Landen's Biocube 14 Thread!

lando101

lando101

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I got my tank today!

I got the following:
14 gallon aquarium $130
14 gallon skimmer $35
15 lbs of live sand $20
Instant Ocean Hydrometer $10
AquaSafe water conditioner $5
Instant Ocean Sea salt for 25 gallons $10
And finaly, a mini heater!( 50 watts? )
How do I post pictures to photobucket from my digital camera? Thanks!
 
lando101

lando101

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Ive had the aquarium for three day now! I'm waiting till next week to get my test kits along with 15lbs of live rock! But for now I can test salinity and temperature, so here are the past three days!
Day 1 Salinity: 1.024 Temp: 78
Day 2 Salinity: 1.023 Temp: 80
Day 3 Salinity: 1.022 Temp: 80
I've lowered the salinity by adding fresh water.
I've also added a small heater to raise the temp for night time.
Any questions or comments? Thank, Landen Gerlinger
 
alersc

alersc

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I'm not sure but I think the Salinity a REEF tank should be around 1.25 and 1.26. Are you trying to grow a reef next month? I have a 29 galloon Bio Cube and thats where i keep mine.
 
lando101

lando101

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Oh, ok, you would know better than me! I'll add some salt right now, it will be a FOWLER for a while though, and then I will start adding corals and such when I become more advanced at this wonderful hobbie, it won't hert to start early, thanks!
 
lando101

lando101

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Is it normal for the colection cup on my BioCube skimmer to fill up in 24 hours? Ive tried ajusting the amount of air and it seems to collect nothing then! Does it need to break in? And also do I need to by a new wooden airstone monthly, and how much do they cost? Sorry for all the questions, it's just that i'm getting live rock next week!
For high quality liveock, is six dollars normal per pound, thanks Landen Gerlinger
p.s. I'm already addicted! $ = gone
 
apelaston

apelaston

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6.00 a pound is sorta high. I got my live rock for 4.50 a pound at petsmart....just sign up for there card or whatever---its 2.00 and you save 25% on almost everything. I got my lawnmower blenny today....priced 9.99 i got it for 7.49 because of my discount card...
 
lando101

lando101

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Thanks guys! Now for the next question, how often should I test my water qulity? And what brand should I buy, i'm looking for a complete kit around 50 or less (i'm only 14!)
Thanks, Landen!
 
clownfish11

clownfish11

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test it like 1once a month, but if a fish dies or you tank is getting alot of algae or something test it more often...
*THIS THREAD IS USELESS WITHOUT PICTURES*
 
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touchthesky00

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Originally Posted by Lando101
http:///forum/post/2583252
I got my tank today!

How do I post pictures to photobucket from my digital camera? Thanks!
copy and paste the code under the pic you want into a post
 
clownfish11

clownfish11

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copy the link from photobucket..then click the little icon with teh mountain and sun and pated it into there...but make sure you delte the http:// thats already in it..
 
lando101

lando101

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Front view!

This is a picture of my freshwaater aquarium with glowfish, its quite boring if I had to say so, so thats why i'm up for the challange of salt water!
 
lando101

lando101

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Just a few more q's. Should my colection cup fill up in 24 hours? And should I be testing salinity and temperature daily, because I do, and for 5 days now no change has occured between eather, well my temp went up to 81 but oh well. Also someone has mentioned that I only need to test once monthly, is this right? On my freshwater I test Weekly. And finnaly, are Instant Ocean test kits any good?
Thanks, Landen Gerlinger
 
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