Bio Cube Owner's Thread

[cjscott]

So my tank has been up for about 5 months. I was thinking about taking the bio balls out and adding live rubble. Can I just turn off the pump and pull out the bio balls? How much rubble do i need to add? Does anyone have pictures?

 

[El Camaron]

yeah just turn it off and pull them out, as far as rubble it depends on how small it is and also on if your pulling the false compartment out. I would say about a pound to two at the most though.

Why not put a skimmer in there?

 

[reptar15]

hey guys, i'm thinking about getting a biocube 29
can owners tell me how often and how much you need to top off your biocube 29's with stock lighting?

Thanks

 

[El Camaron]

with stock lighting is not much and it would depend on you, you could add water every day or two days depending on the amount of evaporation. To make it easier on you just get an ATO.

 

[reptar15]

how much would i expect to top off though

i'm new to salt water so just want to get an idea before i get a biocube.

 

[vonodie1]

That would depend on a few things. How long would you run your lights for? What is the room temperature? Would you be running a clip on fan to keep water temp stable?

I have my house temp at 78*. I turn on the main lights at noon. The fan stays on 24 hours. Turn off the main lights around 6 or so. (I don't have timers yet) My evaporation is probably an inch or two per day. I don't know what that calculates out to be. I have an aquadoser that I drip, but I haven't got the drip rate mastered just yet.

 

[chrismunn]

my house temp stays at 78* or below, the tank stays at 84* or below, my light phase on at 10am and off at 10pm, and the lid stays closed. i literally never top off.

 

[vonodie1]

When you guys do a water change do you do it from the display or from the back chambers?

 

[jkrentz2515]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13183469#post13183469 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by vonodie1
When you guys do a water change do you do it from the display or from the back chambers?

Display. I do this so I can suck up everything stuck on the rockwork, and so I can clean the sandbed.

 

[jmadison]

x2
I do however pour my new SW in the second chamber so that it can go through my filter floss in there and so that it doesnt disturb the sandbed.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13187143#post13187143 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jkrentz2515
Display. I do this so I can suck up everything stuck on the rockwork, and so I can clean the sandbed.

 

[Cali-girl]

thought i'd get in on the action in this thread...

BC29 switched over from a BC14. All together it's been running for almost 10 months. I have a 150W sunpod over the top with a 14k phoenix bulb, modded 1st chamber with the crappy Biocube skimmer, 2nd chamber turned into a fuge, and stock return pump with the heater in the 3rd. I also have an added Koralia nano in the display for extra flow, thinking about adding another on the opposite side.

Here she is...

 

[nimrod19]

Just a general question, what's the advantage of removing the false floor in the middle chamber of a BC 14 if you're not running a fuge?

Just wondering if I need to do this since all of my filtration materials (purigen, chemi-pure, phosguard) are all in that chamber. Not sure if that helps with flow...

 

[El Camaron]

if your not using it for a fuge or to place a skimmer then leave it, should not restrict flow much if any.

 

[xenia2]

You guys know how I can remove the hood without breaking it? Upgrade my lighting soon

 

[chrismunn]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13183469#post13183469 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by vonodie1
When you guys do a water change do you do it from the display or from the back chambers?

i also do water changes from the display. the reason also becasue i siphon durnig water changes. i also turn off the pump and power head so that when the water level gets too low im not blowing bubbles. how am i supposed to see detritus if there are bubbles? i actually wish i could do water changes from the back becasue when the water level goes low enough, i have a few montiporas, a frogspawn, a pipe organ, and mushroom that are all exposed. the only one i realy care about exposing is the frogspawn because whn its out of the water the tentacles hang in mid air.

all the suff in the top 1/4 of the tank gets exposed during a 2g-3g water change...

 

[chrismunn]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13194238#post13194238 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by xenia2
You guys know how I can remove the hood without breaking it? Upgrade my lighting soon

there are 2 hinge pins inside of the hinges. just pop them out with a screw driver or something pokey

 

[JsL30629]

Picking up a BC 29 tonight and was wondering what is a good heater that I can hide in the 3rd chamber?

I'm afraid of buying a heater that is too long and will stick out. Thinking about the Rena 150 or the Ebo Jager 125W...any recommendations on wattage?

 

[nimrod19]

Anybody running or knows if a Tunze 9002 skimmer will fit in the middle chamber of a BC14? I'm running without the hood so there is no height issue, just the width and length. Thanks.

 

[buttons buster]

I have a biocube 8.
It's been up since about christmas time 2007.
It's gone through massive amounts of changes as my thoughts and idea change.
right now it has black sand with minimal liverock and a couple zoa colonies.
I wanted a very minimalistic look.
I'm thinking about putting a harlequin shrimp pair in there.


Post pis when I can

 

[chrismunn]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13241793#post13241793 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by buttons buster
I have a biocube 8.
It's been up since about christmas time 2007.
It's gone through massive amounts of changes as my thoughts and idea change.
right now it has black sand with minimal liverock and a couple zoa colonies.
I wanted a very minimalistic look.
I'm thinking about putting a harlequin shrimp pair in there.


Post pis when I can

when is that gonna be? i want to see it now