New BioCube

[AquariumNut-Josh]

Anyone ever try these lights

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Very nice so far!

 

[AquariumNut-Josh]

I am gonna save up and try it

 

[AquariumNut-Josh]

Im a little torn ... I keep reading about people saying you need to mod your biocubes . Adding upgrades .. but ive seen alot of success with out all of that just in the normal plain biocubes ... not sure if I want to upgrade the filtration or not add a fugi ... only thing I was gonna do is get a wave maker , leds and maybe an auto top off

 

[AquariumNut-Josh]

I bought a wave maker but im concerned about the click it makes every time it comes on . Anyone else have this problem and does it stress out fish any?

 

[eliramos]

hey josh i have a halide biocube and as far as modding goes i didn't do anything crazy and i think my mini reef is pretty decent.
mine has a rotating return pump
two koralia pumps
a spinning return pump
u.v sterilizer
stock skimmer
stock return
i turned the back center area into a chaeto fuge which i use in reverse lighting with my display which helps my ph stay balanced.

 

[AquariumNut-Josh]

Sounds cool

 

[AquariumNut-Josh]

I believe am all cycled . Everything seems stable . Tanks been running a month and a bit . I had 2 cardinal fish and one decided to swim into a hole he couldn't get out of and the tank handled him rotting inside there okay . Im gonna go ahead and buy some corals that I want so I can start the 2 week quarantine ... I only plan on getting frags . About 6 types of zoas , 3-5 different acans and a war coral . All awsome colors and probably a bit over priced lol $365 is what my cart is right now ..... Then ill get some more fish a little later on

 

[AquariumNut-Josh]

Coral Quarantine is ready just need to wait for my corals . They ship out in 2 weeks

 

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[AquariumNut-Josh]

Just got this at petco today ... looks like a moon coral to me. They had it marked down as a brain .

 

[AquariumNut-Josh]

 

[nanoman28g]

How old is your tank? I see that you added a RBTA. That is not recommended for tanks less than 6 months old.

 

[AquariumNut-Josh]

It's about 5 months old it will be fine I've kept lots of them over the years .

 

[fishroomlady]

tank is looking great! you're adding some nice pieces

 

[saltyphish]

right on... I added 2 of the blue accent LEDs into mine and was slightly disappointed. They made a slight difference but not as much as I would have liked. I kinda wanna go get the other 2 to fill up all 4 but don't wanna spend the money if its not gonna do much... I could get a new coral with the money I spend on those lights... i dunno, I'm on the edge.
Where did you get that live rock?

don't do it not worth the money I loaded all the slots up on mine and still a disappointment. Get the retro kit from rapid led you won't be disappointed.

 

[saltyphish]

Question for biocube users .... have you guys had a problem with heat ? Mine gets to 80-82

Definitely! If you are running the stock pcs on that heat will be a problem. I did the led diy kit from rapidled on mine and heat and light are no longer a problem stays a steady 79 degrees

 

[FishWrangler]

Question for biocube users .... have you guys had a problem with heat ? Mine gets to 80-82

I have no heat issues at all, I live in the NE though...

I have very similar rock work as well....love it!