Silent Reef's Waterbox 20 nano cube build thread

[Silent reef]

Hey cube fans, this is my waterbox 20g build thread. It's going to be a fishless tank... corals and cuc only.

Basic equipment list:
1. WB 20 cube
2. AI 16 HD
3. Real reef rock
4. Caribsea live special grade
5. Aqualight ATO
6. Sicce voyager nano 1000l
7. Tunze 9001 nano skimmer
8. Inkbird temp controller & eheim 75w heater
9. DIY stand (WB copy)
10. DIY lid

A few upgrades... so far:
1. Sicce silent 1.0 return pump
2. Intank media basket
3. Intank sump cover

I'll be doing a fishlles cycling as well, with a combo use of prodibio nano start and Brightwell start XLM. A few frags have been sitting in my QT tank since mid January, waiting for the cube to cycle.

Pics to follow...

 

[Storm Trooper Reefer]

Most coral like some amount of phosphate and nitrate. You just going to use feeding as a source of those nutrients? Along with cuc.

 

[Silent reef]

 

[Silent reef]

 

[Silent reef]

 

[Silent reef]

QT...

 

[Silent reef]

Most coral like some amount of phosphate and nitrate. You just going to use feeding as a source of those nutrients? Along with cuc.

Hey, anything you feed corals raises nitrates and phosphates... reefroids for example. I am sure CUC will have plenty to eat as well.

 

[Silent reef]

First inhabitants added...

CUC - 2 snails, 2 hermit crabs, 1 shrimp:
1 x Trochus Radiatus
1 x Nassarius Vibex
1 x Clibanarius rutilus
1 x Calcinus sp elegans
1 x Blood shrimp

Fish
1 x Diamond goby
1 x 6-line wrasse

Corals
5 zoas
1 favia
1 green cup

Pics

Hungry hermit.

Shy snail.

The reef's watchman.

Side view

short video

 

[dawi03]

hey mate did the 75w heat the tank up fine? ive got one but not sure if i need bigger?

 

[steveschuerger]

First inhabitants added...

CUC - 2 snails, 2 hermit crabs, 1 shrimp:
1 x Trochus Radiatus
1 x Nassarius Vibex
1 x Clibanarius rutilus
1 x Calcinus sp elegans
1 x Blood shrimp

Fish
1 x Diamond goby
1 x 6-line wrasse

Corals
5 zoas
1 favia
1 green cup

Pics

Hungry hermit.

Shy snail.

The reef's watchman.

Side view

short video

So much for coral and cuc lol. I see fish in that list.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Tank is looking great so far!