My New Build

[pcfish]

My new build it's a Lee Mar Starfire cube dimensions are 36" L X 30" W X 24" T 112 gallon.
Espresso Euro style stand a little shorter than I would like but it's a very nice stand and it matches the other furniture in the room
I found it on CL used for a decent price I just had to drive up to Clovis to pick it. Setup was only six months old no scratches what so ever looked brand new haggled a little on the price and brought it home.
I used my old sand and water from my 180. After a good RO water rinse for the sand and muriatic acid bath of my rock. I wanted to start over pest free.
I was going to try to do a bonsai aquascape but ended up with for islands lots of open space for sps to grow and fish to swim really liked how it turned out.
I used the Dr. Tim's Nitrifying bacteria to cycle the tank so far everything looks good
I bought a used tank off of craigslist to build my sump Dimensions are 30" L X 20" W X 12" T with the first chamber for aquarium return and my skimmer which is a Vertex Omega 150 skimmer. Second chamber is my refugium which I just put in some sand rock and macro algae. Third chamber is for my return pump which is an Octopus water blaster 5000. I have two manifolds that tee off for my NEXT media reactors I only have one going right now for carbon.
I am going with LED's this time around from to start. 2 Radion Pro's
I will be using my Geo 618 calcium reactor with 20 lbs. C02 bottle with an Aquarium Plant regulator, Apex with wxm module to control the 2 MP 40's and Tunze auto top off.
I decided to sell all of my fish except for my Picasso clown fish and mandarin which eats frozen Mysis so no worries on the lack of pods in the tank for now. I just picked up a male and female Hawaiian flame wrasses from pacific island aquatics just got them yesterday acclimation went well.
They are perfect, the male is has some crazy color and the female is just as nice. I fed the tank last night and they are both eating so hope they make it.
I know I should quarantine them but since I don't have any corals in the tank not too worried about it.
I plan on picking up a couple more fish in the next few months a small tang and maybe a pair of bellus angels if I can find them.
I think that will be more than enough fish in the tank I may change my mind on the angels plus they are hard to find I have been looking for a month now online and asking the local fish stores.
Here are some pictures of the progress.

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[Reefer1225]

Nice! Gotta love cubes.... aquascape is awesome!

 

[WrongGenotype]

lookin good pedro!

 

[Diamond Jack]

Nice tank!

 

[650-IS350]

looking good

Thats a lot of rock on one of them pics.

 

[pcfish]

Thanks guys so far so good just need to get my apex hooked up and everything dialed in.
Yes lots of left over rock I have someone coming over to pick up what I have left over and I still have 5 medium to large pieces in my old sump/frag tank that I will get rid of once that is broken down

 

[buddythelion]

That was a fast upgrade, lol! Can't wait to see this filled knowing your taste in coral.

 

[Reefnub]

Really nice aquascape and cubes are awesome!

 

[jellygeee]

Nice

 

[Dapg8gt]

Nice build I love the cubes just can't find a space in my house lol.. Looks great I like the aquascaping leaves you nice balance of swim room and coral real estate..

 

[zeroinverse]

How much did you guy it for? If I can ask? At some point, I may go cubic.

 

[maddog2002]

nice aquascape!

 

[s_luark]

Beautiful tank

 

[DivingTheWorld]

Awesome aquascaping!

 

[Imjustgud]

I love the way you arranged the rock

 

[pcfish]

Thanks tank is coming along. I got a pair of Hawaiian Flame wrasses from Pacific Island Aquatics last week they are awsome eating and doing well.
My Picassos are still trying to get used to the new aquascape and my manderin is doing well.
I just built a screen cover for the tank I dont want to risk any fish jumping out.
Next on my fist list is a small purple tang and a cheveron lf I can find them local that would be great so if anyone sees one local please let me know

 

[pcfish]

Found the tangs I was looking for.

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Also got a pair of Flame wrasses.

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Here is picture of just the male Flame.

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Finally decent picture of my Picasso clowns

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[Tkieu78]

Looking good Pedro! Thanks again for the rock. What's the name of that cement you used to glue the rocks again? Looks like you got that algae outbreak contorled.

 

[scuzy]

Did you quarantine those newer addition before goin in your dt?

 

[pcfish]

They are all in my new main dt. Not a good common practice I know and I do have a 150 gallon sump/frag tank in my garage that has some zoas a few chalices that I could use as a quarantine but I am using my new dt as a quarantine since almost all the fish are new. I also decided to ad some Lyretail anthias one male and three females.
As I was sitting and looking at the tank last night I realized I have a lot of red fish not sure how that happened but so far they are all doing well.