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02-21-2006, 07:12 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 54
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3 Compartments on Nano Cube
What do I put in three compartments in the nano cube, I've been told to remove everything, or take some stuff out and put certain stuff in there. Here are some pictures to refer to.
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02-21-2006, 07:13 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 54
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And also when I cycle, do I leave the lights on, or do I keep them off completely, or do I keep them on a certain amount of time a day and what not.
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02-21-2006, 07:43 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: waukesha, Wisconsin
Posts: 1,296
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The only thing you want is that chemi-pure or carbon thats all. Do not use the bio-balls! You can run your lights just like you would if you had fish or coral in. I run mine about 11-12 hrs a day (I think thats on the high side).
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02-21-2006, 07:44 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: waukesha, Wisconsin
Posts: 1,296
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What is that on the back of the tank?
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02-21-2006, 08:31 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 34,161
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Maybe carbon and/or phosphate/nitrate remover.And leave the lights on a reg schedule.
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02-21-2006, 08:38 PM
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Nano reefer and Jeeper
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Posts: 784
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Lights on a reg. schedule...but I've found it doesn't need to be as much as when you have corals. You can use carbon, purigen, or even phosban if you want to. Don't use anything that will provide any additional biofiltration-it will be incomplete and increase your nitrate levels. Use the chambers as a fuge, isn't that what most people do? Put small pieces of LR in there...helps with the right filtration, and makes more 'pods!
-Jon
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02-21-2006, 11:16 PM
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Shark
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Eau Claire
Posts: 1,543
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wouldn't a person still want the sponge/mesh type of media for skimming off the top when the water moves back?
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02-21-2006, 11:59 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 54
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That is nothing on the back of the tank...Its just a water bottle that looks like its on the back...Where should the chemi-pure go in, liek what compartment, first or 2nd...and if I put LR in there which compartment does that go in...?
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02-22-2006, 10:37 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 54
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I think, I'll go with 1 songe in the first compartment, with a bag of chemi-pure, then crushed live rock in the 2nd compartment, then the heater, temp probe, and pump in the 3rd...That sound good?
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02-22-2006, 11:07 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: waukesha, Wisconsin
Posts: 1,296
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Originally Posted by cburns32
I think, I'll go with 1 songe in the first compartment, with a bag of chemi-pure, then crushed live rock in the 2nd compartment, then the heater, temp probe, and pump in the 3rd...That sound good?
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Sounds good to me!
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02-22-2006, 03:14 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 54
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So the 1 sponge won't be to much, the stock uses 3 sponges, I'm thinking of just using that 1 smaller sponge to take out the large particles out of the water, before it gets to the chemi-pure and LR.
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02-23-2006, 10:57 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: waukesha, Wisconsin
Posts: 1,296
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One will be ok if you want to use it just keep it clean.
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02-23-2006, 03:11 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 54
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Yeah, I plan on cleaning it every week when I do my water changes.
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02-23-2006, 06:43 PM
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squid
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Southern CA
Posts: 7
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by cburns32
I think, I'll go with 1 songe in the first compartment, with a bag of chemi-pure, then crushed live rock in the 2nd compartment, then the heater, temp probe, and pump in the 3rd...That sound good?
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I pretty much have the same setup
Compartment 1: I bag of Chemi-pure sandwiched between 1 sponge (cut in half). Sponges are rinsed 2x a week during water changes. Chemi-pure and sponges are changed monthly.
Compartment 2: Live Rock and an airstone (the water seemed pretty stagnant in the filter area, the addition of the airstone provided an easy solution to add movement to the water back there).
Compartment 3: Heater and stock pump.
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