What to do w/ 30g. Oceanic Cube

Fishfreak218 · 10/04/2006, 04:31 PM

Ok,
well I need advice on wat to put in my 30g. oceanic cube...
the set-up is...
-30g. Cube
-HOB overflow
-Won Brothers Titanium Heater
-Coralife Aquachill 1/10 HP
-Mag Drive 7 (return pump)
-Maxi-Jet 600
-Custom Sump
-Custom Stand
-Coralife Aqualight Pro (150w MH and 130w PC and 2 moonlights)
-40+ lbs. of Liverock
-60 lbs. of Carib Sea sand... (the live kind.. in a bag with water)
-Coralife 2x9w 6700k PC (for refugium)
-Coralife Super Skimmer 65...
the tank is 2-3 months old.. im not new at this really.... i just dont know wat to stock it with.. coral and fish wise...
as for inverts.. i CANT put any shrimp in this tank.. i have a Ghost eel that needs to go into this tank.. please no flameing, or anything.. BTW im almost 100% positive this tank will be able to hold the bioload of the eel and 2 other fish...
please comments, suggestions... im up for anything really

Henry22 · 10/04/2006, 05:27 PM

This would be really high bioload, but I would probaly do two mated perculas and a anenome, maybe RTBA, or BTA. Im not sure on their requirements but you would have to have alot of LR, like you have, maybe even more and have a bunch of macros in your sump/fuge. You would also have to run your skimmer alot.

Fishfreak218 · 10/05/2006, 07:04 AM

ya, the tank currently has a high bioload.. (seahorses) and they get fed a cube of mysis every day.. and about half of that cube doesnt get eaten..
also my Protein Skimmer runs constently... i have the eel in another 30g. cube with alot less LR and the water chemistry is fine.. AND i do have alot of macroalgea in my fuge...
so im not worried about bioload that much.. i just dont know wat to stock in my tank..
anyone else got an opinion?

WarEagleNR88 · 10/05/2006, 10:58 AM

Do you have a picture of the tank with the seahorses? What else is in there?

Fishfreak218 · 10/05/2006, 08:25 PM

right now its just seahorses.. 2 anemone shrimp.. some macroalgea, shrooms, pagoda cup, and zoanthids.. a gorg. and some Clove polyps.. its nothing special..
anyone got any opinions?

Fishfreak218 · 10/06/2006, 03:36 PM

bump

WarEagleNR88 · 10/06/2006, 05:13 PM

Picture?

One idea I'm toying with next is a full-up macroalgae saltwater tank in a 10G tank. Grow the algaes like I'm trying to grow FW plants is what I'm thinking. I think seahorses may like that. Get the macro growing well on nitrates, then try adding some corals and see how they like it. I'm sure the horses will love big stalks of macroalgae.

One good thing about plants in freshwater aquaria is you can make the tank carry a higher bioload because the plants feed off the respiration of the animals as well as their wastes. I don't see why marine plants and macroalgaes would do differently. So the worry with the high bioload with the eel and horses may not even be a worry. You may not have to skim at all. This is speculation on my part at the moment, I'm still researching, so don't take my words as gospel.

Fishfreak218 · 10/06/2006, 05:28 PM

the horses are being moved out into a macroalgea tank (a different 30g.)
i dont want another macro algea tank

Fishfreak218 · 10/06/2006, 06:32 PM

heres your pic... nothing special

10/04/2006, 04:31 PM	#1
Fishfreak218 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Palm Beach Florida Posts: 1,409	What to do w/ 30g. Oceanic Cube Ok, well I need advice on wat to put in my 30g. oceanic cube... the set-up is... -30g. Cube -HOB overflow -Won Brothers Titanium Heater -Coralife Aquachill 1/10 HP -Mag Drive 7 (return pump) -Maxi-Jet 600 -Custom Sump -Custom Stand -Coralife Aqualight Pro (150w MH and 130w PC and 2 moonlights) -40+ lbs. of Liverock -60 lbs. of Carib Sea sand... (the live kind.. in a bag with water) -Coralife 2x9w 6700k PC (for refugium) -Coralife Super Skimmer 65... the tank is 2-3 months old.. im not new at this really.... i just dont know wat to stock it with.. coral and fish wise... as for inverts.. i CANT put any shrimp in this tank.. i have a Ghost eel that needs to go into this tank.. please no flameing, or anything.. BTW im almost 100% positive this tank will be able to hold the bioload of the eel and 2 other fish... please comments, suggestions... im up for anything really __________________ -30g. Oceanic Cube Cuttlefish Reef -90g. Mixed Reef -14g Biocube FW planted tank -10g. frag tank (soon) Current Tank Info: 90g. Reef, 30g. Cube cuttlefish reef

