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My 28 gallon HQI Nano-Cube diary.

Hello everyone! I have some great news!! :D I got ANOTHER BRAND NEW JBJ Nano-Cube!! Its just the tank tho, no stand, lights, pump or anything like that. So, I'll have one that's going to be photosynthetic corals/Eel and the other is going to be full 100% Azoox/Dwarf Cuttlefish with a sump. :D Here are a few renderings of the Azoox/Cuttlefish tank. :D As You can see, there is an MP 10 on the side. :p Tell me what ya think! :D
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Here is my plan. Tell me what you think! Suggestions are welcome!

DT: 28 gallon JBJ Nano-Cube
Stand: 20" long x 24" wide x 36" high
Sump: 25 gallon tall, 24" long x 12" wide x 20" high
Skimmer: SWC Xtreme 120 Cone Protein Skimmer
EcoTech Marine MP10 Vortech Propeller Pump w/ EcoSMART Driver
3 X Two Little Fishies Reactor 150: Carbon, GFO, Bio-Pellets
BRS Top Off Doser (50 mL Per Minute)
Controller with internet
Microsoft LifeCam Studio 1080p HD Webcam
iPhone 5 (when it comes out lols)

Fuge with PC light
Heater

DT lighting: probably LEDs

I am thinking of doing 50% weekly(that's 14 gallons) water changes which equals to a total of 200% a month. 7 gallons will be from an acro SPS/LPS reef which will have very clean water and the other 7 gallons will be brand new saltwater.(thinking of doing 2 x 25% a week instead of 50% at once so the azoox animals wont stress out?)
I think I'm also going to add Zeovit Media into a mesh bag.


Automated Feeding System: mini refrigerator with venturi valve/magnetic mixer/dosing pump method. I'm thinking about feeding 12 times a day, once every 2 hours?
Foods that will go into the Erlenmeyer Flask:
Frozen Cyclop-eeze
Frozen Rotifers
Ultra Clam
Ultra Min D(should I even get Ultra Min S?)
Ultra Min F
Ultra Seafan
I'll also grow live phytoplankton for the Tunicates. I'll install a 2 liter soda bottle with a bubbler to keep the phytoplankton in suspension and slowly drip it like most people do with kalkwasser. I think I'll go with these species: Nannochloropsis oculata, Thalassiosira scotia, Pavlova lutheri, Isochrysis galbana and Tetraselmis sp.
Also going to spot feed the azoox LPS with Mysis.




Stock list:
Pair of Dwarf Cuttlefish
Quite a bit of azoox LPS(Tubastrea, Balanophyllia, Dendrophyllia, Rhizotrochus, Archohelia rediviva, etc)
Red Chili Coral (Alcyonium sp)
Mokey Sea Squirt (Eusynstyela sp)
Menella sp.
Diodogorgia nodulifera
Red Swiftia
(maybe a few other diff gorgonians not sure)
2-3 Feather starfish
1 Basket Starfish



I think I'm going to get a Microsoft LifeCam Studio 1080p HD Webcam so I can watch the tank if I go somewhere and if something does go wrong and someone is there, I could easily point out what to do.



Costs:
Pretty much free -- 28 gallon JBJ Nano-Cube
Pretty much free -- Mini Refrigerator
not sure yet -- Stand
not sure yet -- Sump
not sure yet -- Controller with internet
not sure yet -- iPhone 5 (when it comes out lols)
$224.99 -- SWC Xtreme 120 Cone Protein Skimmer
$219.99 -- EcoTech Marine MP10 Vortech Propeller Pump w/ EcoSMART Driver
$99.99 -- BRS Top Off Doser (50 mL Per Minute)
$75.40 -- Microsoft LifeCam Studio 1080p HD Webcam
$44.99 -- Two Little Fishies Reactor 150
$44.99 -- Two Little Fishies Reactor 150
$44.99 -- Two Little Fishies Reactor 150
$28.99 -- Jager 150 W Heater
$5.00 -- Magnetic mixer with magnet
$5.00 -- fuge light

Total: $794.33 + shipping/tax

probably around $50.00 for live/dry rock



Foods:
$39.95 -- ~750gms* (~1.6 LBS.) Frozen Cyclop-eeze
$70.00 -- 20 x 250gm flat packs(11 LBS) Frozen Rotifers
$24.06 -- 100mL Ultra Clam
$24.06 -- 250ml Ultra Min D (should I even get Ultra Min S?)
$16.32 -- 100mL Ultra Min F
$24.06 -- 100mL Ultra Seafan
$30.25 -- 2.5 kg* (~5.5 LBS.) Frozen Mysis (Mysis relicta) Canadian Mysis

Total for food: $228.70 + shipping/tax

Brand new Water change cost:
$86.64 -- a year, SeaChem Reef Salt, $38.00 for 160 gall bucket(price is with tax); 7 gall x 52 weeks = 364 gall divided by 160 gall = 2.28 buckets x $38.00 a bucket = $86.64 a year

Here are a few renderings. I drew them on Google SketchUp then Joost did the rendering. Thanks Joost! I really appreciate it!! :)
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Here are a few updated pictures. I know, I've got an algae bloom. But, I added the Carbon, GFO, and I plan on adding a bit of clean up crew and it should start going away soon.

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