stronger pump (for get which one at the moment) and a hydro rotating nozzle. It's spins around as the water flows through it...and it creates random flow to all those other places not getting any flow in the tank. I have used on for a long time now and my corals love it.

I'll try to post a pic tonight. it's funny cause I can never find any other people with the 6 gallon JBJ. I love my little 6 and will probably always keep it set up. It's just a great little place to keep a reef for me.

keep the updates coming.

[Mavvy]

I ended up getting the MJ 900 and using the Hydor rotator. (Had it on the oem pump, first-way weak.) NOW the Hydor rotates like nobody's business...but I'm still using the Koralia Nano, to enhance the flow.

Sweet 'shroom and zoas, by the way!

[FavaBean]

dave... id like to see some pics of your tank... i am trying to find a hydro... are you using the stock pump?

Mavvy I bought a 600 maxi maybe I will replace it with stock pump but not sure...

thanks for the comments people

[Mavvy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14454349#post14454349 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FavaBean
dave... id like to see some pics of your tank... i am trying to find a hydro... are you using the stock pump?

Mavvy I bought a 600 maxi maybe I will replace it with stock pump but not sure...

thanks for the comments people

Naah, dude...you'll probably do just fine with the 600. (I just got a 'deal' on the 900.)

...and..here's some info on the Hydor Flo (http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=11363).

[FavaBean]

thanks Mavvy.... could I just put it on the outlet...

[Mavvy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14455204#post14455204 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FavaBean
thanks Mavvy.... could I just put it on the outlet...

That's what I did. Mine fit just fine with one of the adapters they supplied. Gets a very minor wave action goin'.

[FavaBean]

cool Mavvy... man i just wish i could go get a full size coral instead of getting frags... I like spending 5 bucks on a frag instead of 50 but hate waiting for it to grow ha ha

[daveonbass]

ok I'll find the link and then I'll update it with some crappy pics that my wife took while I was building on my new 58g tank.

[daveonbass]

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=14461204#post14461204

link to my 6g thread. I love that little tank and will move it once the bigger one is set p in the bedroom.

[FavaBean]

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/SN852419.jpg
here is a FTS show everyone the progress.... as always comments welcomed...

[Ansphire]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14357464#post14357464 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FavaBean
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dude I love this little tank.. but from this picture it doesnt seem like that mod is doing a good job at skimming the surface..

[FavaBean]

Yea it does work but that's when I was new to the tank and filled the over flow with to much water... Ill post a pic tonight of the surface....

[FavaBean]

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anshpire.... here is a pic.... I think it looks better than the other one... you decide...

[lanespd200]

Good looking set up so far FavaBean!

[FavaBean]

Thanks 200...... weekly water changes of 3 gallons are so tough... lol... I will try to get some pics today...

[Ansphire]

I decide!.. what a priviledge!..Lol...

Looks good bro..

[FavaBean]

dam(beaver dam) skippy... lol

[FavaBean]

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[Mavvy]

Darn it...

Okay, dude...you've now forced me to do my water change, lighten up my rockscaping, and scrape most of the hair algae out. :eek2:

Dang, what a good-looking tank! Rock ON!

[jewcy240]

FavaBean, nice setup, thought you could use some posts, people tend to be anti social.

[FavaBean]

Yea dang people....

[FavaBean]

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I went and bought some frags last night... I bought the kenya tree... does anyone think that it is in a bad place?
What about that leather? anyone know what kind it is?
one last question... anyone ever used any kind of micro chiller?

[jewcy240]

the way to find the best placement is to wait and watch and see how they do, tank looks good btw.

[Mavvy]

Lookin' good, fava! And if I get off my duff and get the 70W MH in , I'll be using a Pacific Coast Imports CL-150 chiller that I have on hand. Right now, with the three PC bulbs, the temp stays pretty steady (I put a small heater in the first chamber for if it gets too chilly).

[FavaBean]

thanks jewcy... the colt/kenya is starting to open up i will see how it does when it starts getting close to zoas and mushroom...

Mavvy so I guess you have a open top... do you have any pics of your setup?

