My First Tank! 29 gal BioCube

My First Tank

This is my first tank. A 29 gal BioCube, that was given to me by my brother in law. I have had it cycling for 3 days so far the water is crystal clear. I will be getting my test kit tomorrow. I just put in the thermometer reading at 77.2. cold at the moment as i don't have lights for it yet, getting that this weekend too.

Tell me what your thoughts are on the aquascape so far!

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It's an excellent start. There is hundreds of threads on the internet about BioCubes, you'll not be at a loss for inspiration and information.

 

Good start!
I have the same tank.

 

Thanks! What brand of light do you use or what can you suggest? I am really at a loss on which one to get. I have read T5 are good, then LED are the way to go? I see by your signature you have an LED?

 

RapidLED makes a retrofit kit for the biocube

 

Thanks for that info! Unfortunately I don't have the hood. Brother in law kept it! ... He gave me all the rest of the stuff. So I can't complain!

 

Look at the AI Prime.

 

Hey Hoop, looks great!

What do you plan on keeping in the tank? You are going to see a ton of opinions on t5 vs Led. They each have their pros and cons. I initially had t5, then went led and finally settled on a combo. Best of both worlds imo! I'm a big fan of kessils. My tank is SPS dominant.

Oh and I keep my tank temp fairly close to 77.5 most of the year with it getting a bit warmer in the summer. Like everything else, lots of opinions on that too.

 

Thanks! For fish i am going to start with some Clown fish, and eventully get a Hawk Fish (Pixy Hawk). I really like zoas and LPS. The tank right now has no lighting so i would image that it would warm up when i get the light. I found this one:

http://www.marinedepot.com/Current_...xtures-Current_USA-CU04100-FILTFILDTN-vi.html

Farily inexpensive, it is programable, and has decent review on MarineDepot. Going to do a little more research on it though. I did like the Kessiel also, but i think a little out of my price range at the moment.

 

Welcome

Do you have a heater in the tank?

I ran a tank with t5ho's and had no issue with heat and my corals were great, i had no hood.

I chose LED for my newest tank for the hydro costs and not having to replace bulbs every 6 months. That can get costly.

Have fun, go slow, and the tank is looking good already