Ricks' Oceanic 14G Biocube - my first salt water tank - Page 13

grinch · 04-09-2008, 11:25 AM

Welcome!!! I also have a biocube, although just 8 gallons, and I have a heater in the first sump area, although lately have had some overheating? Maybe due to lights on extended periods. A word of advice- I have

fished (pardon the pun) 3 of my creatures out of the back, the sixline wrasse loves to jump in the sump, and today my percula clown was doin the up and down in the pump area!!! Luckily no worse for the wear, but cover the tank (when you get the fish) while you have the lid open!!!

djbacon · 04-09-2008, 02:31 PM

Thanks for the advice grinch, Ive heard of that happening before - I have had a snail sneak back there before

my first 2 chambers dont really have room for anything (skimmer and filter floss blocking access) but I keep an eye on the third chamber.

Af riend lost a small clown into his pump. Some people make mods to prevent this. I only have the one fish right now and hes not given me any trouble (fingers crossed) yet.

-Tori - yeah - I LOVE the shroooms - I know they are like the newbie beginner favorite, least exciting etc. but I think they are gorgeous. Waiting one more day for them to fully open and fill in before I post pics. So far so good though. 90% made it through the fragging process very well.

djbacon · 04-10-2008, 12:31 AM

cleaning aquarium glass and rear walls witha razor is INFINITELY easier than a credit card or algae scraper. I hate scraping coraline

CMG · 04-10-2008, 12:46 AM

This tank is amazing with so much color. Great coral picks. I also have some of the deep red coraline here and there but mostly just green nasty algae right now. Just wanted to pop in and say how full of color your cube is.

heels92 · 04-11-2008, 07:53 AM

Got up for work about an hr ago and got on RS to skim latest posts. One hour later I have read this entire thing. Thanks for the distraction, lol.

Great story. I have been doing this for over 2 years now and learned alot more about chemistry, cycling, etc. I did not know that ph changes in morning vs evening. I always test mine about 5pm when I come home so I have not noticed any major changes on a daily basis except when something is out of whack. I am going to get a perm. ph monitor to watch it more closely.

Beautiful tank. One thing I noticed in this story though was that you started out very cautious (only going to add one item per week) and then like the rest of us, became addicted and seemed to add 2-3 things a week at times, lol.

Darrell

djbacon · 04-11-2008, 11:45 AM

Well, here are the results of the shroom fraggin festival I had a few nights ago...I did a 50% WC yesterday so I will wait til tomorrow to post new full tank shots with everything all fluffed back up.

FINALLY with the last change and the addition of the purigen bag my Nitrates are down to 0

I did a simialr shroom seeding on the other side but it was disturbed by a sleeping snail durin the photo shoot so that side will get posted tomorrow too.

enjoy

djbacon · 04-11-2008, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by heels92

One thing I noticed in this story though was that you started out very cautious (only going to add one item per week) and then like the rest of us, became addicted and seemed to add 2-3 things a week at times, lol.

Darrell

Too true Darrell, but what do you do when you order a frag of zoas and it comes with 2 bonus colonies?

People keep giving me free stuff :-) (not that Im compaining) I'm hoping keeping it down to one fish will minimize the impact of all the coral :-) So far so good!!

leahski · 04-11-2008, 04:19 PM

ooo...i like it!! i love the mixture of shroom colors! it's great!
i've got a cave i've been wanting to fill with those bright blue ones.

djbacon · 04-11-2008, 06:36 PM

yea, the blues are definitely my favorite - I lost one during the fragging process, it was fine until I did my water change but somehow in the re-filling process it got blasted off the rocks....hopefully it will attach somewhere unexpected and I will be able to find it

As of now it is MIA (was about the size of a pea)

djbacon · 04-12-2008, 12:49 AM

OK - new full tanks with shrooms flush :-)

Craig Manoukian · 04-12-2008, 03:45 AM

Schweeeet!

leahski · 04-12-2008, 09:49 PM

i love it! you've got major reef skillz!

djbacon · 04-13-2008, 03:44 PM

Thanks Tori !! - Im sure tryin

You are doing a pretty fine job yourself !!

lcstorc · 04-13-2008, 04:49 PM

Very nice nano.
Shrooms are still one of my favorites and you have some great colors. The one that came off will likely attach itsel somewhere. You could find it days or weeks from now.

tbittner · 04-13-2008, 05:31 PM

Very cool how you have the reef surrounded by the shrooms. It's really nice coral placement. You have a beautiful reef.

04-09-2008, 11:25 AM	#181 (permalink)
grinch Midas Blenny Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Providence RI Posts: 100 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Ricks' Oceanic 14G Biocube - my first salt water tank Welcome!!! I also have a biocube, although just 8 gallons, and I have a heater in the first sump area, although lately have had some overheating? Maybe due to lights on extended periods. A word of advice- I have fished (pardon the pun) 3 of my creatures out of the back, the sixline wrasse loves to jump in the sump, and today my percula clown was doin the up and down in the pump area!!! Luckily no worse for the wear, but cover the tank (when you get the fish) while you have the lid open!!! __________________ PAIN IS INEVITABLE, SUFFERING IS OPTIONAL

04-09-2008, 02:31 PM	#182 (permalink)
djbacon Torch coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ricks' Oceanic 14G Biocube - my first salt water tank Thanks for the advice grinch, Ive heard of that happening before - I have had a snail sneak back there before my first 2 chambers dont really have room for anything (skimmer and filter floss blocking access) but I keep an eye on the third chamber. Af riend lost a small clown into his pump. Some people make mods to prevent this. I only have the one fish right now and hes not given me any trouble (fingers crossed) yet. -Tori - yeah - I LOVE the shroooms - I know they are like the newbie beginner favorite, least exciting etc. but I think they are gorgeous. Waiting one more day for them to fully open and fill in before I post pics. So far so good though. 90% made it through the fragging process very well. __________________ Check out my awesome 14g nanoreef in progress - http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ater-tank.html The Nano Club - It's not the size of the reef. It's what's in it that counts Last edited by djbacon : 04-09-2008 at 07:41 PM.

