Biocube hood removal..

Parent_usmc · Apr 25, 2020

I'm currently on the fence of removing my biocube hood to add a better light. My only concern is the noise from the back filtration area.. has anyone done this and successfully enclosed the back area off??

Daniel@R2R · May 21, 2020

What light do you have in there currently and what would you be switching to? I don't think the noise is too bad, but different people probably have different tolerance for that

Parent_usmc · May 21, 2020

Stock lighting. Was thinking about adding a red sea 50 , would need to remove hood of course and probably do an ato

Ranjib · May 22, 2020

Parent_usmc said:
I'm currently on the fence of removing my biocube hood to add a better light. My only concern is the noise from the back filtration area.. has anyone done this and successfully enclosed the back area off??

I run aquamaxx 1.5 hob skimmer , intank media basket and sicce syncra 1.5 . All of them are pretty silent. You can turn of the skimmer if the minimal humming noise is of concern

Parent_usmc · May 22, 2020

Ranjib said:
I run aquamaxx 1.5 hob skimmer , intank media basket and sicce syncra 1.5 . All of them are pretty silent. You can turn of the skimmer if the minimal humming noise is of concern

Do you have any pictures?

Nhjmc · May 22, 2020

I'm getting ready to do the same thing to a RSM 130D my new light s/b arriving today and I have no idea how I'm going to pull hood off.

reefiniteasy · May 22, 2020

I have a 16 gallon BioCube. I took the hood off a long time ago. The sound from the back is negligible. Make sure you have an ato. Evaporation with increase exponentially. My house is 76 degrees and I go through 5 gallons every two weeks. When it was in my classroom it was 5 gallons a week.

reefiniteasy · May 22, 2020

I would check out an AI Prime or Kessil a160we. I prefer kessil. My BioCube has an a80 on it. Read about the Red Sea lights. I’ve read so-so things.

Parent_usmc · May 22, 2020

Ok thanks

ReeferWarrant · May 22, 2020

Im running Steves Turbo LEDs on mine, I bought my tank used and it came with it but they are pretty nice compared to the stock version. If lighting is the only change I'd take a look at it. Definitely get an ATO as well, that was one of my first purchases for my tank. Anything to maintain stability has been my goal. Looking forward to how your tank comes out though, as I'm always looking at ways to make my Biocube better.

ParkerK · Jun 18, 2020

ReeferWarrant said:
Im running Steves Turbo LEDs on mine, I bought my tank used and it came with it but they are pretty nice compared to the stock version. If lighting is the only change I'd take a look at it. Definitely get an ATO as well, that was one of my first purchases for my tank. Anything to maintain stability has been my goal. Looking forward to how your tank comes out though, as I'm always looking at ways to make my Biocube better.

I just ordered the Red Sea REEFLED 50. Do you think this is a good fit? A good friend suggested to me.

ParkerK · Jun 18, 2020

Parent_usmc said:
Stock lighting. Was thinking about adding a red sea 50 , would need to remove hood of course and probably do an ato

I ordered an Red Sea 50 and hopefully all goes well!

ParkerK · Jun 23, 2020

Parent_usmc said:
Stock lighting. Was thinking about adding a red sea 50 , would need to remove hood of course and probably do an ato

How did u end up doing this??

Parent_usmc · Jun 24, 2020

I decided to just wait, going to upgrade tank in fall to a red sea 250 . Lol!

ParkerK · Jun 24, 2020

Parent_usmc said:
I decided to just wait, going to upgrade tank in fall to a red sea 250 . Lol!

I was thinking about doing that as well!!! The question is I’ve had my biocube for about 3 months now and I want to know if it’s the right move or not...

Parent_usmc · Jun 24, 2020

I'm going on 7 months, I absolutely love the cube but I've already ' outgrown it. I want more coral and bigger fish

ParkerK · Jun 24, 2020

Parent_usmc said:
I'm going on 7 months, I absolutely love the cube but I've already ' outgrown it. I want more coral and bigger fish

Yeah I just got a new job that’s paying a little better and I think it’s time to go all out...

OrangeCountyReefer · Jun 24, 2020

Mine is right next to my couch and isn’t bad. Skimmer makes the most noise of anything

ReeferWarrant · Jun 24, 2020

Parent_usmc said:
I'm going on 7 months, I absolutely love the cube but I've already ' outgrown it. I want more coral and bigger fish

I think I'm in the same boat as you with this, I just dont know if I want to deal with 10 gallon water changes constantly vs the 3-5 gallon I do with my biocube. Also, managing the tank is fairly simple in regards to removing things I dont want. I have a feeling the larger it gets the harder that gets.