Bio Cube Owner's Thread - Page 33

subielover · 03/01/2009, 08:55 PM

Haha, just kidding. I have a 70 watt sunpod.

Rob_Reef_Keeper · 03/02/2009, 12:38 PM

Who has had good success keeping zoas, ricordea, LPS with the stock lighting on a 29 BC? Pics?

jwilliams229 · 03/02/2009, 12:50 PM

Rob,

in my BC 29 with stock lighting (although I have replaced the bulbs)... my rics love to split, monti cap has trippled (about a 6" layered circle now), torch has increased 2 heads, zoas do fine... pagoda cup, finger leather, xenia, etc... all doing great.

Sorry for no pic, my camera has decided to take a vacation.

forddna · 03/02/2009, 03:55 PM

Really? That sounds promising. I may just keep my stock lighting for a while until I feel like messing with this 70w MH retro kit I have. I don't have a reflector yet anyway.

subielover · 03/02/2009, 04:39 PM

Before I got the sunpod, I kept a lot of softies and a good deal of lps including acans, frogspawn, torch, blastos, duncans and more. The only things the stock lighting will not handle are sps, clams, and some higher light needing lps. Sure a clam or sps may survive for awhile, but definitely will not gain any color(most likely lose color) and will not grow fast.

chrismunn · 03/02/2009, 06:14 PM

here are some top downs of my bc14 with the stock 48w PC's.

that pink monti cap is so high in the tank that part of it is out of the water. at that depth its doing great! i do have some of the same suff about half way down that looks like crud though. all my zoas and rics were doing just fine with the stock lighting but i recently upgraded to a 150w viper HQI. i freaking love it!

Lyfey · 03/03/2009, 03:28 PM

too lazy to have posted pics, agh.. I'll get around to it.. my 200 mile round trip commute to work kicks my butt~.~

chrismunn · 03/03/2009, 08:36 PM

gotta love the 200mi drive to and from work!

im trying to get into the san antonio fire department right now and i frequently have to drive back and forth from austin, what a drag! the job im at right now is worse though! i find myself driving to dallas, houston, san antonio, kerrville, san angelo, port aransas all to install granite or pick up materials. thankfully i get paid for driving!

no more excuses, we want pics!

jmadison · 03/03/2009, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lyfey
too lazy to have posted pics, agh.. I'll get around to it.. my 200 mile round trip commute to work kicks my butt~.~

Ughhh And i hate my 25min trip.... Sorry buddy!

forddna · 03/03/2009, 10:30 PM

Anyone else have issues opening the lid closest to the front of the hood?

jmadison · 03/03/2009, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by forddna
Anyone else have issues opening the lid closest to the front of the hood?

LOL! I def. did. I usually left it closed but not snapped if that makes sense. i kinda did a fingers on the main top part and slid my thumb up to the tab pressing up and back at the same time. It seemd to be the easiest most consistant way to get it open.

forddna · 03/03/2009, 10:48 PM

I'm sick of scraping my nail polish off to get it open. lol I might just have to flip it over and get a better view..then file off some of what's grabbing so tightly.

jmadison · 03/03/2009, 11:04 PM

once you figure out the up/back thing, it opens easy. just gotta figure out the precise method, but im sure the filing would help.

forddna · 03/03/2009, 11:13 PM

Yeah..it's just..you shouldn't have to do that. It has a lip you're supposed to use to open it. I'm gonna make that thing work, darn it!

jkrentz2515 · 03/03/2009, 11:31 PM

Open the lid and shave off the little plastic piece that makes the lid stick down, its a pretty easy fix.

jmadison · 03/04/2009, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by forddna
Yeah..it's just..you shouldn't have to do that. It has a lip you're supposed to use to open it. I'm gonna make that thing work, darn it!

That lip is what im talking about pushing up/and towards the back on. use ur fingers to hold down the hood part while pushin on the tab.

forddna · 03/04/2009, 08:45 AM

Oh, I misunderstood. I'll try it.

