jadams7 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Since my last build thread is gone into the great interwebs abyss, I figured I would start a new one to track my progress. This tank is a 93g rimless marineland cube. 30x30x24 tall. Running it through the wall into my garage, where it is currently hooked up to a 40g breeder frag tank, and sump. The tank has been drilled (so long, warranty) by me, and I installed a custom overflow box. I am running a beananimal style overflow and two returns, one in either corner. I got it all going and running with livestock around 2/2014. Seeing as I already had my previous tank up and running in the same room, transferring over everything went pretty smoothly. The goal for the tank is mainly SPS, although I do have quite a few other corals mixed in as well...zoas, acans, duncans, blastos, scolys, nps gorgonian, chalice, pagoda cup, scroll coral, plate coral, and a few heads of frogspawn and hammer. Ok, quite a bit non-sps now that I look at it. Equipment list: 2x mp40s Return pump: Jebao DC12000 Lighting: I have been running one OR Arctic s026 and one Ecotech Radion XR30w Gen2. Soon I will be replacing the Ecotech with another Arctic. I know, I know, I just don't use the gadgets on the ecotech enough to justify it. Skimmer is a SWC 180 cone. Outside of some startup issues with the pump, this skimmer has been rockin' for me for a few years now. Reef Octopus Calcium Reactor (started out on a dosing system, switched over to the reactor a couple months ago and am very happy so far) Fish: 1 hippo tang 2 chromis (was once 5, I will probably look to add a few more here in a while because 2 is a pretty pathetic 'school') 1 juvenile blochii tang (yes, I had to google it too) I am not a huge fish guy, but will probably add a few more here and there. I do not want to run a lid on the tank at the moment, and my yellow coris wrasse learned that the hard way. And now some pictures! Setup stage: Canopy to house the lights (hope this helps ya out Vanz): The old tank before breaking it down (57g peninsula: Livestock transfer time: Skimmer running: Early tank stage: And now 6ish months later, this is how it all looks: It has been a couple months since I have taken any pictures, so I will try to get some new ones up here one of these weeks. Thanks for making it to the end! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Looking outstanding Jase! So is it all plumbed out to the garage? I like how the bonsai just encrusted like crazy with just a tiny nub sticking up. In my old cube, that's exactly what happened too. Why did you switch over to a Ca Reactor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanz Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Sweet cube! And yes that canopy build really helps me out. The gears in my head are turning. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadams7 Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Looking outstanding Jase! So is it all plumbed out to the garage? I like how the bonsai just encrusted like crazy with just a tiny nub sticking up. In my old cube, that's exactly what happened too. Why did you switch over to a Ca Reactor? Yep! It all runs into the garage, so in theory I should keep my carpet dry at all times (or at least that's what I told the wife (whistle)). Yea that bonsai has really spread since the tank upgrade. Looks like its starting to grow up a bit more now since that picture, I was just kinda shocked how far out it spread before it went up. I switched over to the calcium reactor because I felt like as I added more and more coral, and the frags grew into smaller colonies I didn't want to keep constantly 'fiddling' with the dosing amounts. To an extent I will have to adjust the reactor, but I have already seen an increased stability with having it on line in these few months with the key parameters. Dosing worked just fine, really both are great, I just felt like I was missing a little something with just dosing the cal, alk, mag. And with how much I travel I wanted one less thing to worry about. I am a very lazy reefer, so basically the calcium reactor was more 'set and forget' once the initial growing pains worked themselves out. Add to it that all the big sexy SPS tanks around that I saw were running calcium reactors led me to follow their proven route of success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadams7 Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 double post...gotta get that post count up, I lost 2 years of work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadams7 Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Sweet cube! And yes that canopy build really helps me out. The gears in my head are turning. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Good good! I just had it down today switching out a light and modifying it a bit as a matter of fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 double post...gotta get that post count up' date=' I lost 2 years of work![/quote'] Yeah, your pictures double posted as well:) Probably wise on the Ca reactor...plus you have the added luxury of SPACE in the garage:) If I had the space, I would be on a reactor no question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanS Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Awesome tank! I love the open layout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Sweet progression of the photo's. You sir have a beautiful tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltwater newbie Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Looks really good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadams7 Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Yeah, your pictures double posted as well:) Probably wise on the Ca reactor...plus you have the added luxury of SPACE in the garage:) If I had the space, I would be on a reactor no question. Wow just saw the double posted pictures, good catch. Edited down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadams7 Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Awesome tank! I love the open layout. Thanks! I still struggle with rock work in these darn cubes, tough to come up with something open enough that still leaves room for more coral. The coral always accumulates quicker than I can find a spot for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadams7 Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Sweet progression of the photo's. You sir have a beautiful tank Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadams7 Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Looks really good man. Thanks man! I need to get up to Longview and check out your new one in a while. Love the dimensions on that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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