updated pics 500 gallon cube reef

[8mycash]

Well I have been working on my tank for 3 months now with a good friend of mine. Thanks Josh. Anyways here is some pics. I have people driving by my house looking at the purple glow.
I run (4) 400 watt 20k halides and (2) 250 watt 20k halides.

Tunze 4 way system coming this week

 

[8mycash]

 

[alien9168]

:thumbsup:

 

[Chihuahua6]

Awesome! What are the dimensions? With the Maroon Clown and Damsels do you plan on keeping more aggressive fish?

 

[sabodish]

its ugly and i hate you!

j/k...thats pretty damn sweet. im in the process of getting my cube planned out. what are the dimensions, who built it, and what did the tank cost? im leaning towards a 48x48x30 myself.

-mike

 

[swellsearcher]

bump

 

[8mycash]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7552299#post7552299 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sabodish
its ugly and i hate you!

j/k...thats pretty damn sweet. im in the process of getting my cube planned out. what are the dimensions, who built it, and what did the tank cost? im leaning towards a 48x48x30 myself.

-mike

the dimensions are 72x48x30. It was made by atlantic tropical aquarium, same guys who built the mandalay bay shark tank.
I won't go with to aggresive fish in the tank. the clowns are over 4 inchs. Tank alone was $4800.00 filters, pumps and other crap ran another $3500.00

 

[sabodish]

wow..thats some serious coin...i would have never imagined it would cost that much for just the tank. i guess i wont be contacting them to build mine! so far the cheapest price i got was about $3200 to build a 48x48x30 from acrylic. im starting to lean towards glass again. have any scratches yet?

 

[8mycash]

make sure it is american acrylic, not that over seas crap. You don't want to go cheap with hundres of gallons of salt water in it.

 

[thor32766]

Beautiful tank!

 

[8mycash]

thanks, I got more corals today!!!

 

[reefer_for_life]

well put up some pics!!!!

 

[8mycash]

trying to they are still hiding
will give them until tomrrow.

 

[polywise]

8mycash,
Hi -- before you load up too much with corals, you might want to get rid of the glass anenomies (spelling?), that can bee seen in your pictures. Over time they will spread, and will sting your corals.

 

[8mycash]

they got some lovin last night. only 2 left I think. Wll take care of those today.

 

[bad habit]

you can blast that aptasia with a strong mixture of lime water and it WILL kill it best way i found.

 

[8mycash]

thats what I used. the last 2 are near the bottom. I can reach them with help, so tonight with a friend over they will die:lol: