My 29 Bio Cube build thread

tippMANn98 · 07-09-2007, 02:44 PM

Hello, I am new to Reef Sanctuary, for those of you interested in watching tanks grow, I will be posting my progress with my new 29 BioCube. My Fiance got it for me for my birthday.

It will be a softy tank, no sps, or lps. Here is where it starts....
Week of 6/8/07 to 6/15/07:
Tank setup with 20lbs live sand, bio balls removed, chamber 1 to 2 extra flow mod between them, by the end of the week put 6 lbs LR to start..looks like this:

week 6/16/07-6/23/07:
added about 6-7 more lbs and some turbos to get this thing going!!!
Looks a little bit better now....

Shortly after these pics were taken, I added another 10-12 lbs throughout the week, and threw a few(2) lbs of LR in the middle chamber 'till I get my skimmer

Water tested perfect on wed (6/27) pH 8.3 , 0-nh3, 0-no2, 10ppm no3. And added another 5lbs of LS, now 25lbs. I couldnt pass these little bit of zoo's, 3 different greens(all 3 for $9), and 1 Ricordia (perleaf $8)

Here is the final aquascape(though I can still add if I needed to!):

About a week or so ago I got these Ring of Fire zoa's for $20:

and the rest of the polyps:

I need to get a good pic of the green ricordea, and I just got a new Orange and green ricordea. I will get a pic as soon as he looks happy again, and here is my first fish...Klausewitz's Blenny:

And finally, that brings us to TODAY: A full tank shot

Enjoy, I will keep posting as long as people keep coming to check it out.

Please, feel free to leave any suggestions, even though sometimes it may be hard to change my set mind.

aquaman3680 · 07-09-2007, 02:49 PM

Welcome to RS! That blenny is awesome! Tank looks great and it looks like you have a lot of cool zoos!

Matt

jg2269jg · 07-09-2007, 02:50 PM

very nice scaping i like it keep us posted

Cassette87 · 07-09-2007, 02:54 PM

Nice zoa's! I have those same ring of fire morphs! beautiful zoas for sure! You got ricordea polyps for $8 bucks each! holy cow! send me some

Nice start!

tippMANn98 · 07-10-2007, 07:23 AM

Thanks guys, come on down to Florida and get some rics!!! Well, I traded a piece of my zoos, these:

which only paid about $3(got all 3 green sets for $9 total) I traded them because they werent happy in my tank, all the other zoos are just fine, so are the ric's, so I traded them for a nice, fat neon goby, they traded straight up, he cost $12.99, so I got a good deal, and so will the LFS with a little extra profit on the zoos

Thanks for the replys, I will keep it updated...

Cassette87 · 07-10-2007, 07:41 AM

Sounds like a deal! We need a picture of the new little guy! Glad to hear everything is doing well! How are you liking the biocube? Have you made any modifications to it? I just may have to find you the next time i'm down at my family's place... you close to indian shores / largo / clearwater?

tippMANn98 · 07-10-2007, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cassette87

Sounds like a deal! I just may have to find you the next time i'm down at my family's place... you close to indian shores / largo / clearwater?

about 40 minutes from clearwater north on us 19

Cassette87 · 07-10-2007, 07:44 AM

Hmm.. Tempting, very tempting. I wonder how hard it would be to take them home though. I like your set up so far! Glad to hear everything is doing well! How are you liking the biocube? Have you made any modifications to it?

tippMANn98 · 07-10-2007, 07:51 AM

so far just the extra flow in the middle chamber, no other mods yet, gonna do the nanocustoms 3.36 to 108w with an extra 50/50 bulb...

Cassette87 · 07-10-2007, 08:07 AM

Awesome

I'm very curious to see how your cube comes along! I've got an 8 gallon biocube that's on hold right now for financial reasons

so watching your tank come together will give me an idea of what to expect!

goldenmean · 07-10-2007, 08:44 AM

Great pics.
and great job of aquascaping!

That is one cute little blenny.
He kinda looks like piano keys

rebekwl · 07-10-2007, 03:07 PM

Your tank looks great. I love that Blenny, I have never seen one like that before!!

lcstorc · 07-11-2007, 06:17 AM

Nice tank. I really like your scape and those zoas look awesome.
Cool blenney as well. That is a new one to me and he is adorable.
Keep an eye on your tests. With this size of tank and as new as it is the paramaters can get out of control quickly.
Meanwhile, keep up the good work and keep posting pics. We love it.

tippMANn98 · 07-11-2007, 07:47 AM

You know what...I seen that blenny one time in a bood, The mini marine atlas(i think its burgess) but never in any other books, and I cant seem find it online( i just wanna know exactly where he is native too, its prob. indo...just wanna be sure, so if you seem him lemme know!)

