Biocube 29 - The Return

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nvdiz

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Hi all, it's been what felt like forever since I had to breakdown my 45 cube. It's been so tough checking the forums and seeing all these cool tanks without one of my one. So I've been saving up and planning and finally recently pulled the trigger on a cube that looks great in our condo. I wanted a clean look and was going to go with the Pico III, but ultimately went with the Coralife Biocube 29 as it was the better option for me.

So here's the summary of what I got:
Tank: Coralife Biocube 29
Lighting: Steve's LEDs - 16 Royal Blue / 4 Cool Blue / 8 4K Neutral White / 6 Hyper Violets
Filtration: Tunze 9002
Flow: MP10

I'm going for a mixed reef with SPS, LPS, and zoas. Tank has been cycling for over two weeks now. I ordered some BRS Dry Reef Eco Saver rock and bought a small piece of live rock to get it going. Also put down an inch of Arag Alive special grade sand. I misread the description and thought it was just special grade... Didnt even notice it was "live sand" until I saw some water in the bag. Oh well.

Here's the tank about a month after starting up
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Yeah, this tank has been great so far. LEDs have been working pretty well.

Westside GARF (or tricolor for short) 11/23/13
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Upscales Microlados 11/23/13
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Last Dragon 11/23/13
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Stag looks nice! Tank coming along very well! Any plans for softies or anything to fill up some space?

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What rock did you use (or did I miss it)?

Edit: never mind, BRS EcoSaver. Looks good, did you cook/cure it first or just use it to cycle the tank?
 
I was able to take some rough par readings yesterday. All readings were directly from the center of the tank (front to back). The readings on the sand bed were taken with the sensor up against the front glass.

I'll update the image when I have more time to take better readings.

Lighting: Steve's LEDs - 16 Royal Blue / 4 Cool Blue / 8 4K Neutral White / 6 Hyper Violets
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