Biocube 29 build

Lazydayz · May 16, 2020

Beautiful, love how the shrimp looks like he is standing guard on the monti!

jk_s124 · May 16, 2020

That’s his favorite spot. Maybe lucky but my fire shrimp is very active and not shy at all.

RobB'z Reef · May 16, 2020

jk_s124 said:
First true pic update if 2020! Everything is going swimmingly.

nice... that tank came a long ways since 2018!

dwair · May 16, 2020

Wow gorgeous! Can tell alot of time and care went into this. Bravo sir!

jk_s124 · May 16, 2020

Rob.bucek said:
nice... that tank came a long ways since 2018!

Thanks! I haven’t managed to screw it up too bad yet.

jk_s124 · May 16, 2020

dwair said:
Wow gorgeous! Can tell alot of time and care went into this. Bravo sir!

Thank you very much!

Lowlandreef · May 18, 2020

Your tank is super sick! I'm a little jealous

jk_s124 · May 18, 2020

Adriaen said:
Your tank is super sick! I'm a little jealous

Thanks Adriaen! Your tank looks a lot better than mine did after a few months. This tank is really hitting its stable and mature phase. Took a few years. I know I’ve said it before, but I have a coworker and buddy that’s been doing this for 15-16 years successfully. With out his help and constant supply of free frags to learn on and make mistakes on without destroying my budget, I'm not sure I would have succeeded.

Lowlandreef · May 18, 2020

jk_s124 said:
Thanks Adriaen! Your tank looks a lot better than mine did after a few months. This tank is really hitting its stable and mature phase. Took a few years. I know I’ve said it before, but I have a coworker and buddy that’s been doing this for 15-16 years successfully. With out his help and constant supply of free frags to learn on and make mistakes on without destroying my budget, I'm not sure I would have succeeded.

You did a great job anyway! No need for modesty

jk_s124 · May 29, 2020

After two power outs over the weekend and discovering my cheap 20 dollar battery powered back up air pump wasn’t working, I felt it was time to get a proper battery back up. Will be installing this weekend.

jk_s124 · May 31, 2020

My gyre now has backup power for storm season.

BlazinNano · May 31, 2020

jk_s124 said:
First true pic update if 2020! Everything is going swimmingly.

Love the look of the long lashes. Beautiful !

jk_s124 · Jun 1, 2020

BlazinNano said:
Love the look of the long lashes. Beautiful !

Thanks! Those have been in my tank since the beginning and luckily have not run wild and become invasive. They do add a lot of nice movement.

jk_s124 · Jun 3, 2020

Some pics from yesterday. I also just received a 5 stage BRS ro drinking water system and add on DI canister with dual tds meter. I have been using a small 4 stage aquatic life RO buddie that has been doing great. But my wife had mentioned that she wanted a drinking water filter system and I saw a great chance to upgrade. Hopefully I can find some time over the next few weeks to get that installed.

RobB'z Reef · Jun 6, 2020

nice grab on the 5 stage, can't wait to set mine up in the next week. Just curious, are you using the same Kessil you started with back in 2018? Finally looking into lights and I see a lot of 'my x brand of led light stopped working'. Kessils seem to be great but I wonder about their longevity vs cost.

jk_s124 · Jun 6, 2020

Rob.bucek said:
nice grab on the 5 stage, can't wait to set mine up in the next week. Just curious, are you using the same Kessil you started with back in 2018? Finally looking into lights and I see a lot of 'my x brand of led light stopped working'. Kessils seem to be great but I wonder about their longevity vs cost.

The kessil I bought in 2018 is still running strong. I bought that one used as well, so not sure how old it truly is. I do run 2 of the 160s now. One was definitely not getting it done. I love the look of kessils, but on deeper and larger tank I would definitely run them with a T5 hybrid. I read great things about the reef builders photon v2+. 2 of their 32” lights would fit a 180 nicely.

RobB'z Reef · Jun 7, 2020

jk_s124 said:
The kessil I bought in 2018 is still running strong. I bought that one used as well, so not sure how old it truly is. I do run 2 of the 160s now. One was definitely not getting it done. I love the look of kessils, but on deeper and larger tank I would definitely run them with a T5 hybrid. I read great things about the reef builders photon v2+. 2 of their 32” lights would fit a 180 nicely.

I will look into them! I'm definitely going to do a hybrid of some sort. I want a dimming option for the t5's if possible but it's not a deal breaker. Two 36" fixtures is a strong consideration. The radion xr15's look pretty nice and while the kessil a360's k great they are super spendy... But I could add them in slowly to spread the pain

Retro Reefer · Jun 7, 2020

This one fell off my watch thread.. your tank looks fantastic man! Reminds me I need to give my Biocube some love

jk_s124 · Jun 7, 2020

Retro Reefer said:
This one fell off my watch thread.. your tank looks fantastic man! Reminds me I need to give my Biocube some love

Thanks Retro! I really do appreciate that!

thatsruff · Jun 7, 2020

jk_s124 said:
Some pics from yesterday. I also just received a 5 stage BRS ro drinking water system and add on DI canister with dual tds meter. I have been using a small 4 stage aquatic life RO buddie that has been doing great. But my wife had mentioned that she wanted a drinking water filter system and I saw a great chance to upgrade. Hopefully I can find some time over the next few weeks to get that installed.