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one other thing you might want to try is to pull the filter in the 1st chamber up about 1/2 inch. This will increase your water flow by quite a bit.

Originally Posted by sazarac <PerfectDark-I can post a pic if you want.> <MotorCity-I'll try to get some pictures and updates soon.> Please! I am a very visual person. Photos would help immensely. <PerfectDark-As for the Hydor there is a pic of it on my post> Which post? The only photos I see in...

Originally Posted by reefernana This same set up is working great for me. Like I said above, I'm also running a bag of Seachem Carbon in my right chamber for even better water quality and it hasn't hurt my flow any. It just floats around in there. I haven't had to cut through the first...

Originally Posted by Dawman I have had a 14 B.C. for a while now and just got a 29 . With the filter in place the pump ends up starving for water and soon as I remove the filter everything was fine . Even sticking a piece of filter material there instead and is little better but I would like to...

TXChewy - Looks great!! Are you happy with the pumps your using, are they quiet? Great idea with the 1/2" tube, does it keep your fish where they're supposed to be? Did you glue that in place or does it just stay there? I will have to do this before I add any fish. Good job!

ok, I believe my tank is finally done cycling so I put a bag full of Seachem Matrix and a bag of Seachem Purigen in the second chamber. I put some filter floss on top of the plastic thing that water flows through into the seconds chamber, raised my water lever a few inches above the "max" mark...

More Pictures of Dave!! More Pictures of Dave!!!

Originally Posted by TXChewy I upgraded my pump to a RIO 10HF it flows 660gph. I have had no noise problem. But I do keep the water level above the max. In the middle chamber I am using a protein skimmer from Sapphire Aquatics http://www.sapphireaquatics.com Also I am runing the stock filter in...

I have no experience with those pumps either. The stock pump that came with my tank was very quiet, couldnt even tell when it was on. I replaced it with a RIO 6HF and this one is sort of noisy. I am thinking about changing to the RIO 1100 PerfectDark is using just to see if its any quieter-...

I should probably add that I am really happy with this tank. The things I am talking about in this thread are very minor and would probably not even bother most people (most people probably wouldnt even notice). I am just being very picky and trying to get the best performance combined with...

PerfectDark, thanks for the tips. I removed the filter cartidge from the 1st chamber which in turn brought the water level up higher in the 2nd chamber. This resulted in less waterfall noise. I dont want to leave that filter out permenant so I am thinking along the same lines as what you did...

Does anyone get that splashing noise from water running into the middle chamber on their biocube? Is that normal, is there anything I can do to eliminate it? Also, the stock pump was so quiet that you couldnt even tell when it was running. I replaced it with a RIO 6hf and that one makes some...

PerfectDark - Do you remember where you got your splitter you are using on your powerhead?

Originally Posted by JamParty I wouldn't recommend ANY shark in a reef unless you have some insanely large tank. (like the guy on one forum that hit the lottery and is building his 14,000 sq.foot house AROUND his tank -->which was the first thing to be built, the thing has its own separate...

Originally Posted by sepulatian Many LFS's sell rock as "cured" when it isn't yet so they can charge more. It could take a week or more before it shows on a test. Don't be impatient. A true cycle is better than a stiffled one. You should have an ammonia spike (forced or not) then the nitrite...

I have a question about the cycle. I have a 29g Biocube. Tuesday night I set it up and added about 20 pounds of sugar sized aragonite, 1 pound of live sand, 14 pounds of fiji cured live rock and 4 pounds of cured base rock. I had water mixing since Sunday and added it to the tank Tuesday night...

Originally Posted by rbrockm1 not to steal or anything but i thought it went along. WHat about that seachem matrix stuff? they say its alot better than carbon. not sure tho. hope you don't mind me asking. I am in the process of cycling my first salt water tank right now and am using Seachem...

thanks for the tips, looks like i'll be waiting another day to go get my live rock!

How long do you mix ths salt/water before putting it into the tank? I have two 12 gallon bins right now circulating with a submerssible pump for about an hour - how much longer should I wait?

Will this Goby pair up with a Pistol Shrimp?