Jon’s 55 gallon cube build

Da Kine · Jul 11, 2015

So I have been out of the hobby for over seven years due to a house remodel but I am finally getting close to filling my new setup with water! Thought I would share some pictures of the build progress.

The good news about having seven years is I could split up purchasing all of the equipment I needed. :becky:

Some specs of what I have going:

55 gallon cube tank built by Oceans by design – 24w x 24d x 22h
Nyos Quantum 160 Protein Skimmer (hope it works as good as it looks)
Filtration sump – 23w x 22d x 14h
Refugium – 20w x 20d x 14h
Kessil A360N / A360W-E

And more…

Picture of the tank and a stand I built a couple of years ago.

Start of the plumbing under the tank

You know it is for real once there is a hole in the wall:becky:

Sump and refugium out in the garage

Da Kine · Jul 29, 2015

Adding more pictures of the build

I got the plumbing done and did the leak test. :becky:

It holds water!

Iwaki MD20RLT Water Pump (Japanese Motor) with a stand made from poplar. I have not used an external pump before. It seems to run a bit hot, but from looking online this seems normal for this type of pump?

Finished plumbing

Sump and refugium

spieszak · Jul 29, 2015

Looking really good!
What are your plans for stocking it down the line? Cubes make really nice coral displays, always seems harder to me to figure out the fish though, since tank size recommendations were based on 'standard' size tanks which almost always have longer runs than cubes.

Da Kine · Jul 30, 2015

My current plan is to have a pair of clownfish and soft corals. I do wish I had room for a 36 inch long by 24 deep tank. Maybe next time.

spieszak · Jul 30, 2015

Ah, cool. I really like cube tanks, depth to the wall makes a great presentation. Everything has its trade-offs.
Ping me when you are set up if you'd like, I'd be happy to frag anything in my softie tank for you. (linking the pic rather than showing it, because I don't want to clutter your build thread : http://s1221.photobucket.com/user/s...[user]=121305650&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0 )