Bio Cube Owner's Thread - Page 18

2_zoa · 10/30/2008, 06:51 PM

Not I....however I have a 4' tall counter current skimmer on mine.LOL

oneoffcustom · 11/03/2008, 10:28 AM

scubadude14 · 11/03/2008, 06:31 PM

I've got a 14 gal. with 1 firefish, 1 yellow watchman goby, a basic cuc(snails, hermits, and a peppermint), and some zoas and ricordia. Still adding and moving around things.

buttons buster · 11/16/2008, 02:01 AM

I was wondering what SPS you could keep if any in an 8 gallon biocube with stock lighting?

18 watt Actinic
and
18 watt 10,000 K
to be exact

Thanks in advance

firebirdude · 11/16/2008, 07:12 AM

I was just wondering guys.... maybe I'm missing something.... but shouldn't the Biocube has legs that prop the whole hood open? It looks like there are notches on the rim of the tank already. Once all my wires are wire managed, it's impossible to take this hood off to do water changes, etc.

robilium · 11/27/2008, 06:24 AM

Hey all - can someone snap photos of the back chambers and their BC29 setup? I know the Nanocube has 5 chambers in the back - what does the BC have?

Trying to decide between a JBJ 29 HQI and Bio Cube.

akabryanhall · 12/06/2008, 08:53 AM

My 29g about 3 months in

StevieTdrill · 12/06/2008, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by buttons buster
I was wondering what SPS you could keep if any in an 8 gallon biocube with stock lighting?

18 watt Actinic
and
18 watt 10,000 K
to be exact

Thanks in advance

None, the lighting is way too weak

StevieTdrill · 12/06/2008, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by firebirdude
I was just wondering guys.... maybe I'm missing something.... but shouldn't the Biocube has legs that prop the whole hood open? It looks like there are notches on the rim of the tank already. Once all my wires are wire managed, it's impossible to take this hood off to do water changes, etc.

It probably should, but they don't include anything. The 14 and 8 should stay open on a 90Â° angle. The 29 well I don't know what people do, they may just remove it all together or mod up something. You cold make some legs of your own or just put a block under the hood to keep it open

StevieTdrill · 12/06/2008, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by robilium
Hey all - can someone snap photos of the back chambers and their BC29 setup? I know the Nanocube has 5 chambers in the back - what does the BC have?

Trying to decide between a JBJ 29 HQI and Bio Cube.

BC29 has three chambers with the second middle chamber being the largest. The first chamber is generally used for intake, and to place a heater. The second for filtration/fuge, the third for the return pump which rests on the bottom.

here is my research tank, no life in this one, but it give you an idea of what it looks like.

firebirdude · 12/06/2008, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by StevieTdrill
The 29 well I don't know what people do, they may just remove it all together or mod up something. You cold make some legs of your own or just put a block under the hood to keep it open

Once all the wires are managed and zip tied together, it's a huge PITA to remove the whole hood. But I have to in order to do large water changes. (I can siphen out, but not in. Not holding 10g bucket above my head to allow the siphen

)

One other thing I don't like is that evaporated water collects on the lid over the rear chambers. When you open that lid, the water runs down and falls through the cracks and all over the back of the tank. Lately I just tap the lid hard a few times to make the droplets fall off before opening. Just a poor design IMO.

AwkwardParrot · 12/07/2008, 06:15 PM

I'll post here soon, getting my BC8 in a few days! Hints/help please!?!

(i now know about the lights and will do!)

chrismunn · 12/07/2008, 07:28 PM

2_zoa · 12/07/2008, 09:45 PM

I love the fuge idea you had. I have done the same to mine.(After I saw yours) Grows chaeto like a champ. I use a 9 watt CF twist bulb and a alum. foil reflector. I know kinda cheesey but it works and I cant see it from the viewing side.

