Ashevillian's 29g Biocube LED w/ Fuge + RKL+ *updated pics*

Hey 3reefers!!!!

Without you all my 29g Biocube would not be in the beautiful condition it is in today!

Start date: 05/18/2011

Temp: 76-80º
Sg: 1.024-1.026
Ca: 440ppm

Lighting Routine:

[SIZE="2"9:00am Actinics On
11:15pm Daylights On
7:45pm Daylights Off
10:00pm Actinics Off[/SIZE]

[U]Equiptment:[/U]

[SIZE="2"]Hydor Seltz L Universal Pump L30
Hydror Theo 100w Heater
Hydror Nano Slim Skim Protien Skimmer
JBJ Oceanstream Wavemaker & 2x Powerheads[/SIZE]

Lighting:

Display illumination:
Three 19w Panorama Pro LED Modules
(One is 12,000k/445nm, One 445nm, and One 445nm Blue/Magenta)

10g Refugium w/ DIY Overflow illumination:
Two 60-Watt 6500K Equivalent Daylight Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
Aqueon 35 HOB filter with filter foam to slow return rate
Biofiltration:

45lbs of LR and 60lbs of LS and 1.5lbs of Fiji Mud split between the display and the refugium

Livestock:

Occy clown
Paired Red Banded Pistol Shrimp & Red Banded Hi-fin Shrimp Goby
Skunk shrimp
Tiger Cowrie Snail
Emerald Crab
Fighter Conch
8x Cerith Snails
4x Astrea Snails
8x Nassi Snails

Corals:

Hammer Coral mother (8 heads) and Torch Frag (2 heads)
Hollywood Stunner Chalice mother and three frags
Two varieties of Birds of Paradise SPS (Stylophora sp.)
Aqua-cultured Torch Coral (one head - just split - so two mouths)
Two Blue Sympodium(Sympodium sp.)
Green Star Polyps
Eagle Eye Zoanthis
Yellow Polyps
Kenya Tree
Devils Hand
Green Striped Disc Anemone

Feeding:

Small pinch of flakes + garlic 3x weekly. Once a week one half cap of MarineSnow, half tea-spoon of Phyto and ZooPlex (brands vary from Kent to Two Little Fishies)

Maintenance:

Daily:
Part A & B Kent's Nano Two Part Dose

2x Weekly Top Off's w/ Kaklwasser Drip

Bi-monthly water changes

Monthly:
Add 3cc of Coral-Vite, Essential Elements, Strontium & Magnesium, & Iodide. Remove new growth on macro algaes if necessary

Biocube @ 3months


@ 5months


@ 5month side


@ 8months


@ 9months



My awesome DIY Overflow for Refugium courtesy of 3reef's Mobalized


My three amazing Panorama Pro's thanks to 3reef's kick ass Ugly Sweater Contest!!! So far running the 12000k/445nm at arount 55% intensity and the 445nm + 445nm/magenta at around 40% intensity (Giving my corals ample time to acclimate to the bright light upgrade)


And as of Today 1-21-2012
Water is still fairly cloudy due to new refugium


Again this is all hard work and dedication with tons and tons of help from those of you who make up 3reef and help keep this online community thriving! Thanks everyone!!!!

 

look amazing

 

very good job man. you are truly dedicated to your tank.

 

Wish my coralline was taking over the rocks like yours. Looks nice and glad the overflow and fuge worked out. Are you planning to put the back covers on the BC?

 

What do you mean? The back access lid for chambers 1,2, & 3? I keep it closed. The overflow rests on the tank itself, the lid simply fits over the PVC. Just had to use my krimps to make a few cuts. Wires and PVC all fits cleanly out the back

Also after have some tempature troubles after installing the Refugium(jumped to 84) I think I will keep my tank in the upper temp regions, all the corals really actually seem very happy. I'm going to aim at a happy medium of around 80-82º during the day and hopefully 79-80º during the nights

 

I used Kent's Purple Up from about month 3 to month 7. I still throw some in every once in a while.

 

Do you have any recent pics with the panoramas?

 

Not recently -- my phone sucks at taking pictures so it's hard to jusitify how bad ass the Panorama Pro's are. Nice shimmer effect, nice colors, great amount of light. Haven't been able to measure my PAR unfortunately.

 

Long as your corals are happy thats all that matters.

 

Just added a tiny 3/4" sixline wrasse, a beautiful Flametail Blenny, and a very large 2 head Frogspawn. Very excited about these guys