Cube build x2.0

[davescrews]

I have had this concept in my head for about the last 15 years, of course technology has changed quite a bit since then. For the last 3 years I have been piling equipment up in the garage. Finally it has almost came to fruition. The plan is to have the 93 as a all Montipora sp. tank and the 45 will house a mated pair of Pseudochromis steenei with various gorgonians, sponges and macro algae.


start of the stand and canopy



ghost overflow, external wavebox, some lighting and tank installed


some pics of progress on the external wave box





it is a 20 gallon storage tank tied into the main system with 2 3" bulkheads and a rubber repair coupling. It is powered by a Tunze 6105 with a 6255 front housing, controlled by a 7096 controller


lights on!, custom spectrum 24" xb series buildmyled for actinics and 400w 10k hqi halide




some skin on



semi completed sump



some paint and trim going on



actually in the house




cooling duct for the lights, the inside of the stand and canopy are also coated with sweetwater epoxy paint


plumbing in the works and stand lighting


here is the 45 on it's stand


several pics of the 93 aquascaped and plumbed







the 45 is now tied into the 93 and running, but I'm an enduring some freakish bacterial bloom right now



that's all for now, thanks for looking!

 

[larryl]

Very nice set up. You gotta love the duel cubes.

 

[WDKegge]

I'm really digging the box that you have your ADJ strip in, is it custom or did you use something?

 

[davescrews]

Thanks everyone! The box is a nema rated enclosure found by googling "electronics enclosure" and then sourced it from amazon for the best price. It's working really well so far for hiding and protecting most of the electronics.

 

[650-IS350]

really nice set up.

 

[ReeferRookie]

Excited to see whats put in that thing man. Awesome build

 

[Aqua fire/medic]

Awesome

 

[Corallus caninus]

Very nice, very nice rock work and excellent plumbing.

 

[ReeferRookie]

Still waitinf i cant take the preasure

 

[Jayellul]

Tagging along. Nice build

More de tails on electrical box would be interesting

 

[dragonfish]

what kined of rock is this ?

 

[Shredder]

Excellent set up Dave. Work of a true craftsman.

 

[davescrews]

Tagging along. Nice build

More de tails on electrical box would be interesting

The box is the NBA-10176 from BUD Industries NEMA Boxes - UL/NEMA/IEC NBA Series | BudInd

I drilled out the side and bottom to accommodate a cooling fan, cords and ventilation. The panel the the controllers are mounted to is just a piece of 1/4" acrylic that I routered out and painted.

 

[davescrews]

what kined of rock is this ?

Real Reef branch rock

 

[kevantheman35]

If you don't mind how much was the nema box? I can't find prices on their site and I want to do something similar. More pics would be awesone

 

[davescrews]

If you don't mind how much was the nema box? I can't find prices on their site and I want to do something similar. More pics would be awesone

Here is the link to the nema enclosure :
http://www.amazon.com/BUD-Industrie...UTF8&qid=1411510363&sr=8-1&keywords=NBA-10176

I'll try to get some new pics up soon, although not much has changed with the system. It is taking an impossibly long time to cycle. I initially had a bizarre bacterial slime bloom that had spiked the TAN right off the charts. Since then I have been doing water changes and dosing every bacterial "quick start" bottle of cr*p I can get my hands on.

 

[kevantheman35]

Thanks for the link! cant wait for an update

 

[davescrews]

I'll try and get some pic's up tonight. I finally have some livestock of both tanks. The 93 has a pair of Geniacanthus melanopsilos, a Bodianus opercularis, a Chrysiptera starcki, several small monti frags and a couple gorgonians. The pair of Pseudochromis steenei are in the 45 and loving life.

 

[davescrews]

Here is the 93 as it sits today.

[video=youtube;UWb_PEdw8XM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWb_PEdw8XM[/video]

 

[davescrews]

The 45 with the steenei pair.

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