Lostmyz's BioCube 29 build!

[lostmyz]

Hi all I have taken a hiatus from the hobby for OOO.... since 1998. I had a 125 gal Reef and a i kept a 4.5ft snowflake moray eel in there. I fed it fresh salmon so it left everything alone... hahaha

Neways picked up a BioCube 29, upgraded return pump with stand, oceanic Protein Skimmer, Nova Extreme T5HO 20" light, some live rock and live sand, 2 black and white clowns, some mushrooms, xenia, green star poylp, small rose anemone, some random zoanthids, a few invertebrates (emerald crab and 2 hermits) and a mexican turbo snail and a bunch of other random hardware. Got big plans for this guy and I am excited to get back into the hobby

I bought a flasher wrasse his name is Picasso!

And here is what it looks like its been up for about a week on this picture

I'll keep you all posted but its been going for a few weeks now and I've done some changes

 

[Saltgator]

Nice bio 29. Looking good

 

[lostmyz]

Update.... I got some more live rock today and decided I wanted to change the set up a bit. I was going for a C-shaped formation but the rock that I got it just wasn't working for me. I also picked up some CUC guys....

2 zebra turbo snails
5 nerite snails
5 bumble bee snails
5 cerith snails
5 Astrea snails

They didn't have any Nassarius snails unfortunately. Neways so I couldn't do my C and I spent a few hrs chiseling away at live rock because some pieces were so big form before. Also I couldn't and didn't feel comfortable removing and relocating my Rose Anemone so I made a mound with some crevices lol

here is a pick....

 

[Saltgator]

Nerites are great. Also, welcome.

 

[skinz78]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

It looks like you are off to a great start!

 

[lostmyz]

Update (8/26/11):

So I got some upgrades for my tank....

and a little cleaning down below on the stand...

 

[lostmyz]

And here are some pictures of the new inhabitants that I picked up at my LFS and some people taking their system down....

Penelope wanted to get in the frame

Sorry for all the pictures

 

[Saltgator]

Don't worry, more pics are always welcomed. Nice looking. Wish my cabinet looked that clean!:wink:

 

[skinz78]

Very nice looking new additions!

I wouldn't recommend buying the Purple Up though, all it is is an calcium additive and if you are maintaining proper Cal, Alk, and Mag levels by other means then you will have the same result with the Coraline algae.

 

[lostmyz]

Here are some new additions to my tank....
Palmer's Blue Milie - by far my absolute fav!!!!

I also got a Red Plant Acro and a Brown and Light Green birdsnest

 

[bige]

Looks real good. The light upgrade you went with looks like its working.

 

[lostmyz]

Got some upgrades for my tank
the overflow

Here is a Sketch of my new sump

the pump

UV sterilizer

new lights

a lettuce nudibranch

yellow sea cucumber

Green duncan

blue hydnophora

raspberry sherbert acropora

red digitapora

pink lemonade acropora

red planet acropora

 

[lostmyz]

oompa loompa zoanthid

lunar eclipse zoanthid

I also got a a few blondie zoanthids but the pics look bad and a i picked up a yellow finger gorgonian

 

[Akwarius]

Dang Andrew, you're trickin that cube out! By the time you're done upgrading it's gonna look like this:

 

[lostmyz]

Thanks Travis!!! OMG how did you find a picture of my motorcycle!!!!! I couldn't have tricked out my tank with out your help!