new tank

Fishlover22 · 01/23/2016, 02:25 PM

I just bought a bio cube 29 coral life off of one of my good friends and I have a couple of questions about it.
First off I tested the water and everything seemed in order, currently in the tank their is one ocellaris clownfish and a watchmen goby. Their is also a large chunk of live rock and live sand as well.
Now to the question. The bio cube still has the old bio balls which I have been researching online and found out that not to many people like them, so I was wondering what type of filtration system I should replace it with and if I could just put the new filtration system in or if I would have to do it slowly, gradually taking out the bio balls, because eventually I would like to get more fish and maybe later on coral. I heard that a media basket is a good idea but I wouldn't to get someone else's opinion. Thank you ahead of time

brianr24 · 01/23/2016, 03:01 PM

I would gradually swap out for marine pure balls. I never used them myself. But I kind of wish I did just from info iv seen. Gluck with New tank!

Irishman360 · 01/24/2016, 10:41 AM

You can always add more rock in place of the bio-balls. Other filtration is HOB skimmers/ fuges. How much rock and sand is in the tank?

Fishlover22 · 01/24/2016, 05:49 PM

This is what the tank looks like currently

Fishlover22 · 01/24/2016, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishlover22

This is what the tank looks like currently

01/23/2016, 02:25 PM	#1
Fishlover22 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 6	new tank I just bought a bio cube 29 coral life off of one of my good friends and I have a couple of questions about it. First off I tested the water and everything seemed in order, currently in the tank their is one ocellaris clownfish and a watchmen goby. Their is also a large chunk of live rock and live sand as well. Now to the question. The bio cube still has the old bio balls which I have been researching online and found out that not to many people like them, so I was wondering what type of filtration system I should replace it with and if I could just put the new filtration system in or if I would have to do it slowly, gradually taking out the bio balls, because eventually I would like to get more fish and maybe later on coral. I heard that a media basket is a good idea but I wouldn't to get someone else's opinion. Thank you ahead of time

01/23/2016, 03:01 PM	#2
brianr24 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: P.A. Posts: 256	I would gradually swap out for marine pure balls. I never used them myself. But I kind of wish I did just from info iv seen. Gluck with New tank!

01/24/2016, 10:41 AM	#3
Irishman360 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Brighton, CO Posts: 286	You can always add more rock in place of the bio-balls. Other filtration is HOB skimmers/ fuges. How much rock and sand is in the tank?