My month old Bio Cube 29

[Breakthecycle2]

Well, it's coming along good. The tank seemed to cycle rather quickly. I had a two week period of getting brown diatoms, but that seems to have settled for the most part. I used 16 pounds of live rock, 6 of dry rock, 10 pounds of live sand and 15 of regular. I have upgraded the standard PC lights to steve's LED retro fit kit along with the moonlight kit. I have a tunze power head, in tank's media basket, UV sterilizer ( I got a good deal on one which is why I got it. I know it's not needed). Today came my Intank fuge basket and led light (waiting on the Chaeto to come next week), I also had the flimsy Bio Cube Skimmer but it stinks, so Im going to go with an Aquatic Life 115 (again overkill and not needed I know, but what the heck). I have some soft corals for the most part, a pair of black ocs clownfish and a dwark hawkfish. Some snails, red and blue legged hermit's, an emarld and sally lightfoot crab. Looking to add two more fish down the line.

 

[Convict2161]

Looks good

 

[Breakthecycle2]

I probably should get more rock?

 

[Convict2161]

I probably should get more rock?

IMO I would. My cube has 30 pounds of live rock and 25 pounds of live sand.

 

[Breakthecycle2]

Updated pics: 10 weeks in

 

[Convict2161]

Very nice! lol love the goby!

 

[Breakthecycle2]

These pics are actually like 10 days or more, old. It looks a little different again.

The goby's buddy, keeps rearranging his cave

 

[Convict2161]

Haha I can imagine! lol

 

[Shirtlessbill]

Beautiful

 

[Breakthecycle2]

Beautiful

Seriously?

 

[Convict2161]

Seriously?

Yeah!! You have an amazing tank!! Be proud!! Now YouTube that bad boy!!

 

[Breakthecycle2]

Yeah I was thinking of doing that actually. I have two questions.

1. I'm getting green, red and purple coraline Algae on my live rock and snail/hermit shells. Isn't this a little too early?

2. My nitrates are zero. Should they be higher?

 

[Convict2161]

Yeah I was thinking of doing that actually. I have two questions.

1. I'm getting green, red and purple coraline Algae on my live rock and snail/hermit shells. Isn't this a little too early?

2. My nitrates are zero. Should they be higher?

It's normal and it can happen sooner sometimes. Test to see where your calcium is at.

Also, nutrAtes at 0? That's fine IMHO. my nitrAtes always hovered over .05 but I have a heavy bio load. I don't see any issues with your level being at 0

 

[Breakthecycle2]

That's the weird thing. My bio load is pretty heavy as well.

 

[Convict2161]

That's the weird thing. My bio load is pretty heavy as well.

Haha don't question a good thing. Your maintenance schedule maybe on the money and you may be doing all the right things. Keep up the great work!! Never question success because it may answer back

 

[Breakthecycle2]

Thanks and you're right. Now if I get my new nuvo 16's water parameters good I'd really feel better.

 

[Convict2161]

Thanks and you're right. Now if I get my new nuvo 16's water parameters good I'd really feel better.

Those are hard lol. I wish you luck though. I had a Nuvo 8 and I smashed it after about 2 months lol.