Here it is, my little 14G biocube baby. ( most of thread copied from my tank thread at nano-reef, http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=162246 )
Tank setup on 03/29/08:
• Oceanic BioCube 14
• Setup with 40lbs. live sand, ~25 lbs. live rock, tap water to start (f'ing noob I am, only RO/DI now)
Equipment:
• Sunpod 150W MH
• 18W PC light for fuge
• Wiring nightmare... :scarry:
• Iceprobe chiller w/controller module
• Modified biocube skimmer w/upgraded air pump, DIY HERE
• Maxijet 900 for return line w/hydorflo
• 3 Korallia Nano's
• R.A.I.T w/cheap digi coralife, cheap alcohol therm, stick on glass therm, pinpoint therm
• 50W Stealth heater
• 150W Stealth heater
•JBJ ATO (returned because defective)
• Tunze ATO
Mods:
• False floor removed in chamber 1 & 2 (C1 & C2),
• Bioballs removed, cheato and 2 rubble pieces of live rock (for the little critters to hang on to) in chamber 2
• Overflow between chamber 1 & 2 widened
• Hood removed for Sunpod
• Modified C2 grate (yes thats a BIC pen cap) explained here
• Paint scrapped off behind C2 w/18W cheap PC light for cheato (on reverse timer from main lights)
Livestock:
• Bernard the cleaner shrimp (shy at the moment, well not really but no pic so a shy girl in a bikini will have to do for now)
• 6 line wrasse
• Rosevelt the bicolor blenny
• Rosalita the true percula
• Many inverts including Astrea, blue and red hermits, nassarius, stomatella, mini brittles, the usual suspects basically
Corals:
• 2 patches of GSP
• Frilly, red, red w/blue spot, purple, bright green, red w/green frilly mushrooms, big brown/white yuma's, more
• Candy cane
• Random zoanthids
• Colt coral
• Montipora
• Favia
• Tubs blue zoa's
• Vivid green apple monti cap
• Vivid purple rim green monti cap
• Huge colony of random zoa's
Upkeep:
• Usually weekly to bi-weekly water changes, about 2.5-4 gallons
• Frozen mysis 4-5 times a week
• Cyclopeeze
• Spectrum pellets 3 times a week
• Daily top-off of about 20-26 ounces
• Turkey basting every other day or so
• Filter pads changed when they turn brown (2-3 days)
• Powerhead, heater, skimmer cleaned during water change
• 2 of 3 sides of glass cleaned regurlarly with magnet cleaner, right glass never cleaned (want to see what grows on it)
Another current FTS, I need to keep my hands out of there for a while:
I'll start with a couple full tank shots so you can decide
if you want to waste your time reading the rest of this:
if you want to waste your time reading the rest of this:
Tank setup on 03/29/08:
• Oceanic BioCube 14
• Setup with 40lbs. live sand, ~25 lbs. live rock, tap water to start (f'ing noob I am, only RO/DI now)
Equipment:
• Sunpod 150W MH
• 18W PC light for fuge
• Wiring nightmare... :scarry:
• Iceprobe chiller w/controller module
• Modified biocube skimmer w/upgraded air pump, DIY HERE
• Maxijet 900 for return line w/hydorflo
• 3 Korallia Nano's
• R.A.I.T w/cheap digi coralife, cheap alcohol therm, stick on glass therm, pinpoint therm
• 50W Stealth heater
• 150W Stealth heater
•
• Tunze ATO
Mods:
• False floor removed in chamber 1 & 2 (C1 & C2),
• Bioballs removed, cheato and 2 rubble pieces of live rock (for the little critters to hang on to) in chamber 2
• Overflow between chamber 1 & 2 widened
• Hood removed for Sunpod
• Modified C2 grate (yes thats a BIC pen cap) explained here
• Paint scrapped off behind C2 w/18W cheap PC light for cheato (on reverse timer from main lights)
Livestock:
• Bernard the cleaner shrimp (shy at the moment, well not really but no pic so a shy girl in a bikini will have to do for now)
• 6 line wrasse
• Rosevelt the bicolor blenny
• Rosalita the true percula
• Many inverts including Astrea, blue and red hermits, nassarius, stomatella, mini brittles, the usual suspects basically
Corals:
• 2 patches of GSP
• Frilly, red, red w/blue spot, purple, bright green, red w/green frilly mushrooms, big brown/white yuma's, more
• Candy cane
• Random zoanthids
• Colt coral
• Montipora
• Favia
• Tubs blue zoa's
• Vivid green apple monti cap
• Vivid purple rim green monti cap
• Huge colony of random zoa's
Upkeep:
• Usually weekly to bi-weekly water changes, about 2.5-4 gallons
• Frozen mysis 4-5 times a week
• Cyclopeeze
• Spectrum pellets 3 times a week
• Daily top-off of about 20-26 ounces
• Turkey basting every other day or so
• Filter pads changed when they turn brown (2-3 days)
• Powerhead, heater, skimmer cleaned during water change
• 2 of 3 sides of glass cleaned regurlarly with magnet cleaner, right glass never cleaned (want to see what grows on it)
Another current FTS, I need to keep my hands out of there for a while: