Subielover's Biocube 14 Diary

[subielover]

My girlfriend said the same thing about the skull, kinda funny. i will have to look up green star polyps, but they are really cool looking. They are very small but almost a neon green middle and one line of neon on each "leaf or branch"

I have already spent a lot of time just staring at the rock, who knew it would be so interesting.

 

[chroniccoral35]

Yeah, they're probably green star polyps. Them things grow like wildfire but they're awesome

 

[subielover]

Ok my temperature is fluctuating from day until night. The change is about 78.5 in the day to about 76.0 at night. I will be getting a heater before I add any fish. I thought it would actually be worse. Anyone have any comments on my testing results from yesterday?

 

[nwdyr]

+3 for the "skull face"

Looks good Bro!!!!

FINALLY up and running

enjoy the first few weeks is allot of fun. I miss picking out the LR and stuff , best part of the hobby . You have definitely done your home work , I am sure you will be fine. I will add this thread to my fav. list so I can check out the progress.

 

[chroniccoral35]

Looks great man, I can't wait too see it all stocked up I am going to start my diary later tonight, I can only post cell phone pictures at the moment

 

[subielover]

Ok I put the maxijet 900 in for the return, much better flow in the tank now. Everything is looking good so far. Trying to be patient, I really want to go buy some snails, but am trying to wait

 

[rebelprettyboy]

It does look like a skull face lol~! Tanks coming along nicley

 

[subielover]

Ok just a couple of pics. First one is obviously just another FTS with the tank looking nice and clear, and the second one is showing some kind of hair algae or something, not really sure but it is short and kind of looks like hair. Anybody else have a clue?

 

[blazin2k6]

ok now why cant i see a skullface ? is it cause i am not as DEMENTED as you all ? I just dont see no skullface anywhere but i looked very hard still dont see it. Looks good bro. THROW SOME FISH IN NOW. LOL. Just kidding. Looking wonderful though. is that 8 lbs of lr ? looks small but i am sure its fine

keep up the good work and be patient with it. Hopefully those green star polyps and that zoo make it through the cycle. It would be a great freebies if they did. Catch ya later.

 

[earnit33]

Looking good!

Got my bio cube 8 running today! robbed my 55

but going to swap out the large rock to some smaller peices.Do you know if I can upgrade the pump in the 8,it only puts out 106 gph!think I need more

 

[subielover]

Yes you can, you can put any of the maxijet pumps in. They are all the same size, I have the 900 in mine, I think it puts out something like 240gph. My stock pump will be used to mix saltwater and also to pump it back into the tank for water changes.

 

[krazy302]

Originally Posted by subielover
http:///forum/post/2685962
Yes you can, you can put any of the maxijet pumps in. They are all the same size, I have the 900 in mine, I think it puts out something like 240gph. My stock pump will be used to mix saltwater and also to pump it back into the tank for water changes.

the maxjet 900 will fit in the bio-cube 8?????

 

[earnit33]

Thanks subie!

 

[subielover]

Ok so last night, I scraped off the back of chamber 2, it came off fairly easily using a razorblade. I also got a nice little 9 watt light that I am going to velcro onto the back. I will remove the bioballs from the second chamber and put in some lr rubble and a wad of chaeto. Now I just need some rubble and chaeto, one question though...Is there any harm in starting the fuge before the tank has really cycled? Now it is possible that I might not get much of a cycle from the cured lr and established tank water, but I do wonder if I could just start setting up the fuge? Any suggestions, not a big deal if I have to wait a month before I set-up the fuge, but I am anxious to get it done.

 

[subielover]

OK just got done testing, results are as follows:
Nitrite-0.0
Nitrate-1.0
PH-8.0-8.05
Alk-5.0meq/L
Free Ammonia-.03
Total Ammonia-.30
I had tested a few days ago, higher up on this page^^^, let me know what you think?? Thanks

 

[tlarkin]

Hey subielover you a fellow NASIOCer?
Tank looks great, cant wait to see it stocked

 

[subielover]

Yes I am on NASIOC, bindriftin is my username. Thanks for the comments.

 

[allen7_7]

Looking good so far looking forward to seeing it with live stock after the cycle? How long have you had it up for? I have a 29g that has been up for about 4 months and I just added some lr and everything is getting back to normal from the move lol

 

[subielover]

It has been setup since 7/10/08. Chomping at the bit to put livestock in it myself, but I know patience is crucial especially in the early going.

 

[allen7_7]

Its really hard but worth it! I got really good lr from my dads 3 year old tank and ls from my lfs and mine tank cycle was fairly quick. Haven't lost anything so far. What are your par's? Are u testing your self