RANGER69 · 03/05/2009, 10:08 PM

Hello, just found this thread. I have a 29g biocube, Here are some pic's http://s720.photobucket.com/albums/ww206/ranger69_2009/
. I don't know if you have talked about this before. I am thinking of turning my 2nd chamber into a refuge what do you guys think? Will it make a difference? I upgraded my stock p/c hood to the nanotuners 144w kit. What light for the refuge do you recommend? Thanks I will update my pic's

jonnybravo22 · 03/05/2009, 10:52 PM

CLEAN / REMOVE the blue sponge in chamber 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I replaced the stock filtration with a skimmer in chamber 2 and have been running my system for months. had a bad slimy algae / weird bubbly slimy growth thing going on so i went barebottom and sterilized all my rocks. tonight i was doing some routine maintenance and was messing around in my back chambers putting in a new heater. i realized that the blue sponge (where the water enters chamber 3 right before going into the return pump) has been in there since day 1, and i'd never thought about it let alone cleaned it.

needless to say it was GROSS. i rinsed for 5 minutes and got 5 minutes of pure gunk coming out. it had stuff growing there - worm looking stuff. anyhow i'll spare you the rest. but for ALL bc owners, this is something that might go under the radar without you thinking about it like it did for me. it can accumulate lots of crap over time and be a source of poor water quality as well as a hideout for gross organisms that can make their way into your display. so long story short this is my warning, hoping that you benefit from this late night discovery

CLEAN or REMOVE that thing! i tossed mine out.

jmadison · 03/05/2009, 11:01 PM

Ranger- I dont mean to be rude or the tang police, but that Hippo Tang needs to go asap. I realize its small now, but even that being said, it needs much more swimming space than our tanks can provide.

EDIT: How come every time I type R A N G E R 6 9 without spaces (Ranger69) it puts buytony

RANGER69 · 03/05/2009, 11:38 PM

I don't know. lol yea, I hear you I planon giving it to a friend of mine wih a 180g. I just always wanted one so I got him. lol. Thanks for the input.

jkrentz2515 · 03/05/2009, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by RANGER69
I don't know. lol yea, I hear you I planon giving it to a friend of mine wih a 180g. I just always wanted one so I got him. lol. Thanks for the input.

what happened to the sebae?

hotrod797 · 03/06/2009, 10:51 AM

Just ordered me a tunze 9002 nano DOC for my 29 biocube, seems like a really nice unit, and has pretty good feedback, anyone have any personal experience with this unit? pro's con's? I plan to put it in chamber two any major mods need to be done to make it fit, I have heard you have to take the magnetic mount off to get it in there, is that true?? thanks in advance for any input!

Lyfey · 03/06/2009, 12:51 PM

As far as the pics go, I have to do a little spring cleaning before I post em up

I'll try to get around to it this weekend. I had the past couple of days off from work and havent been keeping up with the thread, this is more of a work thing for me. My aptasia problem is starting to get out of control in my BC now, yet I havent done anything to try to contain it lol. My decorator crab even has an aptasia growing on him! Im wondering if I pull it off will it hurt him?

Lyfey · 03/06/2009, 12:54 PM

Oh and I def have a bad coraline algae problem on the acrylic of my BC. My mini mag float doesnt work on the rounded edges of the tank so I am unable to clean everyday on those areas. Does anyone have any good ways of removing coraline from acrylic? I use a razor on my glass tank, can I use it on acrylic? Anyone figure out anyway creative to clean that curvy part of the tank?

