My 29 Bio Cube build thread - Page 40

AndtheBonus · 07-29-2008, 02:39 PM

Great tank!

plecosword · 07-29-2008, 07:41 PM

those are nice growth pics.

Craig Manoukian · 07-30-2008, 03:25 AM

Beauteous Daniel!

tippMANn98 · 07-30-2008, 11:04 AM

Some more recent pictures, just sitting around bored....
Side Shot:

EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE! Ring of Fire!

Aurora Goby:

Grasspicker · 07-30-2008, 05:58 PM

Ive studied this thread intently. I really love it! I hope to have a cube this nice one day. My wife and I havent watched TV in 2 weeks!!! We love setting in front of our cube. I know no life right.

Im so glad you have been so good to post your progress so someone like me can start out and not make mistakes. I hope you will stop by our thread and give advice. I know I will have a lot of questions.

tippMANn98 · 07-31-2008, 08:47 PM

Here is a quick video, DONT LAUGH, its with the cell.

Video of my Tank

tippMANn98 · 07-31-2008, 10:09 PM

ok, so that video kind of sucks, here are 2 15 sec. clips into one from the digital camera.
Better Video

Craig Manoukian · 08-01-2008, 03:29 AM

Love your boredom Daniel! thanks for the eye candy!

Fishhead Junkie · 08-01-2008, 10:25 AM

Your tank looks fantastic, love all the corals. What kind of duncan is that? I have one single head I bought a few months back which has now multiplied into 3 heads but mine doesn't have long "tentacles" like yours or just not as long, yours is almost anenome like. Also, what is that yellow/orange looking coral above it to the left...looks like mushrooms but then sorta like ricordia or am I wrong on both counts...nice looking zoas all collected together...what's the name of that goby again, it's escaping me right now.

Good video too, I need to get my rear in gear and post some updates.

Steve

tippMANn98 · 08-01-2008, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fishhead Junkie

Your tank looks fantastic, love all the corals. What kind of duncan is that? I have one single head I bought a few months back which has now multiplied into 3 heads but mine doesn't have long "tentacles" like yours or just not as long, yours is almost anenome like. Also, what is that yellow/orange looking coral above it to the left...looks like mushrooms but then sorta like ricordia or am I wrong on both counts...nice looking zoas all collected together...what's the name of that goby again, it's escaping me right now.

Good video too, I need to get my rear in gear and post some updates.

Steve

Yea, its a ric, ur right!, The color on that ricordia is crappy in the video, its my bright orange and neon green ric. on my ric-rock. The duncan thing, I had asked this on a thread here. Its really all has to do with the amount of flow. More makes the duncan's tent. smaller, and stubbier. and vise versa I.E. my duncan. Mine has 4 smaller baby heads, and 1 larger baby head, growing very very fast.

Aurora goby is the name, or Pink bar, but his bars are not pink. go figure.

reefsmoker · 08-01-2008, 11:14 AM

Good Stuff Dan!! Some sick growth...

Grasspicker · 08-01-2008, 11:16 AM

Thanks for the Vid. It was great to see. I just love your tank. Great inspiration.

Question: For three days I have put 3 of the polups in a spot in my tank and they have fell down. How do you get them to stay put? Sorry Im such a noob but I really dont want them on the same level with the mushroom. I dont think they will get along?

tippMANn98 · 08-01-2008, 11:24 AM

well, for a while I did not permanently attach anything, some things attached themselves, and now most are just wedged REALLY good, just enough for no landslides, and it will stand up to the bulldozing snails and hermits. I have some mushrooms with some polyps, but certain corals DONT get along, the ones that do have been next to each other for a long time, that probably has nothing to do with it, but it really all depends on that particular coral.

Fishhead Junkie · 08-01-2008, 02:59 PM

I tried the "wedging" technique in the beginning, 1) because I thought it looked the most natural, and 2) because I didn't want to spend $20 on waterproof epoxy. Then I discovered the $3 stuff at home depot and with my maroon clown bulldozing everything in site of his anenome(which just died yesterday unfortunately), I just had to start epoxying everything. Not a huge fan of the white epoxy and eventually it does get some algae on it to mask it but it's not quick enough for me seeing as my tank takes forever to get any coralline algae at all. Other than the corals that sit on the actual sand bed..I think pretty much all my corals are epoxyed in one way or another.

Steve

tippMANn98 · 08-01-2008, 08:09 PM

I thought I would share, just got back from the LFS (a really really good one, he just about beats internet prices)

As a reward to myself for quitting smoking, I took the $$ that I would have spent on cigs this month ($120) and put it toward my tank. now I can really see how much more cash I will have. here is what I got instead of a months worth of cigarettes:
Some stuff I have been needing/wanting for the tank.
2 new T5s( Korallen-Z; 1 fiji purple & 1 coral light) $24 & $27
Can of "Reef Roids" $22
Nautilus SeaSquirt $17
Pinpoint salinity cal. fluid $4
Filterbrush kit $5
3.5oz Piscine Mysis frozen cubes $9

which brings me to a total shopping day to $108+tax

So I still have $12 bucks left over from all of that. I should have gotten that FRAG!!!! Oh well, there is always NEXT MONTH!!!

