I have to ask...what's a "Packing Clown"?

haha, good question. That is my organizer with every single sticker, vinyl and thermal that I use either on the product or on the box.

A Packing clown, is a thermal sticker of my clown logo that goes on each end of the box I ship out in. Branding basically. Nice catch, I was wondering if anyone would ask about the thing in the background

Hey StevieT,

I'm interested in the Media rack + Fuge combo for my BC29. Are you done with your testing? What might you be asking for the combo?

Thanks so much!

PM sent

have you started on the ap24 model yet?

nothing that is ready for sale as of yet. I have to get a prototype out and have the memeber test it. Give it a little bit more, I am trying as hard as I can to get these all ready for production while keeping up with existing sales

Another product coming soon for all BioCube tanks

The Fish Saver Guard, thanks for the idea Llreefer!

Nice job on the fish saver stevie, now get workin' on the ap24 model!

i'm working next weekend will be awesome I have a lot of time to build FINALLY!
Hunting this weekend....


The fish saver for the BC29 (BC29FS) is updated for sale (already!) on the website

mediabaskets.com

How much you going to charge roughly for the ap24 one? What are you hunting, just got bck from Mule deer hunting it was great, got a pretty good one. Good luck!!

Thanks
Walt

I don't know yet as I still have some final design to think up. I would estimate 50-60 with shipping, it all depends on how many pieces this rack will involve.

Thanks! White tail deer in Wisconsin, opener is on Saturday but we go up Friday morning to set up.

Where at? I moved from WI 2 years ago for my job, I hunted up around Bloomer(Chippewa Falls) area. I use to work for Gander Mountain as a gunsmith in their main gunsmith shop for 16 years.

Walt

Cool! I am from the Milwaukee area (menomonee falls) but moved to IL a few years ago. I still hunt in WI.

We hunt in Warrens, right outside Tomah. I have been through Chip. Falls many of times, good beer is made there, nom nom nom. And John Menard is close by

Yea!! Too bad can only get 3 flavors of Leinies here in NM, but I sure would like to check out their new one's I saw in the Leinie Lodge newspaper I received yesterday. A nut brown, and 1888 Bock. I miss WI but I am pretty happy here, got a kick ass job and am way better off.

Maybe you could sneek me some of the new beer in when I order the AP media rack??

Good luck hunting!

Walt

I am impressed you can even get any out there, it is good to see they are branching outside of the midwest.

If you need some, I will ship!

I will let you know when you have the ap24 racks ready!!

Be carefull!!

Walt

Cool idea, Will the stickers come off in the water or are they pieces of acrylic you glue to the media rack?

No, they stay on. I was worried about that at first when I started to brand my media racks, but I haven't had one come off yet.

I use an outdoor marine vinyl and the adhesive is waterproof

Stevie, you said you need testers for the ap24 rack. Anychance I could be one? (Puts on sad puppy dog begging face)

Stevie T,

Any plans of Fuge insert for the JBJ 28G Nano?

Mercuryne

down the road, probably. I like to purchase these tanks, it makes it easier for me to invent/design products. I have gone off dimensions given by customers and it has worked, but much easier if I have the tank. I have more design to complete on the current tanks I have in my research area.

If you are needing something, such as a fuge basket which isn't too complicated, shoot me a PM. Just let me know the dimensions of the chamber and I will ask a few other details. I am sure I could design something that will work for your application.

Hey StevieT any updates on the BC14 fuge racks?

yes! Taking preorders now if you want to get on the list first. Will ship out early next week.

mediabaskets.com

They are all set up with pricing, no pictures yet but those will be updated when I get a free moment. Let me know if you have any questions and thanks for waiting, I am trying very hard to release eveything ASAP.

BC14 media racks are done! I will update with pictures here and on the website ASAP.

Shipping starting this coming week.

Got my fuge rack and cup in last week. Was so excited, didn't even get to take pics of the rack out of the tank, shoved it right in!

Mine was special because I have the Tunze in my Second chamber. I needed a fuge rack that would sit next to my Tunze. StevieT did the job! Here are the pics!






Yes my water level is higher than most and prob higher than it should be, but I have and ATO in the left chamber and it works out very well. Let me know what you think. I highly recommend StevieT and his work. It looks good and is even more functional.

Thank you for the pictures, they look great!

Looks like your cup is collecting skimmate already, and I have to say, I have never seen anyone install it like that, very interesting.

Placed my order for the BC14 media rack the other day. Looking forward to getting it in and running some more media on top and bottom. Haven't seen the final pics but I figured it will be a great addition and I have been waiting for this for a while.

Thanks StevieT

Awesome! Thank you for the order. I will be shipping them out tomorrow or Friday. I will try and get a few pictures up ASAP, I am building a bunch more right now and also working on other products/orders.

Can't wait to see pics of the BC8 version

I know it's gonna be awesome. I'll post pics once it comes in.

so, any plans for a media rack for 12G AquaPods?

Do you have some pictures on how the fit and flow would go in the aquapod 24?

Thank you, and thanks for waiting for me to get to the BC14s




I do not have a final rack done for this tank yet. But it goes under the intake grate in chamber one. IT forces water down the rack and you no longer have to mess with those block off pieces on that huge intake.




Yes, but I have to finalize the AP24 first and stock up on my other products.

