Oceanic 29g bio-cube *pics*

[dosequis4]

Here is my 29g bio-cube. It has been up for about 6 weeks now. At the week 3 mark i put in 3 peppermint shrimp, 7 blue leg hermits, 2 astria snails, and 1 turbo snail. At week 4 I put in my maroon clown. There is 22lbs of live rock, 26lbs of live sand.

Thinking about some options for a couple more fish. I am thinking possible lawnmower blenny, maybe some type of gobe. Then after awhile I am thinking on focusing more on coral. Right now it sits about 3 watts a gallon. Anyone have some recommendations for types of coral?

Anyway...here it is...the door on the stand isn't shut all the way because I have 2-5 gallon jugs with RO/DI water in them and they barely fit.

At night with the "moon" led lights on

Hood has 2 switches for each light, plus 2 cooling fans for the lights. Each light is 36 watts, 1-10k and 1 Actinic

Filter area is integrated in the tank and is part of the total volume. So the 29 gallon tank has roughly 25 gallons of display. In the filter are bio-balls for the center and on the right is a piece of carbon filter media. On the far left is the return pump.

This is my maroon clown. He is a goof ball.

Some may notice the aptasia on there. There is only 2 that are decent sized and another 3 that are really small. Hopefully they do not spread GRRR. The peppermint shrimp are supposed to eat those kind of things... but it appears they like the flake and mysis shrimp food better.

 

[digitaledge]

Very Nice!!

 

[sir_dudeguy]

just give the peppermint time. I gave mine about a week and it ate the stuff and it was all gone but for 1 or 2...however, i'm thinkin my sixline (or maybe my emerald) got to the peppermint, cuz i've been seeing the aptasia come back now

But anyways, great lookin little tank you got there

 

[dosequis4]

they go right over the top of them now :-/

Just as long as they do not spread they are not bothering me, other than i think they are kind of ugly. They are not in an area where i plan on putting any coral or anything.

 

[manse]

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[pitbullpooch]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8231589#post8231589 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by manse
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there showing up fine for me

 

[ezcompany]

do not feed ur peppermints, only spot feed ur clown. this should make them go after the anemones.

 

[EdKruzel]

Ditto with EZ, if they are being well fed they won't eat the aptasia; also not every species called "peppermints" will eat that nuisance anemone.

The larger centered pest is an aptasia, however the smaller solitary species in the lower right corner of the pic is not a pest and will remain small and alone.
To manually rid yourself of the pest variety, you can make a Kalkwasser hot paste.

1. Turn off all pumps and any circulation to the tank
2. Boil water in a coffee mug or similar container
3. Mix thoroughly two heaping tablespoons of Kalkwasser
4. Using an eyedropper gently squirt a cloud of the hot paste covering the entire aptasia.

5. Let stand for 3-5mins and then turn pumps back on.

Only treat one or two pests at a time in smaller tanks so that the Kalkwasser does not effect the PH of the system.

Ed

 

[sir_dudeguy]

ya ezcompany's got a good point. Try to not let the food get to the shrimp...they'll go for the aptasia then.

 

[Copacetic]

Very nice tank. If the peppermint doesn't go for it after awhile. You could always inject with some pickling lime, no harm done to the rest of the tank either.

 

[Holokai]

Having had a tank with a bad outbreak, I wouldn't wait on the Shrimp. Nip it in the bud NOW while you only have 5. give it a week and you'll have 25. JMO

 

[brian is cool]

very clean nice

 

[damitchsta]

alsome looking rock/tank i would say frogspawn for the coral suggestion i like how the look in the nano tanks.

 

[dosequis4]

does a frogspawn require anything special for lighting? My tank has the 2-36 watt bulbs on there. So I have nearly 3 watts per gallon.

On a side note...

That "rule of thumb" has always confused me anyway because i would think depth of water is more important. I am thinking watts per inch would be a better rule of thumb.

I could have a 300 gallon tank that is only 6 inches deep... i dont think it would take the same power as a 300 gallon tank that is 4 feet deep.

 

[EdKruzel]

You are absolutely correct, watts per gallon is a myth and garbage for recommendation.
Intensity and PAR (Photosynthetically active radiation) are the keys to light loving corals.

The hammer/torch specimens (Euphyllia sp.) do well in captive care with moderate lighting.
Placing one in the upper 50% of your tank should suffice.

Feeding of nearly all available corals is a must to success.

 

[dosequis4]

What kind of algae is this?? (the stuff that is in a fan shape)

 

[EdKruzel]

It could be Lobophora or possibly Padina.

Ed

 

[LivingonLine]

I love your rock, did you order on line or buy it from LFS?

 

[dosequis4]

I bought it from a local fish joint. But it was like... 1/2 as developed as what it is today. So I am thinking I got lucky.

 

[drummereef]

Very nice looking tank indeed!