Bio Cube Owner's Thread

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it will take a while although that skimmer I should have mentioned was not that easily to get dialed in that little adjustable check valve in the airline tubing didnt help much. Basically play with that until your getting the foam to overlow the reaction chamber while you have the collection cup off and then put the cup back on and give it a day or two, then adjust from there as needed.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13651953#post13651953 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by oneoffcustom
no foamong into collection cup. should say its only been in for an hour or so. but i have huge amounts of die off from lr


Your skimmer needs to break in give it some time.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13647624#post13647624 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kenngai78
we only had it for about 4 months. We actually took it to LFS and have them baby-sit for about 1 month before we introduced it into the tank. Isn't the red one are more hardy then the green/yellow one?


I think you are right about that. I found that out after the fact. It was an impulse buy. My wife just had to have it.
 
ok so here is shome shots of my tank. Its a 29 gallon with not much in it.

ok so here is shome shots of my tank. Its a 29 gallon with not much in it.

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I've got a 14 gal. with 1 firefish, 1 yellow watchman goby, a basic cuc(snails, hermits, and a peppermint), and some zoas and ricordia. Still adding and moving around things.
 
I was wondering what SPS you could keep if any in an 8 gallon biocube with stock lighting?

18 watt Actinic
and
18 watt 10,000 K
to be exact

Thanks in advance
 
I was just wondering guys.... maybe I'm missing something.... but shouldn't the Biocube has legs that prop the whole hood open? It looks like there are notches on the rim of the tank already. Once all my wires are wire managed, it's impossible to take this hood off to do water changes, etc.
 
Hey all - can someone snap photos of the back chambers and their BC29 setup? I know the Nanocube has 5 chambers in the back - what does the BC have?

Trying to decide between a JBJ 29 HQI and Bio Cube.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13755228#post13755228 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by buttons buster
I was wondering what SPS you could keep if any in an 8 gallon biocube with stock lighting?

18 watt Actinic
and
18 watt 10,000 K
to be exact

Thanks in advance

None, the lighting is way too weak
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13755530#post13755530 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by firebirdude
I was just wondering guys.... maybe I'm missing something.... but shouldn't the Biocube has legs that prop the whole hood open? It looks like there are notches on the rim of the tank already. Once all my wires are wire managed, it's impossible to take this hood off to do water changes, etc.

It probably should, but they don't include anything. The 14 and 8 should stay open on a 90° angle. The 29 well I don't know what people do, they may just remove it all together or mod up something. You cold make some legs of your own or just put a block under the hood to keep it open
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13827463#post13827463 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by robilium
Hey all - can someone snap photos of the back chambers and their BC29 setup? I know the Nanocube has 5 chambers in the back - what does the BC have?

Trying to decide between a JBJ 29 HQI and Bio Cube.

BC29 has three chambers with the second middle chamber being the largest. The first chamber is generally used for intake, and to place a heater. The second for filtration/fuge, the third for the return pump which rests on the bottom.

here is my research tank, no life in this one, but it give you an idea of what it looks like.

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13887199#post13887199 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by StevieTdrill
The 29 well I don't know what people do, they may just remove it all together or mod up something. You cold make some legs of your own or just put a block under the hood to keep it open
Once all the wires are managed and zip tied together, it's a huge PITA to remove the whole hood. But I have to in order to do large water changes. (I can siphen out, but not in. Not holding 10g bucket above my head to allow the siphen :p)

One other thing I don't like is that evaporated water collects on the lid over the rear chambers. When you open that lid, the water runs down and falls through the cracks and all over the back of the tank. Lately I just tap the lid hard a few times to make the droplets fall off before opening. Just a poor design IMO.
 
I love the fuge idea you had. I have done the same to mine.(After I saw yours) Grows chaeto like a champ. I use a 9 watt CF twist bulb and a alum. foil reflector. I know kinda cheesey but it works and I cant see it from the viewing side.
 
Nice tanks guys! Im getting one of these this next weekend. Im trading a 150W pendant for a whole setup (tank,stand,heater, lights,pumps,rock,sand)! Pretty good deal for me :)

What are everyone's favorite mods? Im thinking about a 17" Sunpod soon. Anything else? Everyones tanks loook great. Thanks
 
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