[FavaBean]

Well everything seems to be doing fine in the tank... I am wanting to put a chiller on it just for fun but do not want to have to make it a open top or do anything special to the tank... I guess I just want to have a reason to spend money lol

[mef_rn98]

Tank is looking good! I'm really REALLY wanting to set up a tank in my office, and I'm thinking this 6g size would work well on my desk. I'll enjoy following how yours is doing!

[FavaBean]

rn... yeah it really a nice tank.. sometimes I would like a larger tank but I want this one to be set up for a year and then I might set up a 12 gallon... this tank works very well... only thing is the fans... it does not bother me but does bother my better half...

[illinifish]

Way to go Fava...
I have a 6g JBJ myself, sitting in the basement as a quarantine if I need it....you might have just inspired me to bring it out of retirement- yours looks great!!!

[FavaBean]

thanks fish.... i am starting to be happy with it...

[FavaBean]

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/SN853230.jpg

Here is a fts that was just taken...

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/SN853236.jpg

still undecided if this is a colt or a kenya...

[FavaBean]

I have a small piece of hair algae that yall will notice but it is not growing so I will keep a close eye on it..

[divemonster]

Your nano tank is coming along nicely. It looks like you have been patient and taking your time with stocking. But what happened with the clownfish in the earlier photo?

[FavaBean]

Thanks monster... the clownfish are still doing great... I am feeding them once a day... mixing it from dried food to frozen... I am not sure when I will be able to call them a mated pair... hopefully soon... Want to be able to give away free clowns..

[FavaBean]

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well I just moved some stuff around and wanted everyone thoughts... hopefully everything will last over night and not tip over... thanks for looking

[jewcy240]

everything looks like its comeing along good.

[FavaBean]

everything seems to be fine.... just not growing.... I guess that's the problem when you just invest in frags.... everything was still in place this morning

[FavaBean]

Well after a day of moving everything it all seems to be looking great... starting to maybe look like a reef?

[FavaBean]

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/SN853274.jpg

Here is a pic

[FavaBean]

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FTS... just taken....

[FavaBean]

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good or bad star?

[jewcy240]

i say good, they dont seem to bother anything in my tank, forget the name....?

[GaryR1984]

Astera star. There are to many kinds to really tell if they are good or bad and some munch of corals. If you have one, you likely have more.

[FavaBean]

+1 for Gary... got the frag from a lady who had them all over here tank and thought I got them all... but o well.... I have not noticed any corals being bothered so hope its all good... thanks yall

[cherubfish pair]

Your clowns might start hosting in a coral. In some tanks they don't need an anemone, they adopt a substitute. Mine never did though. Darn!

[FavaBean]

well... I am looking into a torch so maybe they will like that... right now they just rest right next to the return nozzle... if they do start breeding that would be ok... I have read that some pairs will start breeding after a couple of years... when I first put them into the tank I was worried but after awhile they knew who was who... the smaller one kept on being bullied but I never noticed any torn or nip fins...

[Onte]

You've inspired me to consider looking into doing this on my own. Awesome li'l tank, man!! :D

[bigmatt1992]

dude great looking tank so far. just becouse of how nice and clean of a setup your runing i setup my 10gal nano agin so now i have my 75 and my new found glory 10. quick sugestion not to rain on your parade or nothing but 2 clowns in a 6 gallon is 1 clown too many your water levels might be ok but how would you feel being put in a 8'x8' room with someone else and being forced to live with them. IMO i say get rid of one clown unless there a mated pair and get a shirmp of some sort for life. but just my 2cent. other then that looks great.

[FavaBean]

Onte.... thanks for the comments...

bigmatt1992.... thanks for the comments...

[bigmatt1992]

oo and that star fish is safe i have a millon of them they get to be about quarter size. nice algea eaters.

[FavaBean]

I see two every day but I am sure I will get more as time moves on

[FavaBean]

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/SN853345.jpg

just took this pic... notice the torch and horn corals...

[bigmatt1992]

looks good maybe think about geting some nice zoa for color and your set.

