Bio Cube Owner's Thread

[oneoffcustom]

is there anyone useing an auqua c remora skimmer on their biocube with the top still on?

[jun_18T]

has anyone here installed a CPR SR3 skimmer in their BC29??? i just did today and im getting massive amounts of micro bubbles. is this normal or if not is there anything i can do about it??

thanks!

[forddna]

jun, if I had to read through 22 pages, so do you!

[jmadison]

forddna- GOOD ANSWER! also where do you live so I can heist your clown!!! Or perhaps where'd you get it?

jun- skimmers have to 'breakin'

[forddna]

I got him from Doni Marie aka Woodstock. She is a member here, but she lists them for sale on another forum. She has "**name removed because of legal threat from trademark holder**s", Grade A and Grade B Picassos, regular and misbar Perculas.

[GustavoAZ]

I've read thru this thread a lot but wondering what the concenus is on clipping the top intake grate so that it will act like a surface skimmer.

[jkrentz2515]

Originally posted by jun_18T
has anyone here installed a CPR SR3 skimmer in their BC29??? i just did today and im getting massive amounts of micro bubbles. is this normal or if not is there anything i can do about it??

thanks!

What do you have in the third chamber besides the return pump? I put a bag of carbon where the sponge used to be and it significantly lowered the bubbles they were still present for about the first 2 weeks. You will also notice that if you ever change your airline tubing on your skimmer that the bubbles will come back for a few days.

[JazzZero]

Heres an inmemory of my BC for i have moved on to Finnex this is a life span of 14-16months...as you may notice some corals are missing in other pics because of several reasons 1.they died (only 4 i think 2 of where through chem warfare and i think the other 2 were from disease (mirco and blasto if i remember) 2. Some of the corals were actually my dads and i was just watching it. 3.My dad sometimes robs me but i get my revenge XD. so here it is

[Octoberfest]

Hey how did that flame angle do in there? Ever have any problems with it nipping corals? I'd love to get one in my 29 just heard all the rumors about them.

[JazzZero]

My flame angelfish was reefrafe but it did take advantage of a dying coral such as my dying mircomussa. Mine unfortunalty died from a disease that i wasnt even aware of.

[oneoffcustom]

is it possible to keep anemones under stock 29g biocube lighting?

[oneoffcustom]

bump

[xenia2]

^ you might be interested in this link

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/inde...owtopic=180788

[oneoffcustom]

that link does not work just goes to list of forums can you repost it?

[xenia2]

second attempt lol

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/inde...owtopic=180788

[xenia2]

This is odd, once it's posted the link change.

[Luna81]

Originally posted by oneoffcustom
is it possible to keep anemones under stock 29g biocube lighting?

I've been reading the last few days and everything I read says no. However, I have two clowns and a nem in mine with stock lighting. I've had them for probably six monthsish. The anemone hasn't lost any color, and has grown probably five times it's size.

The biggest problem I think I'm going to have is that if he doesn't split he may get too big for the tank.

[jun_18T]

Originally posted by jkrentz2515
What do you have in the third chamber besides the return pump? I put a bag of carbon where the sponge used to be and it significantly lowered the bubbles they were still present for about the first 2 weeks. You will also notice that if you ever change your airline tubing on your skimmer that the bubbles will come back for a few days.

thanks for the reply....i have chemipure elite in the third chamber in place of the blue sponge.

last saturday after 2 days of it being installed it started to somewhat skim the water because i saw foamy bubbles come up the collection cup. it was all white still because i dont really have much livestock in my tank yet. but the next day the bubbles subsided. there are bubbles forming but not enough to go up to the collection cup. my question is should it always skim 24/7??? is this still a break-in period that my skimmer is going thru? am i missing something here??

thanks!

[jkrentz2515]

It should always have bubbles coming up to the cup, but the only time the bubbles will flow over into the cup is when there is waste that it is trying to get rid of. You will notice an increase in bubbling after you feed, do a water change, or stir up the tank a bit, etc. If you don't want as much water flowing into your collection cup then you may need to raise it up a little bit higher until you find the skimming you like best.

[jmadison]

FYI in Japan one of the 'things' to do is have a BTA under PC. Here we say they require highlight, there they pluck them from the nasty shallows where the water is filthy, and then place them in a tank with PC's and they flurish. So many ppl on here will say DONT DO IT, while across the big pond they do it frequently with much success. Water quility to me is of the utmost importance. BTA's do not req nearly the light that other nems do, so keep your amm, and 'trates at 0 and you may be fine.

[Yankees2519]

Originally posted by jmadison
FYI in Japan one of the 'things' to do is have a BTA under PC. Here we say they require highlight, there they pluck them from the nasty shallows where the water is filthy, and then place them in a tank with PC's and they flurish. So many ppl on here will say DONT DO IT, while across the big pond they do it frequently with much success. Water quility to me is of the utmost importance. BTA's do not req nearly the light that other nems do, so keep your amm, and 'trates at 0 and you may be fine.

interesting. my girlfriend just bought a rbta from a lfs. they had 4 of them under pc's, and they all have beautiful color and look healthy. its now in her bc14 and doing well.

[jmadison]

BTA's can thrive under PC, but still appreciate plenty of wattage/Par. Clean water is paramount!

[PerfectDark]

Tank height is a critical factor in determining the type and amount of light for these animals. Can a BTA survive under PC lighting? Sure it can but you have limited this animals habitat to the upper portions of a tank that is greater than 12" in height. (still making sure your wattage is sufficient at that shallow depth too) IMO Its best to supply the light this animal needs to survive no matter where it decides to reside in your tank. Being susceptible to stress and illness there are a myriad of different changes that can happen in your tank that can cause sickness very easily. Offering marginal lighting while maintaining perfect water chemistry may show no ill effects towards the animal, and in fact it may grow and thrive. However, should anything change in your tank, nitrates rise, nitrites present pH drop etc etc its decline in health will be certain and quick. However, IMO/E having more light than what is needed providing an environment for the animal to thrive in would help in more ways than just where it decides to live. In high light environments with good water chemisty, BTA's IME are extremely hardy more so than one would think, I would say off record even difficult to kill. In this scenario they are very tolerant of a change in water chemistry. Not that you want your tank to swing but we are talking about a nano tank here. These things can happen and in a small tank they happen fast. Typically under the aforementioned scenario this would render this animal stressed and sick. Under high a high light environment I doubt you would see any negative effects at all. (Of course I am talking about chemistry swings that arent toxic). I have kept my RBTA under PC lights in a 29 biocube for 8 months, it didnt die but it didnt grow nor did it stay put very long. I since upgraded to MH lights and it has not moved for almost a year and has grown to almost 12" across. It sits 4" below the light, and thoroughly enjoys it.

JMO/E

[Lyfey]

Chris checking in! 29BC but still work on my 125gallon tank more often.. I have a ultra green BTA in my 125. I have two different lights on my 125, 1 48" 8 bulb t5 // 1 30" PC 65w x 2 light. the BTA prefers the PC light for some reason and perches 4 inch's below the light. If it didnt like the PC, it would move to the t5, so in my 02c about the BTA, yes he will do fine, but will not flourish. We should have BTA police supporting the tang polizei

[jmadison]

Originally posted by Lyfey
We should have BTA police supporting the tang polizei

Then all those people with a yellow tang, a 'dori' and a 'nemo' hosted by a nem living in their 29bc would get harassed

Speaking of, we need to have the tang police infultrate the people that design the boxes for nano tanks. In unread reefers defenses, they really should be a little more accurate with what they picture living inside said aquariums.