10/04/2006, 05:27 PM	#2
Henry22 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 712	This would be really high bioload, but I would probaly do two mated perculas and a anenome, maybe RTBA, or BTA. Im not sure on their requirements but you would have to have alot of LR, like you have, maybe even more and have a bunch of macros in your sump/fuge. You would also have to run your skimmer alot. __________________ 15 Gallon Tall Reef w/ a lonely orange spotted watchman goby Current Tank Info: 15 gallon Tall Reef

10/05/2006, 07:04 AM	#3
Fishfreak218 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Palm Beach Florida Posts: 1,409	ya, the tank currently has a high bioload.. (seahorses) and they get fed a cube of mysis every day.. and about half of that cube doesnt get eaten.. also my Protein Skimmer runs constently... i have the eel in another 30g. cube with alot less LR and the water chemistry is fine.. AND i do have alot of macroalgea in my fuge... so im not worried about bioload that much.. i just dont know wat to stock in my tank.. anyone else got an opinion? __________________ -30g. Oceanic Cube Cuttlefish Reef -90g. Mixed Reef -14g Biocube FW planted tank -10g. frag tank (soon) Current Tank Info: 90g. Reef, 30g. Cube cuttlefish reef

10/05/2006, 10:58 AM	#4
WarEagleNR88 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 389	Do you have a picture of the tank with the seahorses? What else is in there? __________________ Make your work proud to have your name on it. Current Tank Info: None at the moment

10/05/2006, 08:25 PM	#5
Fishfreak218 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Palm Beach Florida Posts: 1,409	right now its just seahorses.. 2 anemone shrimp.. some macroalgea, shrooms, pagoda cup, and zoanthids.. a gorg. and some Clove polyps.. its nothing special.. anyone got any opinions? __________________ -30g. Oceanic Cube Cuttlefish Reef -90g. Mixed Reef -14g Biocube FW planted tank -10g. frag tank (soon) Current Tank Info: 90g. Reef, 30g. Cube cuttlefish reef

10/06/2006, 03:36 PM	#6
Fishfreak218 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Palm Beach Florida Posts: 1,409	bump __________________ -30g. Oceanic Cube Cuttlefish Reef -90g. Mixed Reef -14g Biocube FW planted tank -10g. frag tank (soon) Current Tank Info: 90g. Reef, 30g. Cube cuttlefish reef

10/06/2006, 05:13 PM	#7
WarEagleNR88 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 389	Picture? One idea I'm toying with next is a full-up macroalgae saltwater tank in a 10G tank. Grow the algaes like I'm trying to grow FW plants is what I'm thinking. I think seahorses may like that. Get the macro growing well on nitrates, then try adding some corals and see how they like it. I'm sure the horses will love big stalks of macroalgae. One good thing about plants in freshwater aquaria is you can make the tank carry a higher bioload because the plants feed off the respiration of the animals as well as their wastes. I don't see why marine plants and macroalgaes would do differently. So the worry with the high bioload with the eel and horses may not even be a worry. You may not have to skim at all. This is speculation on my part at the moment, I'm still researching, so don't take my words as gospel. __________________ Make your work proud to have your name on it. Current Tank Info: None at the moment

10/06/2006, 05:28 PM	#8
Fishfreak218 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Palm Beach Florida Posts: 1,409	the horses are being moved out into a macroalgea tank (a different 30g.) i dont want another macro algea tank __________________ -30g. Oceanic Cube Cuttlefish Reef -90g. Mixed Reef -14g Biocube FW planted tank -10g. frag tank (soon) Current Tank Info: 90g. Reef, 30g. Cube cuttlefish reef

10/06/2006, 06:32 PM	#9
Fishfreak218 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Palm Beach Florida Posts: 1,409	heres your pic... nothing special __________________ -30g. Oceanic Cube Cuttlefish Reef -90g. Mixed Reef -14g Biocube FW planted tank -10g. frag tank (soon) Current Tank Info: 90g. Reef, 30g. Cube cuttlefish reef