Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[vetteguy53081]

Hey as hitch hikers go, ... ? ;)

Tiled star- reef safe too !!

 

[najer]

Carbon in bags, as Robin said it will wear itself down if tumbled, I have 2 bags running by my drains.

 

[Katrina71]

Trying to decide on emergency equipment that we NEED vs just clutter.

 

[Katrina71]

Miracle Tank update. Stand was done yesterday. (Picking it up next week) Tank should be almost done. Sand ordered. Some plumbing has arrived. (thank you @siggy) We have our return pump, skimmer, and powerheads. We have live rock. (ironically bought 90lbs from a local reefer last year)

 

[Katrina71]

We brought back some live rock from the beach this year, but it's very dense. Planning on using it in our sump. Most of the rock in my DT now is dense like that too. Pretty sure it's from the ocean.

 

[Katrina71]

Is there a particular place in the sump that live rock is best? There is no room in our sump where the skimmer goes.

 

[siggy]

Is there a particular place in the sump that live rock is best? There is no room in our sump where the skimmer goes.

I like to place my trash like plugs, skeletons and rubble in the first chamber. That's where I see the largest pod colonies.
Then water flows into my skimmer chamber where I have my bio bricks heater and skimmer. Pretty std I would guess.

 

[Katrina71]

I might put some larger ones in the fuge too. None are very big though.

 

[siggy]

Once things get rolling there will be lots of rocks that don't fit or you will want to remove for odd reasons, and that's were i put them, partly cuz im lazy and .......

 

[Katrina71]

Never hurts to have cycled rock.

 

[Fin]

I generally keep all of my live rock in the tank. Too much else going on in my sump.

 

[Katrina71]

I generally keep all of my live rock in the tank. Too much else going on in my sump.

I might find the same about ours.

 

[Fin]

That is why I have the plan to use the Siporax in a large reactor outside of my sump.

 

[Katrina71]

Stand fans. I'm hopeful we can use the computer fans daisy chained as planned, but I have seen some that I like. Any particular one you found better than others?

 

[Katrina71]

The Miracle will be pulled out farther from the wall than the tank is now. Huge pia.

 

[Fin]

I do like the IceCap 12v fans (CoralVue now). They are a little tougher to be used in the harsh marine environment and even have a small thermistor to automatically adjust the fan speed to the temperature. As temps go up, the fan ramps up faster. As the ambient temperature drops, the fan blows slower.

 

[Fin]

These here fans... :) They are a little more expensive, but I have to say that I still have a couple of them that I bought for my 75 20 years ago that still work.

https://www.melevsreef.com/product/icecap-smart-fan

 

[Katrina71]

These here fans... :) They are a little more expensive, but I have to say that I still have a couple of them that I bought for my 75 20 years ago that still work.

https://www.melevsreef.com/product/icecap-smart-fan

That's cool. How many would you use in a 30+" space?

 

[Fin]

I will have two 120mm fans in my 125, but one would probably be fine. I am just planning a little fresh air flow through the stand, not so much for temperature control. I am using Stealth 120mm 12v fans in my stand. I will use two 4" IceCaps in my canopy.

https://www.ebay.com/c/166114888

 

[Katrina71]

I don't anticipate any temp issues in the stand. The house is usually around 73. I may find things run warmer, but circulation is my major concern.