drtybacn Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Biocube 29Lighting: 10k compact and Actinic compact w/ led moon light Pumps:Broken Wave maker unknown brand(have a WP10 on Order)Livestock:Pair of ClownsWar Paint GobyRed and Blue MushroomsRicordia MushroomsBi color Hammer CoralFTS: Sept. 21st 2014FTS: Sept. 7th 2014I bought this tank used. As you can see it still needs a lot of work. It is covered with GHA and Aptasia. When I picked it up, the owner said that he had tons of feather dusters, which is really the aptasia. So my plans are to remove the GHA and the aptasia. Add some LPS and Possibly some SPS near the top. Link to comment
drtybacn Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Working on that also! I got some Dry laying around so Im going to add it soon! Link to comment
drtybacn Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 What is a good glass cleaner for these tanks? Need something to get this corline algae off of the bow corners. Link to comment
Legendary Corals Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I use a nano-mag on my tank. Looks like Stevie's got it on sale too! http://shop.mediabaskets.com/Two-Little-Fishies-NanoMag-Magnetic-Cleaner-NM1.htm There's also this that's specifically made for corners: http://shop.mediabaskets.com/All-in-One-Corner-Algae-Scraper-CS0303.htm Link to comment
Spiderguardnano Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 update that light and clean that glass!!!! Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Personally, I think that's a fantastic amount of rock! Can't wait to see what you do with this tank. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Definitely doesn't need more rock. Link to comment
BattleAthletics Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Ohhh nice good luck on this tank hurry up and mod it Link to comment
drtybacn Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Lol. You guys are killing me. Yes I know the glass needs cleaning. It's driving me nuts not being able to clean it. I did add more rock but I don't know if I like it. Pics coming soon. So thought about taking one of my plastic scraper blades and heating it up and forming it to the curve of the tank. This algae is going to take more than a mag scraper. Some elbow grease will be required. Link to comment
BattleAthletics Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Razor blade is your best friend! Link to comment
drtybacn Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Razor blade is your best friend! I know that but really dont wanna stick my hand down in the tank. Just might have to. Link to comment
BattleAthletics Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Get a razor blade, heat it up stick it in something plastic, voila. Link to comment
farkwar Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Get a razor blade, heat it up stick it in something plastic, voila. Watch "DIY Awesome Algae Scraper" on YouTube DIY Awesome Algae Scraper: Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I know that but really dont wanna stick my hand down in the tank. Just might have to. For the initial scraping to get everything off of it you'll pretty much need to. Get a nice blade and scrape the glass (it will feel perfectly smooth to your hand) and then from there you can use a magnetic scraper or a soft sponge like a magic eraser to keep it clean, but if you let it build up again you'll need to keep scraping it. Link to comment
masterbuilder Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I would get a large Rubbermaid trashcan from lowes/homedepot/walmart and put the rock, water and fish in it with the return pump from the cube for a few hours while you clean the tank out. Get new sand, the old stuff is probably nasty. Soak the tank in plain old white vinegar and a plastic credit card used as a scraper (and not scratch anything). The vinegar will dissolve all the old deposits and kill most algae's without any harm to the tank. Rinse it out when finished with water, return the rock, fish, new sand, etc. Voila ...like new with no cycle. Link to comment
drtybacn Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Should be getting my WP-10 Wednesday. So looking forward to having that as an addion to my setup. I've owned a wp-25 and had it in a 29g and it was to much for that size of tank. What does all the biocube owners suggest upgrading first? lighting? Return pump? Media basket? Skimmer? Link to comment
drtybacn Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 For the initial scraping to get everything off of it you'll pretty much need to. Get a nice blade and scrape the glass (it will feel perfectly smooth to your hand) and then from there you can use a magnetic scraper or a soft sponge like a magic eraser to keep it clean, but if you let it build up again you'll need to keep scraping it. Went ahead and scraped it by hand! Looks tons better. It was driving me crazy. Link to comment
Legendary Corals Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Went ahead and scraped it by hand! Looks tons better. It was driving me crazy. And so it begins... Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I'm sure if that tang could talk,he'd cuss you out and then grow arms and try and slap you lmao. Commmm'on man,removeith the tang ? http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+43+392&pcatid=392 Link to comment
Pancetta Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Nice job on the glass. Looks much better! Watch out; the Tang Police are on you! Maybe you can trade him in at a LFS? David Link to comment
drtybacn Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 Knew that I would get harassed about the tang. Its a temporary thing. I call it INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT or IPM. I have a lot and I mean a lot of GHA. Instead of peroxide or other chemicals I use what nature uses to control pest. Once the GHA is under control and I can control it by pulling out the extra nutrients the Tang is gone. The Tang is a loaner and will go to its rightful owner once the GHA is under control. Link to comment
drtybacn Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 Got the WP10 in and just like I expected it to be. A smaller version of wp25. GHA is starting to disappear! FTS: Link to comment
Paandemonium Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I used to use a toothbrush and the credit card I told myself never to use lol Link to comment
drtybacn Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Got a few more pics tonight. Did some moving around on the rock work and added a few more items. Got a Christmas Favia, some other favia (unknown) Green Cap Monti, orange mushroom and some zoanthids. My GHA is disappearing so its time to remove the tang in the next week or so. Have just a little bit on top of my shelf rock. Link to comment
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