Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[dantimdad]

For my personal tanks i only put rock in the display. The big tank at the store will have a large rubbermaid trough plumbed in to keep rock cycled for customers.
This will also have chaeto and mangroves

 

[siggy]

What's with all the fans, humidity in the stand troublesome? Mold? Deteriorate the stands? Must be a southern thing.
just wondering

 

[Victoria M]

Before I went with a reactor I used a couple different things to carbon filter the water. But this is easy to figure out for yourself. 5 gallon white bucket with tank water in it, maybe 4 gallons. Is the water clear or yellow? If yellow, place a bag of carbon in the bucket and add a small power head. Observe over time for water clarity. How long does it take the water to become clear? Also if you are seeing signs of allopathy despite having a bag of carbon in the sump or tank then likely you are getting too much bypass of water around the carbon. An aquaon in tank filter with carbon it cleared the water of yellowing by products much faster than setting a bag in the bucket. That was enough for me. Used one like that for a long while before I got a carbon reactor. Just my 2 cents of experience.

 

[Victoria M]

Katrina, I have never used a reactor, but when I researched them several folks said the dual was a poor idea because the flow requirements for GFO and carbon are different.

Yep. Very true.

 

[Katrina71]

What's with all the fans, humidity in the stand troublesome? Mold? Deteriorate the stands? Must be a southern thing.
just wondering

Yes.

 

[Katrina71]

Guess what??? Schools are closed the remainder of the week, so we are getting our stand on Friday!!!

 

[siggy]

Snow flurries?

 

[Katrina71]

Snow flurries?

Flu. But I totally agree!

 

[Katrina71]

Soooooo excited!!!!!!

 

[siggy]

Flu

Now my kids get snow days, cold days and even windy days, but that's a new one. I hope it's not the Chinese Sneeze or what ever their calling it this year.

 

[Katrina71]

The miter box is waiting! Been waiting! It's getting real!!!!!!!!

 

[siggy]

The miter box is waiting! Been waiting! It's getting real!!!!!!!!

What profile, case or crown? Paint or stain?

 

[TheShrimpNibbler]

Flu. But I totally agree!

Oh yeah, I remember seeing that on the news last night. Sadly, I don’t get out cause I go to school a couple counties of over from the closures.

 

[TheShrimpNibbler]

Guess what??? Schools are closed the remainder of the week, so we are getting our stand on Friday!!!

Woohoo! I can’t wait to see it! I’m sure it will look great.

 

[Katrina71]

Oh yeah, I remember seeing that on the news last night. Sadly, I don’t get out cause I go to school a couple counties of over from the closures.

How close are you to Knoxville?

 

[Katrina71]

What profile, case or crown? Paint or stain?

Crown, white. To match our mantle.

 

[TheShrimpNibbler]

How close are you to Knoxville?

I’m fairly close, just a couple hours away. I live in Murfreesboro in middle Tennessee.

 

[Katrina71]

I’m fairly close, just a couple hours away. I live in Murfreesboro in middle Tennessee.

Nice area.

 

[siggy]

Crown, white. To match our mantle.

Gotcha ;)

 

[Katrina71]

@siggy