Kataro's Biocube 29G builb

Kataro · 01/01/2010, 05:01 PM

I'm officially addicted to Saltwater now.... Put plans for my 40G planted tank aside and started a 29G reef.

Just finished putting on the hanging light fixture for the Giesemann Light. Still need some finishing touches but dont got time or energy today.

Flow for the tank will be Maxi-Jet1200 as return pump, and a Vortech MP10, I will add another Koralia Powerhead if needed later on.

Filtration will be live rocks in the main display. I'm aiming for atleast 30lbs but will probably have more. and There will probably be a DSB (Deep Sand Bed 4") in some parts of the tank and that will serve in the denitrification process.

There are 3 Chambers behind this so. 1st chamber will be Purigen / Carbon / all that good stuff. 2nd Chamber will be a Skimmer powered by a RIO 800 RVT. and 3rd Chamber contain Stealth 100W heater and Maxi-jet 1200 return pump.

Light is Giesemann Basic HQI fixture 150W with a Radium 20k DE bulb. This thing weight 20lbs and Im gonna need to mod it somehow to allow ventilation.

Aquascape will come later on when I find more rocks... Here's some pic for now.. sorry for lengthy word post!~

And dry rocks I'm using for aquascape... going rock shopping to look for some with the same texture as these.

Btw I'm still deciding on my Aquascape so if you have any suggestions that'd be much appreciate!

OctaviousMonk · 01/01/2010, 05:38 PM

Off to a good start. Where did you get the stand for the light?

Kataro · 01/01/2010, 07:25 PM

Build it. Got some Conduit pipe and bend it, drilled it, and hang it

Kataro · 01/13/2010, 10:29 AM

Set it up in my room so I can regulate temp in the summer.

Put in Egg Crate so rocks dont touch the bottom glass

1st Chamber - Heater
2nd Chamber - Sapphire BC29 Skimmer and there will be a Media basket
3rd Chamber - Return Pump MJ1200

Water!!!! Please excuse the crappy rockscape =( Waiting to get more live rocks and fix my sandbed

kaserpick · 01/13/2010, 12:33 PM

Looking good so far!

Keep us posted.

Kataro · 01/14/2010, 09:11 AM

Just noticed my tank is off by 1/16" or 1.5/16"... the front is lower the than the back... Im draining tank tomorrow and removing the 4 legs at the bottom so tank is sitting just on its base and i will put shim on the front so it level out... good idea or no?

Kataro · 01/15/2010, 12:27 PM

water quality improved only slightly... revealing the front scape so here's a picture!

Kataro · 01/16/2010, 10:54 AM

What do you guys think? any suggestion on what rock to move? Im thinking moving the big clift over to the right about 1" or so to make more open space in the middle.. Gotta fix the sandbed.. dam powerhead

Kataro · 01/20/2010, 10:52 PM

Some new photo... slight adjustment to the rocks... probably will continue as the tank mature. Right now the top is all flat for SPS.

Some hitchhikers..

Kataro · 01/31/2010, 01:25 AM

Ammonia / Nitrite / Nitrate been 0 for about a week now.

I have a couple hermit and 2 turbo in there atm.. CUC will be going in there in about 2-3 weeks.

However I'm having Micro bubbles issue, Using the Sapphire BC29 skimmer with a Rio 800 RVT. And my return pump is MJ1200.. At the first day it was epic bubbles... now it decrease alot but there is still some, what can I do to fix it? or does the equipment need a few more weeks to "slime up"

Kataro · 02/06/2010, 06:02 PM

Ph - 8.1
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 0
Phosphate - ??? (last time I got it check at LFS it was excellent (forgot #)
Calcium - 420
Alk - 8-9
Temp 78-79F

Chamber 1 - Heater
Chamber 2 - Filter Floss --> Chemipure ---> Purigen / Sapphire BC29 Skimmer (been pulling out some nice tea)
Chamber 3 - MJ1200

Some pictures.... moved some of my SPS that was looking bad in my other tank (lightning issue I believe) and they started to change color and extend polyps out more now. And toss some of my corals that I had laying around on the sandbed to the new tank....

Got a rather big mini-colony of this SPS today... mainly cause I want the crab that was in it =)

Acclimating SPS on sandbed (They browned out but coming around now)

Got this Efflo Frag from my LFS for free. Purple tip with white polyp, cant wait for it to grow!

