New tank time! I've just picked up my 400mm rimless cube in starfire/low iron glass with black silicone. Greg did an amazing job and I'm really impressed with how good the black looks on the edges of ultra clear glass. I've just put the first coat of black paint on the back pane (and base in case I go without sand) so I'll take some pictures when it's dried and I can set it up in it's new position in the lounge.

I've ordered a Hydor Slim Skim Nano skimmer from the US and a DIY LED kit from AquaStyle Online which should all arrive this week. I already have a nano sized wavemaker which will have to do for the time being but ultimately I'll upgrade it to something a bit more powerful.

At the end of the week I'll be scaping with the live rock and sand from my first attempt in preparation for picking up a pair of clowns and their anemone on the weekend. It's going to be tight but should all come together at the last minute. Exciting times! :thup:

may I be the first to :spop: :spop: you?

Keen to see some photos of that.

Which LED kit did you get?

I am thinking about changing to LED myself.

Which LED kit did you get?

I am thinking about changing to LED myself.

I ordered the 36 LED kit from aquastyle. I think I'll end up using 20 LEDs all up though. They're 3w bridgelux chips and I went 50/50 royal blue/white. I've ordered 2 UV bulbs which I'll mix in with the whites as well but will have the blues and whites on separate drivers so they can be dimmed and turned on/off separately. I'll turn 2 or 3 of the left over blues into a moonlight with a spare driver.

In other news - the paint is dry on the tank. Just doing the second coat on the surround I've made for the base to hide the poly. Should have pics up tomorrow. I expect to fill it by Friday.

Turns out my current LED light unit fell into the current tank over night. Not exactly sure what damage it's done to the tank but I'll be starting the cube with all new NSW because of it. Damn it!

I have a spare LED unit exactly the same so I took it apart to see if there was anything in it that might have poisoned the water but there's nothing other than wires/circuitboard/leds so unless something leached out of the PCB it should be ok. I'll be rinsing everything tomorrow and moving to the new tank early...

Interesting.. How much did the shipping cost you?

:spop:

Interesting.. How much did the shipping cost you?

:spop:

For the LEDs? US$33 for the kit with heatsink and fans.

pics please :spop: :spop: :spop: :nilly:

your wish is...something, something, etc....

The cube in all it's glory. I painted it with gloss black instead of matt black as the silicone looked glossy. I really like the black base. oh, and the lid is temporary.

and here's the view from the couch through the cube, the bird cage, the dog bed and the lounge tank into the kitchen beyond.

I hope everything else gets here by the weekend...

thats going to be a nice wee setup.have you decided on what are you going

to have in there.. :spop:

thats going to be a nice wee setup.have you decided on what are you going

to have in there.. :spop:

Thanks I'm picking up a pair of clowns with their anemone on the weekend all going to plan. If the skimmer and lights don't get here on time I'll see if the seller can keep them for another week. Other than that I might add a cleaner shrimp and a hermit at a later date. I've got a pink leather that's not doing well in the current tank so I'm hoping the extra light and skimming in this tank will pick it back up.

cool.. :nfs: ...ill love too do a cube tank one day..

but it would like to have it to be 750x750x750 cube tho and same size sump..

Birdie!

Tank dimensions are awesome!

Birdie!

what the birdie for...

Making noise and throwing seeds on the floor They're rad.

Making noise and throwing seeds on the floor They're rad.

lots of stupid noises.

:rotf: :rotf:

ill be keeping a eye on this one..see how you go..on this..

what type of bird is it..do you let it out of cage..and have you taught any naugthy words.. :gigl:

what are you going to use as a lid?

ill be keeping a eye on this one..see how you go..on this..

what type of bird is it..do you let it out of cage..and have you taught any naugthy words.. :gigl:

I've been quite happy with my other nano so far. I just ignored it and it went well There are 2 cockatiels in there. They don't talk but they wolf whistle.

what are you going to use as a lid?

It's going to be open top so nothing

you would get a lot of evaporation

you would get a lot of evaporation

I expect so. I have plans to run an auto top off but until then I'll top it up daily.

have you got an ro-di unit?

have you got an ro-di unit?

Nope. I'm all NSW for this one.

auto-top off has to be fresh water.