bio cube29..........

[possitive k]

ok......so i was just wandering if there were any other options to the second chamber. besides the bio balls...... ive been reading that bio balls are not necessarily good.

thanks.
k

[burrows14]

I used to just use live rock rubble and once in a while i would throw a bag of carbon in there. Your right tho get rid of those bioballs

[possitive k]

nice.....i think ill do that. just pick up some small pieces of LR.

thanks.
k

[Snaz]

LR rubble and a bag of Chemipure is great for that chamber. Some will argue LR rubble is a detritus/Nitrate trap but the two system that I manage look great and have very little nitrates.

[burrows14]

I was warned about nitrate too but in 8 months of running my cube I never once ran into that problem. Another thing I would recommend is a small protein skimmer

Originally Posted by Snaz

LR rubble and a bag of Chemipure is great for that chamber. Some will argue LR rubble is a demetrius/Nitrate trap but the two system that I manage look great and have very little nitrates.

[possitive k]

what about the bio cube skimmer.......good /bad..............any other suggestions on skimmers?

[torrid_07]

instead of buying carbon, you can use the same filter tray that is in the first chamber. cut out the filter in it and buy carbon infused filter wool or floss
then throw some purigen in with the live rock in the seccond chamber and fill er up. i have the stock oceanic skimmer, and it actually pulls alot of skimate out. i find it works well for me.

[burrows14]

Originally Posted by possitive k

what about the bio cube skimmer.......good /bad..............any other suggestions on skimmers?

I had one and it did a decent job. had to clean it out everyday cause of all the great smelling stuff it was pulling out of the water lol

[possitive k]

where do you put the skimmer....chamber 1? thats where i have my heater......

[Ian]

Heater in 1, live rock and any other media i need in 2 and skimmer in 3...seems to be working well for me