LPS -Pinkish Chalice

Photosynthetic Gorgonian, I've been feeding it w/ live phyto / rotifer / copepod and other stuff atleast once per week along with some other stuff..

The SPS colony I got... gonna needa frag this guy down a bit... pic aint good but it's blue-purplish tip with some greenish - brown polyp... I think this guy browned up and just starting to color up now.

Wave~~~

Thank you for viewing! I will update some creature pictures in a week or 2

Kataro · 02/15/2010, 10:13 AM

Got my order for livestock in! Will be arriving this friday... cant wait!

4 - Masked Goby
2 - Mated Neon Goby
10 - Nerite virginea
10 - Nassarius
10 - Blue Leg Hermit
20 - Ninja Star Astrea
15 - Cerith
3 - Porcelain Crab (purple)
1 - Harlequin Star Serpent
1 - Peppermint Shrimp
1 - Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
1-2 - Maxima Clam

Pics of the clam for now... still deciding which to get

And also got these little beauty coming in on Friday along with my livestocks

frctlimg · 02/17/2010, 10:03 AM

Looking good man. Those new frags are gonna be nice.

Kataro · 02/17/2010, 07:46 PM

Hopefully they'll retain that color in my tank

~Well I wont be getting my masked goby =( Stupid lionfish knew I was getting those goby or something and jumped in that tank and had a frenzy..

Kataro · 02/19/2010, 05:26 PM

got my lifestocks in ! Too bad I couldnt get my masked goby though =(

Livestocks :
- 1 Cleaner Shrimp
- 1 Peppermint Shrimp
- 2 Sexy Shrimp
- 2 Pom Pom Crabs
- 10 Cerith Snail
- 10 Nassarius
- 10-12 Nerite Virginea
- 13 Hermit Crab Blue Leg
- Mated pair of Neon Goby (These guys follow each other like a clownfish!)
- 3 Porcelain Crab
- 1 Harlequin Serpent Star
- Maxima Clam 2"

Corals
- A bunch of SPS...

Acclimating...

Three Musketeer!

Neon Goby pair acclimating

My clam =)

Kataro · 02/19/2010, 05:26 PM

IMG]http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy194/LnD_photo/IMG_3892.jpg[/IMG]

I LOVE THIS THING!

Some cool SPS I got.. purple polyp!

rainbow SPS

Hoki
bad picture..

bad picture once again

Kataro · 02/19/2010, 06:17 PM

some clams I have coming...

NoobySWkeeper · 02/19/2010, 06:21 PM

Tagging along!

Kataro · 02/20/2010, 10:34 AM

thank you! This tank is gonna suck up so much calcium lol...

Future plan for (probably during spring break or summer) this tank, add a 29G or 40G refuge to this tank!

DarkXerox · 02/20/2010, 05:44 PM

If I were you I'd take out this rock and scrub off those colonial hydroids. They don't grow fast, but they do sting corals. Since they're isolated now, you can easily target them.

kicbox89 · 02/20/2010, 06:54 PM

cool tank

Kataro · 02/20/2010, 07:09 PM

I got rid of em a while back. Thing I'm dealing with now is Flatworm.. Trying not to use Flatworm Exit since I dont like chemical to kill stuff..

DarkXerox · 02/21/2010, 02:24 AM

If you do, you may want to use coralrx instead http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2009/4/aafeature2#h17

Kataro · 02/21/2010, 10:19 AM

thanks! but I think if I can I'll get a nudi velvet branch to control the population and have it pass around the East Valley in AZ

Kataro · 02/21/2010, 10:16 PM

I will be dosing Vodka starting tomorrow to see how it affect the tank.

On a good note... I had a branch of Garf Bonsai that I thought died on me.... Was gonna throw it out but though oh well lets put a dead branch in the new tank... 2 weeks later I'm seeing brown polyp coming out! another week later and these polyps are turning green!!!!!

