My 60 cube

[impur]

I transitioned from a 75gal to this 60 cube. I really love cube tanks, the footprint provides so many options for aquascaping. The depth alone is what drove me to get a cube. This is also my first acrylic tank in all my years keeping a reef or FW fish.

So I started out building the stand

Then I covered it with Killz

Got it in place

 

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Plumbing fun! I installed the BRS dual reactors inline with my return pump and also installed a line with a ball valve for a future frag tank

This is also the first tank i tried using filter socks. I make my own socks, and I also made the sock holder

 

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The socks just slip off really easily

 

[revhtree]

Very nicely done! What are you using in the BRS reactors?

 

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Sand in and dust storm settled

Next up rockwork! I used mostly dry marco rocks. I had some rock cooking for about a year and I used one of those pieces, as well as a couple tonga branch pieces from the LFS

 

[impur]

Very nicely done! What are you using in the BRS reactors?

Thank you! Just carbon and GFO

 

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Now its time to move the livestock from my 75

I changed out the Reef Optix pendant for a Lumen Bright pendant and WOW is did it make a difference

This is a quick video showing the wave i can get with my 2 MP10s

 

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I picked up a Bubble Magus triple doser to keep my params a little more steady. This is one sweet piece of equipment, I wish I had one of these when I started.

It pulls alk and calcium from these stoppered jugs

and a couple holes in my sock holder work to hold the other ends

 

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So after 8 months or so, my tank started to fill up. I decided to add that inline frag tank i had always wanted.

Supply for frag tank

I picked up 2 of these 18x18x16 cube tanks for $15. They have 1 hole drilled in the back which had been patched. The tank needed a little work

I also built a little stand for it

 

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Plumbing the drain

 

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I replaced the light with a cheapo LED off ebay for kicks

The corals looked great under it, but kind of became more pastel and I got a lot of cyano in the frag tank. So i replaced it with a 24" 4 bulb T5 fixture

 

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Now some coral shots

 

[Mike Cruz]

Looks awesome! How do you like the BM Doser? I am thinking about adding one to my system.

Good luck with the contest!

 

[revsgirl]

Looks great!!

 

[impur]

Thanks! The BM doser is great, easily one of the top 3 things I have ever purchased for my tank. Its so easy to program and adjust if need be, plus my params are rock steady now.

 

[Mike Cruz]

Thanks! The BM doser is great, easily one of the top 3 things I have ever purchased for my tank. Its so easy to program and adjust if need be, plus my params are rock steady now.

Very good to hear, I am going to take the plunge! Btw, are those LA Lakers and Red Hornet colonies or look alikes? Either way, beautiful!

 

[impur]

You won't be sorry! The red hornet colony is the real deal, the others are AOIs not LA Lakers

 

[Mike Cruz]

You won't be sorry! The red hornet colony is the real deal, the others are AOIs not LA Lakers

Now thats a huge colony of Red Hornets! So when are you fragging

 

[MadR33fer]

Sick set up! I have the very same brs dual chamber reactor and use the mj1200 that came with it when I bought it many moons ago. What do you have yours tied in to? Return pump or the down flow? Can't quite tell