TikiBird's first SW tank (BioCube 29)

[Bunnee911]

Mine is just a year old this month.

 

[reefcollie]

Following along, don't be scared to try something beyond what you think you are capable of, that's what feeding is all about!!

Lol I meant to say reefing not feeding

 

[FizxVix3n]

I am starting a bc29 also! I'd love to see some pics of the sand in the tank with the pink bits. I am leaning toward it but am afraid to jump haha! Following along! Good luck!

 

[TikiBird]

Lol I meant to say reefing not feeding

I knew what you meant, @reefcollie! My phone's autocorrect goes crazy often enough that I can interpret its mistakes pretty well! [emoji23]

 

[TikiBird]

I am starting a bc29 also! I'd love to see some pics of the sand in the tank with the pink bits. I am leaning toward it but am afraid to jump haha! Following along! Good luck!

Will do, @FizxVix3n! I think a lot of people like the Fiji Pink Arag-Alive also.

I liked the irregular shapes and texture look of the Bimini pink, but we'll see what it really looks like in action!

I've put it in, but it's so cloudy you can't see much right now....

 

[FizxVix3n]

Hehe, I have been playing with different setups with my rock for over a week. Set it up, take a pic, think "ohh this is perfect I'll recreate it exactly in the tank because, you know, pictures, and I will only move a couple at a time". Well do you think I could recreate it? No. I have the putty but am afraid to commit!

 

[TikiBird]

Ha! I totally get that. I just stacked mine up in what I think is a stable way, but I suspect it will kind of just look like a pile of rocks! I might have to do some rearranging....

 

[TikiBird]

Well, here it is! [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16] Now...we wait. LOL

So far I see some worms. Hoping for some cool critters....

 

[TikiBird]

Already messing with the rocks. Lol Saw some more worms. I'm having a ton of fun!

 

[cameronh]

Already messing with the rocks. Lol Saw some more worms. I'm having a ton of fun!

Awesome! I found your thread.....you should have tagged me in it! @helen ann, I see you have found it[emoji12] me and @Chrisfish, have talked with her about it.........hmm......where is Chrisfish anyway?

Nice start, can't wait to see it grow! Subscribed! Just keep us posted!

 

[TikiBird]

Aw, thank you @cameronh!! You're so kind!

 

[cameronh]

Aw, thank you @cameronh!! You're so kind!

And remember if you have any questions along the way, feel free to ask! We are always here to help.

 

[helen ann]

Awesome! I found your thread.....you should have tagged me in it! @helen ann, I see you have found it[emoji12] me and @Chrisfish, have talked with her about it.........hmm......where is Chrisfish anyway?
Nice start, can't wait to see it grow! Subscribed! Just keep us posted!

Of course I found it, @TikiBird has been stalking/lurking in my thread for a while!

 

[TikiBird]

Mine is just a year old this month.

@Bunnee911, somehow I missed this post yesterday...this is stunning! I hope mine looks even half this good!

 

[Bunnee911]

Thank you TB

I have been able to keep lots of different corals with the stock hood.

Candycane
Pipe organ
Zoas,palys
Mushrooms
Sponge
Favia
Favites
Acans
Monti
Setosa
Leptoseris
Pavona
Et cettera

 

[TikiBird]

Thank you TB

I have been able to keep lots of different corals with the stock hood.

Candycane
Pipe organ
Zoas,palys
Mushrooms
Sponge
Favia
Favites
Acans
Monti
Setosa
Leptoseris
Pavona
Et cettera

That's fantastic! Thank you for this!

 

[cameronh]

So how does the tank look today?

 

[TikiBird]

So how does the tank look today?

It's looking much clearer and the rocks are MAYBE slightly more colorful (or maybe that's wishful thinking LOL). I used a turkey baster (thanks @DLHDesign!) to try to get some of the gunk off and maybe that helped a bit.

Thanks for asking, @cameronh! [emoji1]

 

[cameronh]

It's looking much clearer and the rocks are MAYBE slightly more colorful (or maybe that's wishful thinking LOL). I used a turkey baster (thanks @DLHDesign!) to try to get some of the gunk off and maybe that helped a bit.

Thanks for asking, @cameronh! [emoji1]

Nice! I just saw that they came out with new biocubes, a 32 gallon and a 16 gallon. These are all led lights now with programmable timers.

 

[TikiBird]

Nice! I just saw that they came to with new biocubes, a 32 gallon and a 16 gallon. These are all led lights now.

Ooh interesting! I got my old-style one last year at a Black Friday sale at my favorite LFS. It's taken me this long to get the nerve to find a place for it and set it up! [emoji23]