29g Biocube

[combsatl]

Hey Everyone -

So, after a long battle with ich or some other type of parasite (and my impatience), I decided to give my 29g BC another try. This whole thing originally started with a 26g bow front in Jan of 2010. Last Feb I decided I'd like to migrate everything to a 29g Biocube - it's nice having everything in one place and not having all the extra pieces (filters and what not).

Anyway, I started my BC in March of 11, transplanted everything from my bow front and and all went well for a few weeks. I added a flame angel and then everything died - of ich or some other type of white spotted disease. Per the advice of my local LFS I let the tank sit for about a month - kept up with water changes - and tried gain. Same result - everything I put in died. This happened once more...

Long story short, I let it sit for three months and a month ago I tried again. Finally, I've gotten to a point where my tank is acting more like a bio-habitat and less like Auschwitz. I thought I'd share some pics I have with you.

*** Before you say anything - Yes, there is a yellow tang in it. He's maybe 2.5"-3" and there is PLENTY of space for him in there. I already have an escape plan - I'm picking up a 72g bow front this weekend to which he will be transplanted ***

Livestock: 2 clowns, 1 yellow tang
Corals: 5 or 6 different types of zoas (eagle eyes, watermellon, blue tubbs, lord of the rings), two frongspawns, 1 leather, a GSP, yellow star polyp, Candy Cane Coral, Kenya Tree (sprouting to a small forrest), blue cloves, 1 war coral
Inverts: several red crabs, several blue crabs, several snails and a few mini star fish

What do you all think?

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[KrisDeitz]

Looks great. I had a tang as well. He did awesome on ha

 

[hammcd]

looks good...is that two 425's for powerheads?

 

[combsatl]

Thanks, guys. I'm actually picking up a 120g tomorrow morning and hope to have it set up sometime in the upcoming months - pretty excited.

Hammcd - I don't think they'r 425's.. they're the smaller nano ones.. I think 240gph. They put out a decent amount of water flow.

 

[mcmyeye281]

good looking tank. i like the leather. do your clowns go near it? i was thinking of a clow and a leather much later in life when i lose a fish and can add another one. do not have any corals or anonomes. i like how leathers sway in the current. i hope a clown would host it since i have nothing else in the tank.

 

[chony]

Can i ask what lights you used? Your corals look healthy...I have a biocube 29gallon as well and have no idea which lights to upgrade to!

 

[redstang]

Chony, look at rapidled's retrofit kit.

 

[hammcd]

i run my tank hoodless to prevent heat from being trapped...i have the biocube HQI which comes with the Coralife 150w HQI ...i like this light but if i upgrade i will get the AI nano sol blue LEDs..nothing but positive reviews and only $300 and also dimmable

 

[chony]

AI sol blue's look sweet. I was definitely looking at getting some as well. Would one be sufficient for a 29 gallon tank though?

 

[combsatl]

I ended up sticking a small chiller on this tank because, like Hammcd said, the heat gets trapped in there and causes the temp to fluctuate a LOT during the day. Now it's set at 77 and stays that perfectly.

I'm in the process of setting up a 72gal bowfront in my office and I'll be posting a thread about that shortly.