Man do nano's fill up quickly!!

nanodude87 · Feb 23, 2010

My 28g HQI jbj nano cube is practically full already and I've been trying to be selective with coral purchases! Reef putty is my best friend though because I can stick corals where corals have never been stuck before lol (the side of a rock etc instead of on ledges and things like that) I have quite a bit of room on the top of my rocks but its so darn close to the MH I'm worried about putting LPS up that high...

Just venting... and I know you guys will want pics... I'll work on it. The last pics I posted were of the thing basically empty!

MikeB · Feb 23, 2010

This thread is worthless without pics......

kveille · Feb 23, 2010

I know how you feel. I have a 34 gallon RSM and feel like I don't have any more room. I trying to talk my wife into getting something bigger, but she says the tank is just a money pit. It doesn't look like it is going to happen in the near future.

650-IS350 · Feb 23, 2010

here my reply

nanodude87 · Feb 23, 2010

lol I know I know... I knew you guys would want pics. I'll snap a cell phone pic now...

nanodude87 · Feb 23, 2010

Let me start by saying the pics suck I know... They're from my cell phone.

Ok so here is the tank last month:

Here is the tank today: (PS I used LR & LS from an established system so I didn't really have a cycle.)

BlazinNano · Feb 23, 2010

Yeah the only thing that sucks is I have a rock that is like 3 inches from the surface and the MH sits like 4 inches above the surface, probably will never be able to use that rock. I know they fill up quick. Now its time for an upgrade.

650-IS350 · Feb 23, 2010

oh man, you can stuff more corals there... j/k.. not with all those LPS there.

MikeB · Feb 23, 2010

I think you could fit more if you re aquascaped it.

nanodude87 · Feb 23, 2010

Yea, I still have some more room and on the sides. Might end up taking some rock out eventually to make more room as well.

suttumlikapimp · Feb 23, 2010

looking good! i would do a little more aquascaping to get some more room out of it. I'm in the process of putting a 25gal solana together to keep some real high end stuff so i hope it doesnt fill out that fast..... you should put your tank into the ntotm contest!

jaytizzle · Feb 23, 2010

I know what you mean... after 2 years of letting frags grow my nano is completely stuffed. I can add some pieces here and there but that's about it!

stunreefer · Feb 23, 2010

That's not a bad thing... sit back, relax and watch it fill out. Good for the wallet too

akabryanhall · Feb 23, 2010

Looks good but I see room for 8 more fish and a galaxia colony, and maybe a carpet anenome lol

inTank · Feb 24, 2010

wow, slow down a bit. I know you said it is from an established tank but there is a lot more that goes into it. Also think about growth, they will fill in and fight.

birdsnest · Feb 24, 2010

i hear that. my 30g is running out of realestate.

March '09

January '10

now i know why people profess that you'll wish you had gone bigger.

nanodude87 · Feb 25, 2010

Yea, I wish I could have gone bigger but a few years ago I had a 75 gal and ended up getting out of the hobby for a while and then decided to get back in but a nanocube was "as big as I will allow you to get" as I was told... So until they make larger nano cubes I'm stuck w/ this one!
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