150g Cube update

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This tank is about 5 months old. I upgraded from a 29g that I had for about 4 years. Still going through new tank problems, sand bed a little dirty.

 

[Big G]

Welcome to R2R!

 

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[shaggydoo]

Looks like a good start. I'm no help on your video issue. But keep the photos coming.

 

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Finally got a video posted.

 

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Posted some current pictures.
Currently my PO4 and NO3 are too low. PO4 at 0.006 with Hannah UL checker.

 

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Here are some FTS.

 

[Big G]

Nice. How long have you had the CBB?

 

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I have had the CBB for 6 months. He is kind of a pain and will only eat live black worms. I have qt’d him a couple of times to try to get him on other foods, but I haven’t been successful. My LFS can get live black worms on a normal basis, so the entire tank gets them.

 

[Big G]

I have had the CBB for 6 months. He is kind of a pain and will only eat live black worms. I have qt’d him a couple of times to try to get him on other foods, but I haven’t been successful. My LFS can get live black worms on a normal basis, so the entire tank gets them.

Yeah had one briefly. No local sources of black worms. Arrgh. Beautiful fish.

 

[USMC 4 LIFE]

Nice tank. What are the dimensions?

 

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150g- 36x36x27
I really like the 3ft depth. I would also really like it to by 6 ft wide though, that would make it 300g's

 

[ltmsc]

Nice tank. What are the dimensions?

I was looking for a 120g, but this tank came up on Craigslist last year. The tank was only a year old and it has the Sapphire glass, so I couldn't pass it up. I got the whole setup for a fraction of the cost. The guy just wanted to get rid of it.

 

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Clownfish are laying eggs. They used to lay eggs in my last tank, but this is the first time in this new tank. Must be those live black worms. Thanks @Paul B !

 

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I ordered rotifers to culture for the clownfish fry and the eggs got eaten. I am now trying to keep the rotifer culture going so I can get the next clutch of clown eggs. I like the challenge of trying to raise the clownfish fry. Hopefully I can raise a few.

 

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So I have been running 2 Jebao PP-15’s on the tank for 8 months. I was also running 2 Maxspect 230’s. I had good random flow, but had 4 pumps going. Well, I picked up 2 MP-40’s a couple weeks ago and finally got them installed today. One on the back and one on the side. HUGE difference. At 50% they actually blew my birds nest off it’s plug. I had to turn them down and re-glue. I was going to run one Gyre, but the flow is awesome in the tank, don’t think I need it.
I really think the Jebao’s are great pumps for the money and they do move a lot of water, but the Vortechs are better and easier to clean. The maintenance part was why I originally switched to the MP-40’s.
I ran 2 MP-10’s on my last tank and really liked them. They are on my refugium now., still running great.

 

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A couple pics from tonight.

 

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