Bio Cube Owner's Thread - Page 6

xenia2 · 07/17/2009, 08:03 AM

Some kind of finger leather, green nepthea, blue xenia, various kind of shrooms, and zoas, blue cloves. Recently added the orange and green digi and the blasto lps. And a green clown goby I bought three days ago.

As for the salt I am using instant ocean.

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Originally posted by iFisch
Very cool. What's all in there, that you can remember? What salt have you been using?

-Nick

xenia2 · 07/17/2009, 08:06 AM

Thanks, Rhodes19. Just buy more corals, make you less depressed

JOHN4AVIATION · 07/17/2009, 12:56 PM

Xenia2, your tank looks beautiful.

iFisch · 07/17/2009, 01:16 PM

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Originally posted by xenia2
Some kind of finger leather, green nepthea, blue xenia, various kind of shrooms, and zoas, blue cloves. Recently added the orange and green digi and the blasto lps. And a green clown goby I bought three days ago.

As for the salt I am using instant ocean.

Very cool.

forddna · 10/01/2009, 09:49 AM

Can anyone post a picture of their Biocube with the Tunze 9002 skimmer? I'd like to see how high you have it sitting in the chamber.

Or, can anyone say whether there is a level that is TOO HIGH to keep the water, to maintain the level needed for the 9002? I'm stuck with the stock collection cup for the time being, and I'd like to get it up and running ASAP, without trimming even more of the tank!

iFisch · 10/01/2009, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by forddna

Can anyone post a picture of their Biocube with the Tunze 9002 skimmer? I'd like to see how high you have it sitting in the chamber.

Or, can anyone say whether there is a level that is TOO HIGH to keep the water, to maintain the level needed for the 9002? I'm stuck with the stock collection cup for the time being, and I'd like to get it up and running ASAP, without trimming even more of the tank!

Do you have the stock hood?

forddna · 10/01/2009, 10:51 AM

Yes. I did end up trimming the tank a little just to get it to fit with that back lid open.

iFisch · 10/01/2009, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by forddna

Yes. I did end up trimming the tank a little just to get it to fit with that back lid open.

I have an open top - sorry can't help you.

bboyNewB · 10/11/2009, 10:11 AM

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Bongo Shrimp · 10/11/2009, 02:20 PM

Just thought I'd share some pics of my two Biocube 29gs.

Reef Tank:
Running T5s and LEDs in the modded hood.

Fish:
x2 false percs
x1 green mandarin
x1 helfrichi firefish

Inverts:
x1 skunk cleaner shrimp
x1 blood shrimp
x2 sexy shrimp

My two newest additions:

Lagoon Tank:
Stock lighting.

Fish:
x1 yellow reidi seahorse
x1 orange ORA reidi seahorse
x1 rainsfords goby
x1 yashia goby

Inverts:
Orange finger sponge
orange paddle sponge
purple sponge
blue sponge
metallic blue sponge
x4 peppermint shrimp
x1 candy pistol (paired with yashia goby)

forddna · 10/11/2009, 02:36 PM

Bongo, can you tell me more about the T5's in a stock hood? I modded mine to add a third PC, so I have some experience. You rarely hear about T5s in Biocube hoods. Any info is much appreciated. Thanks!

Bongo Shrimp · 10/11/2009, 04:12 PM

They are 21" Nova T5s. The same as the following but 21" instead of 36": http://www.marineandreef.com/Product...U01105&click=2

I have two daylight and two actinic. They fit right inside the plastic light "guard" that covers the stock PCs. I had to cut out small openings in the plastic light guard for the wires to come out of it. I also am running a set of LEDs- four strips with 9 lights per strip-Daylight. I will be adding two or three more sets of four strips of LEDs as well. With the T5s in the hood, I can keep just about any SPS while keeping the classic all in one biocube look.

Pic:

I will be adding more LEDs between the fans on the reflector, and on the front hinged opening on the hood.

iFisch · 10/11/2009, 04:25 PM

Looks nice Bongo. I hope you used waterproof endcaps.

Rhodes19 · 10/12/2009, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Bongo Shrimp

They are 21" Nova T5s. The same as the following but 21" instead of 36": http://www.marineandreef.com/Product...U01105&click=2

I have two daylight and two actinic. They fit right inside the plastic light "guard" that covers the stock PCs. I had to cut out small openings in the plastic light guard for the wires to come out of it. I also am running a set of LEDs- four strips with 9 lights per strip-Daylight. I will be adding two or three more sets of four strips of LEDs as well. With the T5s in the hood, I can keep just about any SPS while keeping the classic all in one biocube look.

Pic:

I will be adding more LEDs between the fans on the reflector, and on the front hinged opening on the hood.

Nicely done. I wish I could do that with my BC 14 but they don't make T 5s short enought.

I'll be going with the additional PC mod when ever I can get to it.

jkrentz2515 · 11/08/2009, 10:28 PM

awesome dendro bongo!

Bongo Shrimp · 11/08/2009, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jkrentz2515

awesome dendro bongo!

Thanks, but it's actually a rhizo.

