Cachos 16 G Cube

[soutzee]

HI thi sis my new setup after i tore up the old one. im tryng to do everything as correct as possible and as neat as possible also.

The tank is a Custom tank done by Iluminaqua here in Puerto Rico, the dimensions are 14l x 19 w x 14 high, the overflow is inside taking a space of 5 inches so the display is 14 x 14 x 14.
The return pump is an aqueon 540gph
Skimmer is Hydor slim skim nano.
The sump is a 10g which a couple divisions also done by Iluminaqua with a built in refugium
the powerhead inside the display tank is gonna be a wp 10

This is the basic idea i had in mind so i did it insketch up to show the owner at iluminaqua what i wanted and the person who was build the stand what i wanted.

got the tank and the sump and also the stand everything came up as i had measured except they did the door and the hiolding place in opposites sides as i had drawn it but it dont matter much to me.

the inside part of the sump which has like an overflow ridges is teh small compartment for a refugium


after all the leak test and everything in check started to fill it up
this is the rockscape imma be using

fille dit up and added dr tims one and only nitryfyng bacteria so while waiting i started teh lumia 5.2 project from ledgroupbuy with the makersled heatsink 6"

imma be using the lensa that ledgroupbuy sells for teh lumia with the hanging kit also from there


everything looks in place and doing good here are shot of it just filled with the bacyeria added.

 

[soutzee]

so i build the lumia 5.2 and soldered everything up to a db 25 connector to make everything as quick connect and disconnect as possible

i build a stand out of 1/2 inch mt pipe to put the led hanging

therer are still a couple of dsetails missing like the endcaps of the metal tube.


the skimmer almost didnt fit had to mod it so the air intake is on the side and not on top because if i left it on top teh lid of the back wouldnt close a tight fit

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[soutzee]

Si after 3 days i deceided to test it and put some frags yesterday everything was opening up good and the green chromis is doing fine the ammonia tested zero and the nitrates went from 20 to 5 ppm . there are a couple of zoas and acan a styloconellia, turbo and margarita snail

it is gonna be a a mixed reef mainly zoas acans and a couple of acros and styloporas.


this is the top view with the lid so that nothing gets in there that clogs it up and teh water splash stays inside

 

[soutzee]

everything is openening quite nicely when the sinlihght hits it. tomorrow or saturday imma put the lumia up and connect it to the coralux board that is connect to a coralux storm controller

 

[Diamond1]

Nice little set up I like the DIY LED light. What's is the K rating on the chip and how many watts is it?

 

[soutzee]

Nice little set up I like the DIY LED light. What's is the K rating on the chip and how many watts is it?

Thank! The les i bought is this one i dont k ow all the specs so here is the link http://www.ledgroupbuy.com/cree-lumia-5-2-70w-full-spectrum-5-channel-cree-led/

 

[Jdodson11]

Sweet, how much did you spend on the light once you bought everything needed, it's pretty cool!

 

[R33 GTR]

well the chip is like $112 for the ldd were like $35 the PSU i think it cost him $45 and the heatsink was like $50 plus the lens and other things like heatshrink cable hanging kit like $300 and something i help him build that led hehehehe he is my neighbor

 

[soutzee]

Sweet, how much did you spend on the light once you bought everything needed, it's pretty cool!

Yeah its pretty close to the $300

well the chip is like $112 for the ldd were like $35 the PSU i think it cost him $45 and the heatsink was like $50 plus the lens and other things like heatshrink cable hanging kit like $300 and something i help him build that led hehehehe he is my neighbor

if it werent for this guy i wouldnt have done it. Thanks

 

[soutzee]

HI its me again been way busy during tax season. "one time i dont like being accountant jhajajaja" here how its going so far.

power station

back of tank


sump part

Lumia 5.2 with makersled heatsink and hanging kit.

fans for aeration in the sump

Lumia 5.2 with the quick connect

front of tank

front of tank

right side of tank

whole right side

whole left side

left side

need to organize more stuff but the main setup is basically finished, just minor details left.

 

[nitro'sreef]

very cool set up

 

[soutzee]

very cool set up

Thanks

 

[soutzee]

this is my room at night:xd: