nano cube owners

ok i have a jbj nano cube 28g i have the 3 stage media basket my question is how does everyone have there's set up? i have filter floss and piece of that black sponge that comes with the unit ,seciond i have carbon,third ceramic rings. your taughts

 

i have that setup also
1st chamber small section of that foam and cheato right below it, 2nd chamber carbon,3rd chamber crushed rock and ceramic,

 

side note i also added more rock into the back chambers nxt to the water return colums for more filtration,

also added the led light to the back which is designed for the tank and my chaeto has gone crazy.

 

any pics? and how is that workin for u?

 

i can post some tonight or send me your email,two months into this new tank and no issues so far.

 

cubantata@aol.com

i also have videos on youtube in search bar type cubansnoopy enjoy and comment

 

Stock 28 gal JBJ.

Korailla #2 and #4 and no skimmer.

Chemipure elite and a sponge for mechanical filtration.

I recommend the Tunze DOC 9002 skimmer.

I do not like LR rubble or ceramic rings after trying both and seeing the amount of detritus accumulation over a couple of months.

 

I was thinking that would happen as well. I have 2 biocube 14's with the bioballs still in there. I have heard that they will become nitrate factories, which I can see why they would. What do you recommend?

 

I have seen good evidence that ceramic rings do a efficient job as a medium for the biological filter, so I am still very much on the fence regarding their use.

I have used bio-balls, rings, rubble and it all accumulated too much detritus for my liking and removing all of the above had no detrimental effect on my water quality as long as I removed them over the space of a couple weeks in stages and not all at the same time.

I am a huge fan of the Berlin system: Skimmer, adequate amount of LR and use of carbon. I love the science of reactors, ULNS and such, but I have found for my busy life simple works best for me. Personally I see no significant use for bio-ball and ring type of media unless it's in larger wet/dry type of systems (very old school).

It's only a personal opinion and experience and does not apply to all tanks( Hey how is that for a disclaimer.