Chumba · 12/08/2008, 01:05 AM

Nice tanks guys! Im getting one of these this next weekend. Im trading a 150W pendant for a whole setup (tank,stand,heater, lights,pumps,rock,sand)! Pretty good deal for me

What are everyone's favorite mods? Im thinking about a 17" Sunpod soon. Anything else? Everyones tanks loook great. Thanks

Megg0602 · 12/08/2008, 08:03 PM

ive got 14 g biocube and i loove it. no bioballs lr ruble in back, koralia power head. its my first salt tank. upgrading light fixture within the next month. the only thing is the fan goes quickly on them which makes it buzz for like a minute when they turn on and my ballast went out. but they were good with giving me a new one. other than that i love it!

chrismunn · 12/08/2008, 08:34 PM

one of my fans started buzzing pretty bad. i just disconnected it so im only running one.

2_zoa im glad you like the fuge. thats an idea that i hijacked from someone else. its by far my FAVORITE mod, simply because of its benefits.

i wanted to do the hqi mod but i forsaw many heat related problems with it so i decided against it. i might add another pc later on though?

chumba thats a great deal! these things brand new are pricey!!! i got all my stuff second hand as well.

cjscott · 12/10/2008, 10:55 AM

i am getting fed up with buying the bio cube filter catridges because I feel they are too expensive and dont do enough. I was wondering what everyone thought it I made a multi layer thing out of the hbh filter material. I would do carbon, phosphate, and just a general one on top.

http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...ductId=2754125

firebirdude · 12/10/2008, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by cjscott
i am getting fed up with buying the bio cube filter catridges because I feel they are too expensive and dont do enough. I was wondering what everyone thought it I made a multi layer thing out of the hbh filter material. I would do carbon, phosphate, and just a general one on top.

http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...ductId=2754125

Of course you can make your own. I'm a little shocked it took you that long to figure out!

Many people just buy pillow stuffing from WalMart. (Light green bag) Use it as filter floss. Also, there is a member on nanoreefs.com who sells "media racks" built and sized for each Biocube. Put your choice filter on each level and the water is forced through it. Maybe filter floss on the first level. Chemipure on the next, etc. Think they're like 50 bucks.

JsL30629 · 12/10/2008, 11:45 AM

I would like to share my tank shots with you guys.

Equipment:
Biocube 29
IceCap 250W Ballast
Reef Optix III Pendant
Phoenix 14k Bulb
Octopus BH-300F
Koralia K1
Koralia Nano
Tunze NanoStream 6025

Here is my FTS

Surf n Turf Acro

Acro sp.

Purple Polyp Acro sp.

Left SB shot

Right SB shot

Megg0602 · 12/10/2008, 11:47 AM

i dnt even use them anymore either. i have a protein skimmer back there and then i put in some polyfill in chamber two above my lr ruble every once in awhile. in chamber three i have cheado-however you spell it

Yankees2519 · 12/12/2008, 10:12 PM

Im a proud new owner of a Biocube 14! I picked it up today and already added water and sand- im going to visit my LFS tomorrow to get all the basics, and will probably start a DIY thread.

Yankees2519 · 12/12/2008, 10:14 PM

I am the proud new owner of a Biocube 14 as of today! I picked it up about 4 hours ago. Ive already added water, and will hit up the LFS tomorrow for all the basics. Also will probably be starting my own build thread soon, so i will let you all know.

jun_18T · 12/16/2008, 02:59 AM

hi there people....i just got my bc29 today and have a few questions to ask. here is what i plan on doing.....upgrade the stock pump to a maxijet 1200....add a koralia 1 ph....and add the biocube skimmer. first question is...how do i mount the maxijet 1200??? do i put it in the 3rd chamber where the stock pump used to be?? second question is...what other filter media can i add to my tank??? i hear about "purigen" and "seachem" a lot. how do you use these things??? sorry for these questions....pls bear with me as i am a newbie

thanks!

Reef Newb11 · 12/16/2008, 04:21 AM

dont worry everyone here was a newbie at some point..I still am one as well. But I have a biocube 29 as well. If you would like to add a maxijet 1200 instead of the stock return pump then just remove the stock pump from the third chamber and put the maxijet in its place and attach the green hose to the maxijet so that it will shoot the water back into the display. As for the media it really depends on your goals for the tank and what you have in the tank. Most people use a bag of activated carbon. Personally I use that and I also use "purigen" which is made by "seachem" this is a nice product that helps remove nitrates and other bad stuff from the water. I used to have the biocube skimmer which is not bad if you have a fairly light bioload, although I wanted to have more SPS corals so I chose to go with the CPR SR3 skimmer made for the biocube. There are few different choices for skimmers just plan ahead for what you want to keep in the future. Also I would think about maybe getting 2 hydor koralia #1 powerheads as that will allow you more random flow patterns within the tank which would be good as well. If you read through all the posts in this thread you will see alot of good ideas for mods and other stuff as well as some great looking tanks. Good luck and welcome to the club.