Oh and here are the latest additions to my Lagoon, a pair of Bongo Shrimp (Phyllognathia ceratopthalma):

jonnybravo22 · 11/09/2009, 08:01 AM

anyone know what kind of hinges the biocube 29 stand uses? mine are rusted and need replacing.

they appear to be euro style (or concealed) hinges. i'm currently thinking they are half overlay...

dont really know how. i'm hoping someone on here with more hinge knowledge can point me to a replacement part at a hardware store online / give me the details i need to search myself.

any help is appreciated.

JOHN4AVIATION · 11/09/2009, 08:27 AM

hinges for the Stand?

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Originally Posted by jonnybravo22

anyone know what kind of hinges the biocube 29 stand uses? mine are rusted and need replacing.

they appear to be euro style (or concealed) hinges. i'm currently thinking they are half overlay...

dont really know how. i'm hoping someone on here with more hinge knowledge can point me to a replacement part at a hardware store online / give me the details i need to search myself.

any help is appreciated.

jonnybravo22 · 11/09/2009, 08:46 AM

yeah the two metal hinges (top and bottom) that connect each door to the stand. allows the door to open.

thanks.

JOHN4AVIATION · 11/09/2009, 08:55 AM

I don’t know where you can buy them but try calling Oceanic C.Service. they might sell you replacement hinges. If that does not work i would remove a hinge and try to find something similar at your local home improvement store, Lowes or home depot.

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Originally Posted by jonnybravo22

yeah the two metal hinges (top and bottom) that connect each door to the stand. allows the door to open.

thanks.

jonnybravo22 · 11/09/2009, 09:17 AM

yeah i'm trying the second route -- just hoping someone can tell me what size they are. there are a few standard sizes so it's probably one of them but i dont know which (full overly, half overlay, inset, and then if half is it 3/8, or 5/8 or whatever).

tralynne · 11/27/2009, 08:59 PM

8 Gal BC set up now for about 3 weeks. done cycling. Tore down my 80G to make room for my new 150 that will be here on 1 Dec. Gonna use the 80 as a sump for the 150.

RBTA is not in good shape. wsa on a 2 month business trip and the wife (very busy with a 3 yr old) neglected him a litte.

Added a small Talbot Damsel as the "canary". once he makes it i will put him as the canary in my new 150 and add a perc and maybe a twin sopt with some Zoos and xenia in teh 8gal. will post more pics as it gets better.

I currently have an ice cap fan on top of the hood near the right side outlet pushing air in the tank. Tank is about 77.3 before the lights go on and about 79 when they go off.

David Jr. · 11/27/2009, 10:10 PM

I have been seeing a lot about replacing the stock return pump and the stock filter cartridge on these lately. I have a BioCube 29 with everything stock other than a CPR skimmer in the second chamber. It has been running for over a year with no problems. Should I really replace these components, and if so, with what? Is there anything else that I should mod? Thanks.

Bongo Shrimp · 11/27/2009, 10:38 PM

I've had two biocube 29gs for over 3yrs. I still use the filter pads but eventually the stock return pump gets really noisy and dies. Thus you replace it. But until then, it's perfectly fine. Only mods I did (besides lights) are to get rid of the bioballs and use LR. Then I place the filter pad on top of the LR in the second chamber so the water falls onto the filter pad from the first chamber. I also punched out the little plastic piece in the first chamber that is about half way down. That way I can clean the very bottom of the first chamber and I can put the heater in the first chamber.

These two mods were suggested to me by a very helpful person from oceanic tech support.

David Jr. · 11/28/2009, 12:10 AM

Thanks Bongo Shrimp. It sounds like I need to get that false bottom out of there or else it will turn into a nitrate factory.

10/01/2009, 09:49 AM	#130
forddna Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Crossville, TN (Tampa native) Posts: 5,143	Can anyone post a picture of their Biocube with the Tunze 9002 skimmer? I'd like to see how high you have it sitting in the chamber. Or, can anyone say whether there is a level that is TOO HIGH to keep the water, to maintain the level needed for the 9002? I'm stuck with the stock collection cup for the time being, and I'd like to get it up and running ASAP, without trimming even more of the tank! __________________ ~Amanda~ Returning to the hobby after a 5+ year hiatus Current Tank Info: 93g Cube - Build in Progress

10/01/2009, 10:51 AM	#132
forddna Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Crossville, TN (Tampa native) Posts: 5,143	Yes. I did end up trimming the tank a little just to get it to fit with that back lid open. __________________ ~Amanda~ Returning to the hobby after a 5+ year hiatus Current Tank Info: 93g Cube - Build in Progress

10/11/2009, 10:11 AM	#134
bboyNewB Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontaio Posts: 3	... Last edited by bboyNewB; 10/11/2009 at 10:47 AM.

