Ordered my 29gal Biocube!!!

[kelly4687]

So I am downsizing because of having not a ton of time and moving into a smaller place. I have a 55gal tank right now and decided on the 29 gal biocube
So what do I need now?
New heater, sand??? What else?
I am going to put in my one powerhead in there.
Now for lighting- is the stock lighting going to be okay with my kenya tree??
Also- how do I go about doing this? Do I put the sand in there and use some of my tank water - the biocube would still need to go through a cycle right?

 

[nissan577]

Originally Posted by kelly4687 http:///forum/post/3112324
So I am downsizing because of having not a ton of time and moving into a smaller place. I have a 55gal tank right now and decided on the 29 gal biocube
So what do I need now?
New heater, sand??? What else?
I am going to put in my one powerhead in there. put a koralia 1 with a maxi-jet 1200 as a return
Now for lighting- is the stock lighting going to be okay with my kenya tree??yes its good.
Also- how do I go about doing this? Do I put the sand in there and use some of my tank water - the biocube would still need to go through a cycle right?yes. it will be a small cycle. if you add lr as well it will be great
answer in red! and btw congrats!
and this could help as well
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/362865/refugium-for-nanos

 

[tang master]

awesome cant wait for pics. i recently downsized from my 500g and now have a 29g biocube as well, but i still have a few other tanks.

 

[kelly4687]

Awesome! Thanks!
I was going to put my lr from my 55 gal in there. I have about 75lbs so I doubt all of it will fit in there. So I will be picking my favorite pieces.
I will be adding pics as soon as I get it and start

 

[tang master]

cool. and you right you cant fir 75lbs of live rock in there. right now i have about 3 good medium rocks and 2 small rocks which is equal to 18lbs and im planning to add at least another 20lbs to give it some fullness. so just have fun and take it slow to build up the ultimate reef!

 

[kelly4687]

lol thanks!
What type of sand do any of you suggest- I actually forget what is in my 55gal tank now. How many lbs?

 

[kelly4687]

Bump!
Can I just use the sand in my 55gal ?

 

[lord fu fu]

YES!!! nissan told me this so that i can do it with my 29 bio cube...it makes it so much simpler