60 Gallon Cube Build

[texasreefguy]

What size is the sump area in width and also what brand and size is the skimmer in the sump area ? How did you set it up can you post a pic

 

[MHG]

The frag tank is just shy of 30 gallons. They were supposed to Give me 24x24x12 but gave me only 10 inches high. They made it right in the end so I am happy... The rear chamber is 5 inches from front to back. The skimmer chamber is 8 inches wide. He will make whatever you want...

 

[YoungREEFA]

When you take these photos what intensity are your leds at

 

[MHG]

I run my 12uv, 24royal Ble, and 12 cool whites at 50% which gives me about 380-400 par on the top of the rock work... I also have a supplemental fixture around the edge of the tank that I run a 70% to get some light in the shadows...

 

[YoungREEFA]

Do the uv help color up all the corals? Thats alot of uv it seems like

 

[MHG]

I like it...The corals like it...

 

[MHG]

Also the drivers I already Had in place need to do at least 9 led's...I was replacing an un used set of 12 whites... I runthem at50%

 

[YoungREEFA]

So you now only run 3 uvs?

 

[MHG]

17 uv's... Need to change my signature

 

[MHG]

Some more pics...

 

[MHG]

More

 

[mallard]

Wow, great build. Can you point me to any threads about the techniques you used to finish your stand? I really want to take some of your ideas and incorporate it into my upcoming build.

 

[FISHUNT-72]

This is from the beginning of this thread.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1997493

 

[FISHUNT-72]

One of the things with CADlights tanks is the smaller hole will only for a 1/2 inch bulk head (loosely). I bought a $9 diamond grinding bit on ebay and it took all but 10 minuted to make the hole 1mm bigger to accommodate the 3/4 inch bulk head...

I have the 1st generation Artisan 50,been sitting in the box for a few years. I'm going to run a Herbie drain and want to enlarge the existing return for my emergency drain.When you did yours,did you use water or just grind it dry?

 

[MHG]

Wow, great build. Can you point me to any threads about the techniques you used to finish your stand? I really want to take some of your ideas and incorporate it into my upcoming build.

The build thread for the stand is in the first post. Basically wet it all down with tannic acid and let it dry. Then wet it down with the vinegar that you let steel wool rust in for a day or two. Turns the wood black. Apply a little black stain to get it really black and you are ready to clear coat it. Just black stain by itself only makes it grey...

I have the 1st generation Artisan 50,been sitting in the box for a few years. I'm going to run a Herbie drain and want to enlarge the existing return for my emergency drain.When you did yours,did you use water or just grind it dry?

I only needed to grind away 1mm so I was just dipping the grinding wheel into a glass or water every so often...Worked like sand paper on wood... goes fast. But any larger than 1mm I don't know...

 

[MHG]

Purple Stylo after about a year and a half..

http://youtu.be/5MnBqk4D_So

 

[MHG]

Purple Stylo after about a year and a half..

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[YoungREEFA]

On post 171 what is the 2nd picture of? The aqua blue sps

 

[MHG]

Hawkins Enchinata.... Finally encrusting... slooooow grower...

 

[bob1435]

What crazy attention to detail.... Some day this tank should be a TOTM...