New BC14 tank progress and modifications

[Aahz812]

So I just got a Biocube 14 and it was pretty much stock although it had a good amount of coraline on the back. Heres what I did to it.

I pulled out the stock pump and replaced it with a Maxijet 900. This really created a good amount of flow. It also allowed me to remove my extra in display pump. Freed up some great space!

I used the stock set up to create a media rack in chamber two. I pulled out all of the bioballs and under the grate that they sit on I put chemipure. I put chaeto in the middle chamber where the bio balls used to be and I used filter floss on the top of chamber two. Here are some really poor photos of it.

http://i.imgur.com/EiNySl.jpg (http://imgur.com/EiNyS)

[Aahz812]

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[Aahz812]

Heres some more info on the tank.

Maxijet 900
Stock lights, PC
DIY media rack : Chaeto, filter floss, chemipure
6.3 lbs base rock
3.5 lbs fiji rock
1.5 lbs Mando Rock
20 lbs sand

Future plans:
Rapid LED upgrade
Put stock pump into QT tank

Livestock:
6 blue hermits

Hitchhikers:

2 astroidea stars
1 Sponge
handful of micro snails


and of course a full tank shot!

http://i.imgur.com/CRGusl.jpg (http://imgur.com/CRGus)

[Spirofucci]

Nice start! Love the scape!

[Aahz812]

Thanks man. I love the new LR I got. It has some really good growth on it already. pretty mature rock.

[Aahz812]

Im curious whether the rapid LED kit is the most cost effective way to add lights. Anyone have any other ideas? I need to keep the hood on because I have a toddler with sticky fingers running around.

[Aahz812]

Just tested my levels and the tank is fully cycled. I recently had a minor battle with Aiptasia but I think I have it under control now. I have added a peppermint shrimp and everything is running smoothly. Here are some pictures. A sponge that came with some of my LR, an adventureous bristle worm that lives in a snail shell, and of course a FTS. By the way, going through a major Diatom bloom so the tank looks bad at the moment.

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[corman1313]

If you must keep the hood that sounds like a good idea, I'm running an ecoxotic par38 with 2 stunner strips and I really like setup over my 7.5 cube but of course that requires the hood to be removed. maybe you could make a glass cover so you could have more options.

[gregrocks79]

Looks good. Loved my BC!!