Shane's 32gal LED BioCube

[ShaneWedge]

Not to happy with the way I have the doser and how I’m not utilizing the middle shelf in the cabinet. Will be going through some tweaks this weekend and will post pictures as I go.

 

[Themastaa]

What did you add for your clean up crew? While you had the hood did you have any issues with low p.h?

 

[ShaneWedge]

The pH has always been an issue with the hood. Even with a skimmer hooked up to an O2 scrubber. It now sits about 7.9 - 8.1contantly. I don't think I will chase it anymore. Clean up crew consists of mix of 15-20 snails and a diamond goby. I do however notice with the AI Prime 16HD the tank grows more green algea then before. I do have my red and green spectrum turned on though. I think I will most likely add about 10 more snails before I turn those spectrums off.

 

[Oldsman]

Your cube looks like its really settling in ! We've had ours about 9 months and just added a couple sps sticks . Really nice tank for small spaces . Heres ours after I accidentally collapsed all the rock moving something , now the coral needs to get recounted
Gotta watch your dozer set up, I've been thinking about adding one

 

[ShaneWedge]

Your cube looks like its really settling in ! We've had ours about 9 months and just added a couple sps sticks . Really nice tank for small spaces . Heres ours after I accidentally collapsed all the rock moving something , now the coral needs to get recounted
Gotta watch your dozer set up, I've been thinking about adding one

Very nice. What urchin is that? Looks albino.

 

[ShaneWedge]

I put the protein skimmer together last night. I really like the design.

 

[ShaneWedge]

And here is a close up of the pump. It actually floats above the bottom so no vibration noise.

 

[ShaneWedge]

After talking to #Reefer825, I realized I would need to cut the hinges that are in back of tank by sections 1 and 2 staring from the intake side. ( right side) So picked this up at work. Will practice on my broken tank first

 

[Oldsman]

Very nice. What urchin is that? Looks albino.

Its just a plain pincushion, its an eating machine lol

 

[ShaneWedge]

Was thinking about getting a tuxedo urchin

 

[ShaneWedge]

My Goby is my tanks own worst enemy. Totally destroying my sand bed.

Destruction Caught in the Act

 

[ShaneWedge]

Today was the day I did some modding on my tank. First I tested on the cracked tank.

 

[ShaneWedge]

Next the real thing.

 

[ShaneWedge]

Final result

Foam Foam !!

 

[ShaneWedge]

I did all the cutting with a dremel. After cutting, I smoothed the rough edges down a bit. Cleaning was the fun part.. NOT !! Took some white vinegar, wiped down the edges that I just modded. Then took my siphon tube and cleaned out the 2 back chambers in case any plastic got back there. Also sucked water out of the main tank as well and just made it a 15% water change weekend. Only thing I don't like at this moment is all the micro bubbles in the main tank as the skimmer is breaking in. Think I will invest in the bubble diffuser for this skimmer and see if that helps during the break in process. Also might reroute the return tubes as well. We'll see !!

 

[ShaneWedge]

Found the extra elbow that came with the skimmer and moved the return over. Very little bubbles in the main tank.

 

[ShaneWedge]

Well this weekend was, clean up the cabinet weekend. Got a new ATO reservoir and moved it out of the cabinet. Also moved the C02 scrubber

 

[ShaneWedge]

After that was moved I cleaned up the inside of the cabinet

 

[ShaneWedge]

To help with cable management I used my 3D printer and made this to go behind the PC-100A’s
Thingiverse
I used 3M double sided tape to hold it in place.

 

[ShaneWedge]

Then I had to move the doors a half in out so they would close properly.