03/01/2009, 08:55 PM	#801
subielover Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 80	Haha, just kidding. I have a 70 watt sunpod. __________________ 40 breeder: Mixed reef Biocube 14: LPS and zoanthids

03/02/2009, 12:38 PM	#802
Rob_Reef_Keeper Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Garnerville, NY Posts: 551	Who has had good success keeping zoas, ricordea, LPS with the stock lighting on a 29 BC? Pics? __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: 60G Cube, AI SOL Blue, Octopus XP-1000SSS skimmer, Old tank: 29Oceanic Biocube

03/02/2009, 03:55 PM	#804
forddna Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Crossville, TN (Tampa native) Posts: 5,143	Really? That sounds promising. I may just keep my stock lighting for a while until I feel like messing with this 70w MH retro kit I have. I don't have a reflector yet anyway. __________________ ~Amanda~ Returning to the hobby after a 5+ year hiatus Current Tank Info: 93g Cube - Build in Progress

03/02/2009, 04:39 PM	#805
subielover Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 80	Before I got the sunpod, I kept a lot of softies and a good deal of lps including acans, frogspawn, torch, blastos, duncans and more. The only things the stock lighting will not handle are sps, clams, and some higher light needing lps. Sure a clam or sps may survive for awhile, but definitely will not gain any color(most likely lose color) and will not grow fast. __________________ 40 breeder: Mixed reef Biocube 14: LPS and zoanthids

03/02/2009, 06:14 PM	#806
chrismunn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 4,200	here are some top downs of my bc14 with the stock 48w PC's. that pink monti cap is so high in the tank that part of it is out of the water. at that depth its doing great! i do have some of the same suff about half way down that looks like crud though. all my zoas and rics were doing just fine with the stock lighting but i recently upgraded to a 150w viper HQI. i freaking love it! __________________ Marine Aquarists Association of South Texas Austin Reef Club PBITAWA... Current Tank Info: 14g bio cube

03/02/2009, 12:50 PM	#803
jwilliams229 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Evansville, Indiana Posts: 79	Rob, in my BC 29 with stock lighting (although I have replaced the bulbs)... my rics love to split, monti cap has trippled (about a 6" layered circle now), torch has increased 2 heads, zoas do fine... pagoda cup, finger leather, xenia, etc... all doing great. Sorry for no pic, my camera has decided to take a vacation.

03/03/2009, 03:28 PM	#807
Lyfey Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 842	too lazy to have posted pics, agh.. I'll get around to it.. my 200 mile round trip commute to work kicks my butt~.~

03/03/2009, 08:36 PM	#808
chrismunn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 4,200	gotta love the 200mi drive to and from work! im trying to get into the san antonio fire department right now and i frequently have to drive back and forth from austin, what a drag! the job im at right now is worse though! i find myself driving to dallas, houston, san antonio, kerrville, san angelo, port aransas all to install granite or pick up materials. thankfully i get paid for driving! no more excuses, we want pics! __________________ Marine Aquarists Association of South Texas Austin Reef Club PBITAWA... Current Tank Info: 14g bio cube

03/03/2009, 10:30 PM	#810
forddna Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Crossville, TN (Tampa native) Posts: 5,143	Anyone else have issues opening the lid closest to the front of the hood? __________________ ~Amanda~ Returning to the hobby after a 5+ year hiatus Current Tank Info: 93g Cube - Build in Progress

03/03/2009, 10:48 PM	#812
forddna Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Crossville, TN (Tampa native) Posts: 5,143	I'm sick of scraping my nail polish off to get it open. lol I might just have to flip it over and get a better view..then file off some of what's grabbing so tightly. __________________ ~Amanda~ Returning to the hobby after a 5+ year hiatus Current Tank Info: 93g Cube - Build in Progress

03/03/2009, 11:04 PM	#813
jmadison rebmeM deretsigeR Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: PHX, AZ Posts: 1,426	once you figure out the up/back thing, it opens easy. just gotta figure out the precise method, but im sure the filing would help. __________________ -Keyser Söze- By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. -Confucius Current Tank Info: Construction Zone

03/03/2009, 11:13 PM	#814
forddna Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Crossville, TN (Tampa native) Posts: 5,143	Yeah..it's just..you shouldn't have to do that. It has a lip you're supposed to use to open it. I'm gonna make that thing work, darn it! __________________ ~Amanda~ Returning to the hobby after a 5+ year hiatus Current Tank Info: 93g Cube - Build in Progress

03/03/2009, 11:31 PM	#815
jkrentz2515 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mauerapolis Posts: 635	Open the lid and shave off the little plastic piece that makes the lid stick down, its a pretty easy fix.

