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Old 04-09-2008, 08:48 PM   #1
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My Biocube 14 adventure


So after a brief vacation from reef keeping I'm back with a vengeance. I've made a few minor modifications to a 14 gallon Biocube. No pics at the moment so for now use your imagination. First off I removed the stock pump and added a MJ900 with a Hydor Flo. Then I removed all the bioballs from the second chamber and added another MJ900. For this I used some vinyl tubing and a dremel. THe second MJ has a Hydor device on it as well. You might say that the flow in this little tank is rather chaotic.
The next mod was to remove the stock cover and build a custom canopy . I gutted the old cover and replaced the 10k bulb with another 24W actinic bulb. Then I added the fans,moonlights, and the 48W actinics to the canopy. Next up was a 70W metal halide retrofit. Sometime this weekend I'll add a small Kalkwasser drip to the canopy and a refugium in the last compartment. Are you confused yet? Pics to come later.
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Old 04-09-2008, 09:55 PM   #2
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Sounds like a very cool nano setup. I will be looking forward to the pictures to see if they live up to my imagination.
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Old 04-10-2008, 12:46 AM   #3
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Yippeee !!! we need pics
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Old 04-10-2008, 01:34 PM   #4
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We definitely NEED pictures. I love BC mods
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Old 04-10-2008, 02:18 PM   #5
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Old 04-10-2008, 06:09 PM   #6
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Not sure if I'm happy with the aquascaping. I love this live rock though(Totoka)



In this one you can see the dual hydors. Is that metal halide shimmer?
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Old 04-10-2008, 08:33 PM   #7
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Oh I am a big fan of the shimmer!!
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More pics! More pics!

That rock is very cool!
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Old 04-11-2008, 01:26 PM   #10
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After doing some poking around I've decided to use submersable led lights for the refugium. Now I just need to find a source.
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