Arlin's 60Gallon cube

[afernandez]

welcome to my build :beer:
i started planning in early september for a 155... but due to a moving situation i had to settle for the next best thing a 60g cube :lol2:

i had a few things left over from previouse set ups

so this is the original equipment list

skimmer- sro 1000
sump-custom (local builder)
water movement-(2)mp 10es
return- deepblue 5 rated for 1350ghp W/manifold
reactors-(2)tlf (gfo/carbon= never run a tank w/o it)
lighting- i want led's but i think i might just go with an ATI PM (6)24w t5's
heater-Eheim Jager 150W
Doser- bubble maggus

i started this build with all new LIVEROCK from LA .:fish2::fish2::fish2:

 

[afernandez]

here the pic of the tank:

 

[afernandez]

so cured the rocks for a month and half. :thumbsup:
here is a picture of the sump.

 

[afernandez]

picture of the skimmer...

 

[afernandez]

after getting all my equipment in except light and doser. it was time to wire :thumbsup:
here how i set it up

i wanted a dj strip but it was not going to work out due to limited space.. so i found this which will due the same job

here it is wired..under neath it is a rk PC4

 

[afernandez]

pretty much set up...

here it is working

 

[afernandez]

and finally up and running..
FTS

side shot

 

[afernandez]

thats all for now..its currently on its 3rd week of the cycle. so i will update as i go :dance:

 

[Woodybass]

I like the twin towers... what are you planning on keeping in there any kind of a stocking list in mind yet?

 

[afernandez]

thanks i love the pillard look, i went diving in the dominican republic a few years ago and i saw something very similar and it got stuck in my head lol. im going for sps with some acans & zoo's as far as fish goes i want....

maited pair of clowns (something nice like snowflake picassos)
a wrasse (flasher or something small that i can keep)
purple fire fish
maybe-a blenny/goby
idk what else as of yet

 

[Staaan]

Really cool rock work man. Cubes can be hard to aquascape nicely.. great job! Gave me inspiration for my new tank..

 

[DrHarryLopez]

I love the twin tower rock scape! Great job!!!

 

[chefb_5]

wow what size mp vortech did yu put in there?

 

[BIG L A]

Very Niiice A... Very Niiice.

 

[nickman]

off to a great start! I love the cubes but they are def hard to aqua scape, that is going to look amazing covered in coral down the road!

Looking forward to seeing some more life in there, keep up the great work.

 

[wonderballz]

Very cool. I wanted to do a cube too, but I went with the 40B instead. I still would like to do a nano cube, but I think I would do a tower/cave thing

 

[afernandez]

wow what size mp vortech did yu put in there?

2 mp 60's lmao j/k I got two mp10es

 

[afernandez]

Really cool rock work man. Cubes can be hard to aquascape nicely.. great job! Gave me inspiration for my new tank..

Thanks !! from what I noticed cubes are a bit more complicated to scape but I knew I wanted an open so that was my goal I took me a few hours to be completly happy but it worked out.

 

[afernandez]

Thanks Guys... I'm looking forward to stocking it!! It's just a little boring right noe since it's going thruw it's final stages of the cycle.

Wonderballz - just make sure u build what u really like. I took me a few hours until I was completly happy with what I had.

 

[eric@tampa]

looks great and love the sump