brucem 240 AGE rimless cube build

[brucem]

Hello

The tank
240 4x4x2 three sided starfire rimless AGE tank with external overflow

Sump
2'x2'x16" acrylic with small fuge

return pump
dart

Flow in tank
2x6100, 1x6200,1x6000

Calcuim reactor
Diy made by my buddy cross between geo and schuran

Skimmer
Large I tech cone skimmer
Large Matrix skimmer(testing out for my friend)


Controller
Ac 3 , two dc8 ,aquasurf,lunar sim,breakout box

 

[brucem]

More on equipment

Kalk reactor
Made by my buddy

This tank is an upgrade from a 30 cube 24x24x14. A friend of mine had to sell this tank and there was no way that I was going to let it get away. My friend say I never take enough pics. I just get wrapped up in into what I am doing and forget. I forgot to take pics of me building the stand. It is made out of 2x6's the main beams are 2 2x6's with 1/2 plywood between them. I also made a drip tray under the sump that 3 1/4 deep so If I spill it will
hold a good amount of water

 

[brucem]

On to some pics Some of you may recognize this tank and hood I bought it from triggerfish how had a build thread on here I kept the hood but replaced the stand. He had all his equipment outside I could not do this in my current application.

Here is a pic of my old tank

 

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tank filling

rock layout

 

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more rock

rock in tank

 

[brucem]

added so mpre rock

some equipment pics

 

[brucem]

I tech skimmer and carbon and gfo reactors

Acrylic volute

 

[brucem]

A couple of plumbing pics most of the plumbing I can't get a pic of I went with the failsafe overflow system and it is awesome

 

[brucem]

large matrix skimmer

calcium reactor

 

[brucem]

I wanted to go for a real clean look so I came up with Idea of covering the underside of my stand to hide all the wires. My friends CMcNeil (Chris) and Kubi (Paul) came over to help me

 

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[brucem]

Sorry I forgot to resize some pics

 

[brucem]

Hereis a pic with the lights on I used those round lights from hd

 

[brucem]

I fogot to list the lighting 1 400 watt aquaconnect on a icecap and 4 3' vho super atinics on a icecap 660

 

[rrcg50]

i need your help with my plumbing. that is a sweet job. all i have to say is wow

 

[boydx6]

Looks great Bruce.

 

[C4DC]

Awesome setup!

 

[CMcNeil]

Bruce is such a neat freak,we spent like 3-4 hours just covering the wires with the Trovicel(foam cored PVC sheet).now all he has showing is like 3 wires and a couple of plumbing pipes.the night shot of the stand lights looks cool,nice and bright :thumbsup:

 

[mike660r]

Hiding wires is nice until you have to pull something out for maintenance Thats when you ask yourself, why did I do it like this hahahhaa

 

[mflamb]

WOW ! ! ! Great job Bruce. Looks really clean.