Rimless 8g biocube

Relientkiid · 02/13/2016, 07:39 PM

This tank was fully intended to be a grow out section. In fact Iv used it several times over the course of about a year and a half as a qt and frag tank. Not sure what got hold of me. But I went a little crazy and just full on set up another tank in my home office. Great. The wife's really happy with that :P

So the tanks cycling now. Before I make any changes I figured I'd make a post for funzies. Feel free to ask any questions should you think of any.

What you'll see:
Tank - Rimless 8 Gallon Biocube
Stand - Custom cabinet
Light setup - Radion Xr15wPro
Return pump - Rio Plus 400
Power head - Koralia Nano
Controller - Dj power strip
Also replaced outlet behind stand with gfci and cut a hole in my stand so it fits snugly against the wall

What's to come:
Ato
Apex jr
Mp10
Sump
Fuge section

Happy reefing all B)

-Glynn

Relientkiid · 02/13/2016, 07:43 PM

worldcitizen93 · 02/13/2016, 09:38 PM

Looks much better without the rim!

kmcochran0010 · 02/14/2016, 06:56 AM

Looks nice. I enjoy the minimalist rock scape.

Relientkiid · 02/14/2016, 11:53 PM

Thanks guys. Water is really clearing up today. I'll post some more pics soon.

Relientkiid · 02/16/2016, 06:24 PM

Relientkiid · 02/16/2016, 06:25 PM

Water is crystal clear at this point. Doing some testing today. Should add cleanup crew in the next day or so. Ato addition coming this weekend. I'll post the process and gear I end up using.

Relientkiid · 02/17/2016, 04:16 PM

Test checked out. Tested the waters with an Astraea snail. Here he is going to town.

Relientkiid · 02/17/2016, 04:17 PM

Relientkiid · 02/17/2016, 11:10 PM

Little dudes going hard in the paint!

clownfizz · 02/18/2016, 07:13 AM

wow you'll need to award that snail some recognition for that work on the rock

NYCSTORMTROOPER · 02/18/2016, 10:19 AM

Wow those are great shots of that fellow working hard.....Thanks for sharing

Relientkiid · 02/18/2016, 04:08 PM

Thanks guys.

Finally cut my hole for my door in anticipation of adding my ato this weekend. Here's a few pics from the process.

Relientkiid · 02/18/2016, 04:09 PM

Relientkiid · 02/18/2016, 04:17 PM

Base coat on the door was the wrong sheen. So I'll be sanding it down a touch and adding another coat of matte black sometime in the following week.

blake2shay · 02/22/2016, 04:26 PM

When you took the rim off how did you handle this part of the trim? Making it so straight and clean looking

the part where the trim meets the chambers or the back of the tank.

Relientkiid · 02/22/2016, 04:29 PM

Slow and steady

Relientkiid · 02/22/2016, 07:33 PM

I decide to try my hand at a little more diy for the ato. Pretty straight forward. 1 Aqua lifter + 2 float switches = most cost effective ato Iv ever done. 1 float in the return section and another float for redundancy. Nothing worse than water on the carpet. Problem solved. Also added a check valve so water doesn't siphon back into my ato reservoir. Ato line dips down under the water to minimize noise. Welp. Here's some pics. Hope you all enjoy. Seems pretty quiet out there though :P

Relientkiid · 02/24/2016, 01:29 PM

Getting a nice algae bloom. Strongly considering some kind of hob skimmer or reactor. Any thoughts?

dalston · 02/25/2016, 05:08 PM

Nice progress so far.

I would say the algae bloom at this point is just the usual post cycle bloom from all the shiny new equipment; should die off once the plastics have leached any phosphates remaining. A skimmer on a 8 gallon would be overkill IMO and you'd get better nutrient export from water changes.

Relientkiid · 03/10/2016, 09:36 PM

Algae bloom has been eradicated. Added a good size clean up crew + the first tank m8. Super small gumdrop goby. Perfect for this size tank.

Relientkiid · 04/07/2016, 04:31 PM

And then this happened..

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Relientkiid · 04/28/2016, 06:56 PM

About to cut frags for the cube. Here's a shot from my main display.

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Drewl117 · 08/08/2017, 07:11 PM

Looks very nice! How bad was it to take the top trim off? What are you running for media in the center compartment? I just picked up a new in box biocube 8. It was still sealed from 2004.

Relientkiid · 08/08/2017, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drewl117

Looks very nice! How bad was it to take the top trim off? What are you running for media in the center compartment? I just picked up a new in box biocube 8. It was still sealed from 2004.

Super easy. Just take your time. Clean up was the hardest part and that wasn't too bad ether. Nice score!! Set that puppy up! Intank media basket with chemipure. Iv made some upgrades on the tank from last time I posted. Ill post up some new pics soon

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02/13/2016, 07:39 PM	#1
Relientkiid Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South San Jose, Ca Posts: 974	Rimless 8g biocube This tank was fully intended to be a grow out section. In fact Iv used it several times over the course of about a year and a half as a qt and frag tank. Not sure what got hold of me. But I went a little crazy and just full on set up another tank in my home office. Great. The wife's really happy with that :P So the tanks cycling now. Before I make any changes I figured I'd make a post for funzies. Feel free to ask any questions should you think of any. What you'll see: Tank - Rimless 8 Gallon Biocube Stand - Custom cabinet Light setup - Radion Xr15wPro Return pump - Rio Plus 400 Power head - Koralia Nano Controller - Dj power strip Also replaced outlet behind stand with gfci and cut a hole in my stand so it fits snugly against the wall What's to come: Ato Apex jr Mp10 Sump Fuge section Happy reefing all B) -Glynn Last edited by Relientkiid; 02/13/2016 at 07:49 PM.

