Rhodes19
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From what I understand they are not OEM and they are supposed to be better (more flow, less noise). I was going to get the retro kit for my BC 14 but have had some unexpected expenditures.
Bio Cube Owner's Thread
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From what I understand they are not OEM and they are supposed to be better (more flow, less noise). I was going to get the retro kit for my BC 14 but have had some unexpected expenditures.
buttons buster
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Does anyone know how to take off the lid without damaging it?
Biocube 8
Biocube 8
Paramecium
One man wolf pack
Knock the pins out.
Rhodes19
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The fans seam to be the Biocube's weak point. If you call Oceanic and tell them about your fans they will send you a new set for no charge. They are easy to install. Their tech support is fairly descent. A lot of folks will get new fans from computer/electronic stores or go with after market upgrade kits and the fans in them are supposed to quieter and move more volume of air than the stock fans. HTH
jwilliams229
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Can someone post some pictures of their tank cover for a BC29? I have an open top with a MH pendant. I just was curious to see different methods since i don't want it to be very noticeable.
Thanks,
J
Thanks,
J
Bongo Shrimp
P. ceratophthalma
You just use the standard one or put it on a desk or table.
Driznik
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Critique My Setup Plan!
Critique My Setup Plan!
I had a 90G for about 3 years, but had to give it up when we moved. I missed it, so my wife surprised me with a BC29 for Xmas. Turns out she was also paying a lot more attention to the first tank than I thought and picked up most of what I needed to get it started.
I spent yesterday getting it wired, filled it with water and got the Aragonite down. I'm now in the process of getting the filtration down before I go and get LR.
After wading through the 40+ pages of this thread (which has been hugely helpful), my plan is:
Since I'm not going to use the bio-balls, run the water level significantly higher than the marked 'max line'.
Chamber 1 - knock out the false bottom, block the lower inflow with acrylic. Put in the BC skimmer that came with the tank (looking at it compared to the Euro-Reef I had in my old tank and reading what everybody else says it seems awfully light weight and I'm not keen on swapping the airstone every month, but I figure if I've got it already, it can't hurt). If there's room with the skimmer, I'll also drop the 150W Eb-Jagr heater I've still got from my old tank in here as well.
Chamber 2 - Pull out the false bottom here. Pick up a couple of low heat submersible lights and use this chamber for LR rubble and chaeto. Given the corner we've got the tank in, scraping the paint and rear mounting a light isn't really an option. I grew macro in the sump of my last tank and it had a huge impact in terms of reducing algae growth in the display.
Chamber 3 - Stick with stock pump for now. If there isn't room for the heater in chamber 1, then this is where it'll go.
Stocking Plan
I'm only planning on stocking a pair of clowns, a neon goby and a fairy basslet. My wife would really like a yellow tailed Damsel on top of that, but given the damsels aggressive tendencies, I'm trying to talk her out of it. Otherwise, she's the one who'll have to spend three days catching it when it goes psycho.
Lighting
This is mostly going to be a FOWLR tank will with maybe a couple mushrooms or softies for color so I'm just going stock for lighting, though I will swap the actinic and 10k bulbs so the fans come on with the actinic. I'll set my timers to turn on the actinic a 1/2 hr or so before the daylight, and shut off 1/2 hr later.
Water Motion
For water motion I've still got a new-in-box MJ900 and MJ600. I'll use one of those on the other side with a random flow head to create more movement.
What do you think? Any other suggestions?
Critique My Setup Plan!
I had a 90G for about 3 years, but had to give it up when we moved. I missed it, so my wife surprised me with a BC29 for Xmas. Turns out she was also paying a lot more attention to the first tank than I thought and picked up most of what I needed to get it started.
I spent yesterday getting it wired, filled it with water and got the Aragonite down. I'm now in the process of getting the filtration down before I go and get LR.
After wading through the 40+ pages of this thread (which has been hugely helpful), my plan is:
Since I'm not going to use the bio-balls, run the water level significantly higher than the marked 'max line'.
Chamber 1 - knock out the false bottom, block the lower inflow with acrylic. Put in the BC skimmer that came with the tank (looking at it compared to the Euro-Reef I had in my old tank and reading what everybody else says it seems awfully light weight and I'm not keen on swapping the airstone every month, but I figure if I've got it already, it can't hurt). If there's room with the skimmer, I'll also drop the 150W Eb-Jagr heater I've still got from my old tank in here as well.
Chamber 2 - Pull out the false bottom here. Pick up a couple of low heat submersible lights and use this chamber for LR rubble and chaeto. Given the corner we've got the tank in, scraping the paint and rear mounting a light isn't really an option. I grew macro in the sump of my last tank and it had a huge impact in terms of reducing algae growth in the display.
Chamber 3 - Stick with stock pump for now. If there isn't room for the heater in chamber 1, then this is where it'll go.
Stocking Plan
I'm only planning on stocking a pair of clowns, a neon goby and a fairy basslet. My wife would really like a yellow tailed Damsel on top of that, but given the damsels aggressive tendencies, I'm trying to talk her out of it. Otherwise, she's the one who'll have to spend three days catching it when it goes psycho.
Lighting
This is mostly going to be a FOWLR tank will with maybe a couple mushrooms or softies for color so I'm just going stock for lighting, though I will swap the actinic and 10k bulbs so the fans come on with the actinic. I'll set my timers to turn on the actinic a 1/2 hr or so before the daylight, and shut off 1/2 hr later.
Water Motion
For water motion I've still got a new-in-box MJ900 and MJ600. I'll use one of those on the other side with a random flow head to create more movement.
What do you think? Any other suggestions?
kingfisher62
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Sounds good, But with your stock lighting I think you could get a some LPS's if you wanted.They have done well in my tank!
Rhodes19
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Thats awesome. Congratulations. You are a lucky man, a new tank and a wife who supports your hobby and pays attention.
Its amazing how they can do that.
Driznik
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Thats awesome. Congratulations. You are a lucky man, a new tank and a wife who supports your hobby and pays attention.
Can't argue with that. I'm a very lucky man. Now that it's up and cycling I'm pretty impressed with the Biocube. I only wish there was a better option for both growing macro and protein skimming.
There are many posts in this thread regarding replacing the stock return pump in Biocube 14's. Replace it with usually a Maxijet 900, or sometimes a 1200. What pump/brand is best for a 29? My stock pump is getting loud, and I want the best replacement pump that I can buy.
downgrading from 100 gal.to 29BC
downgrading from 100 gal.to 29BC
I was planning on leaving 29BC as is, with no mod and see how it goes, possibly adding a skimmer to it if needed! I will be stocking the tank with some of the livestock, rock and sand from my previous tank!
However i see that even for these small tanks there are many mods, upgrades and changes performed to make things run at optimum conditions.... Please advise any mods you nano experts deem necessary for a successful nano right off the bat?
downgrading from 100 gal.to 29BC
I was planning on leaving 29BC as is, with no mod and see how it goes, possibly adding a skimmer to it if needed! I will be stocking the tank with some of the livestock, rock and sand from my previous tank!
However i see that even for these small tanks there are many mods, upgrades and changes performed to make things run at optimum conditions.... Please advise any mods you nano experts deem necessary for a successful nano right off the bat?
jkrentz2515
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Anyone know of any place that I can get a replacement splash shield for my bc29? I've called oceanic and they said I needed to find a local distributor and maybe they would be able to order it. I have had no luck with this approach.
