My Shallow Cube Build Thread

[Mykel Obvious]

Very nice tank!! That should make a real clean setup... what lighting are you planning on for the new build? Any reason you went with clear silicone instead of sexy black? (Can you guess my preference :lol: )

Hope the stand made it in today and I can't wait to see what you do with this one!!

 

[cham]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13443494#post13443494 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mykel Obvious
Very nice tank!! That should make a real clean setup... what lighting are you planning on for the new build? Any reason you went with clear silicone instead of sexy black? (Can you guess my preference :lol: )

Hope the stand made it in today and I can't wait to see what you do with this one!!

Since I went starfire I didn't want the black to look bad. I dunno, preference I guess.

The light I'm using is already hung. Look a few posts above to see it. Two 250w phoneix 14k and a single 150w phoenix

 

[Mykel Obvious]

Ok, so apparently I missed about 15 posts on this thread... hmmm...

Love the super sized light on the tiny tank :lol:

Been looking at the BRS reactor myself... if I ever get my sump plumbed in

 

[afex]

hey i know you're switching tanks, but question about the sand from your shallow.

is that carib-sea sugar sized? if so, where did you order it from?

thanks!

 

[cham]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13444832#post13444832 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by afex
hey i know you're switching tanks, but question about the sand from your shallow.

is that carib-sea sugar sized? if so, where did you order it from?

thanks!

Yes it is. I picked it up from my LFS

 

[dillagas]

Looking good..........did you buy the cover they sell for the overflow box? I built a small cage out of eggcrate for the top of the overflow box to keep fish from going over.......

 

[cham]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13456392#post13456392 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dillagas
Looking good..........did you buy the cover they sell for the overflow box? I built a small cage out of eggcrate for the top of the overflow box to keep fish from going over.......

Yeah I did. I like it, I should have my stand one day this week and set it up. I'll get some updated pics soon

 

[cham]

Stand is in. Identical to my old one, just bigger

My tank is way too heavy for me to lift alone and I am tired of hearing my 4yr old complain trying to pick his side up so I'll have to wait till tomorrow or this weekend for better help....... kids!!!

 

[lovetoreef]

very nice - things are definitely moving along - congratulations! you sure you don't need to ship me that blue tort to hold for you while you make the move

 

[cham]

Couple updated shots. The water is still very cloudy from the change over and new sand. I lost a couple corals to RTN with the change over but overall doing ok.

 

[scaryperson27]

I like the rockscape

 

[nano mania]

I love that stand, did you build it yourself?

 

[Mykel Obvious]

Looking good!!! Love the aquasacpe... very clean

Don't know if it was answered, but who built your tank??

I ran outta room in the 65 already (50+ frags and a couple of small colonies so far) so I bought a used Glass Cages 120, but it's the ugly euro-braced kind, so I'll use the ugly canopy that came with it... still trying to save up for the ubercube build... might have to go 4'x4' now :lol: I think I might need an intervention

Keep up the great work!!!

 

[2534878]

Really cool rock work! I really like the rimless look. Something about it just looks so crisp and clean

 

[cham]

Thanks guys!

I did not build the stand. There is a local reefer that does and he has a great touch with wood. Its build with solid 3/4" cabinet grade oak. All hand crafted to custom specs and built like a sherman tank.


I too am addicted to the clean look of the rimless tanks. I absolutely love it.

Unfortunately I did get a bad RTN case on my big tort and one of my other colonies in the change over and I had to chop them up in an effort to save them. Crossing my fingers that it fixes the problem.

Actually, my tort was RTN'ing from a bad electrical leak in one of the two brand new koralia nano's. I was very unhappy to see a 2 month old power head doing that.

 

[lovetoreef]

aah - i am sorry to hear about the tort loss ... hopefully the frags do well

 

[cham]

Couple updated pics. I did have to chop up the tort but its doing ok now. Water is starting to clear but I added more sand a couple days ago so its back to cloudy again.

New midas

 

[goboltz]

I really like the aquascaping, tagging along. Becareful about the midas they are jumpers. I had one jump out of my rimless.

 

[Saltcity]

That cube is awesome!!

 

[tanks4nuttin]

WOW cham...
that new tank looks amazing!!...GC did a real nice job on the build...
how thick is your starfire glass?...
I'm planning on building a 50 gal cube (24" square x 21" high) and just ordered 3/8"...without any euro bracing
hoping I didn't make an error...