Xenon's 29g Biocube with upgrades! *pics*

[Snaz]

It sure is pretty.

[xenon]

Here are a few progress pics.

September 25th 2008


October 5th 2008


January 21st 2009


A few days ago (taken with a different camera)

[Snaz]

While the SPS has taken off the rics look about the same, low nutrients the cause?

[xenon]

Originally Posted by Snaz

While the SPS has taken off the rics look about the same, low nutrients the cause?

I think so.

I might sell the rics and replace them with more SPS frags. lol

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

WHat about the Figi Leather? Seems to have lost some color?

I found after starting ZEO and as my nutrients went down, my softies have lost color.

[xenon]

Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

WHat about the Figi Leather? Seems to have lost some color?

I found after starting ZEO and as my nutrients went down, my softies have lost color.

Yep.

I had two figi leathers and sold one to make more room. I might have to go 100% SPS because a mixed reef is near impossible to make all corals perfectly happy.

[xenon]

Update:

I wanted to upgrade my Tunze 6025 powerheads to 6055 so that I can get more random flow but after a little research it turns out the nanostream powerheads by Tunze are not ideal for cube tanks. The flow is too direct so I decided to go with a Vortech powerhead instead because the flow pattern is much wider.

I also got the battery backup so that if the power goes out it will stay on for 30hrs. It has another port for a 2nd Vortech and they would share the battery so it would be 15hrs each.

So far the flow is incredible. As soon as it was turned on detritus got kicked up for area's my nanostreams did not reach. I am glad I went with the MP20 because is more than enough flow.