[FavaBean]

yeah... i would like to get some better looking zoas... how about a adult emperor angel.... calm down matt jk lol

[dochou]

you should kill that aiptasia!

[FavaBean]

yeah i need to frag it and maybe sell some... I am fixin to take it on...

[jewcy240]

no he means kill before more show up

[FavaBean]

already making frags.... anyone want one? lol

[small alien]

lovely little tank. I'm a bit concerned about the clowns. My understanding is a 10 gallon is pushing it for a pair and I think 6 looks kinda small.

[FavaBean]

thanks for the comments small alien...

[NanoKeepr]

the 6 looks great. I have one sitting here and hope to set it up tomorrow as a second tank to play around with. What are you running in the back? I was going to run carbon & Chemi-Pure Elite with floss on top in the overflow chamber, and I removed the black covering from the back of chamber 2 and plan to run a lighted chaeto fuge in there.

[FavaBean]

Right now I am not running anything... I used to use chemi pure but decided to take that out.... I really did notice a different... I wanted to do a fuge but went against it for right now... thanks for the comments nano...

[NanoKeepr]

Got my 6 set up last Sunday. Added the inverts (3 peppermints and an emerald crab & a couple frag corals I had in my now dismantled 9G, new substrate and new fully cured rock. So far it's looking good. I put carbon at the bottom of chamber 1, with a small bag of Chemi-Pure Elite on top of that and a wad of floss on the top. I made a mini refugium in chamber 2 - cut out the black plastic on the back of chamber 2, and have a small but bright Azoo Palm fluorescent light in the back, with a few pieces of live rock rubble with chaeto on top. I put a small, thin piece of black sump sponge against the right side of chamber 2 - to keep the chaeto from getting into the pump chamber. I also superglued a small piece of plastic on the back rim - works great to keep the surface skimmer in place when I lift the hood.

[FavaBean]

cool keepr... where are the pics?

[NanoKeepr]

I don't want to take over your thread. I only have one pic - about 12 hours after set up - still had some air bubbles on the glass. The red Monti plate is a piece I kept from trimming a big one in my other tank. The mushroom on top came loose when taking it out of the 9G tank, and I have it rubberbanded to a clam shell till it attaches. And there's a small purple mushroom rock and a small Kenya tree frag that's already grown a lot in less than a week. And a small pink zoa colony. Not much to see yet really.

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s205/mackwork/JBJ6G6_14_09.jpg

No rush on this tank. Just taking it slow.

[dochou]

NanoKeepr,
How much lighting do you have in there?
Do you have a pic of the hood?

[FavaBean]

o its ok keepr... we are all fellow reefers... it looks really nice..... like dochou asked how much lighting...

[FavaBean]

o one more thing.... over on nano-reef.com search for hollywood and look at his 6.... it is awesome

[NanoKeepr]

It's only the stock lighting - 18 watts - 3 watts/gallon. It's all the light I need for what I want to keep. Plus, the tank doesn't overheat like my 9G did that had 5+ W/G.

[NanoKeepr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15223506#post15223506 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FavaBean
o one more thing.... over on reefcentral.com search for hollywood and look at his 6.... it is awesome

Did you mean reefcentral or another forum? A search here (on Reef Central) on user hollywood gave no results.

[FavaBean]

oops nano-reef.com

[FavaBean]

nano-reef.com

[FavaBean]

grrr n a n o - r e e f .com no spaces

[cameron91806]

hi ... is your tank still brown ???

[FavaBean]

no.... the diatoms are gone...

[jewcy240]

hey fava hows the tank doing?

[FavaBean]

The tank is doing really well... What is the story on your tank?

[FavaBean]

wanting to replace my stock pump... any suggestions

[cherubfish pair]

I put a Mini-Jet 606 in my NC6 for return. Much more practical than any Maxi-Jet.

[NanoKeepr]

Finaly found the hollywood thread - it's hollywood2009. Nice tank, but no updates since May. I wonder if the tank crashed? These little tanks can crash a lot easier than larger ones.