02/13/2016, 09:38 PM	#3
worldcitizen93 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: san francisco, CA Posts: 79	Looks much better without the rim! __________________ We are all ocean ambassadors! Current Tank Info: 24x24x12 shallow mixed reef with mini tide pool, Kessil a360we, 10 gallon sump, bubble magus curve 5, ehiem 2000 return pump, auto top eventually. thats it.

02/17/2016, 04:16 PM	#8
Relientkiid Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South San Jose, Ca Posts: 974	Rimless 8g biocube Test checked out. Tested the waters with an Astraea snail. Here he is going to town.

02/22/2016, 07:33 PM	#18
Relientkiid Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South San Jose, Ca Posts: 974	Rimless 8g biocube I decide to try my hand at a little more diy for the ato. Pretty straight forward. 1 Aqua lifter + 2 float switches = most cost effective ato Iv ever done. 1 float in the return section and another float for redundancy. Nothing worse than water on the carpet. Problem solved. Also added a check valve so water doesn't siphon back into my ato reservoir. Ato line dips down under the water to minimize noise. Welp. Here's some pics. Hope you all enjoy. Seems pretty quiet out there though :P

02/25/2016, 05:08 PM	#20
dalston Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,336	Nice progress so far. I would say the algae bloom at this point is just the usual post cycle bloom from all the shiny new equipment; should die off once the plastics have leached any phosphates remaining. A skimmer on a 8 gallon would be overkill IMO and you'd get better nutrient export from water changes. __________________ The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine - Abraham Lincoln An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one - George Mikes

02/13/2016, 07:43 PM	#2
Relientkiid Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South San Jose, Ca Posts: 974

02/14/2016, 06:56 AM	#4
kmcochran0010 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 70	Looks nice. I enjoy the minimalist rock scape.

02/14/2016, 11:53 PM	#5
Relientkiid Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South San Jose, Ca Posts: 974	Thanks guys. Water is really clearing up today. I'll post some more pics soon.

02/16/2016, 06:24 PM	#6
Relientkiid Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South San Jose, Ca Posts: 974

02/16/2016, 06:25 PM	#7
Relientkiid Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South San Jose, Ca Posts: 974	Water is crystal clear at this point. Doing some testing today. Should add cleanup crew in the next day or so. Ato addition coming this weekend. I'll post the process and gear I end up using.

02/17/2016, 04:17 PM	#9
Relientkiid Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South San Jose, Ca Posts: 974

02/17/2016, 11:10 PM	#10
Relientkiid Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South San Jose, Ca Posts: 974	Little dudes going hard in the paint!

02/18/2016, 07:13 AM	#11
clownfizz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 9	wow you'll need to award that snail some recognition for that work on the rock

02/18/2016, 10:19 AM	#12
NYCSTORMTROOPER Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Florida Posts: 41	Wow those are great shots of that fellow working hard.....Thanks for sharing

02/18/2016, 04:08 PM	#13
Relientkiid Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South San Jose, Ca Posts: 974	Thanks guys. Finally cut my hole for my door in anticipation of adding my ato this weekend. Here's a few pics from the process.

02/18/2016, 04:09 PM	#14
Relientkiid Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South San Jose, Ca Posts: 974

02/18/2016, 04:17 PM	#15
Relientkiid Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South San Jose, Ca Posts: 974	Base coat on the door was the wrong sheen. So I'll be sanding it down a touch and adding another coat of matte black sometime in the following week.

02/22/2016, 04:26 PM	#16
blake2shay Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 94	When you took the rim off how did you handle this part of the trim? Making it so straight and clean looking the part where the trim meets the chambers or the back of the tank.

02/22/2016, 04:29 PM	#17
Relientkiid Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South San Jose, Ca Posts: 974	Slow and steady

02/24/2016, 01:29 PM	#19
Relientkiid Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South San Jose, Ca Posts: 974	Getting a nice algae bloom. Strongly considering some kind of hob skimmer or reactor. Any thoughts?

03/10/2016, 09:36 PM	#21
Relientkiid Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South San Jose, Ca Posts: 974	Rimless 8g biocube Algae bloom has been eradicated. Added a good size clean up crew + the first tank m8. Super small gumdrop goby. Perfect for this size tank.

04/07/2016, 04:31 PM	#22
Relientkiid Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South San Jose, Ca Posts: 974	And then this happened.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04/28/2016, 06:56 PM	#23
Relientkiid Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South San Jose, Ca Posts: 974	About to cut frags for the cube. Here's a shot from my main display. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08/08/2017, 07:11 PM	#24
Drewl117 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: NH Posts: 507	Looks very nice! How bad was it to take the top trim off? What are you running for media in the center compartment? I just picked up a new in box biocube 8. It was still sealed from 2004.