6 month old biocube, what do you think!

Doma25 · 10/28/2010, 02:08 PM

Fell in love with the hobby, would love some feedback, any advice, what do the trained reefers see as any flaws.

zma21 · 10/28/2010, 02:10 PM

Looks great.

What size of biocube is it?

Doma25 · 10/28/2010, 02:13 PM

29 gallon

unclejed2 · 10/28/2010, 03:00 PM

I see no flaws, your tank is beautiful! Oh, one of my anal retentive pet peeves...clean the Green from the front glass. What type media are you using in the back? Still have the Bioballs?

zachfishman · 10/28/2010, 05:24 PM

Nice choice in corals: GSP, kenya tree, shrooms, xenia, and a hammer. They will do wonderfully for you in the less-than-optimal conditions smaller tanks can have and fill out quickly.

Doma25 · 10/28/2010, 06:08 PM

its actually a colt coral from i've heard, is the colt coral and kenyan tree synonymous , yes i will put some elbow grease in and get that stubborn algae off! I run live rock, with chemipure, and carbon, with the biocube protein skimmer. I really wish i could put an acan or a more colorful coral, maybe riccordias?

zachfishman · 10/28/2010, 07:22 PM

I didn't even see the leather in the background. I've always loved umbrella/toadstool leathers - though the frag I had never grew (stayed 1.5" in diameter for 8 years before it eventually disappeared below the rising tide of red shrooms).

reefsurfing · 10/28/2010, 07:26 PM

increase your flow! Thats a great looking tank for 6 months!!!

strike2867 · 10/28/2010, 08:37 PM

Watch out for that Xenia. I wish I'd never put it in any of my tanks. It overgrows everything.

Doma25 · 10/28/2010, 11:08 PM

how do you increase flow, and not disrupt everything? also, the xenia is spreading on a ridge and that ridge doesnt touch any rock so i think it would be cool if it spread throughout the ridge.

ReefJ · 10/29/2010, 12:05 AM

This looks like the picture on the outside of the biocube's box. Looks awesome!

frankpayne32 · 10/29/2010, 10:35 AM

Very nice tank! The key to smaller tanks is water changes. Keep up with them and it will keep getting better with time.

RVANANO · 10/29/2010, 11:05 AM

Your xenia, kenya and purple mushrooms will multiply like Gremlins

I also started with those 3 species in my old 34 and now will never ever have them again in any future tank. They do well in nano's and will help to fill out the tank though. One day you may feel the same as me. It took about a year before I decided to ditch them.

unclejed2 · 10/29/2010, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doma25

how do you increase flow, and not disrupt everything? also, the xenia is spreading on a ridge and that ridge doesnt touch any rock so i think it would be cool if it spread throughout the ridge.

You were told to increase your flow but for no apparent reason. All looks well and we can't see the movement from a still shot so I am not sure why that advice was given. If all is well, and it appears so, leave it alone.

zachfishman · 10/29/2010, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frankpayne32

Very nice tank! The key to smaller tanks is water changes. Keep up with them and it will keep getting better with time.

+1 I missed a few WCs on my 29 and am paying for it in algae (all the more important since I have no skimmer).

RVANANO · 10/29/2010, 12:17 PM

regular WC's are a must on nano's IMO. I used to do 5 gallons a week on my 34. When I finally started to get lazy, algae went crazy

Doma25 · 10/29/2010, 01:39 PM

yea i do a 4.5 gallon water change a week, i really want to upgrade tanks, but everything is going so well with the fish and corals, i'm afraid to upset everything, is that a common fear?

RVANANO · 10/29/2010, 01:45 PM

Yes

About a week after I upgraded from a 34-120, I already wanted to go to a 300. Good thing about having a small tank is you can leave it setup while your upgrade tank cycles. But I was still worried when I did the transfer after about 5-6 weeks of cycle on the 120.

Doma25 · 10/29/2010, 01:59 PM

its, a great hobby, do you have a Mandarin dragonette.?

