My Custom 6g Nano

[TonyD]

I was going to try yo do everything myself but decided to have the tank made by a local acrylic place just to be safe.

It took about 5 days to get the tank:

Using scrap wood and a single coralife fixture, I wanted to test everything out.

Much to my wifes chagrin, I built it in the living room:

In the end I decided I needed more light and added a second fixture.

And it sits like this right now.

The wife is going to take this one to work and I get to start on my next project, a 10g or 15g Nano.

 

[ReefSki]

Very nice little setup.

What do you plan on keeping?

 

[TonyD]

It's benn used for various things so far. It housed my maroon clown pair till they got big enough to go in my other tank. Mainly it's used to grow out frags before placing them in one of the larger tanks. When it goes on the wife's desk it will be a mini-reef with a couple of shrimp and maybe a gobie.

 

[yungreefer2410]

those clowns must of been super tiny

 

[bskinn77]

very cool I think I really want to build one of these

 

[cbrownfish]

If you add clowns, I would recommend searching for a breeder that has 2 tiny juveniles. He is my old 6 gallon nano with 2 juvenile clows (only one visible in this pic) --

[sorry, hope you don't mind the pic/input!]

 

[ScubaDrew]

Very cool Tony - how much was the tank from the shop?

 

[TonyD]

When they were in there, they were small. Even now they are still small, but they have the run of the 150g with nothing but a single damel and a large CuC. Just because I'm new here, please don't assume I'm new to the hobby.
Here's the maroon at thier current size.

 

[yungreefer2410]

is that a 6g nano cube?

 

[BEELZEBOB]

do yall like not read or what?

he had it built by an acrylic company.

and anyone building like that aint anewb.

good work man, and corgrats

 

[TonyD]

No, It measures 10"x14"x10" internal dimensions, which is 6.1g.

 

[ScubaDrew]

I really like it dude! I was just wondering how much it cost to have built?

thanks!

 

[TonyD]

$45 for the tank(it was a little pricey because it was a one off)
$24 for each light fixture
$30 for the koralia
$12 for the hardware
$12 for the heater
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~$150 in direct out of pocket expense.

I had the AC70 and the wood was left over from another stand build.
Sure I could have bought an off the shelf cube for about the same money, but I wanted it my way and not like everyone elses.

When I do my next one I'll do a few things differently. For the same money I spent I could have done it wil a closed loop and a smallish sump. THe next one will be without the canopy and the stand will hide the sump and equipment.

 

[yungreefer2410]

beezlebob i'm not an idiot i was talking to cbrownfish. looking back at his picture i see nanocube in the picture. so i am right its as nanocube. only a dumbass would think that tony's 6g is a nanocube

 

[cbrownfish]

Yes, mine was a NanoCube 6.

...and I get accused of having an attitude.

 

[TonyD]

Here's how it looked when the clowns were in it.

 

[TonyD]

And for a very short time it housed a pair of nakeds:

 

[yungreefer2410]

very pretty

 

[Kate]

Are nakeds rare? I don't think I've ever seen them in the shops I've been in.

 

[BigAl07]

Yes they can be rare. Usually if they DO get into shops they don't last long at all.