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Originally posted by tjherman
I'm picking up a 14 gallon Bio Cube next week. Believe everything is still stock. The tank already has some live rock and sand, having been established for some time. Any advice for a new tank owner? 
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Sell the stock hood. Purchase 20" Current Nova Extreme T5HO lights. 1 fixture is necessary for most corals. 2 fixtures for heavy LPS and SPS and clams.
Upgrade stock return pump with a Maxijet 900/1200.
Add a Koralia Nano/K1 for extra water movement.
Remove bioballs, replace with some sort of phosphate removal and carbon.
Add small clip-on fan found at Walmart for $10 to push a little cool air over the tank.
And finally, add one of these heaters, either 50w-150w:
http://www.aquacave.com/searchresult...CategoryID=635