The Prime Biocube

[AwesomeusPrime]

Been a lurker here for a long time. Figured I would post my tank and share my little slice of the ocean.
Using Evergrow IT2040 lighting over my Biocube 29

Vortech MP10 and a Reef Octopus BH-1000

2 Part Dosing

Full Tank Shot

Eye Candy

Hope you enjoyed my small tank!

 

["Acro Sheen"]

Nice BC I'm currently working on a 29BG myself! Nice growth and healthy sps what light are you running? Thanks for sharing gives me even more motivation

 

[AwesomeusPrime]

I'm using Evergrow IT2040 LED lighting over my Biocube 29

 

[Bradsreeeftank]

Thanks you just made my biocube look pathetic.:mmph:

 

[Drew52]

Beautiful tank man...how many fish are you currently housing? I'm starting the cycle with my 29 gallon and notice you have your MP10 mounted up pretty high, can you tell me what mode and speed you found to be optimal? Again, really nice job on the tank, I hope mine can look as half as good as yours when I'm finished.......

 

[AwesomeusPrime]

Thanks you just made my biocube look pathetic.:mmph:

I'm sure yours is fine! Mine has its own flaws, I have a good amount of Bryopsis I can't seem to get rid of even with 0 phosphates and 0 nitrates. I can't seem to get Zoas or Paly's to grow very well either!

Beautiful tank man...how many fish are you currently housing? I'm starting the cycle with my 29 gallon and notice you have your MP10 mounted up pretty high, can you tell me what mode and speed you found to be optimal? Again, really nice job on the tank, I hope mine can look as half as good as yours when I'm finished.......

Hi Drew, I currently have 3 fish, a tail spot blenny and 2 black ice clown fish. I'm thinking of picking up a pair of Neon Gobies too. I have my MP10 up high because I want it to blow across my Acropora corals and not into the side of my rocks. I have it set to reef crest *I think*, It slowly builds up in intensity to 90% of max and then backs back down. Is it the best setting? I dunno just makes my torch coral sway in a cool way. I really let the corals dictate what setting I had it on, any higher than 90% and my Acroporas seemed to get upset and not extend their polyps as much so I slowly backed it down until they grew happy. Lower than 60% and the flow didn't seem to gyre around the tank enough to cause the frogspawn under the powerhead to move in a current. It just came down to trial and error. I'll look at which setting it is on tonight and PM you.

Thanks for the compliments. My previous tank was an absolute disaster and I'm pretty happy with how this tank is turning out. Don't give up, a great tank can be achieved with minimal effort. I do maybe 5 minutes of work on the tank each day and that really comes down to a visual inspection of my equipment to ensure it is functioning properly. I also do a visual inspection of my glass to see if any algae has started to grow on it, and if it has I switch out my GFO and Carbon in my media reactor. Then once every 3 weeks I do a 20% water change.

 

[Drew52]

I'm sure yours is fine! Mine has its own flaws, I have a good amount of Bryopsis I can't seem to get rid of even with 0 phosphates and 0 nitrates. I can't seem to get Zoas or Paly's to grow very well either!



Hi Drew, I currently have 3 fish, a tail spot blenny and 2 black ice clown fish. I'm thinking of picking up a pair of Neon Gobies too. I have my MP10 up high because I want it to blow across my Acropora corals and not into the side of my rocks. I have it set to reef crest *I think*, It slowly builds up in intensity to 90% of max and then backs back down. Is it the best setting? I dunno just makes my torch coral sway in a cool way. I really let the corals dictate what setting I had it on, any higher than 90% and my Acroporas seemed to get upset and not extend their polyps as much so I slowly backed it down until they grew happy. Lower than 60% and the flow didn't seem to gyre around the tank enough to cause the frogspawn under the powerhead to move in a current. It just came down to trial and error. I'll look at which setting it is on tonight and PM you.

Thanks for the compliments. My previous tank was an absolute disaster and I'm pretty happy with how this tank is turning out. Don't give up, a great tank can be achieved with minimal effort. I do maybe 5 minutes of work on the tank each day and that really comes down to a visual inspection of my equipment to ensure it is functioning properly. I also do a visual inspection of my glass to see if any algae has started to grow on it, and if it has I switch out my GFO and Carbon in my media reactor. Then once every 3 weeks I do a 20% water change.

Thanks...would certainly appreciate your current MP10 settings when you have the chance...I haven't installed mine yet (this weekend) and just want to get some input from experienced owners with the biocube.......again great job on the tank...

 

[Bradsreeeftank]

I'm sure yours is fine! Mine has its own flaws, I have a good amount of Bryopsis I can't seem to get rid of even with 0 phosphates and 0 nitrates. I can't seem to get Zoas or Paly's to grow very well either!
Its wierd my one tank i can keep lps, softies and shrooms. my biocube i can only keep z/p (which i love my z/pS) shrooms and some sps. always loose lps -_-.

 

[AwesomeusPrime]

Thanks...would certainly appreciate your current MP10 settings when you have the chance...I haven't installed mine yet (this weekend) and just want to get some input from experienced owners with the biocube.......again great job on the tank...

Sorry I didn't get back to you, Yes I'm running on ReefCrest mode (Yellow) and it dialed in at a max of 70%

 

[revhtree]

Sweet cube!