04-10-2008, 12:31 AM	#183 (permalink)
djbacon Torch coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ricks' Oceanic 14G Biocube - my first salt water tank cleaning aquarium glass and rear walls witha razor is INFINITELY easier than a credit card or algae scraper. I hate scraping coraline __________________ Check out my awesome 14g nanoreef in progress - http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ater-tank.html The Nano Club - It's not the size of the reef. It's what's in it that counts

04-10-2008, 12:46 AM	#184 (permalink)
CMG Torch coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sonoma County, CA Posts: 586 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ricks' Oceanic 14G Biocube - my first salt water tank This tank is amazing with so much color. Great coral picks. I also have some of the deep red coraline here and there but mostly just green nasty algae right now. Just wanted to pop in and say how full of color your cube is. __________________ My Chronical: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wlr-setup.html 40g, Purple Dartfish (squirley), Banggai Cardinal (Spot), 3 sand sifting snails, 3 nerite snails and a golden banded shrimp (Batman).

04-11-2008, 07:53 AM	#185 (permalink)
heels92 Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mount Pleasant, SC Posts: 238 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Ricks' Oceanic 14G Biocube - my first salt water tank Got up for work about an hr ago and got on RS to skim latest posts. One hour later I have read this entire thing. Thanks for the distraction, lol. Great story. I have been doing this for over 2 years now and learned alot more about chemistry, cycling, etc. I did not know that ph changes in morning vs evening. I always test mine about 5pm when I come home so I have not noticed any major changes on a daily basis except when something is out of whack. I am going to get a perm. ph monitor to watch it more closely. Beautiful tank. One thing I noticed in this story though was that you started out very cautious (only going to add one item per week) and then like the rest of us, became addicted and seemed to add 2-3 things a week at times, lol. Darrell __________________ 65 gal reef with fish. 250 14k mh, 2 2x96in actinic pc, berlin protein skimmer, 5 gal sump, uv sterilizer, phoban reactor. soft, lps, and some sps corals. 2 gobies, 2 clownfish, anemone, coral beauty, fridmani, dusky jawfish, mandarin, brittle starfish.

04-11-2008, 11:45 AM	#186 (permalink)
djbacon Torch coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ricks' Oceanic 14G Biocube - my first salt water tank Well, here are the results of the shroom fraggin festival I had a few nights ago...I did a 50% WC yesterday so I will wait til tomorrow to post new full tank shots with everything all fluffed back up. FINALLY with the last change and the addition of the purigen bag my Nitrates are down to 0 I did a simialr shroom seeding on the other side but it was disturbed by a sleeping snail durin the photo shoot so that side will get posted tomorrow too. enjoy __________________ Check out my awesome 14g nanoreef in progress - http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ater-tank.html The Nano Club - It's not the size of the reef. It's what's in it that counts

04-11-2008, 04:19 PM	#188 (permalink)
leahski Sea Pen Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: GR, Michigan Posts: 321 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Ricks' Oceanic 14G Biocube - my first salt water tank ooo...i like it!! i love the mixture of shroom colors! it's great! i've got a cave i've been wanting to fill with those bright blue ones. __________________ Tori sharks are friends, not souvenirs! 8 gallons of salty goodness! The NANO club!

04-11-2008, 06:36 PM	#189 (permalink)
djbacon Torch coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ricks' Oceanic 14G Biocube - my first salt water tank yea, the blues are definitely my favorite - I lost one during the fragging process, it was fine until I did my water change but somehow in the re-filling process it got blasted off the rocks....hopefully it will attach somewhere unexpected and I will be able to find it As of now it is MIA (was about the size of a pea) __________________ Check out my awesome 14g nanoreef in progress - http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ater-tank.html The Nano Club - It's not the size of the reef. It's what's in it that counts

04-12-2008, 12:49 AM	#190 (permalink)
djbacon Torch coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ricks' Oceanic 14G Biocube - my first salt water tank OK - new full tanks with shrooms flush :-) __________________ Check out my awesome 14g nanoreef in progress - http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ater-tank.html The Nano Club - It's not the size of the reef. It's what's in it that counts

04-12-2008, 03:45 AM	#191 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,915 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ricks' Oceanic 14G Biocube - my first salt water tank Schweeeet! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

04-12-2008, 09:49 PM	#192 (permalink)
leahski Sea Pen Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: GR, Michigan Posts: 321 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Ricks' Oceanic 14G Biocube - my first salt water tank i love it! you've got major reef skillz! __________________ Tori sharks are friends, not souvenirs! 8 gallons of salty goodness! The NANO club!

04-13-2008, 03:44 PM	#193 (permalink)
djbacon Torch coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ricks' Oceanic 14G Biocube - my first salt water tank Thanks Tori !! - Im sure tryin You are doing a pretty fine job yourself !! __________________ Check out my awesome 14g nanoreef in progress - http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ater-tank.html The Nano Club - It's not the size of the reef. It's what's in it that counts

04-13-2008, 04:49 PM	#194 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,528 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ricks' Oceanic 14G Biocube - my first salt water tank Very nice nano. Shrooms are still one of my favorites and you have some great colors. The one that came off will likely attach itsel somewhere. You could find it days or weeks from now. __________________ 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 of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

04-13-2008, 05:31 PM	#195 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Ricks' Oceanic 14G Biocube - my first salt water tank Very cool how you have the reef surrounded by the shrooms. It's really nice coral placement. You have a beautiful reef. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

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