Aluvions Cube

[Aluvion]

With help from old and new friends my 28g Cube is up, running and stocked! This gateway tank back to the hobby from a 12 year hiatus was really fun. The PSAS and Reef Frontiers are great resources for the Hobby, and I am glad I was pointed your way. I have included snapshots of my tank, for those concerned about the Mandarin... well I share that as well. It was a well meaning gift from a family member, and I will do my best to keep it going with Ocean Pods and whatever else it will eat. (It does eat Brine and Prawn Roe)... so keep your fingers crossed All levels are holding steady, and looking good. I do about a 5 Gallon Water Change weekly to help with the bio load, but I have not seen any spikes prior to doing the changes. It is a big load on the tank, so i am monitoring it daily. I hope to segue into a 150-180 within 12 to 18 months.

Tank Specs
JBJ 28g Nano HQI
150 Watt MH 14K
Aqua C Remora Skimmer
Live Rock Rubble in Back (instead of the 3 way chamber)
1 Mandarin Goby
1 Clown Wrasse
1 Lineatus Fairy Wrasse
1 Firefish
1 Orange Spot Goby
1 Neon Cleaner Goby
1 Torch Coral
1 Frogspawn Coral
1 Red Montipora
1 Purple Squamosa Clam
2 Green Sarcophytons
2 Ricordias (Green and Red)
Various Mushrooms
2 Cleaner Shrimp
2 Emerald Crabs
Snails (many)
2 Pistal Shrimp

I have some Mexicana in the tank, and run some carbon.

PH 8.2
Temp 79 -81
Nitrates < 10
Nitrites 0
Cal 400
DKH 9.8

I have more photos in the Gallery under Aluvions Cube

 

[mattleycrue76]

looks really nice. I want a mandarin too. how long has your tank been up and running?

 

[Aluvion]

Mandarin

looks really nice. I want a mandarin too. how long has your tank been up and running?

My tank has only been set up for 2 months, that is why I am leary of the Mandarins chance for success. I am feeding Ocean Pods a couple a times a months trying to build up a population in the rock and Mexicana. It does eat roe and mysis and brine, so I am keeping my fingers crossed. Here are some pictures