I decided to downsize from my 210, to a 60 cube. The idea was to have a smaller body of water, so that I could dose and test and do water changes on a much smaller scale. I am over the need to have every fish I've ever wanted all in the tank at the same time, and I wish to focus more on SPS corals.
The tank is a glass 60 gallon cube, 24x24x24 and it came with a decent canopy and stand. I wanted to have the system completely contained to below the tank inside the stand. This proved to be more difficult than I had expected. The canopy is far too short for a halide, however I had planned to continue with LED, so the canopy is minimal but still functional.
I drilled the tank and installed a glass-holes.com kit with the overflow box and cover. I picked up 1/2" thick white starboard with the UV protection and siliconed it down in place at the bottom of the tank.
The light is a Ecotech Radion which I am very impressed with so far. Picked it up at Barrier Reef and am very, very pleased.
The flow is generated with two Ecotech mp10wES and with the current aquascape and lack of corals, is more than sufficient flow.
The sump was actually a 6 chamber holding tank for fish. DBMreef and myself cut some of the dividers out and added a couple to create a sump that houses a large chamber for the skimmer and a small chamber for live algae. A final chamber holds the return pump. The sump is 21"x21" and the inside of the stand is 23"x23" so I really used as much space as I could possibly take.
The skimmer is a un-modded MSX Cone S mini, which I plan to mod with a better needle wheel and a more advanced bubble plate.
I was able to squeeze in a BRS carbon reactor and American DJ powerstrip.
I soaked all the rock in bleach, soaked it in fresh water and let it freeze solid, and rinsed several times over the course of several weeks.
I picked up a Tunze top-off, and have the top off container next to the tank fit into a cube in the neighboring Ikea stand.
Pics to come...
The tank is a glass 60 gallon cube, 24x24x24 and it came with a decent canopy and stand. I wanted to have the system completely contained to below the tank inside the stand. This proved to be more difficult than I had expected. The canopy is far too short for a halide, however I had planned to continue with LED, so the canopy is minimal but still functional.
I drilled the tank and installed a glass-holes.com kit with the overflow box and cover. I picked up 1/2" thick white starboard with the UV protection and siliconed it down in place at the bottom of the tank.
The light is a Ecotech Radion which I am very impressed with so far. Picked it up at Barrier Reef and am very, very pleased.
The flow is generated with two Ecotech mp10wES and with the current aquascape and lack of corals, is more than sufficient flow.
The sump was actually a 6 chamber holding tank for fish. DBMreef and myself cut some of the dividers out and added a couple to create a sump that houses a large chamber for the skimmer and a small chamber for live algae. A final chamber holds the return pump. The sump is 21"x21" and the inside of the stand is 23"x23" so I really used as much space as I could possibly take.
The skimmer is a un-modded MSX Cone S mini, which I plan to mod with a better needle wheel and a more advanced bubble plate.
I was able to squeeze in a BRS carbon reactor and American DJ powerstrip.
I soaked all the rock in bleach, soaked it in fresh water and let it freeze solid, and rinsed several times over the course of several weeks.
I picked up a Tunze top-off, and have the top off container next to the tank fit into a cube in the neighboring Ikea stand.
Pics to come...
