Subielover's Biocube 14 Diary

[alexknight]

hey buddy!, you ever get that FS?
hows da subie? ready for snow?

 

[subielover]

Not yet, probably after Christmas. Getting some really nice stuff along with it. I want to stock this baby up a little bit.
As for the Subaru, winter wheels and tires on. Always a fun time. How bout you?

 

[alexknight]

on here in NM we don't really get snow LOL and if we do 3 inches shuts down the city for 5 days.. its just raining now.

 

[subielover]

Haha, I forgot where you live.

 

[fcatch76]

Subie,
What is your stock list right now and how are your nitrates. I ask becuase we lost our rainford goby and I was thinking of adding two purple firefish with my midas blenny in the 14. Reading through your thread saw you also were trying to pull off three fish.

 

[subielover]

Currently my nitrates are around 20. I had live rock rubble in my fuge and it was collecting a bunch of crap. So I removed it all, so now there is only chaeto and a light back there. I am hoping that they will come down now. Honestly when I had 3 fish in my tank, even though they are all pretty small now it looked crowded and cramped. Fish were running into each other. I think 2 is max in a Biocube 14, unless of course you are going with much smaller fish. My .02

 

[fcatch76]

thx subie, I want to buy one PFF, but it states they do better in pairs

 

[rotarymagic]

Originally Posted by fcatch76
http:///forum/post/2875824
thx subie, I want to buy one PFF, but it states they do better in pairs
true pairs... don't put two mature males together and don't do a group.

 

[fcatch76]

Originally Posted by Rotarymagic
http:///forum/post/2875843
true pairs... don't put two mature males together and don't do a group.
thx, just found out my answer, single 75g or under, multiples for larger systems

 

[whisk]

good luck on your nitrate problem Subie! I'm sure it will come down.

 

[subielover]

Thanks for the comments.
Doing another water change today to bring it down. I am not worried though since all of my coral is doing fine. My torch looks like it is splitting into two heads and my zoas are spreading like a mofo too. Can't wait till after the holidays to add all my new goodies. Right now the list is:
One red open brain
2 heads of duncans with 3 babies sprouting
2 heads of branching frogspawn
2-3 different acans

 

[whisk]

Did your frogspawn branch on its own or did you buy it like that? Also, sorry for the silly question, are duncans ok for stock PC lighting? Any other special requirements for them? It might be a coral I get down the road. Thanks

 

[subielover]

Duncans are fine under pc lighting. I feed them often though, because they are my favorites and I want a lot of them. I have 5 heads now and soon I will have 10

 

[whisk]

phyto? zoo? mysis? what are you feeding them?

 

[subielover]

Cyclo and mysis, but I am going to be making my own food soon.

 

[whisk]

cool, yeah that was a great link you posted the other day of Mr. X's how to make your own food. Can you post that link again, i need to bookmark it. thanks dude.

 

[subielover]

Of course...
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/339515/my-latest-fish-food

 

[subielover]

What does everyone think if I removed my hood and added 2 of the nova extreme 18" t5ho lights. There are 2 18" t5's in each fixture. I am thinking that with 2 of them I could keep almost anything. Thoughts

I think the Biocube measure about 16" or so across. fwiw

 

[patrick8929]

can both of them fit? how many watts will hat be? are they HO T5's?

 

[whisk]

Originally Posted by subielover http:///forum/post/2877141
Of course...
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/339515/my-latest-fish-food
perfect thanks