01/01/2010, 05:01 PM	#1
Kataro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 2,258	Kataro's Biocube 29G builb I'm officially addicted to Saltwater now.... Put plans for my 40G planted tank aside and started a 29G reef. Just finished putting on the hanging light fixture for the Giesemann Light. Still need some finishing touches but dont got time or energy today. Flow for the tank will be Maxi-Jet1200 as return pump, and a Vortech MP10, I will add another Koralia Powerhead if needed later on. Filtration will be live rocks in the main display. I'm aiming for atleast 30lbs but will probably have more. and There will probably be a DSB (Deep Sand Bed 4") in some parts of the tank and that will serve in the denitrification process. There are 3 Chambers behind this so. 1st chamber will be Purigen / Carbon / all that good stuff. 2nd Chamber will be a Skimmer powered by a RIO 800 RVT. and 3rd Chamber contain Stealth 100W heater and Maxi-jet 1200 return pump. Light is Giesemann Basic HQI fixture 150W with a Radium 20k DE bulb. This thing weight 20lbs and Im gonna need to mod it somehow to allow ventilation. Aquascape will come later on when I find more rocks... Here's some pic for now.. sorry for lengthy word post!~ And dry rocks I'm using for aquascape... going rock shopping to look for some with the same texture as these. Btw I'm still deciding on my Aquascape so if you have any suggestions that'd be much appreciate!

01/13/2010, 12:33 PM	#5
kaserpick Keeping it Simple Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 2,637	Looking good so far! Keep us posted. __________________ Kasey Current Tank Info: None

02/19/2010, 06:21 PM	#18
NoobySWkeeper Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 51	Tagging along! __________________ HEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY ITS me. "Welcome to the end of your life, and I promise, its going to hurt!" -Vegeta "If he dies, he dies" -Ivan Drago Tanks: Picotope 3 Gallon, (being made) Mantis Tank G. Ternatensis, Marron Clownfish, Sixline wrasse and 2 yellowtail damsel, Current Tank Info: 75 gallon

01/01/2010, 05:38 PM	#2
OctaviousMonk Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 72	Off to a good start. Where did you get the stand for the light?

01/01/2010, 07:25 PM	#3
Kataro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 2,258	Build it. Got some Conduit pipe and bend it, drilled it, and hang it

01/13/2010, 10:29 AM	#4
Kataro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 2,258	Set it up in my room so I can regulate temp in the summer. Put in Egg Crate so rocks dont touch the bottom glass 1st Chamber - Heater 2nd Chamber - Sapphire BC29 Skimmer and there will be a Media basket 3rd Chamber - Return Pump MJ1200 Water!!!! Please excuse the crappy rockscape =( Waiting to get more live rocks and fix my sandbed

01/14/2010, 09:11 AM	#6
Kataro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 2,258	Just noticed my tank is off by 1/16" or 1.5/16"... the front is lower the than the back... Im draining tank tomorrow and removing the 4 legs at the bottom so tank is sitting just on its base and i will put shim on the front so it level out... good idea or no?

01/15/2010, 12:27 PM	#7
Kataro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 2,258	water quality improved only slightly... revealing the front scape so here's a picture!

01/16/2010, 10:54 AM	#8
Kataro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 2,258	What do you guys think? any suggestion on what rock to move? Im thinking moving the big clift over to the right about 1" or so to make more open space in the middle.. Gotta fix the sandbed.. dam powerhead

01/20/2010, 10:52 PM	#9
Kataro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 2,258	Some new photo... slight adjustment to the rocks... probably will continue as the tank mature. Right now the top is all flat for SPS. Some hitchhikers..

01/31/2010, 01:25 AM	#10
Kataro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 2,258	Ammonia / Nitrite / Nitrate been 0 for about a week now. I have a couple hermit and 2 turbo in there atm.. CUC will be going in there in about 2-3 weeks. However I'm having Micro bubbles issue, Using the Sapphire BC29 skimmer with a Rio 800 RVT. And my return pump is MJ1200.. At the first day it was epic bubbles... now it decrease alot but there is still some, what can I do to fix it? or does the equipment need a few more weeks to "slime up"

