10" Cube.

[Steven Garland]

Man,I need some help guys..

So IF I decide to sump the tank,I want to get a internal OF box to hide the drain and the return in.

How would something like this fair ? Imagine the false wall as an internal OF,would the drain side work ? I wiukd add a piece of pvc in the one 90,depending on desired water level though. I would push them closer together to make them fit in the 6"x2.5" area,drill a hole on one side to fit the bulkhead ect ect ect.I think I would add a T in the drain side though,and run a piece of pvc up with a cap and pop a hole in it. I may have a plug laying around somewhere.

 

[Steven Garland]

A little bit of progress made. I got 2 1/2" full port dual union ball valves,3 more unions and I just ordered 2 dual union check valves.

I just need a OF box,5.5g Aqueon tank (figure out a configuration for a sump or order a JaxRocks DIY baffle kit.) a return pump and an ato and I am golden.

 

[Steven Garland]

So,I got the last few pieces for plumbing. Stopped by Top Shelf Aquatics and grabbed the suction screen,barbed fitting for the return pump and a VCA RFG.

 

[Steven Garland]

Idk how else to do this without taking up to much room in the display. I cut up my false wall,and it was just too big,leavig virtually no room even in the corner of the tank. So I sprayed all the pvc black in hopes its not to visible..

 

[Steven Garland]

So I am having a hard time trying to find a home for this tank. I have a 2yr old and well he is a brazen child and as any baby he likes to touch EVERYTHING. So the on place I do have is a built in desk in my room.. that being said the height is limited,and makes it to where I may not be able to sump the tank,or I can just use my AC30 or the "sump" and make that a AIO.. ;Shifty

 

[Andrewatj]

What's up ladies and gents !!!

I was browsing Petco the other week and seen they had rimless tanks,and they were on sale. So I picked up a 10" cube. Regular glass,no low iron.

Equipment:

Lighting: DIY led with 3 channels:
CH1-390-400,410-420,405,420-430.
CH2-4x SunPlus 445-450 Royals.
CH3- WW,Mint,Cyan,True Blue.

Filtration: This is what I am still trying to figure out: make it an AIO,sump it ( I have a 2g Deep Blue betta tank,I have tons of .5" pvc and fittings. Or just run a AC30 I have. Run carbon,filter floss. What do you guys think ?

Flow: More than likely run a SW2. If I sump it,I will use a Sicce 1.0 for a return and an SW2 for main flow with a VCA RFG.

ATO: ReefBreeders Prism ATO

Coral: ACRO'S & MONTI'S !!!!
Frag's I would LOVE to get in here:

-Red Dragon
-CE Aquaman Tenuis
-BC Magicwand Tenuis
-PC Rainbow (Convexa
-BC Wonder Dud Tenuis
-BC Pink Tip Tenuis
-WD Tenuis

I would love to cover the bottom of the tank is Monti:

-Rainbow Monti
-Superman Monti
-Mystic Sunset Monti
-Vivid's Dry Ice Monti
-Sunset Monti
-Vivid's Uranus Monti
-Vivid's Hologram Monti

I was going to purchase this same exact tank! I ended up choosing the Imagitarium 3.7, it's an AIO. Both are SUPER neat

 

[Steven Garland]

I was going to purchase this same exact tank! I ended up choosing the Imagitarium 3.7, it's an AIO. Both are SUPER neat

I want a true AIO,but the back filtration area's are always SO small. Those tanks do look good though.

 

[Steven Garland]

Well its wet guess and the cycle is underway.

 

[Steven Garland]

Tank has been cycling,its been a slow slow slow cruel process thus far. I swapped my diy light out for a prime 16hd and had to get a new ato since the one I bought from a member here didn't work,and won't return my messages..

 

[Roshisatoshi]

Hey what size HOB model is that? I’m building a similar tank

 

[Steven Garland]

Hey what size HOB model is that? I’m building a similar tank

It is a AquaClear 30. I would suggest getting the 30 and upgrading the impeller to a 50. But I also have stuff along the back wall,and don't want to upsize the filter.

 

[revhtree]

Well its wet guess and the cycle is underway.

Looking good!

 

[Steven Garland]

Looking good!

Thank you. It now has a Prime 16HD

 

[Steven Garland]

The cycle on this tank legitimately stalled on me,so I went ahead and got some Fiji Pink live sand and it sparked it right back up. I sat a Ammonia of 2ppm,Nitrate @ 0 and Nitrite at 0 for weeks. Within not even a week I am at .2ppm NH3, Nitrite @ .5 and Nitrates at 20ppm !! I couldnt be happier.

 

[Steven Garland]

Tabk got its first frags over the weekend. Snagged 4 Zoa frags.

 

[Steven Garland]

Some Zoa pics:

 

[Steven Garland]

Picked up a few frags today. I got:

2p Jubilee's
1p Psychosis
1p Agave
2p Hawaiian PPE
2P Petroglyph
1p Rainbow Incinerators
5p Candy Apple Pinks [which was supposed to be 3p of TSA Jolly Ranchers]

 

[Steven Garland]

Full list of Z/P's at this moment:

Bam Bam's
Petroglyph's
Hawaiian's
Super Siayan's
Agave's
Rainbow's
No name's
Rainbow Incinerators
Raptor Rainbows
Hyper Jubilee's
Psychosis
Blondies
Fruit Loop
TSA Cookie Monsters
Purple Monsters
Sour Punch Morph
Candy Apple Reds
Utter Chaos
Butt Kisser's
WWC Ultimate Bubblegum's

 

[Steven Garland]

Was able to grab a 3p frag of some Butt Kisser's for $30 yesterday !!! I was so shocked when I see them priced at that !!! Will update my Z/P list now.

 

[Steven Garland]

Got home Friday night from a month long trip to Nashville for work. Most thing have popped off numerous babies and growing good,somethings haven't grown a bit.

I did get a BSA Sticker Shock polyp,TDF Shazam frag and a polyp of WWC SuperStar yesterday. Today is water change day then I head back to Nashville for another month.