Hey guys,
It's been awhile. Long story short if you remember I built a 30 gallon salt set up. It's still running strong and I've had no casualties. It was a pleasure making such a fun system. Sadly, I left Michigan and now live in Oregon and left it behind. My father is now keeping care and enjoying it. Thankfully for him he didn't have to go through the hard part of establishment. Well, my fiancee and I are really missing having a tank in our home and I've been looking into a biocube system.
My goal for the tank is mainly rare zoas and maybe some other small corals like mushrooms. As for fish I would like to keep maybe one or two small species. I was thinking a Jester Goby or a small pistol shrimp / goby shrimp combo. Thoughts?
Let's not jump too far ahead though! Right now I'm building a shopping cart of items to get started. Let me know what you think of the equipment. Is there anything I can upgrade over what I have found? Is there more I may need? Let me know!
Oceanic 82051 BioCube Aquarium 14 gal
Ocean 82053 Biocube Protein Skimmer
Deep Six Hydrometer
Carib Sea Ocean Direct Live Aragonite 20 lbs
Hdro Koralia Nano 240 GPH
Red Sea Coral Pro 55 gal bucket
I was reading that with these small tanks the pumps create enough heat where a heater isn't needed. I was thinking of running it like this for a few weeks and making sure the temperature sets well. Afterwards I would proceed to purchase my live rock. I guess for an extra $100 I can get the 29 gallon Biocube, which is exactly close to the same size I had before. Should I possibly thinking about getting that larger size? I would love the Metal Halide system but it's out of my price range. Right now I'm thinking small and in-expensive. Last time I built the 30 gallon extremely quickly, this time I want to take it slow and enjoy my tanks evolution.
Thanks ahead of time.
It's been awhile. Long story short if you remember I built a 30 gallon salt set up. It's still running strong and I've had no casualties. It was a pleasure making such a fun system. Sadly, I left Michigan and now live in Oregon and left it behind. My father is now keeping care and enjoying it. Thankfully for him he didn't have to go through the hard part of establishment. Well, my fiancee and I are really missing having a tank in our home and I've been looking into a biocube system.
My goal for the tank is mainly rare zoas and maybe some other small corals like mushrooms. As for fish I would like to keep maybe one or two small species. I was thinking a Jester Goby or a small pistol shrimp / goby shrimp combo. Thoughts?
Let's not jump too far ahead though! Right now I'm building a shopping cart of items to get started. Let me know what you think of the equipment. Is there anything I can upgrade over what I have found? Is there more I may need? Let me know!
Oceanic 82051 BioCube Aquarium 14 gal
Ocean 82053 Biocube Protein Skimmer
Deep Six Hydrometer
Carib Sea Ocean Direct Live Aragonite 20 lbs
Hdro Koralia Nano 240 GPH
Red Sea Coral Pro 55 gal bucket
I was reading that with these small tanks the pumps create enough heat where a heater isn't needed. I was thinking of running it like this for a few weeks and making sure the temperature sets well. Afterwards I would proceed to purchase my live rock. I guess for an extra $100 I can get the 29 gallon Biocube, which is exactly close to the same size I had before. Should I possibly thinking about getting that larger size? I would love the Metal Halide system but it's out of my price range. Right now I'm thinking small and in-expensive. Last time I built the 30 gallon extremely quickly, this time I want to take it slow and enjoy my tanks evolution.
Thanks ahead of time.