Cadlights 50G Artisan Cube Tank Build Thread

kraziezx said:
@TheWeaz: Thanks for the info. Did you keep SPS with your 120w LED? If so, how was it?
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Ya i have a couple sps im trying out right now. seems to be doing well under the cadlights led after a month or so. well have to see though. not too much feedback on their led so well have to see how it goes.
 
TheWeaz said:
Yo coco I got the same setup up as you basically. Are you using the return pump supplied by cadlights? Also you have 2 mp10s right? Are they mp10esws? Wanted to know what setting you have them on..
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I am using a quiet one 3000 for the return pump. I only have one vortech mp10es on my tank and it's on the nutrient export mode dialed down to just less than half way. I was thinking about adding another mp10 but I can't put it on the other side because the rbta is in the way. I also want to try out a 6055 to see what the flow difference is like. I like that you can adjust the direction on those.

By the way do you have any pictures of your tank?

Ya i have a couple sps im trying out right now. seems to be doing well under the cadlights led after a month or so. well have to see though. not too much feedback on their led so well have to see how it goes.
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The cadlights LED is basically the same fixture as the Evoluton LEDs that Reefkoi sells. A few components are different but I doubt the total performance or durability is all that different.


s2k said:
Very nice Richard - all the corals look really healthy.
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Thanks Toan!
 
cocoaandme said:
Sounds good. Can't wait to see it set up.

Oh and I'm not sure if you know but we have a reef club in the san fernando valley. It is called SFVR. We will be having our next meeting this sunday January 9th. You can see the details in the sticky thread at the top of this socal forum. We will have a raffle for some corals that our members are donating. You can also check out our website at www.sfvr.net or pm me for more info. If you like getting cheap frags without driving to the OC you'll probably like our club. :lol2:
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Thats awesome!
I just joined : )

I hope I will make it this Sunday. If not, maybe the next time.
 
Hey coco, I just got the system up and running with freshwater just checking for any imperfections and leaks and something is ****ing me off. The tank came with a 650gph "as quoted by CAD" and the overfloe box is not skimming from the top. It's only getting water from the bottom on the overflow.

Do you think a Mag-Drive 9.5 will do the trick? I'm guessing i need a stronger pump???



I wish the piping was 3/4" :mad2:
 
Yeah that happened with mine as well but I was using another pump. This is actually a really easy thing to fix. If you got the sump then they probably included a blue spongey thing with it for the bubble chamber. I cut a sliver of that off and jammed it in the overflow between the acrylic and the internal baffle. This restricts flow from the center vents and forces the water to go over the top vents.

Increasing the flow of return or restricting the drain flow is a bad idea because you will have a higher probability of over running your overflow and flooding the tank.

If you did not get that blue sponge thing then just find some filtration sponge and do the same thing. Also using this method allows you to easily and safely adjust the height of the water in the tank. You can restrict more flow from the bottom of the vents (using the sponge) and cause the level of water in the tank to rise if desired. As long as you keep the sponge below the level of the teeth in the top vent the water will be able to flow through the top vents and there will be no flooding.
 
Are u using Quiet one 3000 for your return?

cocoaandme said:
Yeah that happened with mine as well but I was using another pump. This is actually a really easy thing to fix. If you got the sump then they probably included a blue spongey thing with it for the bubble chamber. I cut a sliver of that off and jammed it in the overflow between the acrylic and the internal baffle. This restricts flow from the center vents and forces the water to go over the top vents.

Increasing the flow of return or restricting the drain flow is a bad idea because you will have a higher probability of over running your overflow and flooding the tank.

If you did not get that blue sponge thing then just find some filtration sponge and do the same thing. Also using this method allows you to easily and safely adjust the height of the water in the tank. You can restrict more flow from the bottom of the vents (using the sponge) and cause the level of water in the tank to rise if desired. As long as you keep the sponge below the level of the teeth in the top vent the water will be able to flow through the top vents and there will be no flooding.
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cocoaandme said:
Yeah that happened with mine as well but I was using another pump. This is actually a really easy thing to fix. If you got the sump then they probably included a blue spongey thing with it for the bubble chamber. I cut a sliver of that off and jammed it in the overflow between the acrylic and the internal baffle. This restricts flow from the center vents and forces the water to go over the top vents.

Increasing the flow of return or restricting the drain flow is a bad idea because you will have a higher probability of over running your overflow and flooding the tank.

If you did not get that blue sponge thing then just find some filtration sponge and do the same thing. Also using this method allows you to easily and safely adjust the height of the water in the tank. You can restrict more flow from the bottom of the vents (using the sponge) and cause the level of water in the tank to rise if desired. As long as you keep the sponge below the level of the teeth in the top vent the water will be able to flow through the top vents and there will be no flooding.
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Thanks dude, that worked out great.
I'm still thinking of getting the mag drive 9.5 though. I'll be getting a chiller soon, so I might as well get it.
 
Well 9.5 is 950gph at zero feet. With all the elbos, fittings, vavles, and about 3 feet of tubing it'll be around 550gph.


Sorry for thread jack bro.
Back to topic : )
 
ReeVo said:
Well 9.5 is 950gph at zero feet. With all the elbos, fittings, vavles, and about 3 feet of tubing it'll be around 550gph.


Sorry for thread jack bro.
Back to topic : )
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Wait will you be using the return pump to feed through the chiller as well? I don't suggest that because then tuning the return rate and chiller flow will be trickier. If you want a fast return rate in your tank you will have to slow down the rate into your chiller and vice versa. The flow rate through the chiller is pretty important to get the most out of it.
 
Hey Richard, I am using quiet one pump for return just like yours.

BTW, I am currently setup 50g artisan cube tank.

Thanks for this thread for guiding me into the right direction.
 
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