Yesterday i purchased and today after work i brought home a 34gal Solana all-in-one cube tank by Current-USA. its a beautiful tank but i was a bit supprised when i realized it was 34 gal and not 25, called a Solana not an Eco cube... huh... whatever 9 more gallons and such a similar design i bet they are the same product just different sizes.

Alrighty heres some pics for ya





man that takes alot of desk space.... being two inches bigger really does make a difference



my plans so far are to have this tank set up for Pipefish, tiny gobies and tridacnid clams. (just maxima and crocea due to size) as far as corals go i would like to have this tank dominated by zoanthids but adding corals is a slow process so i cant even begin to guess what this tank will look like in a year...

tomorrow i need to
-fill the tank with tap water to test for leaks.
-look into the light situation. i am going to use my 250w halide but i would also like to have some moon light type leds for sunrise/sunset
-Draw up plans for a 2.5 gal QT tank
i plan on coming up with the aquascape i like and drilling holes through the rocks and adding fiberglass rods to hold them in place, and adding the rock to the tank. no more landslides killing off things in the night :glare:
tenative stock list again with the comon names next to the scientific

Pipefish:
Doryrhamphus excisus (Bluestripe Pipefish) <------ For sure
Corythoichthys haematopterus (Dragonface Pipefish) <- was told by an experienced individual that both species can get along well in the same tank

gobies:
these two are similar enough that it more or less depends on whats in stock at the time... but its one or the other
Amblygobius rainfordi (Court Jester Goby, Rainford's Goby)
Amblygobius hectori (Hector's Goby)
Coryphopterus personatus (Masked Goby)
Eviota pellucida (Gold Neon Eviota Goby) <---- for sure
Trimma cana (Red Striped Goby) <---- for sure

discordipinna griessingeri (spikefin goby, Flaming Prawn Goby) I really like this one but its so tiny i worry it may be picked on or eaten.. i will have to read more into this....
Stonogobiops yashia (Yasha Hase Shrimp Goby) second choice after discordipinna griessingeri
Stonogobiops nematodes (Hi Fin Red Banded Goby )
Amblyeleotris wheeleri (Wheeler's Watchman Goby)
Paragobiodon lacunicolus (Panda Goby) <---- saw one in a super nano today while picking up the tank.. i never realized how neat they look. so this one is a maybe.

other suggestions:
Serranus tortugarum (Chalk Bass)
Apogon leptacanthus (Longspine Cardinalfish, Threadfin Cardinalfish)
Coryphopterus glaucofrenum (Cave Transparent Goby) <----- does this one sift the sand like a Valencienna puellaris (Diamond Watchman Goby)??
Inverts:
Lytechinus vaniegatus (pincusion urchin)
Echinometra la****er (rock boring urchin)
Neopetrolisthes ohshimai (porcelain crab)<--- only if i cant get the blue spot porcelain crab
Petrolisthes spp. (blue spot porcelain crab)
Scarlet hermet crabs 2 <--- maybe
Thor amboinensis (sexy shrimp)<--- maybe
Lysmata debelius (fire shrimp) <---- not sure about these
Tridacnid maxima
Tridacnid crocea

thats a tenative list so far, i need to go through and check who will get along with who and who eats what, how big they get and such fourth.
well i am excited to have a tank again