I have the AP12 in my shop, still in the box. I will crack it open and have a peak soon, after the holidays. I probably will have a fish guard for this tank as well.




I have actually had the 8 done for a while now, but it kind of never took off and I never promoted it either, I got caught up in other tanks.

Let me look for some pictures

QUOTE (Yes, but I have to finalize the AP24 first and stock up on my other products. I have the AP12 in my shop, still in the box. I will crack it open and have a peak soon, after the holidays. I probably will have a fish guard for this tank as well.)

Cool. I can wait, no hurry. I'm not even using my AP12 right now. But I'd love to give your rack a try once they're ready!

Great, I will keep you informed when I finally get the this rack. What chamber do you think is the best? I haven't even opened it up yet but from pictures it is different from the AP 24. It looks like there is two in the middle, so this tank may get a media rack and fuge basket, like the biocube 29

Pictures of BC14 media racks tomorrow morning. Orders are shipping as well.

thank you all for waiting

I'm going home now, it's late

Ok, Finally!

Here are pictures of the BC14 media rack. This explains the options that this rack gives you. The BC14 and BC8 are the same in opperation with size being the only difference. The BC8 is 12mm less wide and a few mm less deep.

Every Biocube rack comes with it own individually designed stay hold/water director piece. This directs water into the top area of the rack and also holds it in place. Because the Biocube chambers have lips around them, then the area below is larger, this is needed for proper opperation.

On these pictures the stay hold piece is just a bit farther over the first shelf than what you will see in your tank. This was because I had to ballance it to take the picture.

All Biocbue racks are four sided, with one being removable that runs on a track for easy access to media. They are water tight to force flow down into the rack through media, greatly increasing filtration vs laying media on the bottom of a chamber.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Both the BC8 and 14 are ready for sale, I will update the website ASAP with pictures. I have a stocking level and will be increasing it this coming weekend during a production run.

Just here for the post count.

WOW -- I haven't been paying attention to your development efforts on the BC14. I love the flexible configurations for chaeto and/or media. The Biocube's little tray (the one that fits on top of chamber 2) has been nothing but trouble for me -- algae and calcium buildup causes constant maintenance. Without it, there is a noisy waterfall from chamber one to two. Your design looks like an elegant solution. I can't wait to install mine!

Thanks Jim, your rack will ship this coming week.

I understand the waterfall sound, I see that in my research tank. With this rack, the floss is up high and that is eliminated. The water director forces it to the middle area of the first part of the rack (if divided).

Side note: The water director only works if you remove the blockage piece in chamber one. Almost all owners of this tank have done this, but I will post pictures of that process soon, and it will be included in the directions with the product.

<--------- Pictures of the BioCube 14 rack one page back

Stevie, I may have asked before but don't remember, how much do you expect the ap24 rack to be. Also you said you don't need to worry about the sliding blocker things, does this mean you take them all out or what? reason is I cut my top one in half to get the right water level. My bro tore down his ap24 so i can get a new one if needed.

The racks will be around 50-60 including shipping.

The reason you won't have to worry about them is that the rack will slide into that channel and block the water on it's own! I am making sure they work so you can get your water level correct in the rear chambers and display.

Hey my media rack came in. I havn't had a chance to open it yet. I am at work and yesterday I was snowboarding. Didn't want to open it without a camera nearby to take pics and post them. I'll see what I can do about installing it asap but it will more than likely be after Christmas.

Thanks for everything StevieT

Let us know what you think and also how you set it up

I had to go home last night because I got a call from my mom that my tank was leaking. She had put water in chamber 3 because it was sucking air. My second chamber wasn't allowing enough water to flow through it resulting in a higher water level in the tank. My tank started to leak water all over the desk it is on. I had to empty half of the tank, move the tank on the other side of the desk, and I decided to install my media basket without a camera handy.

First impressions of the media basket were that it was packaged extremely well. Nothing was broken. I put some filter floss in the top level, with purigen in the middle, and the chaeto in the bottom with filter floss on the lower egg crate to keep the chaeto from moving into chamber 3. The media rack saved me. I don't know where I should add my chemipure bag, because my chaeto is on the bottom. I might have to trim my chaeto and put it in the middle level. I'll see if I can't snap a few shots. I won't be at my mom's till tomorrow night and I still need to finish Christmas shopping.

I'll try and get picks for everyone to see by Friday but no guarantees.

Just wanted to let everyone know I received StevieTs' fish saver for my BC29 today! It was very well packaged and it fit like a glove! No more chamber diving for my fish!! Good Job Stevie!


On another note, I was ready to order a media rack 'til I saw that it has to go in chamber 2. Unfortunately, this won't work for me because I have a Sapphire skimmer ( the earlier model ), and it takes up almost all of the room in the middle chamber. Any way to make one for chamber #1, like you originally intended to do?

so the subject says AQUAPOD but i dont see any on the site ? Are they real

It is all for marketing

working as fast as I can, with the website sales have increased, taking time away from design and wrapping it up in production.




Possibly..... I need to get to the aquapod tanks first. The "problem" with the first chamber is that it doesn't force water trough media, and it also needs to hide media away from the intake areas, so you can't see them from the display.

I will probably come up with something down the road, it will help the Sapphire owners out since that thing takes up the entire second chamber.

Is there any plans on a setup for the the media tray with the Saphire BC29?