Wasga October 20, 2006 Share October 20, 2006 Well... after having a few larger tanks, I decided to try an smaller tank. I know its not considered a "nano" but I figured it would fit in here. I got my BioCube at the LFS 2 weeks ago. I filled it with water and added a piece of live rock. Today I am going to add the rest of my live rock and some base rock. I was wondering if anyone knows of any mods that can be done with this. I want to remove the bioballs from the back and make a fuge in the back. It should be easily done. I will post pics later when I get the rock in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasga October 20, 2006 Author Share October 20, 2006 some pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrubberbandman October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 Wasga, looks like youre off to a good start.......how many watts of light is on there? as you well know from youre other tanks.....slow is better. in smaller tanks...parameters can change in a blink....well almost ....i found out the hard way...my nitrates went up and i now have a hair algae bloom.....oh well live and learn right? Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasga October 21, 2006 Author Share October 21, 2006 It comes with 72 watts of pc.... I was thinking of getting some t5 to put in it. I should be able to easily push 120w with t5 and put anything I want in there. It has the built in cooling fans in the top, so heat would not be an issue. I am working on getting some other things in there tonight. I will post pics when I am done moving stuff around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 Your plans sound good, more pics asap. It's small enough in this club to be a nano I swear, my 55 seems tiny in compare to most Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasga October 21, 2006 Author Share October 21, 2006 You need a monster section for when i get my 190 going.... i am not really looking foward to mixing 280g of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasga October 21, 2006 Author Share October 21, 2006 What I have so far. I moved the base rock where i wanted it. I added the moonstone and 3 Zoa colonies into the new tank. I still have live rock, a clown, and an anenome to add. I will keep posting pics of any changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YBeNormal October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 Sounds like you are moving pretty fast on this. I'd wait a while before adding livestock, especially the anenome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasga October 21, 2006 Author Share October 21, 2006 Everything i have added has been in a running tank for about a year. The cycle was short. All of the params are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YBeNormal October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 Everything i have added has been in a running tank for about a year. The cycle was short. All of the params are good. OK. I'm sure you know what you are doing. It's just that the rocks and sand look pretty new in the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasga October 21, 2006 Author Share October 21, 2006 The base rock is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak October 21, 2006 Share October 21, 2006 If you can spare some, thow some LR from your other tank in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasga October 22, 2006 Author Share October 22, 2006 I threw about 30# of liverock in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak October 22, 2006 Share October 22, 2006 Looks nice, keep going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasga October 25, 2006 Author Share October 25, 2006 Any suggestions on fish. I already have a false perc. I would like another perc and another fish. Anyone have any ideas? Before you say that I am still moving too fast... I wont be back home for another 2 weeks. So, I will wait till then to get them. I angetting a bunch of zoo frags from a friend in MI. I am still looking for the rarer ones though. I think that I am just going to have softies in this tank. I dont feel like modding the lighting and filling it up with SPS and then find out that I have to go out of town for months at a time. I will keep everyone posted with updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak October 25, 2006 Share October 25, 2006 Jaw fish, fire fish, gobies, but you're gonna need some pods, also a neon bule/yellow cleaner goby or two couldn't hurt, and how bout some inverts, while I'm finally not talking about spending my own money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiddly October 25, 2006 Share October 25, 2006 Any suggestions on fish. I already have a false perc. I would like another perc and another fish. Anyone have any ideas? Before you say that I am still moving too fast... I wont be back home for another 2 weeks. So, I will wait till then to get them. I angetting a bunch of zoo frags from a friend in MI. I am still looking for the rarer ones though. I think that I am just going to have softies in this tank. I dont feel like modding the lighting and filling it up with SPS and then find out that I have to go out of town for months at a time. I will keep everyone posted with updates. I really love my little yashia gobis. They are so terribly cute :-). Only problem with them is that you don't see them all the time. I also have two purple firefish in my little 24 aquapod. I also decided to keep mostly softies in there. I really like the clean look of your tank. I wouldn't put a jawfish in there, however. You would need deeper sand bed for that, and be ready for them to change the landscape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia October 25, 2006 Share October 25, 2006 Nice looking tank - so clean. I love a new tank! How about a watchman goby? Chalk bass maybe? If you are planning a pair of clowns, stick to just one other fish, and make itg a smasll one at that. The most I've ever had in my 30 cube is four - watchman goby, royal gramma, bicolor blenny and neon goby. RIP bicolor and neon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasga October 25, 2006 Author Share October 25, 2006 I want to get a cleaner shrimp. I was thinking of some kind of goby. I had a citron goby but it disappeared.... food for my anenome? I have 5 hermit crabs and 5 snails. I have tons of pods already. More questions. This tank has plastic. for the backing. Is there any way that I can drill it so I can attach a fuge? I think I would rather have a larger fuge than the space in the back gives me. This will also give me a place to put a skimmer. Any other ideas will be concidered also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia October 26, 2006 Share October 26, 2006 Have you considered using one of those CPR hang on fuges? I've used one in the past and was quite pleased with it. http://www.cpraquatic.com/products/aquafugeps.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasga October 26, 2006 Author Share October 26, 2006 I dont really want to mod the hood. I would rather have a larger fuge and a spot to put a skimmer. I had a 40g fuge on my 90g and had good luck with it. I already have a spare 12g tank to use as the fuge. The 12g will fit in the stand for the 29g. I have the lights, return pump, sand, and algae already. I just need to make a couple deviders and I have a complete fuge. I also have a 20g sump that I wont have room for. It was set up as a wave box. The bulkheads on it are too large for the small tank. I want to use it on my 190g when I get it set up. But, thats another thread for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasga November 5, 2006 Author Share November 5, 2006 (edited) Update: I added a cleaner shrimp. I felt the tank needed some spunk and a little neurotic inhabitant so I figured that a cleaner shrimp would fit the bill. I also got a colony of orange skirted yellow zoos with some pale green zoos mixed in. I will have pics soon. I decided to get a hang on back fuge. I should have it set up in the next couple weeks. I have some red caulerpa from my other tank that grows like... well weeds. Edited November 5, 2006 by Wasga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anthony November 6, 2006 Share November 6, 2006 Update: I added a cleaner shrimp. I felt the tank needed some spunk and a little neurotic inhabitant so I figured that a cleaner shrimp would fit the bill. I also got a colony of orange skirted yellow zoos with some pale green zoos mixed in. I will have pics soon. I decided to get a hang on back fuge. I should have it set up in the next couple weeks. I have some red caulerpa from my other tank that grows like... well weeds. cool, sounds like its thriving! post some updated pics if u can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak November 6, 2006 Share November 6, 2006 you thread is fun to follow where are the updated pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasga November 8, 2006 Author Share November 8, 2006 Heres some updated pics. Orange rimmed yellow zoo and yellow rimed orange zoo Orange rimmed yellow zoo and yellow rimed orange zoo closeup. Maroon and neon green moonstone. Cleaner shrimp in anemone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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