KAT74's 14g Biocube Diary

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Originally Posted by awilliams4806
http:///forum/post/2554083
Hey kat do u think I should I switch to the nano power head instead of the korila 1 in my 14 gallon?
Hmmm.... what all do you have in yours or plan to keep?
I have a Koralia Nano in mine right now and all I have is rock, but I can already tell that the flow is still not strong enough and I know that I will add another Koralia Nano to the other side. I plan to keep softies and some LPS.
I remember when I tried a Koralia 1 to my 14 gallon last year, it was almost comical. My poor little fish were pushed around like they were in The Wizard of Oz.
 
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Originally Posted by p90ninja
http:///forum/post/2554092
it looks great again, good job. That opening at the top makes the whole tank seem so much bigger (negative space ftw). May I ask what cleaning crew you use and in what quantity (snails, hermits, etc) in that tank? Trying to figure out for myself right now.
I'm gonna add my cleaning crew tomorrow, though they won't really have much to "clean" right now, but at least they'll be ready in case I go through a diatom bloom.

Plan to add:
1 conch
10-12 dwarf blue legs
6 nassarius snails
4 astrea snails
1 scarlet reef hermit
1-2 electric blue legs
1 cleaner/skunk shrimp
plus any other little critters I see that I can't live without...
 
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Originally Posted by anthonyhnj
http:///forum/post/2554153
I am really liking the aquascaping. I have changed mine around 4 times now in my bc14, and every time I get enraged. My wife now knows when I my hands are in the tank, and rock is in buckets, and I am cursing up a storm, to leave me be. I will post some new pics of my updates soon.
Your Tank Really Does Looks Great
Yeah, we have to be in our own little worlds when it comes to aquascaping.
I never really cursed up a storm about it though until last night!

Thanks for the compliment! Can't wait to see your updates!~
 
matt b

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Looks GREAT!!!! I have ALOT of frags coming for my tank this week so keep an eye on my thread
 
awilliams4806

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Originally Posted by KAT74
http:///forum/post/2554396
Hmmm.... what all do you have in yours or plan to keep?
I have a Koralia Nano in mine right now and all I have is rock, but I can already tell that the flow is still not strong enough and I know that I will add another Koralia Nano to the other side. I plan to keep softies and some LPS.
I remember when I tried a Koralia 1 to my 14 gallon last year, it was almost comical. My poor little fish were pushed around like they were in The Wizard of Oz.

lol im just gonna have a couple fish maybe 3 depending on what the water levels do after adding one and two. and then just a mixture of some pretty coarls. I added the 150 watt MH sunpod to the tank so I should be able to keep anything as far as lighting is concerned.
I just got home from the lfs with my first coarl. I got a rock with some red mushrooms and he gave me a rock that has what he called metalic mushrooms on it. The red mushroom rock is really nice and has plenty on it and the other only has like 3 small polyps on it which is why he gave it to me.
Im going to take some pics of them and post them in my thread so take a look and tell me what u think.
your tank looks amazing already and your 29 cube is the only reason my wife is allowing me to spend the time and money i do on the tank hahahah
 
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Originally Posted by awilliams4806
http:///forum/post/2554556
lol im just gonna have a couple fish maybe 3 depending on what the water levels do after adding one and two. and then just a mixture of some pretty coarls. I added the 150 watt MH sunpod to the tank so I should be able to keep anything as far as lighting is concerned.
I just got home from the lfs with my first coarl. I got a rock with some red mushrooms and he gave me a rock that has what he called metalic mushrooms on it. The red mushroom rock is really nice and has plenty on it and the other only has like 3 small polyps on it which is why he gave it to me.
Im going to take some pics of them and post them in my thread so take a look and tell me what u think.
your tank looks amazing already and your 29 cube is the only reason my wife is allowing me to spend the time and money i do on the tank hahahah
With the 150w MH, you should be able to keep anything you want. I know that SPS's like a lot of flow, so maybe you should keep the Koralia 1 and may want to add another to the other side. Try it with the one Koralia 1 first and see how it does for you.
Sounds like you got a good deal with the metallic mushroom rock!~
I'll go check out your thread!
and thanks so much for the compliment. I hope to make this tank a nice one.
 
