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by **Len** » February 21st, 2005, 10:52 pm

Logic_Bomb's official thread:
Use this thread to document updates to your Nano Reef Buildoff project.
Please note: this thread is reserved for the entitled registered member only. Open discussion about ideas or specific entries should be posted in the Nano Reefs forum or the General Reef Discussion forum.

by **Logic_Bomb** » February 23rd, 2005, 6:03 pm

Tank arived yesterday. It is a JBJ 12g Nano standard mini.

Cost after shipping (ebay special):

$109.98

Additions so far: Marineland Visa-Therm 75w thermo-conductive plastic heater, mounted in the bio-ball media chamber:

$34.99

and a standard affixed thermometer:

$1.99

I am refraining from filling the tank as per the rules, but I should have most of the materials in place and ready to fire up on the 1st.

Good luck everyone!

by **Logic_Bomb** » February 28th, 2005, 11:42 am

I think I found a secret weapon now!

Aside from your everyday standard reef crystals salt:

$20.99

I have found a special batch of live sand, which is composed of a mixture of crushed argonite, standard live sand, and Black Volcanic sand from Punalu bay in Hawaii! The sand is beautiful, and fairly cheap:

$26.99 for 20 .lb bag!

Can't wait to get started

by **Logic_Bomb** » February 28th, 2005, 1:25 pm

Here are picturs of my nano:

by **Logic_Bomb** » March 1st, 2005, 5:15 pm

Ok, I added the live sand and filled the tank (and salted it).

Here's some pics:

by **Logic_Bomb** » March 4th, 2005, 5:41 pm

Added 2 rocks today, each about 4 .lbs. Also added 2 blue-legs for the heck of it to get stuff rolling. They guy was nice, and threw in a small frag of a red gragorian for free.

Total cost: $54.83

Here are the pics:

by **Logic_Bomb** » March 8th, 2005, 7:11 pm

Sorry about the update time, but I've been nursing a couple injuries and a bad headache.

I bought a chunk of Pompei liverock (great seafoam green algea!), added a 2nd figi rock from my standing 55g tank. I bought a couple small snails, a peppermint shrimp, and a feather-duster. Most recently I added a green button polyup frag and an emrald crab. I'll get total costs later.

Anyhow, here are the pics:

by **Logic_Bomb** » March 14th, 2005, 1:15 pm

Ok, BIG update. I've added a large frag of young brown-button polyps. I re-arranged the tank for better athstetics, waterflow, and all-arround kismit.

I added a small chunk of what looks like old dead white coral, donated by a co-worker. It will be interesting to see how well it grows aqualine.

My most ambitious addition has been an electric scallop! Not to be confused with flame scallops, this orange scallop bio-luminices on it's inner lip. I realize I will need to target feed it and keep a close eye on water conditions to keep it alive. This will be a learning experience for me. So far, the guy looks happy as a clam

I also discovered a nifty tool called a turbo-tube, which is kind of like a turkey baster, but with a small bulb and really long tube with a bend at the end and a jet tip. Great for target feeding, this device also works VERY well at blowing detreitus off of rocks gently.

Anyway, here are the photos, and I will post as other developments arise.

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