my biocube 14

glad you liked it and welcome

yeah i hear a lot of people add 10 gallon sumps
to make mine easier i just ordered an auto float switch and i will wire that up soon

 

I still can't believe how much chaeto you are growing in the back of that thing!

 

lol i know it is still actually full i would say
it just kept growing so i kept pushing it down
it was like a block when i ripped it in half for you lol

the middle chamber still packed lol

i will put up a pic of the kenya tree in a sec

 

here we go
traded jason some cheato (i have heaps)
for a frag of a kenya tree and a tour of the massive tank

heres the kenya tree

and my red zoas that i got last trip to cali
I love them!

 

well uh

the kenya tree opened up a whole bunch
take a look

from this:


To This:

 

Looks good! Probably appreciates being in the biocube over being in my fuge! ;D

 

everything looks great! I had a cyano problem and just took apart my tank, upgraded and moved on. kudos for keeping with it. keep the good work coming as well as the pics.. K+

 

thank you man

yeah the cyano was one of the worst parts of my tank experience but the slime remover just destroyed it lol

glad you like the pictures

 

Damn good job Jake! My wife got me an 8g Biocube for Xmas and I love it. Sits by my pc on my desk. The fuge is gonna be great for you. Check your pump a few time per month to make sure it's clear of Chaeto that has broken off and found it's way through into the third chamber. Not a biggie but it happens.

Watch the GSP. While I love the heck out of mine they will be a nuisance in a small tank. Frag fest incoming for you my friend...lol

Haven't read what you feed but try a bit of Coral Frenzy in there. Every critter in your tank will love you for it. I love the zoos as well. Two Little Fishies makes a cleaner that's great for those hard to reash spots in our little tanks. Not much good for large areas. Mag Floats will always rule there but those out of the way places we can see but can't reach are for the baby cleaner .Looking good, Man !

 

alright i went ahead and went through with changing out the cc substrate
for fine clean white sand,
its awesome!
took me about 3 hours in total to drain it part way, take out coral and live rock, keep draining, take out fish more corals etc.
then take out cc substrate, put in my base rock, new sand, put a piece of plastic down to keep it from clouding up, filling er back up, and putting everything back in.
turned out great and i love it.

start

yay buckets!! (this was actually when i started filling it back up via the empty container so some of the buckets are empty)

coral fish and invert bucket

lr bucket

tres hombres

empty! almost

new sand!! and some LR back in, and the plastic i used to keep from disturbing the sand

the sand i used

filling er back up

sweet success 8)

some detrius on the sand but its bleach white

ohhhh yeah! 8)


sorry for the dirty glass didnt clean it for the pics it got real dirty during the process.

all in all it was fun and i only got 1 mouthful of water from the siphon lol :confused1