Yea, so far I have been testing every week, my testing day is tommorrow, and my W/C day is friday, so I will see how it is this week, everything seems to be fine so far, I will keep it updated, and probably wont be adding anything for a little while, I am scheduled to be buying my sapphire skimmer the first week in aug, cant wait, trying to save money up....thanks everybody for their interests!!! any other suggestios? Just let them go...if I havent already done them!! UNTIL NEXT TIME!!

tippMANn98 · 07-13-2007, 09:38 AM

Tests as of last night.....
ph-8.3
nh3+4-0
NO2-0
N03-less than 10 ppm
S.G-1.025
calcium-450ppm
alkalinity- 7-8

all my baby shrimps have dissapeared(eaten alive!!) Everything is absolutley gorgeous right now.

07-09-2007, 02:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
tippMANn98 RS Nano Club UNLTD. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 1,780 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	My 29 Bio Cube build thread Hello, I am new to Reef Sanctuary, for those of you interested in watching tanks grow, I will be posting my progress with my new 29 BioCube. My Fiance got it for me for my birthday. It will be a softy tank, no sps, or lps. Here is where it starts.... Week of 6/8/07 to 6/15/07: Tank setup with 20lbs live sand, bio balls removed, chamber 1 to 2 extra flow mod between them, by the end of the week put 6 lbs LR to start..looks like this: week 6/16/07-6/23/07: added about 6-7 more lbs and some turbos to get this thing going!!! Looks a little bit better now.... Shortly after these pics were taken, I added another 10-12 lbs throughout the week, and threw a few(2) lbs of LR in the middle chamber 'till I get my skimmer Water tested perfect on wed (6/27) pH 8.3 , 0-nh3, 0-no2, 10ppm no3. And added another 5lbs of LS, now 25lbs. I couldnt pass these little bit of zoo's, 3 different greens(all 3 for $9), and 1 Ricordia (perleaf $8) Here is the final aquascape(though I can still add if I needed to!): About a week or so ago I got these Ring of Fire zoa's for $20: and the rest of the polyps: I need to get a good pic of the green ricordea, and I just got a new Orange and green ricordea. I will get a pic as soon as he looks happy again, and here is my first fish...Klausewitz's Blenny: And finally, that brings us to TODAY: A full tank shot Enjoy, I will keep posting as long as people keep coming to check it out. Please, feel free to leave any suggestions, even though sometimes it may be hard to change my set mind.

07-09-2007, 02:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,099 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread Welcome to RS! That blenny is awesome! Tank looks great and it looks like you have a lot of cool zoos! Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

07-09-2007, 02:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
jg2269jg Star Polyps Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 171 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread very nice scaping i like it keep us posted

07-09-2007, 02:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
Cassette87 Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Palos Park, IL Posts: 1,272 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread Nice zoa's! I have those same ring of fire morphs! beautiful zoas for sure! You got ricordea polyps for $8 bucks each! holy cow! send me some Nice start! __________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef! My DIY LED Lights Current Status - around - 2/14/08 Happy Valentine's Day!

07-10-2007, 07:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
tippMANn98 RS Nano Club UNLTD. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 1,780 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread Thanks guys, come on down to Florida and get some rics!!! Well, I traded a piece of my zoos, these: which only paid about $3(got all 3 green sets for $9 total) I traded them because they werent happy in my tank, all the other zoos are just fine, so are the ric's, so I traded them for a nice, fat neon goby, they traded straight up, he cost $12.99, so I got a good deal, and so will the LFS with a little extra profit on the zoos Thanks for the replys, I will keep it updated... Last edited by tippMANn98 : 07-10-2007 at 07:30 AM. Reason: accidently hitting submit

07-10-2007, 07:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
Cassette87 Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Palos Park, IL Posts: 1,272 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread Sounds like a deal! We need a picture of the new little guy! Glad to hear everything is doing well! How are you liking the biocube? Have you made any modifications to it? I just may have to find you the next time i'm down at my family's place... you close to indian shores / largo / clearwater? __________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef! My DIY LED Lights Current Status - around - 2/14/08 Happy Valentine's Day!

07-10-2007, 07:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
Cassette87 Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Palos Park, IL Posts: 1,272 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread Hmm.. Tempting, very tempting. I wonder how hard it would be to take them home though. I like your set up so far! Glad to hear everything is doing well! How are you liking the biocube? Have you made any modifications to it? __________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef! My DIY LED Lights Current Status - around - 2/14/08 Happy Valentine's Day!