[FavaBean]

yeah... he does not post that much only when someone tells him his tank looks good

[FavaBean]

Has anyone ever seen where you can raise the lid alittle bit?

[FavaBean]

how are any other 6 gallons doing? will need to get a pic up tonight... got back from vacation and ready to do some more stuff with the tank....

[dartmti]

Sweet tank. I've been following since the start.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15369527#post15369527 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FavaBean
Has anyone ever seen where you can raise the lid alittle bit?
I've seen people raise the hood with coralife light mounting legs on the 28 gal jbj. It would probably work on this one too.

[FavaBean]

ah good idea dartmti....

[FavaBean]

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here are some new pics...

[FavaBean]

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anyone want to give me ideas on how to make this safe... right now it looks like a fire hazard... thanks

[josh0013]

Take a piece of wood and place it standing up inside or on the back of the stand. Next put braces to hold up multi outlet plugs so that way everything is safe from dripping water.

[FavaBean]

good idea josh... i am also looking into one of these....

http://www.cheapdjgear.us/8_Switch_...ter_p/e-107.htm

[Ross_A]

Here is the bottom on my 14 biocube stand.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/223055DSC_0001.JPG

[FavaBean]

that looks nice and clean ross

[FavaBean]

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Well here is what I did with the powercords... I think it looks pretty decent... Gonna give me a pat on the back.... I will take some pics of the tank tonight... thanks everyone for looking

[36and2]

I got one of those DJ power strips which I am very happy with. No more unplugging cords!! Get one you will not regret it.

[FavaBean]

yeah I would like one but for right now I am trying this out.... the left one is for the moon lights and fans right one is for the lights.. so i have all that down lol...

[FavaBean]

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Here are some more pics after a day of cleaning.... I put in some carbon to maybe help clear the water.... I now need to worry about heat issues but that might have to wait till next summer since the temps are going down... the first chamber I have a sponge filter with carbon under it... second chamber nothing... third chamber the temp probe and heater... any comments welcomed.... I am looking for a way to stack the rock work up... maybe some tonga branches

[FavaBean]

well still undecided about what i would like to add to the tank.... i think to myself should i even add anything..... I have good growth all the corals are doing good... what does everyone think?

[FavaBean]

any updates on other 6 gallon tanks?

[evanj]

I just set one up 11/14, I've been trying to register here but I didn't think to check my spam folder for the conformation email until today... :hmm3:

I've been over at NR getting some great help, but maybe I can learn some things here as well. I am a complete noob when it comes to SW tanks. Have been keeping Tanganyikans for a few years though.

I helped a friend move his large reef tank, so he gave me this cube! However it was missing the fans, pump and moonlighting. He gave me some hairy LR and I dropped in 5lb. LS. I added the Hydor Pico 800 and a fan I found in an old computer tower.

Here's where I'm at now:

[FavaBean]

evan.... that looks like a really nice start.... keep us updated... have you ever saw hollywoods tank on nano-reef?

[evanj]

I can't find Hollywoods tank there.

I just got some cool frags from a friend last night, zoas mostly but I'll have to wait till they open up to gets some IDs.

[FavaBean]

well his screen name is hollywood2006 i think

[FavaBean]

does anyone know the biggest pump I can use on the nanocube?

[evanj]

Right now I'm using the hydor evolution mini 800 - it's rated at 200gph.. which is turning out to be almost too much on my NC6, the nice part about it though is that it has a lot of water flow adjustment. You can dial it back one or two notches, I think it has 7 total settings. It fits perfectly too. You could also check out their next size up, might fit..

[FavaBean]

evanj.... was it a perfect fit or did you have to change the hose or mess with the outlet on the pump?... thanks

[FavaBean]

I believe i took care of my apstia(spelling) problem... I used the boiling RO/DI method... I am going to siphon out what I can of the red slime/cyno problem...

[evanj]

evanj.... was it a perfect fit or did you have to change the hose or mess with the outlet on the pump?... thanks

pump fits the stock parts perfectly

I had a peppermint shrimp take care of my aptasia, he died though.. not sure why. Parameters were fine, everything checked out and I was feeding him well... :hmm2: might have just been old age...