02/06/2010, 06:02 PM	#11
Kataro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 2,258	Ph - 8.1 Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 0 Phosphate - ??? (last time I got it check at LFS it was excellent (forgot #) Calcium - 420 Alk - 8-9 Temp 78-79F Chamber 1 - Heater Chamber 2 - Filter Floss --> Chemipure ---> Purigen / Sapphire BC29 Skimmer (been pulling out some nice tea) Chamber 3 - MJ1200 Some pictures.... moved some of my SPS that was looking bad in my other tank (lightning issue I believe) and they started to change color and extend polyps out more now. And toss some of my corals that I had laying around on the sandbed to the new tank.... Got a rather big mini-colony of this SPS today... mainly cause I want the crab that was in it =) Acclimating SPS on sandbed (They browned out but coming around now) Got this Efflo Frag from my LFS for free. Purple tip with white polyp, cant wait for it to grow! LPS -Pinkish Chalice Photosynthetic Gorgonian, I've been feeding it w/ live phyto / rotifer / copepod and other stuff atleast once per week along with some other stuff.. The SPS colony I got... gonna needa frag this guy down a bit... pic aint good but it's blue-purplish tip with some greenish - brown polyp... I think this guy browned up and just starting to color up now. Wave~~~ Thank you for viewing! I will update some creature pictures in a week or 2

02/15/2010, 10:13 AM	#12
Kataro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 2,258	Got my order for livestock in! Will be arriving this friday... cant wait! 4 - Masked Goby 2 - Mated Neon Goby 10 - Nerite virginea 10 - Nassarius 10 - Blue Leg Hermit 20 - Ninja Star Astrea 15 - Cerith 3 - Porcelain Crab (purple) 1 - Harlequin Star Serpent 1 - Peppermint Shrimp 1 - Skunk Cleaner Shrimp 1-2 - Maxima Clam Pics of the clam for now... still deciding which to get And also got these little beauty coming in on Friday along with my livestocks

02/17/2010, 10:03 AM	#13
frctlimg Moved On Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tempe, Az Posts: 787	Looking good man. Those new frags are gonna be nice.

02/17/2010, 07:46 PM	#14
Kataro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 2,258	Hopefully they'll retain that color in my tank ~Well I wont be getting my masked goby =( Stupid lionfish knew I was getting those goby or something and jumped in that tank and had a frenzy..

02/19/2010, 05:26 PM	#15
Kataro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 2,258	got my lifestocks in ! Too bad I couldnt get my masked goby though =( Livestocks : - 1 Cleaner Shrimp - 1 Peppermint Shrimp - 2 Sexy Shrimp - 2 Pom Pom Crabs - 10 Cerith Snail - 10 Nassarius - 10-12 Nerite Virginea - 13 Hermit Crab Blue Leg - Mated pair of Neon Goby (These guys follow each other like a clownfish!) - 3 Porcelain Crab - 1 Harlequin Serpent Star - Maxima Clam 2" Corals - A bunch of SPS... Acclimating... Three Musketeer! Neon Goby pair acclimating My clam =)

02/19/2010, 06:17 PM	#17
Kataro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 2,258	some clams I have coming...

02/20/2010, 10:34 AM	#19
Kataro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 2,258	thank you! This tank is gonna suck up so much calcium lol... Future plan for (probably during spring break or summer) this tank, add a 29G or 40G refuge to this tank!

02/20/2010, 05:44 PM	#20
DarkXerox Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 1,299	If I were you I'd take out this rock and scrub off those colonial hydroids. They don't grow fast, but they do sting corals. Since they're isolated now, you can easily target them.

02/20/2010, 06:54 PM	#21
kicbox89 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 17	cool tank

02/20/2010, 07:09 PM	#22
Kataro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 2,258	I got rid of em a while back. Thing I'm dealing with now is Flatworm.. Trying not to use Flatworm Exit since I dont like chemical to kill stuff..

02/21/2010, 02:24 AM	#23
DarkXerox Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 1,299	If you do, you may want to use coralrx instead http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2009/4/aafeature2#h17

02/21/2010, 10:19 AM	#24
Kataro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 2,258	thanks! but I think if I can I'll get a nudi velvet branch to control the population and have it pass around the East Valley in AZ

02/21/2010, 10:16 PM	#25
Kataro Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 2,258	I will be dosing Vodka starting tomorrow to see how it affect the tank. On a good note... I had a branch of Garf Bonsai that I thought died on me.... Was gonna throw it out but though oh well lets put a dead branch in the new tank... 2 weeks later I'm seeing brown polyp coming out! another week later and these polyps are turning green!!!!!