10/28/2010, 02:10 PM	#2
zma21 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NOLA Posts: 1,453	Looks great. What size of biocube is it? __________________ SCA 50 Starfire: In Progress Current Tank Info: 20 High -> 40 Cube -> Nanocube 12 DX -> 25 Gallon Rimless -> 10 Gallon AGA Temporary Tank -> JBJ 24 LED -> SCA Starfire 50 Cube

10/28/2010, 05:24 PM	#5
zachfishman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St Petersburg, FL Posts: 3,577	Nice choice in corals: GSP, kenya tree, shrooms, xenia, and a hammer. They will do wonderfully for you in the less-than-optimal conditions smaller tanks can have and fill out quickly. __________________ Patience is a reefer's best tool. Secret Xenia lover. M.S. Marine Biology Staff - Marine Discovery Center, St. Petersburg FL Tampa Bay Reef Club BOD 2018 Current Tank Info: 34g modded Solana

10/28/2010, 07:22 PM	#7
zachfishman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St Petersburg, FL Posts: 3,577	I didn't even see the leather in the background. I've always loved umbrella/toadstool leathers - though the frag I had never grew (stayed 1.5" in diameter for 8 years before it eventually disappeared below the rising tide of red shrooms). __________________ Patience is a reefer's best tool. Secret Xenia lover. M.S. Marine Biology Staff - Marine Discovery Center, St. Petersburg FL Tampa Bay Reef Club BOD 2018 Current Tank Info: 34g modded Solana

10/29/2010, 10:35 AM	#12
frankpayne32 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,177	Very nice tank! The key to smaller tanks is water changes. Keep up with them and it will keep getting better with time. __________________ Frank Payne Advice to new hobbyists: listen to people that have a tank you would like to have one day, not to those with a high post count. Current Tank Info: 125 gallon in-wall (build thread is my homepage).

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10/28/2010, 02:13 PM	#3
Doma25 Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 153	29 gallon

10/28/2010, 03:00 PM	#4
unclejed2 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 160	I see no flaws, your tank is beautiful! Oh, one of my anal retentive pet peeves...clean the Green from the front glass. What type media are you using in the back? Still have the Bioballs?

10/28/2010, 06:08 PM	#6
Doma25 Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 153	its actually a colt coral from i've heard, is the colt coral and kenyan tree synonymous , yes i will put some elbow grease in and get that stubborn algae off! I run live rock, with chemipure, and carbon, with the biocube protein skimmer. I really wish i could put an acan or a more colorful coral, maybe riccordias?

10/28/2010, 07:26 PM	#8
reefsurfing Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 499	increase your flow! Thats a great looking tank for 6 months!!!

10/28/2010, 08:37 PM	#9
strike2867 Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buffalo Grove, IL Posts: 700	Watch out for that Xenia. I wish I'd never put it in any of my tanks. It overgrows everything.

10/28/2010, 11:08 PM	#10
Doma25 Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 153	how do you increase flow, and not disrupt everything? also, the xenia is spreading on a ridge and that ridge doesnt touch any rock so i think it would be cool if it spread throughout the ridge.

10/29/2010, 12:05 AM	#11
ReefJ Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 93	This looks like the picture on the outside of the biocube's box. Looks awesome!

10/29/2010, 11:05 AM	#13
RVANANO SWAGON Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 3,404	Your xenia, kenya and purple mushrooms will multiply like Gremlins I also started with those 3 species in my old 34 and now will never ever have them again in any future tank. They do well in nano's and will help to fill out the tank though. One day you may feel the same as me. It took about a year before I decided to ditch them.

10/29/2010, 12:17 PM	#16
RVANANO SWAGON Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 3,404	regular WC's are a must on nano's IMO. I used to do 5 gallons a week on my 34. When I finally started to get lazy, algae went crazy

10/29/2010, 01:39 PM	#17
Doma25 Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 153	yea i do a 4.5 gallon water change a week, i really want to upgrade tanks, but everything is going so well with the fish and corals, i'm afraid to upset everything, is that a common fear?

10/29/2010, 01:45 PM	#18
RVANANO SWAGON Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 3,404	Yes About a week after I upgraded from a 34-120, I already wanted to go to a 300. Good thing about having a small tank is you can leave it setup while your upgrade tank cycles. But I was still worried when I did the transfer after about 5-6 weeks of cycle on the 120.

10/29/2010, 01:59 PM	#19
Doma25 Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 153	its, a great hobby, do you have a Mandarin dragonette.?