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02/06/2012, 08:47 PM
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Showing off my Biocube 29
Not much to show off but I thought I'd show you guys anyway! I've been working in this tank for five months and just now got fish in it four days ago.
Hardware: Biocube 29 Middle chamber refugium Eshopps ATO Koralia 750 40# of Marco dry rock 30 lbs of sugar sand Livestock: 2x ocellaris clowns A ball of chaeto 2x blue leg hermits Future livestock plans: 1x cleaner shrimp 1x peppermint shrimp 3x blue leg hermits 3x nasarious snails 1x yellow watchman goby 1x blue chromis Current params: Ammonia~0 Nitrite~0 Nitrate~10 Pictures....   What do you guys think? Did I miss something? Thanks. 
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02/06/2012, 09:17 PM
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Looking real good, like the aquascaping. You can probably up the hermits and snail numbers to around 20 each. Just keep in mind hermits will go snail hunting if food runs low.
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02/06/2012, 09:40 PM
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I would add some snails and hermits
and keep up the good work.
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02/07/2012, 07:20 AM
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Thanks guys! I'll definitely add to the CUC as the tank progresses.
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02/07/2012, 07:26 AM
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Looks good
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02/07/2012, 09:24 AM
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Nice looking tank. But did you add 4 fish within the past 4 days? To me, that seems a little quick adding that many fish to a recently cycled tank (if that's the case).
I'd be prepared to do some quick water changes if you see ammonia spike with the added bioload. Maybe get a seachem ammonia badge so you don't have to test, but can see if there's any ammonia. can you describe how you are lighting your cheato? I have the JBJ LED light shining through the back window, and I'm having middling success growing the cheato (although the walls back there are covered with algae). just curious what you're doing and if it's working. again... nice tank.
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02/07/2012, 10:25 AM
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I really like the aquascape. Its a very similar concept as my BC14 as far as layout. Lots of nice places for corals
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02/07/2012, 11:23 AM
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that looks good
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02/07/2012, 12:31 PM
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i like the aquascape, just be sure its stable and doesn't fall.
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02/07/2012, 01:14 PM
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I believe that he only has a pair of clowns in the tank right now.
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02/07/2012, 01:54 PM
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Ah so clean and white, reminds me of my tank before I got better lighting and algae started taking off..
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02/07/2012, 02:00 PM
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I love your rockwork! Did you glue it at all?
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02/07/2012, 02:17 PM
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yeah I love the aquascape, my rock used to be that clean and white lol now its a bright lime green color which supposedly is good but the jury is still out on that one
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02/07/2012, 05:24 PM
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The rock scape is awesome. Your hard work will start to pay off as you add more life to the tank.
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02/07/2012, 06:16 PM
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Looks great, I would probably only point out that from the second picture it looks like your rock is close to the glass on the left hand side. I admit that I go crazy if I can't get the cleaner magnet on every inch of the glass because it makes for a difficult place to clean.
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02/08/2012, 07:08 PM
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Thanks so much for all the compliments!
 none of the rock was glued BTW.
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02/15/2012, 10:58 PM
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Little update.... I've added some button polyps, two superman mushrooms and a torch.
     
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02/28/2012, 08:33 AM
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More recent FTS.
 also added a YWG a few days ago.
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02/28/2012, 09:13 AM
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I have cheato and the same light as well. It doesn't look like the cheato has grown much but I do have a lot of algae growing on the walls. My question is do I clean all that algae or leave it alone???
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02/28/2012, 02:08 PM
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02/28/2012, 02:16 PM
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Yes I have one thanks.
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02/28/2012, 02:26 PM
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Great aquascape!
Nice corals but wanted to mention in case you didn't know that shrooms and palys/button polyps can become pretty invasive and kind of take over. They also can sting/irritate stoney corals. Point being, if you like the corals and don't mind them dominating your rockwork by all means leave them. If not, you can isolate them on an island. Also, know that shrooms can detach and reattach somewhere else. Again, great looking cube just thought you may want to know before they take off.
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02/28/2012, 06:31 PM
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I've moved my palys to there own little island at the front of the tank. The shrooms I left just to see how they do.
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02/28/2012, 07:36 PM
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Nice rock work. Where did you get your rock? Also, the lime green is supposively the start of coraline algae so you are doing good. You might want to look into stevie t media basket and a tunze 9002 skimmer. I have a 29 also. Rapidled also has a retro kit for your cube too. Just passing on my 2 cents. Good luck. I am getting an mp10 when I start saving money for it. nano-reef.com is a great source for cubes too.
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02/28/2012, 08:05 PM
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The lime green looks like the start of some hair algae. Is that just me?
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