Old Gregg's 29g Biocube

[Old Gregg]

Hey everyone! I just upgraded my tank to a 29 BioCube a bit over a week ago now. (There was a sweet deal on craigslist) :spin1: After making a few modifications everything (almost) appears happy after the move.

Here's some pictures and a video. Everything was taken with my cellphone so my apologies for the shoddy quality hehe

http://www.youtube.com/user/Oldgreggory51?feature=mhee#p/a/u/0/VA-Zh2CLH38

Front

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd403/Oldgreggory51/Fishventure/100.jpg

Side

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd403/Oldgreggory51/Fishventure/101.jpg

[Flame_Angel]

Well everything certainly looks happy. Can you list off the mods you did?

[Gig 'em]

nice tank, lots of coralline algae.

[Jlobo]

Wow! Looks great. I'm getting my cube 29 within the next couple of weeks. Yes, please list your tank mods!

[nvdiz]

nice tank! looks like a mature one if you asked me.

[Old Gregg]

Thanks everyone it makes me happy you enjoyed the video :) I didn't go too crazy with the mods but I'll give you all a list.

- Upgraded stock pump to 900 Maxi Jet. It uses less than half the electricity which saves money in the long run and I noticed a significant difference in water temperature after switching to it. ~1 degrees

- I took of the lid and I'm using LED's. MaxSpect G2. They are absolutely amazing lights! Found them on craigslist for 100$ :)

- I scraped off the black vinyl behind the second chamber and I'm using that as a refugium with Chaeto. For lighting I purchased the JBJ Nano Glo LED Refugium Light. It's LED and is securely fasted with magnets. Great buy!

- Aquatic Life Internal Mini Skimmer 115. From what I've read it has decent reviews and it fits in the first chamber which is ideal because of the consistent water level. It's supposed to be delivered tomorrow. I'm keeping my fingers crossed lol

- 2x 425 Koralia nano's. They take up little space and use 3.5w of power each :)

-Chemipure Elite and Purigen under the second chamber.

-On top of second chamber is filter floss which pulls out nice gunky crap 24/7. In between chamber 2 and 3 I have a nitrate absorbing sponge. Does it really absorb nitrates? I have no idea but hey why not? It was only a few dollars

[Old Gregg]

Here's a long overdue update on my tanks progress. A few things are still sleepy because I haven't been around in the afternoon to snap higher quality pictures hehe

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd403/Oldgreggory51/fts-1.jpg

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd403/Oldgreggory51/407726_10151237156030384_502460383_22897660_688389489_n.jpg

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd403/Oldgreggory51/402010_10151237153625384_502460383_22897651_399046142_n.jpg

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd403/Oldgreggory51/424210_10151237154845384_502460383_22897654_1730777332_n.jpg

[Koba]

great project!!

I really like this acanthops!!

congrats!


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[Old Gregg]

lol I googled what an Acanthops was and I was thoroughly confused because all I found were some praying mantis type bugs. I'm pretty sure you mean the angelfish though :p
and thanks!

[ange062]

Is that a potters angel? Tank looks great! Cant believe you snagged a Maxspect G2 for $100, thats the deal of the decade!

[Koba]

is not a centropyge acanthops? maybe I failed...


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[Old Gregg]

It's an African Pygmy Angel aka an Ancanthops. I found those lights on craigslist but the blues were burnt out :( I'm not much of an electrician so I can't fix 'em, but the guy I bought it off of replaced some whites with blue crees. It'd be nice to have the blues to give it more pop. But I think there's ample enough light

[Old Gregg]

is not a centropyge acanthops? maybe I failed...


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Oh you're correct! sorry there was another praying mantis type thing with the same name lol :debi:

[Koba]

hehehe
what about the pygmy angel with lps? is it eating them?

[Old Gregg]

The pygmy has been a good girl so far lol. She is always swimming about pecking at the glass and rocks, but she hasn't touched any of the corals as of yet :)

The clownfish enjoy the taste of blood however.... my blood

[SFgore99]

Intriguing, I'm debating a flameback angel myself for my own 29 biocube lol. Glad to see she's a model citizen!

[Old Gregg]

Let me know if you get one! They're hit and miss coral killers. But it's worth the risk :spin1:

[Old Gregg]

I went crazy taking pics today! Here's a shot to give some depth perception


http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/399839_10151262259540384_502460383_22983823_2024837711_n.jpg

[NanoReefN]

I really like how stocked you have your tank. Looks good!

[Old Gregg]

Thanks! :fish1: