my biocube 14

so well this starts some more mods to the tank

well yesterday i kind of planned this out, and went to the pet store and got some materials:
loose carbon: $10 for a big bottle
filter floss: $4 for a ginormous bag of it
thats all i got i already had mesh, eggcrate, and some other stuff.


so first off i wanted to have a way to run carbon or another something without paying $4.00+ for a new cartridge every two weeks
so i took some pliers, egg crate, and zip ties and i made this media rack to fit in the first chamber:

mess i made ;D:

here it is in the first chamber:

ok so i also wanted a little more help filtering out stuff and more areation
so i put back in the drip tray with some filter floss (that bag is gonna last me forever):


alright now was time to put together a bag of carbon:
step one:
you need carbon ;D
i used mesh circles from walmart (or in fancy terms tulle circles or something)
and a 1/2 cup measuring utensil as it goes half cup of carbon per 10 gallons
and some fishing line to tie it off


so scoop the desired amount onto the mesh then grab all the edges so its like a little bag, then take the bit of fishing line, and wrap it around feeding it in and out the little holes so the fishing line stays and tie it off there you go!
don't forget to wash it before you put it in your tank!

here it is on the media rack:


ok this brings us to the last venture of the day.
just like when i scraped the paint off of the back for the fuge light i decided i wanted to be able to see the whole thing
so i scraped the paint off of the whole back

didn't take me that long actually

here i did this in case you don't know what is what


heres my media rack with carbon from the back: (and a piece of live rock i dropped ha ha)


tube worms!!!!!!!


peek-a-boo:


thats it for now

 

Great job! Want to make me one?
Is it possible to have too much carbon?

edited to say I didn't read everything lol figured out the carbon answer!

 

its super easy!
you could easily do it yourself and that way its way more fun !

 

I see what you made there... a mess!

 

this is the diy auto top off i made for the video contest

it works great!

 

I really love you tank, I will get bc14 from nanotuners soon,
and they will upgrade the lights and ballasts. And I will also need a media basket as well.

could you tell me how to diy the ato please?

 

here is a link

thanks!

 

thanks, jake

 

metal halide pendant came in! 8)

 

How do you like it so far?