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Hello all, I haven't posted on here in a long time. I had a BC29 for two years and upgraded to a 65g for the past five years. I was looking to go to a 125 but now I am having second thoughts and actually thinking of downsizing back to a BC29. I miss the ease in taking care of a smaller tank...

I'm in. Here's my BC29

I use it and like it. I use 6mL of each for my BC29. It says to dose 8 drops per gallon. 8 drops = 1 mL, or so the bottle says. I use a small siringe with no needle(actually it is an old Joe's Juice siringe) to dose. I've only been using it for two months, but my tank has never looked better.

Originally Posted by john57 Coralife carries a 2" limewood airstone that works great in my skimmer. My LFS has them all the time and they are pretty close to the size of the original. That is what my LFS is going to get me. I was just wondering why Oceanic would make a skimmer and not carry...

I have a quick question for people who are using the Oceanic BioCube skimmer. Are you able to get the original sized airstones for it? My LFS can only get the smaller sized ones now. He asked the Oceanic sales rep when they went to his store and they told him they have been discontinued and...

Once again thanks for the compliments. Originally Posted by saltie That is a fantastic looking tank! Tell us about the filtration. What did you do in the rear compartments? 1st chamber has the BioCube skimmer in it. 2nd chamber the bioballs have been removed and replaced with LR rubble, also...

Originally Posted by nissan577 whats the lighting? It's a Sunpod 150W MH.

Thank you all for the comments. Richard

Here is a pic of my 1 year old BC29. Hope you like it.

Go with the MH

The Rio 6HF is starting to go in my BC29. It began making grinding noises. I took it apart, cleaned it, but it is still making noise. Is anybody using something other than the Rio as a return pump. I do not want another Rio, I have heard they are not of the best quality. I would like to keep...

How much flow(turnover?) should I be shooting for in a BC29. Some people say 20X, others 30X. Which is correct? My BC29 has been upgraded to a Rio 6 HF return pump and there is a Koralia 1 in it. Is this giving me enough flow(The Rio 6 is rated @ 350gph and the Koralia 1 @ 400 for a total of...

I have a Current Sunpod 1060 on my my BC29. It is a 150W MH. It fits right on top, but if you have jumpers, you'll need to make a top out of egg-crate or something. HTH

Hi all, I have a GBTA that has just gotten to big for my tank. It is in a BC29, I did not put it there, it came with the tank when I bought it from someone who no longer had the time to take care of the tank. Here is what I have tried so far from searching the SWF board; 1. Power head pointed...

It has been working fine, I was just checking it when I saw it. I wiped the airstone off and it still works like it did before. Plenty of microbubbles like when it was new. To get it out, I carefully twisted and pulled on the cap(where the cup sits) and it came right out. I was just wondering...

Hi all, I was doing some cleaning on my BC29. When I pulled out my Oceanic Skimmer, there was a black goop on the airstone. I was able to wipe it off, it was like a gel about an 1/8" thick. It was not covering the whole airstone, but about 1/3 of it. I have been using the skimmer now for a...

I bought a used BC29 and it was already modified with a Rio 6 HF. It has an elbow with the same dia. as the Rio. It also came with a Hydor Rotating Water Deflector so I do not know if the elbow came with that. All they did was to attach the Rio to the elbow with tubing. WORD OF CAUTION, make...

Quick question. Got a surprise this morning in my tank. My Cleaner shrimp molted last night. Should I remove the old molted shell or leave it in? TIA

Hi all, I have a GBTA(that is what I was told it was) but it looks more like a LTA. The tenticles are long and thin, not short and fat. My question is, two tenticle have appeared on the disc(I guess that is what you would call it)near the mouth(about 1/2" from the mouth) not on the edge like...

Hey all, Has anyone encountered this problem with their BC29? Came home from work yesterday to find a flood on the floor. The return hose from the pump came off the elbow on the bulkhead. Lost 5 gals. of water before the rear chambers were drained. It must have looked like a fountain because...