My new Biocube 29 Gallon
shanedj2001 asked:
This is my new Biocube 29 gallon. I decided to ditch the “home setup” and join the “nano revolution.” I am most proud of of my mandarin goby or my striped dragonet. Whichever you want to call it. Those corals that I zoomed in on are Pom Pom xenias. I have 2 of the blood red fire shrimp only one came out. Enjoy
romsoccer12 on 04 Apr 2009 at 11:51 pm #
i saw you posted a comment on adding powerbrites to the hood. Did he tell you how? I also have a biocube and i dont think the 72wattage is good enough and i dont want to take out the hood or mod it to much. Any suggestions?? Thx
shanedj2001 on 08 Apr 2009 at 11:41 am #
I’ve got it under control thank you.
spallin69 on 10 Apr 2009 at 6:27 am #
you need a refugium unless the mandarin will take brine shrimp
shanedj2001 on 12 Apr 2009 at 9:01 am #
Hey, sorry for the delay. But there have been things going on with my e-mail. I had to buy it seperate. I do a water change every week. I usually try to take out at least 10%. If I can’t do it that week I do a 20% change the next time I do it. I don’t have any complaints about the tank, except it occasionaly leaks from the top when you have too much current in one area. Hope this helps!
Franky4523 on 13 Apr 2009 at 2:38 pm #
Hey go back to that “local aquarium place” and tell that guy that told you that, that he’s a complet moron!! This 29 gallon biocube is advertised for marine. So how could 55 gallon be the minimum. That guy shouldnt be working there. In fact, if they have one of these biocubes there at that store, show him the picture on the box becuase even the picture has it set up as a salt water and a freshwater tank.
shanedj2001 on 16 Apr 2009 at 3:46 pm #
Well, I bought this special kind of food called, reef fuel. It is decapulated eggs brine shrimp eggs that form pods in the tank. Hope that helps!
Babygodzillia on 18 Apr 2009 at 1:52 am #
wow you managing to keep a mandarin in that tank? and its a 2 month old tank, mandarins need the pods, so is he on other type of food? i was told not to buy one for small tanks but might add one to the 45 and every said not to. so how do you get away with this!
progression101 on 18 Apr 2009 at 8:55 pm #
Thanks..sorry to ask you so many questions but was the protein skimmer built into the tank or did u have to buy it seperate?
I asked the guy at the local quarium place and he said that the minimum for a marine tank is 55 gallons. How often do u do water changes and what kind of water do you use.
Did u have to do some research on it before you bought the tank or read a book or website?
Awesome selection of fish by the way. Theyre beautiful.
shanedj2001 on 19 Apr 2009 at 11:25 am #
First of all, Thank You. It is a big commitment to keep a marine tank. It’s not like a fresh tank where you can kind of just add food. I would say by the end of this tank it cost me around $800. That’s including rocks, sand, water, fish, tank, stand, etc. I would recomend the protein skimmer. I don’t know about the calcium reactor but I have a protein skimmer in this tank. I have to update this video b/c I now have some clownfish and redesigned my tank. Good Luck!!!
progression101 on 22 Apr 2009 at 7:55 pm #
that fish is so beautiful. I have 2 freshwater tanks …i want a marine tank sooo bad but just afraid of the time it takes to maintain them. How much did everything cost you? Does it need/have a calcium reactor and/or a protein skimmer?
shanedj2001 on 23 Apr 2009 at 7:31 am #
Mandarin goby, green dragonet, striped dragonet. These are all different names for the same fish. Nice fish peaceful harder to keep. Not for beginners. Hope this helped. Good luck!
progression101 on 25 Apr 2009 at 4:35 pm #
what kinda fish it that at 1:14