[FavaBean]

I wanted to try a peppermint but did not want it to die on me so i just went with boiling water.... next i need to take care of my algae problems

[FavaBean]

well the tank is a year old and currently i am having to battle alittle red slim and apstia

[Lurking]

Very nice tank.

I am glad I found this thread. Most people have told me a 6 was a bad idea. I am glad to see that is obviously not the case.:celeb3:

I will try and take a more up to date shot soon.

[FavaBean]

yeah... they are not that bad idea... just really small to work with...

[jbrown11352]

Very nice tank.

I am glad I found this thread. Most people have told me a 6 was a bad idea. I am glad to see that is obviously not the case.:celeb3:

I will try and take a more up to date shot soon.


I dig the black sand in that 6

[FavaBean]

Yeah that black sand does look really nice... I would like to use a different kind of sand... I am thinking about using the fine sand... right now I have the big chunk sand...

[FavaBean]

I am going to battle my red slime with the lights out method... also going to upgrade the pump and change my lights.... and do a water change every day... any other thoughts?

[FavaBean]

also going to put a towel around it to block any extra light...

[FavaBean]

well day three of lights out and I am starting to notice the red slime is going away... now I would think that this is only a temp fix... Can I get some thoughts on upgrading the pump... I have used a maxi jet 600 before but took it out and put the stock pump back in.... I am thinking about using a bigger maxi jet but not sure if it will fit in the return chamber... I might use a koralia nano... anyone have a suggestion

[FavaBean]

red slime is no longer a problem... I plan on switching up my sand... any thoughts on switching your sand... I want to just pull all of the old sand out and slowly add in the new stuff.... any ideas on this process?

[FavaBean]

well I switched sands tonight and will take some pics tomorrow.... I am going with a shallow sand bed... barely covering the bottom...

[fstar25]

what did you decide about the return pump? how about the maxijet 900?



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[FavaBean]

i am not sure if the 900 would fit... i am scared to buy one and then it not work... the difference is only like alittle bit... may just go with korilia nano

[cherubfish pair]

Hey FavaBean, do you know if anybody makes a skimmer that will fit a jbj 6 back chamber?

[FavaBean]

not sure... i think no one could make one small enough... not enough room since the fans are right over the chambers... i honestly dont know though

[FavaBean]

let me know if you find one lol

[FavaBean]

The aquarium is looking pretty good with the new sand... it seems like it makes the colors pop out more... need to finish cleaning the glass tonight... I am thinking about adding a couple of peppermint shrimp to try to take care of my aipstia problem... I am against chemicals in the tank...

[cherubfish pair]

let me know if you find one lol
:thumbsup:

[FavaBean]

After several months of neglect i finally put some time back into my tank... pics will be posted tonight... anyone else get a six gallon going?

[Dbroncos]

What a great looking tank. What is your temp?

[FavaBean]

thank you for the nice comments... I usually keep it around 80....

[bassplaya12]

Cool. I hadn't seen a build in one of these yet. I was looking at setting one of these up. Now I really want to! hah

[FavaBean]

This is an awesome tank to setup.... only lacks space

[bassplaya12]

It's perfect for my desk though :)

[FavaBean]

Yes it would be a perfect size for a desk.... would like to see some pics of your tank.... bassplaya

[collegeman]

Here are some pics of my 6-gallon nano cube. Everything has not open up completely. Most coral was added 2 days ago and 4 days ago. This tank is pretty nice and easy to manage. I do recommend upgrading the stock pump to something else. I have a rio plus 600 on the way. I have the aquarium that comes with the 18-watt 50/50 bulb. Does anyone know of a mod that I can have 2 18 watt bulbs fit under the hood?

[collegeman]

Let me know what you all think of my tank. I am welcomed to any advice. The tank has 10 snails, 1 blue leg hermit, purple firefish, red firefish, and various coral. I will be adding a peppermint shrimp soon.

