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My BioCube 29 Build


uwharrie

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Guess it is time I actually start a build thread.

 

Hardware (Purchased used)

BioCube 29

Steve's LEDs with Moonlight kit and Typhoon

Intank Media basket ( floss, Chemipure elite, Pureogen)

Hydor Nano Skimmer

Coraline S1000

Eihem Jager 100watt heater

 

20lbs live sand

20lbs live rock

 

Livestock

Maroon Clown

Flame Hawkfish

Green Rock Flower Anemone

Red Rock Flower Anemone

Maxi- Mini Anemone

Carpet Anemone

 

CUC of assorted snails and hermits

FTS 3/20/16

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FTS 12/20/15

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10/30/15

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Corals

GSP

Black Cherry Zoa

Radioactive Dragon Eye Zoa

2 un-named Zoas

 

Duncan

Green Pipe organ

Red mushroom

Green Trumpet

Blue Ricordea

Red Montiporea

 

Zoanthid Coral

Mushroom Coral

Zoanthid And Ricordea Florida Coral

Mummy Eye Chalice

Grapefruits

LC Unreleased Favia

Jungle Fever Rhodactus

LC Royal Orchids

Purple Rainbow Zoa

Ocean Aveneues

Mellow Yellows

Strawberry Daiquiri

Plasma Pinstripes

Blue Eyed Dolls

Neon Green Pachyseris

 

Snowflake Rhodactus

Snowflake x Red Fractal Shroom

Incinerators

 

 

 

 

Two yet to be IDd Brain corals

 

 

Water Chem at approx six months

Cal- 460

pH- 8

Ammonia- 0

No2- 0

No3-<2

Salinity 1.026

KH- 214

 

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12/2/15

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1/2019

I really need to get a handle on the coralline. especially on the glass ( and need to get a photo with house lights off!

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Bi Blenny

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Maroon Clown

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The Acan in natural morning sunlight

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The unknown Zoa's I think there are two varieties on this frag

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tank from the side

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Frogspawn and Pipe Organ

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The whole tank with morning sunlight ( it gets only about 30 minutes of it a day)

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Well little Blenny scared the crap out of me last night. Came home to him hanging ( sideways) over the return. I thought for sure he was dead. And was like well damn, he was super active during the day, actually finally coming out of his hole to swim around a bit. Grabbed a flashlight and hubby went to grab said "dead" fish only to find out he was very much alive. This am he was hanging in the corner upside down. cut the lights on and he went back in his regular hole. I guess he just wanted a change of scenery for a bit.

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wow, thanks! I nor the LFS knew. it was one of those "bargain" frags!

On that zoa frag the green ones are radioactive dragon eyes and the other orange ones are black cherries.

So any clue what this may be?

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RIP Peppermint Shrimp. He was actually starting to come out with the lights on. Found him dead this am.

Not sure why. Water parameters are still good

0 Ammonia

o Nitrites

<2 Nitrates

1.026 sal

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Tank update

Still not sure if the Coral Beauty has ich or not. Almost looked like the fin spots came and then went within 48 hrs. Planning on discussing diagnosis and treatment when I visit the LFS this week.

This morning saw the explosion of what I am pretty sure is Copapods I guess that means the tank is healthy?

Corals are doing great. My plan is to add a few more Zoas, a couple of Ricordea and a RFA ( or two)

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talked with the LFS where the Angel came from. Said it was not Ich as it was just a few fin spots, but more likely fungal due to stress. Said to give it time to heal ( which is what I was thinking to begin with)

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Question on placement- Is the Montepora to close to the Frogspawn? My Pipe Organ is about the same distance as well. So far the Frogspawn has not seemed to bother the other corals but I understand they can be agressive

 

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Frogspawn can have sweepers tentacles but those are typically about 2", the placement looks fine to me. If anything you could make sure the flow would blow the tentacles away from your montipora.

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Thank flow from return should protect I hope

 

Frogspawn can have sweepers tentacles but those are typically about 2", the placement looks fine to me. If anything you could make sure the flow would blow the tentacles away from your montipora.

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Sorry to hear about the Coral Beauty. They're not good for a 29g anyways. Think more along the lines of a Flameback... much smaller.

 

Also, maybe, move the pipe oregon down lower. It'll handle lower light and not take up as much realestate. Save the primetime spots for your favorite corals. ;)

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Cap should be fine until it grows a ton and/or the frog does and then...we'll see? lol You can always frag as needed though as well.

 

Sorry about the CB. :( I personally stay away from angels as well as they can clean up on LPS and/or clams.

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Keep a close eye on that monti. I had a red flowerpot coral in my old tank that got stung by one pretty bad. They were about 2.5" apart and the flower pot was higher up than the frogspawn. Everything was fine for about three months, then the frogspawn decided it did not want a neighbor and burned it pretty bad.. It never recovered and eventually died.

 

Here they are for your own idea of distance. Small pic I know, I cropped it from the rest of the tank.

 

However, the big difference here is that my flow was from right to left of that pic, so the frogspawn sweepers were pushed towards the flower pot. Not sure if flow in the other direction would have been better.. Oh well

 

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