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Originally Posted by MaTT B
http:///forum/post/2554414
Looks GREAT!!!! I have ALOT of frags coming for my tank this week so keep an eye on my thread

Okay, I need your income! You're always getting awesome stuff!!~
I'll keep my eye on your thread for sure!~
 
matt b

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Originally Posted by KAT74
http:///forum/post/2554762
Okay, I need your income! You're always getting awesome stuff!!~
I'll keep my eye on your thread for sure!~

Check out the live selling on here and look at the zoas pack and the sps pack those are what I am getting and I ordered a clam from here for my middle shelf rock
I couldent help myself the orange back wrasse seemed lonely so I got him a pair of false percs to play with.
Sorry to hijack your thread.. Nah im really not
 
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Originally Posted by MaTT B
http:///forum/post/2554781
Sorry to hijack your thread.. Nah im really not


HAHA!!~ That is SOOOOO you!~

..... gonna check out that selling and trading thread..... shhhhh....
 
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Parameters remain spot on!~
T: 80.6
SG: 1.024
Ammonia: 0
PH: 8.2
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 0
Calcium: 400
Today I took some frags from my 29, (green zoas, gsp, blastos) and broke off a piece of candy cane coral and put them in this tank two hours ago. Just went to check on them and they are doing fantastic!
Candy canes, blastos and zoa frag

blastos

FTS

Tomorrow, I'm going to my LFS to pick up a CUC and may go ahead and bring my brain coral home and something else or two....
 
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Originally Posted by rebelprettyboy
http:///forum/post/2555510
lookin pretty good already... bring ur zoas home since they are doing well in the other tank

Thanks, rebelprettyboy!~

Those zoas that are on frag plugs, I'll bring home to this tank. The others, they are pretty much matted to the rock.
 
rebelprettyboy

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best of luck to you with the zoas!
What kind of camera do you use? how much do they run? I want to buy a new one but Ill only have a 250 buck limit cuz im a poor college student~
 
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Picked up my CUC today!
They didn't have any cleaner/skunk shrimp, so I'll check back with them on Thursday evening for that.
CUC:
15 blue legs
6 nassarius snails
5 astrea snails
1 electric blue leg
1 conch
I'm starting off with those and when/if I get my diatom outbreak, I'll add more at that time.

Electric blue leg, thinking he is the "King of the World"

Conch doing it's work on a piece of rock

Astrea snail on the glass

blue legs at work!

Nassarius snails dove into the sandbed!
 
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and you know I can't make a trip to the LFS without picking something up!

Picked up a new brain! Can't wait until this one puffs up! It was shriveled and upset for awhile because as soon as I dumped the blue legs in, they jumped on top of the brain!

Picked up a yellow watchman goby because he kept pacing the little cubicle, watching my every move. He's a small little fella!

He also likes to "pose" on the brain

The zoas from my 29

My little gsp frag is doing well!

Ummm... I also picked up a torch coral


FTS
 
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Originally Posted by rebelprettyboy
http:///forum/post/2556123
best of luck to you with the zoas!
What kind of camera do you use? how much do they run? I want to buy a new one but Ill only have a 250 buck limit cuz im a poor college student~
Thanks!~
I actually need to get a better camera too! Mine is an Olympus C-740 Ultra Zoom.
There was a thread somewhere around here where someone said that they had a $250 limit for a new camera and was asking for recommendations.... was that you? Anyway, people gave their recommendations and there was a really nice one there that was $249.00 shipped... I need to go find that thread to see what camera it was!
 
rebelprettyboy

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nah wasnt me just got my grandma to pay off my 1000 HD video camera that I just had to have now i need a digital camera. If you find the thread let me know
 
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