07-29-2008, 02:39 PM	#586 (permalink)
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07-30-2008, 03:25 AM	#588 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,386 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread Beauteous Daniel! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

07-30-2008, 11:04 AM	#589 (permalink)
tippMANn98 Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 2,705 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread Some more recent pictures, just sitting around bored.... Side Shot: EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE! Ring of Fire! Aurora Goby:

07-30-2008, 05:58 PM	#590 (permalink)
Grasspicker Midas Blenny Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 108 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread Ive studied this thread intently. I really love it! I hope to have a cube this nice one day. My wife and I havent watched TV in 2 weeks!!! We love setting in front of our cube. I know no life right. Im so glad you have been so good to post your progress so someone like me can start out and not make mistakes. I hope you will stop by our thread and give advice. I know I will have a lot of questions. __________________ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...l-biocube.html Click me!! Help me!! Save me!!

07-31-2008, 08:47 PM	#591 (permalink)
tippMANn98 Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 2,705 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread Here is a quick video, DONT LAUGH, its with the cell. Video of my Tank

07-31-2008, 10:09 PM	#592 (permalink)
tippMANn98 Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 2,705 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread ok, so that video kind of sucks, here are 2 15 sec. clips into one from the digital camera. Better Video

08-01-2008, 03:29 AM	#593 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,386 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread Love your boredom Daniel! thanks for the eye candy! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

08-01-2008, 10:25 AM	#594 (permalink)
Fishhead Junkie Midas Blenny Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 91 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread Your tank looks fantastic, love all the corals. What kind of duncan is that? I have one single head I bought a few months back which has now multiplied into 3 heads but mine doesn't have long "tentacles" like yours or just not as long, yours is almost anenome like. Also, what is that yellow/orange looking coral above it to the left...looks like mushrooms but then sorta like ricordia or am I wrong on both counts...nice looking zoas all collected together...what's the name of that goby again, it's escaping me right now. Good video too, I need to get my rear in gear and post some updates. Steve

08-01-2008, 11:14 AM	#596 (permalink)
reefsmoker Serpent Star Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 203 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread Good Stuff Dan!! Some sick growth... __________________ GOT REEF? (Really catchy ancient phrase i stole from someone famously smart!) [ INSERT HERE ]

08-01-2008, 11:16 AM	#597 (permalink)
Grasspicker Midas Blenny Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 108 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread Thanks for the Vid. It was great to see. I just love your tank. Great inspiration. Question: For three days I have put 3 of the polups in a spot in my tank and they have fell down. How do you get them to stay put? Sorry Im such a noob but I really dont want them on the same level with the mushroom. I dont think they will get along? __________________ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...l-biocube.html Click me!! Help me!! Save me!!

08-01-2008, 11:24 AM	#598 (permalink)
tippMANn98 Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 2,705 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread well, for a while I did not permanently attach anything, some things attached themselves, and now most are just wedged REALLY good, just enough for no landslides, and it will stand up to the bulldozing snails and hermits. I have some mushrooms with some polyps, but certain corals DONT get along, the ones that do have been next to each other for a long time, that probably has nothing to do with it, but it really all depends on that particular coral.

08-01-2008, 02:59 PM	#599 (permalink)
Fishhead Junkie Midas Blenny Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 91 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread I tried the "wedging" technique in the beginning, 1) because I thought it looked the most natural, and 2) because I didn't want to spend $20 on waterproof epoxy. Then I discovered the $3 stuff at home depot and with my maroon clown bulldozing everything in site of his anenome(which just died yesterday unfortunately), I just had to start epoxying everything. Not a huge fan of the white epoxy and eventually it does get some algae on it to mask it but it's not quick enough for me seeing as my tank takes forever to get any coralline algae at all. Other than the corals that sit on the actual sand bed..I think pretty much all my corals are epoxyed in one way or another. Steve

08-01-2008, 08:09 PM	#600 (permalink)
tippMANn98 Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 2,705 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread I thought I would share, just got back from the LFS (a really really good one, he just about beats internet prices) As a reward to myself for quitting smoking, I took the $$ that I would have spent on cigs this month ($120) and put it toward my tank. now I can really see how much more cash I will have. here is what I got instead of a months worth of cigarettes: Some stuff I have been needing/wanting for the tank. 2 new T5s( Korallen-Z; 1 fiji purple & 1 coral light) $24 & $27 Can of "Reef Roids" $22 Nautilus SeaSquirt $17 Pinpoint salinity cal. fluid $4 Filterbrush kit $5 3.5oz Piscine Mysis frozen cubes $9 which brings me to a total shopping day to $108+tax So I still have $12 bucks left over from all of that. I should have gotten that FRAG!!!! Oh well, there is always NEXT MONTH!!!

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