[FavaBean]

Pics look good.... I bought my tank from nanotuners and it has 54 watts of pc lighting.... they do sell just the hood for the tank.... I restarted this tank last night due to algae.... I have little bit of sand on the bottom so the stock pump is fine for me.... I noticed that without rock to deflect the current the pump moves around the sand

[FavaBean]

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/IMAG0045.jpg

here is a pic of the tank... any comments are welcomed...

[FavaBean]

Day 2 of the redo... my temp is steady around 80.. have not tested for anything... I went with a shallow sand bed.... the pump must have been dirty because it is throwing the sand around the bottom... guess I need to fix that some how...i have a hydor flo Rotating Deflector i might put on it... I am at a stand still now... no clue what my next move is... I had alot of hair algae and picked most of it out... while i know this will not prevent it from coming back i hope i can try to figure out the cause of it... any thoughts on what i need to do next... thanks

[FavaBean]

well i put on the hydor flo and it seems to have worked... do not see any sand floating around... now just any ideas on how to do battle with algae... thanks

[bassplaya12]

Yes it would be a perfect size for a desk.... would like to see some pics of your tank.... bassplaya

Here's me and my roommates ten gallon, still debating on whether I have the funds for a 6 gallon too hah

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[FavaBean]

Good looking pics... I am sure you will find a way to come up with funds haha....

[bassplaya12]

^^ I'm sure I will too haha

[FavaBean]

After about a week of the tank being "new" it looks like the rest of the hair algae is dying off... I am starting to see some diatoms... will try to upload a video tonight...

[FavaBean]

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/th_VIDEO0004.jpg (http://s453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/?action=view&current=VIDEO0004.mp4)

hope this works...

[bassplaya12]

dammit I really need to get one of these hah

[bassplaya12]

do you have a pic next to something for size reference? I know it's about a foot by a foot but I'm trying to visualize it

[FavaBean]

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/IMAG0053.jpg

hope this helps...

[bassplaya12]

sweet, it does have about as small a footprint as I hoped! Now I just need money for it hah

[collegeman]

Looking good FavaBean, when do you plan to add more rock and livestock? My jbj was going good until I added a frag of pulsing xenia that died at night. It caused my purple firefish and peppermint shrimp to die. I did not lose any coral. During the dilemma, my gsp finally came out. Here is a one week update.

[FavaBean]

I plan on adding all the rock back slowly after all the algae has died off.... slowly but surely i will start adding more livestock... thanks for the kind words... your tank looks awesome too... that is a 6 gallon right...

[collegeman]

yes it is a 6 gallon. What do you have in your back chambers?

[FavaBean]

nothing in my back chambers... was thinking about going with carbon but unsure... what do you have?

[collegeman]

as of now i have carbon, phos zorb, and foam filter that was cut into three pieces in the first chamber. the heater is in the second and return pump in the last chamber.

Should i add a purple firefish or a watchman goby with pistol shrimp?

[FavaBean]

I think you should do the goby/shrimp combo.... if I went with a dsb I would do that... I am doing weekly water changes so I think I will just add carbon.... do you mix your own sw... if so what mix do you use....

[collegeman]

i mix my own using instant ocean. I was using oceanic but once i started to use ie the coral looked better imo.

[FavaBean]

cool..... looks like i need to start making my own saltwater...

[FavaBean]

looks like i still have some cyno issues... what I did was change my filter pad, switch were i get my RO/DI water and will be making my own salt mix from now on... will cut back on some feeding... have the lights on for twelve hours so might take those down too... any other thoughts are welcomed...

[FavaBean]

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/th_VIDEO0005.jpg (http://s453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/?action=view&current=VIDEO0005.mp4)

here is a video... I know i still have some hair algae on the snail... but the stuff on the sand... is it cyno or just diatoms... thanks

[collegeman]

are you using instant ocean salt? I remember before i moved i always had the red stuff growing on my sand bed. When i switch to oceanic it all went away. I use Instant ocean now but don not have the problem anymore. Do you have any hermits and snails?

[im4292]

looks like cyano to me....

