Putting together a 29Gal Coralife Biocube...
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mccutch12001
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Very nice tank!! Im also going to get the Coralife and i see you hace the aquaticlife 115 skimmer. Did it fit without any mods and are you able to close all the lids? The reasn i ask is because i also want to run a fuge and havent been able to find anyone who is running a skimmer in the first chamber. if you could get pics that would be great but not necessary by any means. Thanks!
crock921
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Here is a youtube video of a guy adding one to his cube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiVLwVVbXQ4
It takes some minor modding, but basically just removing the plastic hangers.
Wow, I'm slacking on keeping this updated, sorry guys.
Fans: two in, one out. Center one is pulling heat out and the two outsides are blowing in.
Skimmer: yes it fits. I did have to build a stand for it out of egg crate. Other than that it works like a champ. The tolerance is very tight between perfect water level and good skimming vs sucking water or hitting the top rear hatch. I actually had to sand the egg crate down a little to get it to the perfect height.
Split return: love it! Although the MJ1200 and MP10 is overkill, the split return did eliminate the dead spot in the front right corner.
I have actually just completed my tank upgrade... already. Only had the BC 29 up for a few months but made a small step up to a Mr. Aqua 48g rimless (no build thread yet, but I completed the tank swap tonight... been a work in progress for some time as I built my own stand and sump.
Fans: two in, one out. Center one is pulling heat out and the two outsides are blowing in.
Skimmer: yes it fits. I did have to build a stand for it out of egg crate. Other than that it works like a champ. The tolerance is very tight between perfect water level and good skimming vs sucking water or hitting the top rear hatch. I actually had to sand the egg crate down a little to get it to the perfect height.
Split return: love it! Although the MJ1200 and MP10 is overkill, the split return did eliminate the dead spot in the front right corner.
I have actually just completed my tank upgrade... already. Only had the BC 29 up for a few months but made a small step up to a Mr. Aqua 48g rimless (no build thread yet, but I completed the tank swap tonight... been a work in progress for some time as I built my own stand and sump.
