started coralife biocube 29gal

[meagheavz]

I decided to get bsck in the game. I had a 90gal and lost it in sandy. I also had no luck with the 90gal. I so decided to do smaller and simple..
I filled it up and put sand in. Ill put rock in about a week from now.

 

[jadakiss]

Nice tank, I'm a little surprised u had tough time with the 90 g reason y it's a little more for giving when it comes to nitrates compared to a small tank which can get high nitrates fast, best of luck.

 

[meagheavz]

Thanks. Yeah me n the 90 didnt get along. From lights to sumps to skimmers... i think the 29g will be easier for me to learn and fig things out... ill eventually sell the 90 gal thats collecting dust.

 

[Bulldog5]

Welcome back! if u ever need help I'm in the same town hit me up

 

[meagheavz]

Awesome!!! The guys at muttys and butts have been helpful... but what should i put in the space the bio balls are in. Youtube had many types of stuff

 

[sun1914]

Awesome!!! The guys at muttys and butts have been helpful... but what should i put in the space the bio balls are in. Youtube had many types of stuff

welcome back. I started with the biocube. Look into Intank media baskets, hydor flo deflector and a MJ 1200 . Great mods/upgrades for this tank build.

 

[meagheavz]

Right now i have the biocube. The biocube uv and the biocube skimmer.

 

[meagheavz]

I saw that intank makes a media basket and fuge. Wut do u guys thing. And where coukd i buy stuff to fill both

 

[rookie07]

Welcome back!

I use chemipure elite (carbon and phosban in a bag). Great product!
Turn your bioball section into a fuge. Get a small light (I love the JBJ Nanoglo) and run it on the reverse schedule of your main lighting.

Skip intank media chamber, just make something out of eggcrate! It will be cheaper and most likely work better! I have intank media chambers in each of my solanas and I wish I had gone with a simple eggcrate design. You want a section for filtermedia (ie chemipure elite) and a section for cheato, and maybe a section for some rock rubble (rock rubble may just trap detrius). Depending on the design, you may also be able to have filter floss (blue/white pad) on top if the eggcrate design to catch whatever is in the water.

Hope this helps!

 

[YaBaBo]

Hey if you need some corals to start your cube, let me know. I got a whole bunch of mushroom, zoa, some monti frag I can give you for free. Im going back during thanksgiving, and if I have time, I am more than willing to share the corals people gave me.

 

[meagheavz]

Im doing everything slow. Next week. Ill get live rock maybe 3 or 4 weeks clean up crew. Im trying to decide what to do with the ball section.

 

[meagheavz]

Im not good with diy a diagam would help

 

[sun1914]

You could build the baskets out of egg crate like mentioned but the Intank baskets aren't that expensive and they look a lot better than egg crate. Just my opinion. Usually get a coupon from intank every so often would be more than glad to pass it along since I no longer have my cube. Pm me your email.

 

[Bulldog5]

Sent u a pm at getting a discount at mediabaskets.com (intank)

 

[meagheavz]

Omg thank you so much.. do you need a light for a fuge and can it be basic. I didnt have fuge on my 90.

 

[meagheavz]

So its been up and running for about a week. I got the skimmer today. Its jext to the heater which im worried about.. i need the first water test

 

[Jlavine]

Welcome back. Wish I had some coral to get you started. I had a biocube for years and loved (love) it. I have a CPR SR3 protein skimmer in the second chamber and it works really well. Also upgraded to MJ 1200.

 

[meagheavz]

I got the skimmer made foe the biocube. It fit in the first compartment with the heater. Weds the intank filter media thing n fuge should come. I havent decided if ill conect the uv just yet

 

[meagheavz]

I havent added live rock yet.

 

[meagheavz]

My intank stuff came today. Put it all together. I think im gonna keep the fuge lite w my daylight on the same timer. And the blue on a different.