DeLucs' BioCube 14 Build

[delucs414]

so i was at my parents house tonight gathering some of my stuff and my mom said she found some fish food in the freezer.
i have two packages, one cyclops and one emerald entree. theyre from my setup about 2 yrs ago, would they still be good if theyve been kept frozen?

i also found a new Rio 800+ pump in the basement that i bought when i was making my sump then realized there was not nearly enough GPH coming out. should i switch it out, or wait until the oceanic one dies? the rio is rated at 211 GPH at 0' the oceanic is only rated at 180 GPH at 0'.

 

[buddy08]

I would imagine so. if it were hamburger meat it would be freezer burned but its fish food in a vacuum sealed case so youre good to go. I dont think the fish will mind a little freezer burn if anything :D

 

[color_copies]

I say switch it out. It fits perfectly and that's the one I use in my cube.

 

[Neno reefs]

Nice tank

 

[delucs414]

I would imagine so. if it were hamburger meat it would be freezer burned but its fish food in a vacuum sealed case so youre good to go. I dont think the fish will mind a little freezer burn if anything :D

awesome lol just need the fish now.

I say switch it out. It fits perfectly and that's the one I use in my cube.

will do thanks!

Nice tank

Thank you:D

 

[delucs414]

so i havent updated in a long time, i have to go out of town unexpectedly. ill continue where i left off.

Day 7 Dr. Tims One and Only Log

04/02/13

Parameters:
Ammonia-0
Nitrites-0.1
Nitrates-0-5ppm

so i think another day or two it should be ready for some corals!:bounce::^:

i also got a package when i was out of town, 1 of 2, other one still hasnt come in yet but im pretty excited!

heres package number 1

here it is setup temporarily, need some serious cable management lol. just wanted to make sure everything worked before i tied everything down.

YAY!

i had a RKL on my old tank and it was probably one of the best investments i ever made. took such a load off my mind, didnt have to worry about heaters and high temps. love it!:bounce::bounce:

 

[delucs414]

Day 9 Dr. Tims One and Only Log

06/02/13

Parameters:
Ammonia-0
Nitrites-0
Nitrates-0-5ppm

so im good to go! got a diatom bloom, gonna do a quick WC and add a CUC and some livestock in the next week or so!:bounce:

So in conclusion of my Dr. Tims One and Only log, it only took 9 days to completely cycle a 14 gallon biocube. only $14 for that 4oz bottle, i think it worked. i remember my first 10 gal it took 28 days, and that had live rock! i would use it again.

anyone else have any feed back on this stuff?

still waiting for my other package to arrive still:frustrat: i can only be so patient

 

[delucs414]

finally got my package!!!:bounce:

very excited, just need chaeto and a light! I wish Biff still had her amazing chaeto!!

one thing tho, the water flow director thingy had a piece broken off of it. ill have to get in touch with Intank to see what they can do, because it wont stay in place.

 

[delucs414]

wow is all I can say. I wrote Intank an email about the director piece, and they shipped me out a new one free of charge. all within an hr too!! mad promps Intank excellent customer service

 

[Barch]

+1 on the reefkeeper. Saves me allot of time and worry. The ATO is my favorite!

 

[delucs414]

+1 on the reefkeeper. Saves me allot of time and worry. The ATO is my favorite!

yup I totally agree, will never have a tank without a RK.
I wont be having an ATO hooked up to this one anytime soon, maybe down the road.

 

[delucs414]

BioCube Update!!

first things first, i made a little mod to my stand. i decided to cut a hole in the door and mount my RKL headunit there. much easier now that i can just glance over and see that everything it good.

second thing is, i finally got some life in my tank:bounce::^:

picked up a couple frags (torch and zoas) and a rock with ricordeas

anyone no what kind of zoas these are?

the colour for the torch hasnt fully come out yet, but its slowly getting there.

this rock has ricoradeas all over it, i counted atleast 8 different mouths.

 

[Ted]

Tank and new corals look great! I dunno about the name of those zoahs but they are sweet and I wish I had some. I just got my RKL in, how difficult was it to install? Seems kinda straight forward except that I think I need to get a splitter so I can plug in my laptop with out unplugging the temp probe. Could you post some pictures of how you hooked it up?

 

[little_fish]

Pretty!

 

[Barch]

Looks really nice! I like the corals

 

[delucs414]

Tank and new corals look great! I dunno about the name of those zoahs but they are sweet and I wish I had some. I just got my RKL in, how difficult was it to install? Seems kinda straight forward except that I think I need to get a splitter so I can plug in my laptop with out unplugging the temp probe. Could you post some pictures of how you hooked it up?

the RKL was simple to setup, took only a couple mins to get everything set. although today i did some cable management and i unplugged it from the wall and nothing was set. i unplugged it again and plugged it in and it worked fine. other than that its been flawless.

yea a splitter is the only way ur gonna be able to program it without unplugging the probe, unless u had a SL1 or 2 or something along that line

tomorrow ill take some pics, my battery is dead and is on charge right now.

Pretty!

Looks really nice! I like the corals

Thanks!

 

[Ted]

That would be great thanks. I have a SL 1 unit for the ph probe and using the ATO function. I was just kinda surprised it didnt come with a dedicated plug in for a computer. Would seem a no brainier for a designer..:dunno:

 

[delucs414]

That would be great thanks. I have a SL 1 unit for the ph probe and using the ATO function. I was just kinda surprised it didnt come with a dedicated plug in for a computer. Would seem a no brainier for a designer..:dunno:

yea that would be probably the best. have 3 ports on the PC4 so one is dedicated to the comp, and everyone would have the PC4 so there wouldnt be a problem.

got a couple pics, hard to tell tho

it goes headunit connects to PC4
itemp connects to PC4
i have the basic but i do have a ALC on the way for when i get my LEDs in. i also just realized that even with a SL1 or any other module ull need a splitter.

in ur case it would go headunit->PC4
SL1 bus port 1-> PC4
Itemp->SL1 bus port 2
ATO ->SL1 switch A n B

hope this makes sense lol, i would put the splitter in the SL1 bus 2 port and connect the itemp and a cable for the comp.

 

[reefnoob]

I think the zoas might be whammin watermelons.

 

[Ted]

Thanks that is helpful...