New Bio cube 29g question?

quandary

quandary

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Just got a new Bio cube 29g at local Petsmart for $100! The light was broke so they sold it for a discount. I talked to a couple of people on here and fixed the light last night and all works great (wire in hood pulled).
So to get started I have beeb looking at all posts (big fans of Spanko, Nissan, Na No-NeWbi, Rebel, Whisk etc) I have my fuge already in the back, but have just a couple of questions?
In chamber #1 did you guys cut out the bottom partition to fit your heater and Chem in that area? Same for chamber #2 did you cut out the bottom ledge?
In chamber #3 it has a min. fill line and a max fill like what is this for the water level. Sorry no book came with this and I have never seen a tank in person. Thanks!
 
fcatch76

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Quan, welcome and I hope you are a fan of mine too..
, j/k.
Question #1- push the false floor down and it will pop right out
Question #2- use a screwdriver, fork....and it will pull out
Question #3- That line is for wet/dry sump system, but if you are modding just ignore it and fill the tank up to your "needed" level.
Hope that helps and lets get some pics!!
Oh and go to Oceanic's website they have a schematic so you can see the breakdown of you tank.
 
quandary

quandary

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I am a fan. I wish I could buy your fuge! Thanks for the help I am setting up now. Can't aford to buy everything at once. I have 2 75g Freshwater tanks currnetly this will be my first salt.
Got my live sand and about 20lbs of live rock today plus my fuge stuff. Going to start the cycle and add items after the holidays.
 
fcatch76

fcatch76

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Originally Posted by Quandary
http:///forum/post/2839248
I am a fan. I wish I could buy your fuge! Thanks for the help I am setting up now. Can't aford to buy everything at once. I have 2 75g Freshwater tanks currnetly this will be my first salt.
Got my live sand and about 20lbs of live rock today plus my fuge stuff. Going to start the cycle and add items after the holidays.
thx, fuge was a bit expensive but has paid off for me with the mandarin. See if you can get a little more LR and when your ready let me know, I can set you up w/ shrooms and zoas if interested, for a cheap price!!
 
fish4rudy

fish4rudy

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Since yourquestions were already answered i'll ask on of my own. Could you p.m. me with the info on you fuge. and also possibly send pics.Or you could just post them on this thread if you like.
 
quandary

quandary

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Originally Posted by FISH4RUDY http:///forum/post/2839452
Since yourquestions were already answered i'll ask on of my own. Could you p.m. me with the info on you fuge. and also possibly send pics.Or you could just post them on this thread if you like.
Rudy I will work on some pic. of my but Nissan577 has agreat post with pics that I followed.https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/333463/nissan-new-29-bio-cube-diary
I hope this helps. I will post pics soon.
If you are talking about fcatch76 he has pics. of his under his post. His is a add on and is sweet but $$.
 
spanko

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So Quandary,
welcome to SWF! As you have seen there are a lot of nano cube owners ready willing and able to help you out, and to learn from your experiences. Sounds like you have done some homework up front and have a basic understanding of where you want to go with this. Well done! Keep asking questions and most importantly, we are all picture crazies here. Post some up and let us follow along.
 
fcatch76

fcatch76

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Originally Posted by FISH4RUDY
http:///forum/post/2839452
Since yourquestions were already answered i'll ask on of my own. Could you p.m. me with the info on you fuge. and also possibly send pics.Or you could just post them on this thread if you like.
Rudy
I don't want to take over Quan's thread with pics and info of my setup, but the fuge is made by CPR.
 
quandary

quandary

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Thanks Spanko I already have lots of questions! On your tank I like the idea of what you have going on in Compartment #2. Do you have the Cheato on top and then your Chem pure on the bottom? (and is that Elite?). Right now in #2 I have the Cheato in a aquarium breeding trap and not a cup. Added some floats under each end to hold up some of the live rock at the bottom of the breeder and then 4oz of Cheato on top.
I believe Nissan has his Chem in the #! but how??
I will work on pictures. Hoping tp get some more live rock tomorrow only have 15-16 lbs right now and about 40lbs live sand.
Thanks!
 
fish4rudy

fish4rudy

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Thank you Darth Sarge I will check that out. I am already running a Tunze 9002 skimmer and some cheato in the middle chamber, I was looking at the option of a hang on back fuge,so this will help. Thanks to you both
 
spanko

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On the false botoom in chamber 2 is a bag of ChemiPure Elite and a bag of Purigen.
On the drip tray is a pc. of carbon impregnated filter pad and a pc.of phophate remover impregnated pad.
Here is the drip tray. Takes the waterfall noise away too!
 
quandary

quandary

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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/2840267
On the false botoom in chamber 2 is a bag of ChemiPure Elite and a bag of Purigen.
On the drip tray is a pc. of carbon impregnated filter pad and a pc.of phophate remover impregnated pad.
Here is the drip tray. Takes the waterfall noise away too!

I am going to try and fabricate the same ledge. Also how does the skimmer work for you? I do about 10% changes in all my tanks once a week.
 
quandary

quandary

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Originally Posted by fcatch76
http:///forum/post/2839374
thx, fuge was a bit expensive but has paid off for me with the mandarin. See if you can get a little more LR and when your ready let me know, I can set you up w/ shrooms and zoas if interested, for a cheap price!!
fcath I would love to buy some frags from you! I live in Cincy OH and every thing is $$ here! Live rock almost every LFS $9.99 lb or higher. Corals $49.99 min. Costly just to get rolling!
 
fcatch76

fcatch76

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Originally Posted by Quandary
http:///forum/post/2840282
fcath I would love to buy some frags from you! I live in Cincy OH and every thing is $$ here! Live rock almost every LFS $9.99 lb or higher. Corals $49.99 min. Costly just to get rolling!
hey, I put the false floor back in to the #2 chamber, laid the chemi and purigen on top of the floor and rubberbanded it.
fcatch76@hotmail.com- email me when you get a chance
 
spanko

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for an inexpensive skimmer with an airstone it works well IMO. I replace the airstone, actually wooden, every 2 months. I get a nice tea colored skimmate from it.
 
quandary

quandary

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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/2840440
for an inexpensive skimmer with an airstone it works well IMO. I replace the airstone, actually wooden, every 2 months. I get a nice tea colored skimmate from it.
Soanko, is the Bio skimmer that is made for this Bio cube?
 
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