[elPescador24]

favaBean nice tank, I also have a jbj nc6 here is a picture.
http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz290/elpescador24/scooter%20blenny/frogspawn/CIMG0573.jpg

[FavaBean]

collegeman... I am fixing to start making my own saltwater. I will be using Instant Ocean...I only have one turbo snail... do not want get any crabs because i just feel like they pick on snails and get a free meal... might need to break down and buy a couple..

im4292... thanks... think thats what i am going to say it is...

elPescador24... that tank is awesome!!!... is that a nano hydro... how long has your tank been set up... how does the flow look in the tank... thanks

[Tri0 #3]

favabean, I had a cyano problem in my 6 gal tank as well. I have no idea where I got it from. I went straight to using red slime remover and I never looked back. I started my tank late june and began having the problem mid july. (I know very soon) I had my clown in there, my yasha goby, and like 4 corals. The red slime went away completely in about a week. I saw it dying off in about 3 days. Everything is still alive and doing great. I hear alot of people recommending alternate methods before using chemicals but I did it and ive been perfectly fine. just a suggestion.

[FavaBean]

Tri0... I am starting to think about using chemicals... i know it is a big no no but after this water change i will see... might just decide on adding more flow...

Johntjr... thanks

[FavaBean]

well after the water change last night i might just be seeing what i want to see but it looks like some of the cyno went away... will post some pics later...

[FavaBean]

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/IMAG0251.jpg

After the algae went away this is what I am working with... not sure what to do now...

[mbingha]

Do you still have the clowns in there, or did they die? Also just curious, but are you still running the stock bulbs? If so that could be the reason for the algae outbreak. New bulbs on a 6-8 hour schedule should help.

[FavaBean]

I sold the clowns... I change the bulbs once a year... the tank has 54 watts of pc lighting... the lights are on for 12 hours a day...

[cherubfish pair]

Hey FavaBean,

I haven't seen this here thread of yours for a long time! I have a NC6 too, but it's tore down now. Did you ever find a skimmer for this tank? I couldn't find one to fit a back chamber so I had to take the hood off.

[FavaBean]

hey hey cherub... I was frustrated with the tank and had to take a break... the tank no longer has red slime... I am going to try again... What kind of lights did you go with when you took the hood off?... what kind of skimmer did you go with... thanks for the reply and interest in the tank

[FavaBean]

here is a video of my tank...

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[collegeman]

Looking good. Wish i still had my nanocube 6.

[cherubfish pair]

hey hey cherub... I was frustrated with the tank and had to take a break... the tank no longer has red slime... I am going to try again... What kind of lights did you go with when you took the hood off?... what kind of skimmer did you go with... thanks for the reply and interest in the tank
Well first of all my nc6 was only going to be a qt. Then I decided to go ahead with my 33 gallon long and didn't want to run two tanks so I'm not quarantining anything right now. Before I shut it down I took the hood off so I could run a nano remora in the back chambers. And I mounted a 70w viper light on the front because the skimmer took up the back of the tank.

[FavaBean]

Thanks college.... did you sell your tank college??.....

Cherub... sounds like it was a nice setup... i have noticed that some vids of nanocube 6 gallons are starting to show up on youtube

[cherubfish pair]

Yeah I had fun with it. Don't know what I'll do with it. It won't fit in my stand. A 5 gallon standard will fit it better.

Betcha didn't know the nanocube 6 actually holds 7.5 gallons of water.

[FavaBean]

i did not know that cherub... learn something new every day..

[FavaBean]

I have noticed that my tank does better with cooler temps... i am keeping it around 72... i know it seems cold but all the corals are doing nice... I just finished a water change... I think next I need to put back all the rockwork... as always... thanks for looking

[FavaBean]

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/IMAG0285.jpg

here is a new frag i received about a week ago... already new growth on it...

[FavaBean]

forgot to ask what kind of anthelia is this... thanks

[FavaBean]

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/IMAG0297.jpg

picked up this mushroom when I went out of town this weekend... just did a water change...

[cherubfish pair]

How do you plan on attaching this frag disk to the rock?

