Hello Fellow Reefers!
We have a 14g Coralife BioCube that we have moded out it several ways. What follows is the pictorial story of our journey so far in this mixed reef tank.
First off, we removed the stock bio balls and replaced them with BioHome Ultra Marine in the second chamber in the back. In the first, we have the BioCube skimmer by Coralife. I also built a DIY bio filter box to go in the in-flow section of our DIY custom built sump/refugium. (below)
We have mounted the AI Prime lighting unit to the top of our cube and removed the stock lighting package from inside the clear casing in the BioCube lid.
I used wax paper inside the clear cover to defuse the light and cut down on the disco effect from the light being so close to the water. It works great. I've experimented with the lighting schedule and found one that is really working well for us.
We decided to experiment and built our own 5 gallon sump/refugium with counter timed lighting for macro algae and as a safe harbor for copapods.
Overkill perhaps, but improved water capacity is nice, and our Twin Spot Goby is enjoying a steady supply of pods.
I use RedSea Reef Pro as my salt mix, and prefer all the RedSea Pro test kits to all the others I've tried.
We have had great success, some hair pulling frustration, and a whole lot of fun making the best home we can for our reef inhabitants.
(^Before Corals or Fish^)
(^6 Months In^)
What follows is a selection of photos and clips I've made of BearReef1. (What we call our system.)
I hope you enjoyed checking out our tank. Updates will be forthcoming as things progress.
We have a 14g Coralife BioCube that we have moded out it several ways. What follows is the pictorial story of our journey so far in this mixed reef tank.
First off, we removed the stock bio balls and replaced them with BioHome Ultra Marine in the second chamber in the back. In the first, we have the BioCube skimmer by Coralife. I also built a DIY bio filter box to go in the in-flow section of our DIY custom built sump/refugium. (below)
We have mounted the AI Prime lighting unit to the top of our cube and removed the stock lighting package from inside the clear casing in the BioCube lid.
I used wax paper inside the clear cover to defuse the light and cut down on the disco effect from the light being so close to the water. It works great. I've experimented with the lighting schedule and found one that is really working well for us.
We decided to experiment and built our own 5 gallon sump/refugium with counter timed lighting for macro algae and as a safe harbor for copapods.
Overkill perhaps, but improved water capacity is nice, and our Twin Spot Goby is enjoying a steady supply of pods.
I use RedSea Reef Pro as my salt mix, and prefer all the RedSea Pro test kits to all the others I've tried.
We have had great success, some hair pulling frustration, and a whole lot of fun making the best home we can for our reef inhabitants.
(^Before Corals or Fish^)
(^6 Months In^)
What follows is a selection of photos and clips I've made of BearReef1. (What we call our system.)
I hope you enjoyed checking out our tank. Updates will be forthcoming as things progress.
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