07-10-2007, 07:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
tippMANn98 RS Nano Club UNLTD. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 1,780 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread so far just the extra flow in the middle chamber, no other mods yet, gonna do the nanocustoms 3.36 to 108w with an extra 50/50 bulb...

07-10-2007, 08:07 AM	#10 (permalink)
Cassette87 Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Palos Park, IL Posts: 1,272 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread Awesome I'm very curious to see how your cube comes along! I've got an 8 gallon biocube that's on hold right now for financial reasons so watching your tank come together will give me an idea of what to expect! __________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef! My DIY LED Lights Current Status - around - 2/14/08 Happy Valentine's Day!

07-10-2007, 08:44 AM	#11 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,678 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread Great pics. and great job of aquascaping! That is one cute little blenny. He kinda looks like piano keys __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My First Quarantine Tank. 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

07-10-2007, 03:07 PM	#12 (permalink)
rebekwl Achilles Tang Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 842 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread Your tank looks great. I love that Blenny, I have never seen one like that before!! __________________ Rebekah Member of: Snails Are Stupid Society 90 Gallon Display w/ 2-3" LS & 100-120 lbs. LR. 20 Gal sump w/fuge that has 4" sand, LR and rubble, and Chaeto. CUC - Lots of assorted snails, 3 conchs, Serpent Starfish, Hermit Crabs, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 2 Sand Sifting Starfish (I think that's it). Fish - Bi-Color Blenny, Orange Spotted Prawn Goby, Scooter Blenny, Clarkii Clownfish, Yellow Watchman Goby, Fiji Devil Damsel, Tomini Tang, Sailfin Tang, Lawnmower Blenny, and Pink Skunk Clown. Corals/inverts - Pink Branching Hammer Coral, Green Branching Hammer Coral, Torch Coral, Frogspawn, Bubble Coral, Neon Green Fungia, Green Star Polyps, Cup Mushroom, Green Candy Cane, Kenya Tree, Pom Pom Xenia, Toadstool Leather, Finger Leather, Devil's Hand Leather, LOTS of shrooms (red, green, blue), Orange Sponge, Green Monti Plate, Brown Gorgonian, Blundell Buttons, Flower Pot, Zoanthids, Palys, Green BTA

07-11-2007, 06:17 AM	#13 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,423 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread Nice tank. I really like your scape and those zoas look awesome. Cool blenney as well. That is a new one to me and he is adorable. Keep an eye on your tests. With this size of tank and as new as it is the paramaters can get out of control quickly. Meanwhile, keep up the good work and keep posting pics. We love it. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

07-11-2007, 07:47 AM	#14 (permalink)
tippMANn98 RS Nano Club UNLTD. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 1,780 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread You know what...I seen that blenny one time in a bood, The mini marine atlas(i think its burgess) but never in any other books, and I cant seem find it online( i just wanna know exactly where he is native too, its prob. indo...just wanna be sure, so if you seem him lemme know!) Yea, so far I have been testing every week, my testing day is tommorrow, and my W/C day is friday, so I will see how it is this week, everything seems to be fine so far, I will keep it updated, and probably wont be adding anything for a little while, I am scheduled to be buying my sapphire skimmer the first week in aug, cant wait, trying to save money up....thanks everybody for their interests!!! any other suggestios? Just let them go...if I havent already done them!! UNTIL NEXT TIME!! __________________ Daniel W. Oceanic Bio Cube 29: Nanocustoms 4.36 upgrade, Sapphire BC29 recirculating Skimmer, Maxi 1200 Are YOU in the NANO CLUB? Special Thanks to: PEMfish My Reef Cronicle Our Wedding Pictures!! Sea World Honeymoon Slideshow! "Today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday"

07-13-2007, 09:38 AM	#15 (permalink)
tippMANn98 RS Nano Club UNLTD. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 1,780 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My 29 Bio Cube build thread Tests as of last night..... ph-8.3 nh3+4-0 NO2-0 N03-less than 10 ppm S.G-1.025 calcium-450ppm alkalinity- 7-8 all my baby shrimps have dissapeared(eaten alive!!) Everything is absolutley gorgeous right now. __________________ Daniel W. Oceanic Bio Cube 29: Nanocustoms 4.36 upgrade, Sapphire BC29 recirculating Skimmer, Maxi 1200 Are YOU in the NANO CLUB? Special Thanks to: PEMfish My Reef Cronicle Our Wedding Pictures!! Sea World Honeymoon Slideshow! "Today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday"

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