11/03/2008, 10:28 AM	#427
oneoffcustom Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: houston texas Posts: 311	ok so here is shome shots of my tank. Its a 29 gallon with not much in it. __________________ Honey your are gonna be ****ed but... I really needed it!!! Current Tank Info: 5g Unknown destination!

11/03/2008, 06:31 PM	#428
scubadude14 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hilliard,OH Posts: 41	I've got a 14 gal. with 1 firefish, 1 yellow watchman goby, a basic cuc(snails, hermits, and a peppermint), and some zoas and ricordia. Still adding and moving around things. __________________ "If you take apart a cat to see how it works, the first thing you have is a not-working cat."-Douglas Adams Current Tank Info: 14 gallon Biocube

11/27/2008, 06:24 AM	#431
robilium Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 340	Hey all - can someone snap photos of the back chambers and their BC29 setup? I know the Nanocube has 5 chambers in the back - what does the BC have? Trying to decide between a JBJ 29 HQI and Bio Cube. __________________ New Red Sea Reefer 350 Build Thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=23733275&posted=1#post23733275 Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 350 - New Build!

12/07/2008, 06:15 PM	#437
AwkwardParrot Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Vernon Posts: 1,368	I'll post here soon, getting my BC8 in a few days! Hints/help please!?! (i now know about the lights and will do!) __________________ ```__\|__' ' ' ---o0o---

12/07/2008, 07:28 PM	#438
chrismunn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 4,200	__________________ Marine Aquarists Association of South Texas Austin Reef Club PBITAWA... Current Tank Info: 14g bio cube

10/30/2008, 06:51 PM	#426
2_zoa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,840	Not I....however I have a 4' tall counter current skimmer on mine.LOL

11/16/2008, 02:01 AM	#429
buttons buster Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sacramento Posts: 1,428	I was wondering what SPS you could keep if any in an 8 gallon biocube with stock lighting? 18 watt Actinic and 18 watt 10,000 K to be exact Thanks in advance

11/16/2008, 07:12 AM	#430
firebirdude User and Abuser Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,836	I was just wondering guys.... maybe I'm missing something.... but shouldn't the Biocube has legs that prop the whole hood open? It looks like there are notches on the rim of the tank already. Once all my wires are wire managed, it's impossible to take this hood off to do water changes, etc.

12/06/2008, 08:53 AM	#432
akabryanhall Moved On Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oviedo, FL Posts: 34	My 29g about 3 months in

12/07/2008, 09:45 PM	#439
2_zoa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,840	I love the fuge idea you had. I have done the same to mine.(After I saw yours) Grows chaeto like a champ. I use a 9 watt CF twist bulb and a alum. foil reflector. I know kinda cheesey but it works and I cant see it from the viewing side.

12/08/2008, 01:05 AM	#440
Chumba Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Albany, OR Posts: 37	Nice tanks guys! Im getting one of these this next weekend. Im trading a 150W pendant for a whole setup (tank,stand,heater, lights,pumps,rock,sand)! Pretty good deal for me What are everyone's favorite mods? Im thinking about a 17" Sunpod soon. Anything else? Everyones tanks loook great. Thanks

12/08/2008, 08:03 PM	#441
Megg0602 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: western mass Posts: 219	ive got 14 g biocube and i loove it. no bioballs lr ruble in back, koralia power head. its my first salt tank. upgrading light fixture within the next month. the only thing is the fan goes quickly on them which makes it buzz for like a minute when they turn on and my ballast went out. but they were good with giving me a new one. other than that i love it! __________________ looving it Current Tank Info: 35 gal shallow cube reef, 15 gal sump, black clown pair, led light

