ParanoidObseshun's 27 gallon cube

[Paranoidobseshun]

What kind of fixture where you using? I love the coloring of the torch... I'm going to try to find the same one for my 27 gallon cube

The fixture I am using is the Ocean Revive Arctic S026.

 

[Paranoidobseshun]

Well the cube was torn down, drained, cleaned, and taken to the LFS on Saturday. Everything was placed into the 40Breeder. On sunday me and the lady had a talk and agreed the 40Breeder wasnt going to currently work for our living situation so I had to go back to the LFS to retrieve the tank and on Monday the cube was given life again.

So the cube got a well deserved cleaning, a move across the room, and a new aquascape. Here is a current picture just taken a few minutes ago, 2 days after being set back up.

 

[Mr. D]

Sorry to hear about all the troubles. I bet it was really annoying getting another tank and then having to go right back to the other.

New aquascape looks great also! Have you experienced any issues with corals and such over all this changing?

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[Paranoidobseshun]

Thanks.

Yeah it was a real pain switching tanks several times. I really do like this aquascape a lot more than the last setup. I have about 10lbs more of rock in the cube now than what was there before. No real problems with any of the corals during the move. Still waiting for some sps to polyp back out and whatnot.

 

[Mr. D]

Great to hear the corals are ok. I think if I ever transfer to a new tank I'll be going BB. It would simplify things a lot more.

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[Paranoidobseshun]

Yea I had planned a bare bottom in the 40 so I tossed all the sand from the cube when I took it down. Had to go out and buy all new stuff when I set it back up. At the moment the cube looks better with some sand in the bottom.

 

[Paranoidobseshun]

I am currently looking at skimmers to get for the cube. Need something small as it will probably have to go on either side of the overflow box.
I dont think it would hurt to have a skimmer on the tank. So far I am leaning towards this- CAD Lights Nano Pipeless Protein Skimmer.
I looked at a few others but I am really not sure yet.

 

[Mr. D]

I've never had a cad light skimmer. Another option could be the tunze nano for that small of space.

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[Crusader]

I am breaking in a CAD light nano skimmer. My new pico tank ships today. The skimmer is pulling for skimate than my bubble mangus nac 3.5

 

[Paranoidobseshun]

I've never had a cad light skimmer. Another option could be the tunze nano for that small of space.

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I dont think the Tunze will fit in my tank with the room that I have available.

I am breaking in a CAD light nano skimmer. My new pico tank ships today. The skimmer is pulling for skimate than my bubble mangus nac 3.5

How do you like it? I am considering getting one. I have been looking at that skimmer, hydor slim skim nano, eshopps nano, and I cant remember what else.

 

[Sahin]

New FTS looks great! This is gonna look awesome once the corals have grown out.

 

[Paranoidobseshun]

Thanks!

I have a bunch of frags to glue to the rockwork in the next week or so. With this new aquascape I have a bunch of places to put frags, unlike the old aquascape.

I think I have settled on getting a tunze 9002 skimmer, Just need to get one now lol.

 

[Paranoidobseshun]

Glued down 3 frags so far today. Slow Progress! lol

 

[Mr. D]

I take so long to decide where I want the corals to be the spend most of their time on the sand bed lol. So you're ahead of me for sure.

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[Paranoidobseshun]

I got a Tunze 9002 for the tank. I think it was the best bet as far as fitting inside the display and not being too noticeable/ taking up too much space.

 

[Mr. D]

How are the micro bubbles?

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[Paranoidobseshun]

Its in the mail currently, should be here by Thursday/Friday

 

[Paranoidobseshun]

Got the skimmer on thursday and put it in the tank on thursday night. Had a decent amount of microbubbles off the start but now small clusters of bubbles will leak out on occasion. Already pulling out some gunk but still need to tune it.

Also added black foamboard to the back of the tank so I dont have to look at all the wires and the metal bars holding the light.

 

[Mr. D]

Glad it's working for you. I ended up using an aquamaxx hob skimmer on my tank. It does a great job.

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[Paranoidobseshun]

Yesterday I got rid of several corals that I no longer had room for. Took frags from each one though so I could grow them back out. Got rid of both candycane colonies, my large colony of merletti's, my red cap, some frogspawn, and my branching alevopora. Picked up 2 new sps frags to add to the tank. Now I have the room I need to secure a lot more pieces to the rockwork.

So far the skimmer is working nicely. Micro bubbles are at a minimum and it seems like its pulling out a decent amount of stuff.

Later today is my weekly water change and along with that I will be gluing more frags down. FTS to come later