03/04/2009, 08:45 AM	#817
forddna Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Crossville, TN (Tampa native) Posts: 5,143	Oh, I misunderstood. I'll try it. __________________ ~Amanda~ Returning to the hobby after a 5+ year hiatus Current Tank Info: 93g Cube - Build in Progress

03/05/2009, 10:08 PM	#818
RANGER69 Moved On Join Date: May 2008 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 49	Hello, just found this thread. I have a 29g biocube, Here are some pic's http://s720.photobucket.com/albums/ww206/ranger69_2009/ . I don't know if you have talked about this before. I am thinking of turning my 2nd chamber into a refuge what do you guys think? Will it make a difference? I upgraded my stock p/c hood to the nanotuners 144w kit. What light for the refuge do you recommend? Thanks I will update my pic's

03/05/2009, 10:52 PM	#819
jonnybravo22 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,128	CLEAN / REMOVE the blue sponge in chamber 3!!!!!!!!!!!!! I replaced the stock filtration with a skimmer in chamber 2 and have been running my system for months. had a bad slimy algae / weird bubbly slimy growth thing going on so i went barebottom and sterilized all my rocks. tonight i was doing some routine maintenance and was messing around in my back chambers putting in a new heater. i realized that the blue sponge (where the water enters chamber 3 right before going into the return pump) has been in there since day 1, and i'd never thought about it let alone cleaned it. needless to say it was GROSS. i rinsed for 5 minutes and got 5 minutes of pure gunk coming out. it had stuff growing there - worm looking stuff. anyhow i'll spare you the rest. but for ALL bc owners, this is something that might go under the radar without you thinking about it like it did for me. it can accumulate lots of crap over time and be a source of poor water quality as well as a hideout for gross organisms that can make their way into your display. so long story short this is my warning, hoping that you benefit from this late night discovery CLEAN or REMOVE that thing! i tossed mine out. Last edited by jonnybravo22; 03/05/2009 at 11:11 PM.

03/05/2009, 11:01 PM	#820
jmadison rebmeM deretsigeR Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: PHX, AZ Posts: 1,426	Ranger- I dont mean to be rude or the tang police, but that Hippo Tang needs to go asap. I realize its small now, but even that being said, it needs much more swimming space than our tanks can provide. EDIT: How come every time I type R A N G E R 6 9 without spaces (Ranger69) it puts buytony __________________ -Keyser Söze- By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. -Confucius Current Tank Info: Construction Zone

03/05/2009, 11:38 PM	#821
RANGER69 Moved On Join Date: May 2008 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 49	I don't know. lol yea, I hear you I planon giving it to a friend of mine wih a 180g. I just always wanted one so I got him. lol. Thanks for the input.

03/06/2009, 10:51 AM	#823
hotrod797 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern Kentucky Posts: 95	Just ordered me a tunze 9002 nano DOC for my 29 biocube, seems like a really nice unit, and has pretty good feedback, anyone have any personal experience with this unit? pro's con's? I plan to put it in chamber two any major mods need to be done to make it fit, I have heard you have to take the magnetic mount off to get it in there, is that true?? thanks in advance for any input!

03/06/2009, 12:51 PM	#824
Lyfey Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 842	As far as the pics go, I have to do a little spring cleaning before I post em up I'll try to get around to it this weekend. I had the past couple of days off from work and havent been keeping up with the thread, this is more of a work thing for me. My aptasia problem is starting to get out of control in my BC now, yet I havent done anything to try to contain it lol. My decorator crab even has an aptasia growing on him! Im wondering if I pull it off will it hurt him?

03/06/2009, 12:54 PM	#825
Lyfey Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 842	Oh and I def have a bad coraline algae problem on the acrylic of my BC. My mini mag float doesnt work on the rounded edges of the tank so I am unable to clean everyday on those areas. Does anyone have any good ways of removing coraline from acrylic? I use a razor on my glass tank, can I use it on acrylic? Anyone figure out anyway creative to clean that curvy part of the tank?