12/08/2008, 08:34 PM	#442
chrismunn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 4,200	one of my fans started buzzing pretty bad. i just disconnected it so im only running one. 2_zoa im glad you like the fuge. thats an idea that i hijacked from someone else. its by far my FAVORITE mod, simply because of its benefits. i wanted to do the hqi mod but i forsaw many heat related problems with it so i decided against it. i might add another pc later on though? chumba thats a great deal! these things brand new are pricey!!! i got all my stuff second hand as well. __________________ Marine Aquarists Association of South Texas Austin Reef Club PBITAWA... Current Tank Info: 14g bio cube

12/10/2008, 10:55 AM	#443
cjscott Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakdale Posts: 578	i am getting fed up with buying the bio cube filter catridges because I feel they are too expensive and dont do enough. I was wondering what everyone thought it I made a multi layer thing out of the hbh filter material. I would do carbon, phosphate, and just a general one on top. http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...ductId=2754125 __________________ Colin 62g mixed reef, 29g Biocube frag tank/overflow

12/10/2008, 11:45 AM	#445
JsL30629 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newark, CA Posts: 801	I would like to share my tank shots with you guys. Equipment: Biocube 29 IceCap 250W Ballast Reef Optix III Pendant Phoenix 14k Bulb Octopus BH-300F Koralia K1 Koralia Nano Tunze NanoStream 6025 Here is my FTS Surf n Turf Acro Acro sp. Purple Polyp Acro sp. Left SB shot Right SB shot

12/10/2008, 11:47 AM	#446
Megg0602 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: western mass Posts: 219	i dnt even use them anymore either. i have a protein skimmer back there and then i put in some polyfill in chamber two above my lr ruble every once in awhile. in chamber three i have cheado-however you spell it __________________ looving it Current Tank Info: 35 gal shallow cube reef, 15 gal sump, black clown pair, led light

12/12/2008, 10:12 PM	#447
Yankees2519 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Springfield, MA Posts: 213	Im a proud new owner of a Biocube 14! I picked it up today and already added water and sand- im going to visit my LFS tomorrow to get all the basics, and will probably start a DIY thread.

12/12/2008, 10:14 PM	#448
Yankees2519 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Springfield, MA Posts: 213	I am the proud new owner of a Biocube 14 as of today! I picked it up about 4 hours ago. Ive already added water, and will hit up the LFS tomorrow for all the basics. Also will probably be starting my own build thread soon, so i will let you all know.

12/16/2008, 02:59 AM	#449
jun_18T Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: GTA/Ontario Posts: 146	hi there people....i just got my bc29 today and have a few questions to ask. here is what i plan on doing.....upgrade the stock pump to a maxijet 1200....add a koralia 1 ph....and add the biocube skimmer. first question is...how do i mount the maxijet 1200??? do i put it in the 3rd chamber where the stock pump used to be?? second question is...what other filter media can i add to my tank??? i hear about "purigen" and "seachem" a lot. how do you use these things??? sorry for these questions....pls bear with me as i am a newbie thanks!

12/16/2008, 04:21 AM	#450
Reef Newb11 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Richmond, CA Posts: 280	dont worry everyone here was a newbie at some point..I still am one as well. But I have a biocube 29 as well. If you would like to add a maxijet 1200 instead of the stock return pump then just remove the stock pump from the third chamber and put the maxijet in its place and attach the green hose to the maxijet so that it will shoot the water back into the display. As for the media it really depends on your goals for the tank and what you have in the tank. Most people use a bag of activated carbon. Personally I use that and I also use "purigen" which is made by "seachem" this is a nice product that helps remove nitrates and other bad stuff from the water. I used to have the biocube skimmer which is not bad if you have a fairly light bioload, although I wanted to have more SPS corals so I chose to go with the CPR SR3 skimmer made for the biocube. There are few different choices for skimmers just plan ahead for what you want to keep in the future. Also I would think about maybe getting 2 hydor koralia #1 powerheads as that will allow you more random flow patterns within the tank which would be good as well. If you read through all the posts in this thread you will see alot of good ideas for mods and other stuff as well as some great looking tanks. Good luck and welcome to the club.