Hello ARC! I’ve always wanted a Biocube for its original AIO design. So recently came across a 14g w/ LED hood and set it up over the holidays.
The goal of this tank will be simplicity…
- All “stock” Biocube setup. I’m going to keep the LED hood, stock pump, etc. + a heater in the back
- I’ve removed the media basket and not planning to run any filter floss / bagged media
- I’ve added a Tunze DOC 9001 skimmer (in the media chamber) to run initially but may pull out long term
- not planning to add any extra flow / power heads in tank
- not planning to test water parameters or dose significantly.
- running an old APEX for “simplicity”, only using the temp probe and central control for plugs.
Initial setup with dry powder fine sand, 3 seasoned pieces of live rock with mix of soft corals (plus few LPS and SPS fragments) from an existing tank, and water from a water change. Added some snails and hermits and the tank was running day 1.
Tank has been running about 5 days. Plans for this tank will be primarily soft corals, macro algae and limited inhabitants to create a balanced environment and limit water changes.
Top off water is manual and will add an ATO. But the integrated hood really keeps evaporation down.
The goal of this tank will be simplicity…
- All “stock” Biocube setup. I’m going to keep the LED hood, stock pump, etc. + a heater in the back
- I’ve removed the media basket and not planning to run any filter floss / bagged media
- I’ve added a Tunze DOC 9001 skimmer (in the media chamber) to run initially but may pull out long term
- not planning to add any extra flow / power heads in tank
- not planning to test water parameters or dose significantly.
- running an old APEX for “simplicity”, only using the temp probe and central control for plugs.
Initial setup with dry powder fine sand, 3 seasoned pieces of live rock with mix of soft corals (plus few LPS and SPS fragments) from an existing tank, and water from a water change. Added some snails and hermits and the tank was running day 1.
Tank has been running about 5 days. Plans for this tank will be primarily soft corals, macro algae and limited inhabitants to create a balanced environment and limit water changes.
Top off water is manual and will add an ATO. But the integrated hood really keeps evaporation down.
