Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

Katrina71 · Feb 9, 2019

Hippie kid got a surprise!

@BBoley24 !!!! Wow!

Katrina71 · Feb 9, 2019

Why didn't you want a hug from me??? The flu is fun!

actik · Feb 9, 2019

Fin said:
Is the tank going in an area where light spillover will be a nuisance? I couldn't have that where my tank is. This member (T2Play) posted this picture in my build thread to give me ideas. This is a floating canopy. This one is suspended from the ceiling, but there is a reefer on our local forum that has a similar canopy and it is mounted to the wall in back. Really sharp looking. If I can find a picture, I will post that one also. Not sure I can find it though.

My aquarium also had horrrible light bleeding into my eyes...i tried to make a half butt canopy for now but im not a carpenter so its pretty shifty.... working on my second as we speak.

Katrina71 · Feb 9, 2019

actik said:
My aquarium also had horrrible light bleeding into my eyes...i tried to make a half *** canopy for now but im not a carpenter so its pretty shifty.... working on my second as we speak.

You could easily trim that out to block the unwanted light.

actik · Feb 9, 2019

Katrina71 said:
You could easily trim that out to block the unwanted light.

what do you mean ? :) teach me knowledges haha

mch1984 · Feb 9, 2019

Here you go @Katrina71, this one was pretty easy. Main drain with gate, emergency and return with ball valves. I can’t finish the return until we switch things over. Using the same pump.

Musovski · Feb 9, 2019

sooo, while im waiting for @Katrina71 to post the new tank, i did a lot to my tank. Changed the form of my sump, making the fuge first, skimmer second, return and gfo/carbon third. i mixed the whole sand bed and rocks up in the tank and did an amazing 80% water change. The tank looks so much cleaner. Phosphates went back down to, nitrates are still at a solid 5ppm (idk how), ammonia - 0, nitrite - 0. Did not do a calc,alk,mg test, waiting for tank to settle so i can do round 2 of testing.

Musovski · Feb 9, 2019

Katrina71 said:
Why didn't you want a hug from me??? The flu is fun!

pass it on down, where the flu at!

Katrina71 · Feb 9, 2019

Musovski said:
sooo, while im waiting for @Katrina71 to post the new tank, i did a lot to my tank. Changed the form of my sump, making the fuge first, skimmer second, return and gfo/carbon third. i mixed the whole sand bed and rocks up in the tank and did an amazing 80% water change. The tank looks so much cleaner. Phosphates went back down to, nitrates are still at a solid 5ppm (idk how), ammonia - 0, nitrite - 0. Did not do a calc,alk,mg test, waiting for tank to settle so i can do round 2 of testing.

Pics or it didn't happen