10/11/2009, 02:36 PM	#136
forddna Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Crossville, TN (Tampa native) Posts: 5,143	Bongo, can you tell me more about the T5's in a stock hood? I modded mine to add a third PC, so I have some experience. You rarely hear about T5s in Biocube hoods. Any info is much appreciated. Thanks! __________________ ~Amanda~ Returning to the hobby after a 5+ year hiatus Current Tank Info: 93g Cube - Build in Progress

11/27/2009, 10:38 PM	#149
Bongo Shrimp P. ceratophthalma Join Date: May 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,637	I've had two biocube 29gs for over 3yrs. I still use the filter pads but eventually the stock return pump gets really noisy and dies. Thus you replace it. But until then, it's perfectly fine. Only mods I did (besides lights) are to get rid of the bioballs and use LR. Then I place the filter pad on top of the LR in the second chamber so the water falls onto the filter pad from the first chamber. I also punched out the little plastic piece in the first chamber that is about half way down. That way I can clean the very bottom of the first chamber and I can put the heater in the first chamber. These two mods were suggested to me by a very helpful person from oceanic tech support. __________________ 75g Rainfordia Project

07/17/2009, 08:06 AM	#127
xenia2 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northampton, MA Posts: 437	Thanks, Rhodes19. Just buy more corals, make you less depressed

07/17/2009, 12:56 PM	#128
JOHN4AVIATION Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: MIAMI Posts: 275	Xenia2, your tank looks beautiful.

10/11/2009, 02:20 PM	#135
Bongo Shrimp P. ceratophthalma Join Date: May 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,637	Just thought I'd share some pics of my two Biocube 29gs. Reef Tank: Running T5s and LEDs in the modded hood. Fish: x2 false percs x1 green mandarin x1 helfrichi firefish Inverts: x1 skunk cleaner shrimp x1 blood shrimp x2 sexy shrimp My two newest additions: Lagoon Tank: Stock lighting. Fish: x1 yellow reidi seahorse x1 orange ORA reidi seahorse x1 rainsfords goby x1 yashia goby Inverts: Orange finger sponge orange paddle sponge purple sponge blue sponge metallic blue sponge x4 peppermint shrimp x1 candy pistol (paired with yashia goby)

10/11/2009, 04:12 PM	#137
Bongo Shrimp P. ceratophthalma Join Date: May 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,637	They are 21" Nova T5s. The same as the following but 21" instead of 36": http://www.marineandreef.com/Product...U01105&click=2 I have two daylight and two actinic. They fit right inside the plastic light "guard" that covers the stock PCs. I had to cut out small openings in the plastic light guard for the wires to come out of it. I also am running a set of LEDs- four strips with 9 lights per strip-Daylight. I will be adding two or three more sets of four strips of LEDs as well. With the T5s in the hood, I can keep just about any SPS while keeping the classic all in one biocube look. Pic: I will be adding more LEDs between the fans on the reflector, and on the front hinged opening on the hood.

10/11/2009, 04:25 PM	#138
iFisch Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: FL Posts: 3,068	Looks nice Bongo. I hope you used waterproof endcaps.

11/08/2009, 10:28 PM	#140
jkrentz2515 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mauerapolis Posts: 635	awesome dendro bongo!

11/09/2009, 08:01 AM	#142
jonnybravo22 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,128	anyone know what kind of hinges the biocube 29 stand uses? mine are rusted and need replacing. they appear to be euro style (or concealed) hinges. i'm currently thinking they are half overlay... dont really know how. i'm hoping someone on here with more hinge knowledge can point me to a replacement part at a hardware store online / give me the details i need to search myself. any help is appreciated.

11/09/2009, 08:46 AM	#144
jonnybravo22 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,128	yeah the two metal hinges (top and bottom) that connect each door to the stand. allows the door to open. thanks.

11/09/2009, 09:17 AM	#146
jonnybravo22 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,128	yeah i'm trying the second route -- just hoping someone can tell me what size they are. there are a few standard sizes so it's probably one of them but i dont know which (full overly, half overlay, inset, and then if half is it 3/8, or 5/8 or whatever).

11/27/2009, 08:59 PM	#147
tralynne Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Weiden, Germany (Bavaria) Posts: 140	8 Gal BC set up now for about 3 weeks. done cycling. Tore down my 80G to make room for my new 150 that will be here on 1 Dec. Gonna use the 80 as a sump for the 150. RBTA is not in good shape. wsa on a 2 month business trip and the wife (very busy with a 3 yr old) neglected him a litte. Added a small Talbot Damsel as the "canary". once he makes it i will put him as the canary in my new 150 and add a perc and maybe a twin sopt with some Zoos and xenia in teh 8gal. will post more pics as it gets better. I currently have an ice cap fan on top of the hood near the right side outlet pushing air in the tank. Tank is about 77.3 before the lights go on and about 79 when they go off.

11/27/2009, 10:10 PM	#148
David Jr. Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 147	I have been seeing a lot about replacing the stock return pump and the stock filter cartridge on these lately. I have a BioCube 29 with everything stock other than a CPR skimmer in the second chamber. It has been running for over a year with no problems. Should I really replace these components, and if so, with what? Is there anything else that I should mod? Thanks.

11/28/2009, 12:10 AM	#150
David Jr. Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 147	Thanks Bongo Shrimp. It sounds like I need to get that false bottom out of there or else it will turn into a nitrate factory.