AJ's 29G BioCube Thread...

Figured everyone else is rockin a tank thread... I might as well too! So here goes.

Current setup: 29G BioCube, with a 2nd chamber refugium (removed bio-balls)


Current inhabitants: 2 Feather dusters, Six-line wrasse, Yellow Tail Damsel, Coral Banded Shrimp






Current Corals: 1 Zoa that has just been glued to the LR



and a small Duncan frag (1 head and 1 baby head). I thought this guy was dying but he has made a dramatic comeback and is even bigger now.



So that's my tank up through today. So far my nitrates and phos have been a little high but the corals seem okay with it so far. Once I get those levels down (hoping the refugium does its job) I plan on adding another fish and another frag of some sort (suggestions?).

-AJ

 

Looking good. Could you take a pic of how you have the tank chambers set up and how a fuge is incorporated in to the nano

 

It's pretty straightforward... Removed bio-balls, scraped off black coating behind the second chamber, added LR rubble and chaeto and attached a light to the wall behind the tank that lights the fuge.



-AJ

 

Pretty cool I might have to give it a try on mine. K+

 

I am thinking about removing the wall between chamber 1 and 2 so that I can increase the size of the fuge. The protein skimmer should still fit and I currently have the heater in the pump chamber.

Anyone ever done this? Does having the water go up and over the wall between chamber 1 and 2 provide any real benefit?

-AJ

 

The benefit is a surface skimmer. If someone tells you that you need the water drip to "turn the water" just pass over the comment. If you run a skimmer, your gonna get plenty of oxygenation that way.

-fritts

 

Cool, so for follow up, anyone know of a good skimmer that will fit in the back of the biocube, but that will still leave room for the refugium? The Oceanic one just doesn't seem up to snuff.

-AJ

 

sweet! i really like the shrimp too!

 

Koralia killing my fish?

I added a Koralia 1 yesterday and today my six-line wrasse is missing and my damsel fish is laboring, breathing rapidly and not moving much.

This ever happen to anyone?

Is my Koralia electrocuting my fish? I unplugged it just in case.

Any other suggestions as to what to do about this?

I also attached a new zoa frag today, and did a 1/2 liter top-off with RO/DI water from the LFS. I don't think any of these things would have caused these problems, though. I am pretty sure the fish were already having issues. I didn't see them all morning and only found the damsel after looking behind my rocks.


-AJ

 

So I located my wrasse, or at least what I think is my wrasse. I had been seeing what looked like tiny little pieces of blue glass. Upon closer inspection the little pieces look pieces of a skeleton. Not sure what caused the death. I am guessing the stress of the new powerhead combined with my coral banded shrimp may have done it.

The shrimp just molted again last night so I am thinking he had himself a big meal and then couldn't fit in his skin anymore.

Pics of my new zoas soon!

-AJ