8 gal bio cube

[kaineo]

anyone have pics of their 8 gal biocube? just got one and trying to get some ideas

 

[Brent F]

Here's some of a 6 gallon nanocube. Not exactly what you were asking for but very similar in size:

 

[kaineo]

thanks. i just got mine set up and trying to see what corals people have success with in them

 

[kaineo]

here's mine

 

[kaineo]

i guess i got a pic up there. can't seem to figure out how to make it small enough to fit or don't know how to i guess. lol

 

[Clownfish29]

Brent do you have any mods to the 6 gal?

 

[NewFish3]

My BioCube 14..........still adding & moving things

 

[kaineo]

very clean tank! did you leave the original filtration in the overflow or did you take the bioballs out? how many watts is the heater that you are running?

 

[NewFish3]

With some advice from the big guys here ( Capn..bertoni..randy farley ) I made some mods & now the water is so clear it looks fake..

Mods

scrapped the bioballs / added about 3 lbs of small rubble rock
on top of the rubble rock, just under the stock plastic grate I have a bag of Black Diamond carbon. on top of that plastic grate I have a small psc of filter floss cut to fit down in the center & then a psc of filter floss on top of that to cover that entire section.

I scrapped the stock filter. I put in a bag of PURA-COMPLETE. It works the same as using a bag of Chemi-Pure & a bag of Purigen. But insted of the 2 bags, you just have the one

Now Iam working the lighting upgrade

 

[D to the P]

any heat issues so far with the bio cubes? I know I've heard people with the aquapod 12's and 24's w/ the power compact hood having problems with a lack of air circulation, just wondering if it's come up for any of you guys. Tanks look great, and I've considered getting one, but first I want to check out the filters that they put in em.

 

[NewFish3]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12061930#post12061930 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by D to the P
any heat issues so far with the bio cubes? I know I've heard people with the aquapod 12's and 24's w/ the power compact hood having problems with a lack of air circulation, just wondering if it's come up for any of you guys. Tanks look great, and I've considered getting one, but first I want to check out the filters that they put in em.

Iam in the Chicago area....so no heat problems yet...even have a heater in there now. Iam going to do the 3.24 light upgrade from nanoturners. That upgrade kit also comes with 2 new fans. beter then the stock fans. I have heard by some that the new fans also help with the heat.

But you deff need to do the mods that I talked about in the last post........ it will make a world of diff.

 

[fishwood]

NewFish--that cube looks fantastic. I love the simplicity of it. You must have a black belt in feng shui.

 

[NewFish3]

No.......However I do have a Black Belt in Karate.....But it doesn't help with the dam fish.

MAN...Iam telling you. The mods that I have made are huge. I do 2 gallon water changes every week & that helps. But that picture was takin after going almost 3 weeks before the water change.