Freezetyles Biocube 29. Updates March 16!

[JDigital]

^^ Yup.. it's a Bi-Color Angel... and a nice one at that Jon!

Have you figured out your sump/frag setup yet?

[freezetyle]

Originally Posted by JDigital

^^ Yup.. it's a Bi-Color Angel... and a nice one at that Jon!

Have you figured out your sump/frag setup yet?

Yup shes a Bicolor angel. And out of the three dwarf angels i have had this is the first polyp nipper! at least i think thats the case. Not getting as good PE since he went in there so i am just assuming. I knew it was going to be a gamble. I just love the colour contrast they have. plus, its the girlfriends favourite fish so i got a hero cookie for that one.

But as soon as i finish the newer set up i think everything will be ok. As for the new set up i have built a sump out of acrylic. and have done a water toest to prove that it does in fact hold water. I am still a little weary on using it at this point. so i think i am still going to use the Biocube as a sump/frag tank. i think i will work out if i keep the water level below the over flow leading into the 2 and third chamber, this should allow for enough room in case of an over flow. I am picking up the new tank from El Guappo this weekend dimensions of that are 22"x20"x14T. top portion is going to be all sps with a t5 fixture above. Then the frag section and zoas are going to be down in the BC. i will probably make something to prevent the Angel from nipping at the frags.

never owned t5's so bulb suggestions for a four bulb fixture are welcome.

[imcosmokramer]

those are cool zoas
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[freezetyle]

Originally Posted by imcosmokramer

those are cool zoas

Thanks! Your little sps cube is kind of an inspiration for my future plans with the tank add on. so simple and clean looking, really makes the colours pop.

So here is my DIY sump holding water!




24.5 X 18.5 X 15 are the dimensions. the baffles adjust the water level to about 10.5". As i said before i am a little bit nervous about using this due to the fact that i didnt really have the right tools for the job. all cuts were made with a dremel, sanding the edges smooth was also done with a dremel. really smoothed them out with some fine grit sand paper. taped it up and used weld on #4 and #16 to seal it up. right now it have placed it over some cardboard and filled it with water to check for leaks. so far so good. this would be a lot easier then using the biocube as i have thought on previously, I am just not sure i trust the build quality

[JDigital]

Awesome to hear you're picking up one of El Guappos tanks... That will be a sweet setup.... You'll have quite the collection for a uni student on a budget!

How thick did you go with the acrylic?

[freezetyle]

Originally Posted by JDigital

Awesome to hear you're picking up one of El Guappos tanks... That will be a sweet setup.... You'll have quite the collection for a uni student on a budget!

How thick did you go with the acrylic?

I went with 1/4" acrylite gp.
Well if i use this home made sump i will be keeping the Biocube empty and probably end up selling it so going to stick with just having 1 tank. As for the budget comment... what else are you going to use student loans for?

[lorenz0]

Nice bi-color. was going to say they are nutorious for nipping. i have wanted one for a while but don't know if its worth the risk. but if it eats zoa's, i all game for one