Bio Cube Owner's Thread

[jun_18T]

ok guys.....have a question again

i have small bubbles all over the wall of the tank and on the heater and also the powerheads. it was there when i first put the water in and turned on the pump. i thought it will go away on its own....but its been a day now and those bubbles are still there. is that normal???

thanks!

 

[hubsocket]

Just set up my 14g last night with live rock and sand. I have LR rubble in the center and upgraded the pump to a MJ1200.

now the typical question lol. How long will it take to cycle? The only LR the LFS had was not cured. Smelled pretty funky.

Also, do you keep you lights on during cycle or just the pump?

 

[jmadison]

Lights off.

 

[rayster2000]

My tank

My tank

My 20 gallon Bio Cube New 10.11.08

Thoughts?

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[JsL30629]

Re: My tank

Re: My tank

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13972001#post13972001 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rayster2000
My 20 gallon Bio Cube New 10.11.08

Thoughts?

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Nice tank, but the fox face has to go for sure. I hope the LFS that sold that to you didn't know how big your tank was before he sold it to you. If they knowingly sold you that, I'd go to another LFS. They need a 70+ gallon tank to be happy.

 

[2_zoa]

tisk, tisk, tisk, you are a bad boy.

 

[ttu98ss]

Hello all! I just joined and made a thread here in this forum. Got a 14g biocube last night, check out my thread and give me some input! Love this thing already!

 

[Yankees2519]

heres a picture of my rockwork. i tried to keep it simple by only using 2 large pieces instead of smaller ones. The tank is still cycling and i hope to add a CUC within the next couple weeks.

and another FTS

 

[StevieTdrill]

20 gallon biocube..... it doesn't exist. Get rid of the fox face ASAP, the thing can't even turn around in that tank!

 

[rayster2000]

Re: Re: My tank

Re: Re: My tank

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13972228#post13972228 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JsL30629
Nice tank, but the fox face has to go for sure. I hope the LFS that sold that to you didn't know how big your tank was before he sold it to you. If they knowingly sold you that, I'd go to another LFS. They need a 70+ gallon tank to be happy.

What is a fox face?

 

[rayster2000]

Re: Re: My tank

Re: Re: My tank

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13972228#post13972228 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JsL30629
Nice tank, but the fox face has to go for sure. I hope the LFS that sold that to you didn't know how big your tank was before he sold it to you. If they knowingly sold you that, I'd go to another LFS. They need a 70+ gallon tank to be happy.

What is a fox face?

 

[rayster2000]

Correction its a 30 gal...I am sure you all knew that. Thanks.

 

[rayster2000]

Very new here..The fox face was borrowed from the LFS, for some alge. I would of taken it back already but were in the middle of a snow storm here in the NW.

Thanks.

 

[Megg0602]

its a 29 gallon... and you shouldnt be borrowing a fox face for an algae proglem.... lol

 

[MyMonkey]

Just plain wrong.

 

[rayster2000]

What should I have done? This is why I am on this site..

 

[theanimalslaugh]

Ok, so I thought I would finally break down and post some pictures of my 29g and 8g biocubes. But considering how much of a hassle it is to post a pic from my sidekick, y'all will only be getting a fts of my 29g. It is about 5 months old, stock lighting, sr3 skimmer, koralia 1, 35lbs live rock, live sand (ns how much), and a ton of inhabitants. For the most part, I really like these tanks, there are obviously a few things the could improve. I will be changing the lighting to a 150w sunpod in a few weeks. But, yeah, here you go.

Oh, and rayster2000, you should always research and ask questions before buying livestock. I doubt the foxface would really do anything about the algae cycles you get when you start a new tank anyway. Not to mention the poor thing is most likely miserable in there. But like most things in life, the only way to learn is the hard way.

 

[theanimalslaugh]

Ok for some reason, I can't see the picture I posted, just click on 'gallery' by my name.

 

[goldenmacman]

heres my biocube!
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/reef-chronicles/40127-my-29g-oceanic-biocube-pics.html

 

[Megg0602]

just let it cycle naturally and toss in a good cuc