Hey all-
after cycling 25lb of live rock for the last 8 weeks-
i Finally have the 60g cube up and running. (thanks Jordan!, you can see his original build here- http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2220908&highlight=60g
I picked up two WP-25’s, and LOVE them (thanks for the group buy Steven!) they are quiet and push tons of water. i have mine running on else at 100%
I also scored a sweet (barely used) tunze 9006 skimmer, rated for 200G (thanks Jeff!) this skimmer is SUPER quiet and already pulling gunk after a day.
Got the AC jr and DC8 from borchers (thanks shaun!) still programming and setting it up, hopefully be running by the end of the week
A little ¼” screen for free from Poriferan, as I’m going to screen the rear/overflow so my wrasse doesn’t jump. (thanks!)
Along with various corals, trading and other junk, I feel like this tank has been put together from a MARS storage locker!
Decided to go BB with this tank, with a ½ piece of starboard on the bottom. I figure I can always add sand later…we’ll see
anyway-
Whew, moved everything over yesterday and it was hot, hot, HOT. From start to finish it was about 6 hours. The 80g of saltwater I had was warm from sitting in the garage, thank goodness I had a 20lb bag of ice in the freezer.
There was routing cords, realizing I couldn’t get the hood on, re-routing cords (!!!). drilling larger holes and filling the tank.
We finally got to dipping (planaria) and scrubbing (HA and some BA) the rock. I figured if I was moving it, I might as well clean it! Of course there was some breakage, but nothing really bad. ( My buddy who was helping got quite a few frags!)
Thank heavens I have tile floor there, cause we were really getting sloppy near the end. Finally got the light turned on and I love the phoenix 14k mh. After having leds for so long, I forgot how nice mh looks…
I love this tank already, it really is a beautiful piece of furniture. Even my wife approves and says it is “pretty”. For those of you who have met her, you know she can be a little “prickly” when it comes to my fishtank hobby. :uhoh2:
Still have to move my 50+ ricordia and a couple monti’s from the back wall of the 29g. I also am having a heck of a time catching my coris wrasse, that little dude is FAST! Gonna try to get some of that done tonight.
Also have to re-route cords (3rd time!), remove lower rear brace from hood (you were right-I should have left it off, Jordan!) and put everything back.
There is also the usual rock work that needs to be tidied up, and i want to add height to the arch. ~:hmm5:also gonna need to do a lot of glueing down corals~
Sorry for the pics, cell phone and all… really looks better than that. I do need to get some night pics, sorry for the reflections!
the last one is the “wasteland” of my old biocube after the move.
after cycling 25lb of live rock for the last 8 weeks-
i Finally have the 60g cube up and running. (thanks Jordan!, you can see his original build here- http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2220908&highlight=60g
I picked up two WP-25’s, and LOVE them (thanks for the group buy Steven!) they are quiet and push tons of water. i have mine running on else at 100%
I also scored a sweet (barely used) tunze 9006 skimmer, rated for 200G (thanks Jeff!) this skimmer is SUPER quiet and already pulling gunk after a day.
Got the AC jr and DC8 from borchers (thanks shaun!) still programming and setting it up, hopefully be running by the end of the week
A little ¼” screen for free from Poriferan, as I’m going to screen the rear/overflow so my wrasse doesn’t jump. (thanks!)
Along with various corals, trading and other junk, I feel like this tank has been put together from a MARS storage locker!
Decided to go BB with this tank, with a ½ piece of starboard on the bottom. I figure I can always add sand later…we’ll see
anyway-
Whew, moved everything over yesterday and it was hot, hot, HOT. From start to finish it was about 6 hours. The 80g of saltwater I had was warm from sitting in the garage, thank goodness I had a 20lb bag of ice in the freezer.
There was routing cords, realizing I couldn’t get the hood on, re-routing cords (!!!). drilling larger holes and filling the tank.
We finally got to dipping (planaria) and scrubbing (HA and some BA) the rock. I figured if I was moving it, I might as well clean it! Of course there was some breakage, but nothing really bad. ( My buddy who was helping got quite a few frags!)
Thank heavens I have tile floor there, cause we were really getting sloppy near the end. Finally got the light turned on and I love the phoenix 14k mh. After having leds for so long, I forgot how nice mh looks…
I love this tank already, it really is a beautiful piece of furniture. Even my wife approves and says it is “pretty”. For those of you who have met her, you know she can be a little “prickly” when it comes to my fishtank hobby. :uhoh2:
Still have to move my 50+ ricordia and a couple monti’s from the back wall of the 29g. I also am having a heck of a time catching my coris wrasse, that little dude is FAST! Gonna try to get some of that done tonight.
Also have to re-route cords (3rd time!), remove lower rear brace from hood (you were right-I should have left it off, Jordan!) and put everything back.
There is also the usual rock work that needs to be tidied up, and i want to add height to the arch. ~:hmm5:also gonna need to do a lot of glueing down corals~
Sorry for the pics, cell phone and all… really looks better than that. I do need to get some night pics, sorry for the reflections!
the last one is the “wasteland” of my old biocube after the move.
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