MonkeyBiz Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 hey, looks great so far, but the maxi 1200 might not be a good choice. i have a biocube 14 and picked up a mj1200 for 10 bucks off craigslist. but after a little research people said that it runs really hot and will easily heat up the temp on such a small tank. so i put it in my tank of fresh sea water to keep it circulating in between water changes and it heated up my water overnight. alot of the bc owners seem to have success with the mj900 though. -tj Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 heeey....NICE LIGHT! Link to comment
got2envy Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 pic of t shirt in tank in your first post prz Link to comment
jokercykoe Posted September 23, 2009 Author Share Posted September 23, 2009 pic of t shirt in tank in your first post prz Done Water is still cloudy from the sand yesterday, plus theres a thin film over all my equip/front and side panels from the sand. You can kind of see the rockwork though so I'm deciding on my aquascape. I like option B better. To me it seems more aesthetically pleasing, but option A seems like there's more usable space. With option B there is a little piece of the top that sticks out of the water. Aquascape choices A) or With the pump off, water level drops in the display. Here's a picture of something on the rock. Water level with MJ1200 + locline Y split (One aimed at the front panel). Scary high, but looks great and I've been keeping an eye on it and everything seems good. The MJ1200 pumps water so fast out the backchamber, I have to keep the water level pretty high back there or else the cascading water into the pump chamber causes microbubbles. Let me know which rockscape you prefer. Link to comment
pisces4u Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I really dig the second scape with what looks like a single rock pillar. It really makes the tank look larger and has some great coral scaping potential. Link to comment
jokercykoe Posted September 23, 2009 Author Share Posted September 23, 2009 I really dig the second scape with what looks like a single rock pillar. It really makes the tank look larger and has some great coral scaping potential. Thanks for the input. That's the one I like as well. Link to comment
nosser Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 i think I like B as well but it there an issue with the part of the rock coming out of the water? Link to comment
wljimbo Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Nice rock! I have to agree I think B has a lot of potential. My water level is really high too! I hope I don’t find a pool on my floor when I get home from work! Link to comment
1337TANKHAX Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I vote for A. Looking sharp man! Link to comment
jokercykoe Posted September 23, 2009 Author Share Posted September 23, 2009 Cleaned up some of the front panel, plus the water cleared up a bit more. Now you can get a better idea of what the rockscape looks like. Link to comment
lajz9 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Very clean look, gives you a lot of room in the sand to work with. Link to comment
asting Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Is the rock completely at the bottom? If not maybe you could keep it under the water if you bury it a bit. Link to comment
scooternerd Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 i like option B , A is ok but B is better Link to comment
Zo0k365 Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Do B, and in the future maybe get a plate and other lps to fill up the open bottom. Link to comment
jokercykoe Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Do B, and in the future maybe get a plate and other lps to fill up the open bottom. Sounds good. Diatoms galore. Dusting of brown on the rock and sand. Looks like I'll be picking up or ordering my CUC this weekend. Link to comment
1337TANKHAX Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Sounds good. Diatoms galore. Dusting of brown on the rock and sand. Looks like I'll be picking up or ordering my CUC this weekend. +1 John from ReefCleaners sends out my CUC Monday. Link to comment
jokercykoe Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 Required FTS updated on first post. Still haven't ordered a CUC yet. Link to comment
got2envy Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Looks great so far! I like alot of sand bed for LPS Link to comment
scooternerd Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 ahhhhhh the diatoms ! lol, i see you decided to stand the rock up Link to comment
jokercykoe Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 ahhhhhh the diatoms ! lol, i see you decided to stand the rock up Yeah decided to keep the rock standing up. Moved it over to the left today because I can't really view the tank through the left side of the tank anyways. This leaves me more empty viewable room on the right to work with, plus a lot more surface agitation as the rock doesn't take the brunt of the flow. Also picked up 3 astraeas, 1 nassarius snail, and a zoa frag yesterday. Will be doing a water change today then I'll take an updated FTS. Decided I couldn't really justify the cost of shipping when I was going to order such a small CUC. Link to comment
lajz9 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Decided I couldn't really justify the cost of shipping when I was going to order such a small CUC. If you need any more let me know I'm just up in LA, I got a TON of extra snails and mangroves from John. Link to comment
jokercykoe Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 If you need any more let me know I'm just up in LA, I got a TON of extra snails and mangroves from John. Will do, thanks Nano-reef community rocks! So after some burn in time, I've come to the conclusion that the fishneedit 14k bulb is not blue enough for my tastes. Anybody have any recommendations for 70w bulbs? Dang gotta start saving money for it. Link to comment
lajz9 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Will do, thanks Nano-reef community rocks! So after some burn in time, I've come to the conclusion that the fishneedit 14k bulb is not blue enough for my tastes. Anybody have any recommendations for 70w bulbs? Dang gotta start saving money for it. XM 20k is what I'm running in my 70w JBJ Viper. Link to comment
Doc Frye Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I am running the FishNeedIt 20k. It isn't quite blue enough for me, but I am adding some actinic LEDs. Link to comment
jaygalindo Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 i am running Ushio 20k, decently priced and good quality Link to comment
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