my 29g Oceanic BIOCUBE MODDED

[jwblocal701]

here is my 29g Bio Cube it has modded Filter set up to use regular filter padding. A fuge built into the center chanmber
and i am the first from what i can find anywhere with a light mod
i have 3 36 watt PC bulb in the hood
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[EdKruzel]

Nice modifications, however I'd like to give some advice on the livestock; I'd recommend placing the mushrooms on the bottom and slightly shaded.
Second is the RBTA and the Hammer; both are small, but as they grow it will cause conflict and damage to one or both; that is if they do grow, which brings me to my next concern being the clownfish.

An RBTA is not a natural host, but 9 out of 10 times Percs and Ocellaris clowns will call this their home; Hammer corals, Euphyllia sp. are also surrogate homes to clownfish, however the rule of thumb to matching a host and a clown is that the host be a minimum of 3x's the size of the clown.
You may possibly get lucky, however if either coral begins to recede, I recommend moving either the fish or coral/anemone until better sized.

 

[jwblocal701]

the hammer and anemone will only hurt eachother when bugger though right

 

[EdKruzel]

They can affect each other now; the hammer has sweeper tentacles that should be able to reach that distance and the anemones will often wander a short distance to clear corals from its growth area.

 

[jwblocal701]

ahh i got cha thanks
ill move the hammer coral when i get home

 

[danfrith]

nice looking tank. do you think it would be possble to add a 150 mh into that hood?

 

[EdKruzel]

A 150 would be an easy mount however the heat is a terrible issue to deal with.

Ed

 

[aquarius77]

lookin good!

 

[dangpride]

looks good so far! keep up the good work...

 

[squiddly]

Very nice! I have a 24 gallon aquapod that has the MH lighting mounted through a sunpak about 3 inches above the tank. Evaporation is about 1/2 gallon to one galllon per day. How is your evaporation level with the biocube? Thanks!

 

[jwblocal701]

I get barley any evaporation at all maybe a quart a day any my lights are on for about 9 hours

 

[jwblocal701]

A 150 MHwould get way to hot mouinted inside the hood thee would be no way i would even try to do that and still keep the hoof on
Ill proably just add 2 more 18 watt bulbs to the hood now