Breakfast Bar Biocube

[MrChris]

Our breakfast bar biocube is up and running after a very quick cycle.
It is a 14 gallon Oceanic that I traded some stuff I got for free on Craigslist. I have a Koralia 425 to stick in it that I will do today.
Really excited to start adding some corals, but first need to address a few things.
Number one the lights suck, and the cooling fans need replaced. One is noisy and one does not work. Anyone use Steves LED's? Seems like a hood affordable option.
After that I need to get or make a media basket for it.
I plan to do mostly LPS in this cube and lots of color is a must.
Anyone have any advice or opinions on anything else I am missing or may want to add?
This will be the first tank I add corals to so I don't want to botch it.
Also I noticed a piece of Aiptasia on one of my rocks. Best way to eliminate it?

 

[MrChris]

Sorry, meant to post this under cubes. [emoji51]

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Looking good! I will move it for you!

 

[NY_Caveman]

Our breakfast bar biocube is up and running after a very quick cycle.
It is a 14 gallon Oceanic that I traded some stuff I got for free on Craigslist. I have a Koralia 425 to stick in it that I will do today.
Really excited to start adding some corals, but first need to address a few things.
Number one the lights suck, and the cooling fans need replaced. One is noisy and one does not work. Anyone use Steves LED's? Seems like a hood affordable option.
After that I need to get or make a media basket for it.
I plan to do mostly LPS in this cube and lots of color is a must.
Anyone have any advice or opinions on anything else I am missing or may want to add?
This will be the first tank I add corals to so I don't want to botch it.
Also I noticed a piece of Aiptasia on one of my rocks. Best way to eliminate it?

I always used vinegar with a syringe in the past for Aiptaisia. Make sure you get into the skin and do not poke through to the other side. However, I recently tried boiling water and found it worked much better and destroyed any tissue or babies they may have remained.

You can read when I found it here:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/i-received-a-box-of-rocks-today.335926/page-4#post-4668620

And here is how I got it a few posts down:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/i-received-a-box-of-rocks-today.335926/page-4#post-4674763

Good luck!

EDIT: I recommended boiling water because your tank had no corals. Obviously it could damage tissue.

 

[MrChris]

Just got home and noticed all of this growth on a few of my rocks. Is this something to worry about? Can someone ID it for me please. Thanks!

 

[MrChris]

Are they sponges?

 

[NY_Caveman]

Looks like worms and pineapple sponges. Both are beneficial.

 

[Texas Reefer]

Throw the aptasia rock away, today! I have a biocube 14 that is completely modified. I originally tried it with the media basket, but constantly had algea issues. I eventually took out the divider and drilled the back and added a sump. For the light I added an AI Prime, when they first came out. I'll try to find the links for you.

https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...&share_tid=204597&share_fid=1020&share_type=t

 

[MrChris]

Hoping to add some #reef2reef, #worldwidecorals, #mywwccontest to the cube soon. Fingers crossed.