29 gallon Biocube!

Aysha · #1 02-27-2012, 03:48 AM

So the snail left this mortal coil...typical. No smell quite like it to be sure.

I re arranged the rock to give the tank an all around better flow and better caves, added another polyp frag, a handful of hermits and a fire fish (who I don't see because he lives under a rock)

Red algae has come and gone & the green stuff has just started blooming.
I'm going to add one more fish in the next week and then focus on adding small frags of coral and wait for it to grow out.

I haven't installed the powerhead yet because I found bits of coral and shells were being blown all about the place after I moved my LR. SO I'm not sure that it's a good idea.Thoughts?

Oh and I ordered this :http://shop.mediabaskets.com/BioCube...ard-BC29FS.htm
Has anyone else used them?

PurpleMonkey · #2 02-27-2012, 05:54 AM

Did you get the mediabasket and fugebasket?

Aysha · #3 02-27-2012, 08:32 PM

No, My fiance is a laser operator and has the same equipment they use to make one so I'll have one made.

krausean · #4 02-28-2012, 03:46 AM

I had a biocube about 3 years ago! Loved it!! I found it to be a great started tank for me!
Great build so far!

tim the toolman · #5 02-28-2012, 04:53 AM

I think a 29 may be too small for a coral beauty. Especially with all the other fish your planning. Just in my opinion.

Reefie · #6 03-03-2012, 11:56 PM

A Coral Beauty will be fine provided that it'll be the very last fish you'll be adding.

I've got the Fish-Saver from inTank, it works like a charm! I had a Midas Blenny that liked to hop in to the overflow, and it's a PITA to get it out with the media basket, skimmer, pumps, heater, etc.

I'd also suggest a good skimmer, this is the one thing that you should not cheap out on. I've gone through 3 skimmers because I didn't want to bite the bullet on the Tunze 9002 Nano DOC Skimmer. Now, I see it as one of my better investments.

Cutting out the section between Chambers 1 and 2 is a really easy way to increase flow into the overflow also.

The BioCube is a great first tank, expecially if you like to tinker and mod.

Aysha · #7 03-04-2012, 02:48 AM

the firefish bit the dust. he got his head stuck in a rock.
I've been looking into a protein skimmer, I figure with the amount I've already spent on this tank there is no real reason to cheap out on one.
I built a quarantine tank out of a 6 gallon edge I found on kijiji that was already running salt. the polyps and the test fish seem to be doing well.