[FavaBean]

well for right now I just used a rubberband to secure it... might use some aquamend...

[cherubfish pair]

Funny looking mushroom. :) Does it have a name?

[FavaBean]

not sure about the name... looks like a blue mushroom to me

[FavaBean]

need to do a water change tonight... no further comments at this time lol

[FavaBean]

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/IMAG0350.jpg

here a updated pic... I have some algae issues right now... I need to add my rock work back into the tank... this will be done slowly... any suggestions are welcomed... thanks

[FavaBean]

I am curious about yalls opp about doing a 100 percent water change once a week instead of doing small water changes through out the week... thanks for the feedback

[FavaBean]

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/IMAG0361.jpg

Here is a pic... I am fighting some algae issues right now...

[rastarainy]

well if you do a weekly 100% change then your tank will recycle every week, which is not what you want. i would say instead of doing biweekly changes or whatever water changes you do now, do a weekly change of about a gallon or 2, that way your tank will get new water and it wont recycle. just my 2 cents

[FavaBean]

rastarainy... I did decide on doing weekly water changes of about a gallon or two... Also started adding some rock back to the tank...

[rastarainy]

sounds good. cool tank man!

[FavaBean]

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/IMAG0013.jpg

I cleaned it up a bit...

[FavaBean]

I cleaned it up but i still see some algae on the rocks... guess i need to check my parameters and make sure the algae does not come back...

[FavaBean]

I need some ideas on what to run for some extra filtration....

[rastarainy]

What are you currently using for filtration?

[FavaBean]

I am not using anything right now.... Just the live rock.... I am thinking about carbon but unsure.... What are you using?

[rastarainy]

Definitely throw a HOB filter then and run some carbon. I'm using carbon and weekly water changes to keep the tank healthy.

[FavaBean]

do you have any pics of your tank.... not sure how i could raise the lights up to put a HOB on the back of the tank...

[rastarainy]

Well I don't have a JBJ aquarium, but you can see my 6 gallon fluval build here: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1966877

As far as the filter goes, don't JBJs have built in filtration chambers? Couldn't you just put carbon in there?

[FavaBean]

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that is a video of my tank... nice looking tank rastarainy... and yes we have the filtration chambers built into the back...

[rastarainy]

Ok well then i would buy some carbon pouches or trays (JBJ tanks have specific ones you can buy that fit the chambers) and run them. Since you don't have any fish there isn't a huge bioload but still, carbon is a must IMO

[FavaBean]

I found some carbon and put about a cup worth of it in the back chamber.... Need to also pick up some filter pads tomorrow...

[rastarainy]

Sounds good. I would have advised to put the carbon in a sack of some sort but your tank will be fine either way

[FavaBean]

i did put the carbon in a bag... I am going to go find some filter pads for it tonight...

[FavaBean]

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/IMAG0022.jpg

This is now in the middle chamber....

[rastarainy]

Oh ok thats perfect then. the polishing pad will suck up a bunch of gunk too

[FavaBean]

Today the tank looks good... I still have to deal with a small amount of small bubbles...

[FavaBean]

Just did my water change and i am thinking i need to up the flow.... Maybe i need to get the hydor nano.... Kind of worried it could be over kill though.... Any thoughts about this..

[FavaBean]

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/IMAG0031.jpg

[FavaBean]

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/IMAG0034.jpg

I should have invested in a larger tank because mine looks like it is almost out of room for any corals... I am getting frustrated with my algae problem... kind of makes me not want to even bother with the tank anymore... I am thinking about trying to add more water movement but unsure what to do... all my test check out ok....

[PFCDeitz]

More water flow will Deff help. But it does look good! Once you start you always go bigger

[FavaBean]

I am trying not to go bigger lol...

[FavaBean]

So i am still trying to fight the hair algae.... The only cuc i have in the tank is some sort of snail... I think maybe a fighting conch.... Just curious if yall have any other suggestions for what to add for my cuc... Thanks

[FavaBean]

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq257/michaelmoreno1983/IMAG0061.jpg

I just cleaned it up so that is why it looks murky...