Dark_ice Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Hey everyone, as you may know i last had a 20GL which was taking a turn for the worse. so i ended up putting together a new set up! always wanted a cube so i pulled the trigger on one. this is going to be a super fun zoa build and i hope everyone reading this will enjoy! Current FTS 2/4/14Tank, sump and stand: 16” x 16” x 16” Rimless acrylic cube made by Advanced Acrylics. 12” x 12” x 12” Mr. Aqua cube DIY sump DIY Stand made with 1x2’s and skinned with half-inch plyGlass-holes Super Nano Overflow (w/ custom external durso) & ½” SCH80 Return Equipment: Mag 3 return pump Koralia 425gph Cobalt 75W heater DIY power head (530GPH) Lighting: DIY, unit max output 165w, duel fan and driver. consisting of 8 x Cool White 12,000k, 6 x Neutral White 7500k ,6 x Warm White 3500k, 2 x Red 660nm, 2 x Green 520nm, 4 x Violet 420nm, 7 x Royal Blue 450nm, 20 x Blue 460nm Sump brake down: lighting for the sump is DIY LED light - 2 Cree XRE NW/2 Cree XRE CW, 5 Cree XRE RB with two 1000mA Buckpuck drivers with External Pots on a 5x6” heatsink about 5-7lbs live rock various macro algae Aqua Remora C nano protein skimmer with upgraded Cobalt FJ-900 pump ( weird i know)Current in tank/stock: 20lbs black sand 13lbs live rock oca clownfish -- JasperB&W clownfish -- MidnightSwiss guard basslet - not namedGSP pipe organ pulsing xenia Zoa list (might forget a few) i get new ones every week armor of god, 4 different morphs utter chaos darth mauls golden mauls - Clownfish food.... sunny d's god of wars rastas yodas cat eyes jokers watermelons radioactive dragon eyes various no name's fruit loops fighting a meltdown (unknow reason) And now for some nice low quality pictures for you're pleasure!! Please excuse the mess as we are redoing the house and also temporary cord stuff on the tank\ Link to comment
sammiewags Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Awesome! Glad you were able to get the tank! Link to comment
Dark_ice Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Awesome! Glad you were able to get the tank! another DE member staying in the hobby! are you in that DRC thing i keep hearing about? Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Nice start, can't wait to see this up and running. Link to comment
sammiewags Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 another DE member staying in the hobby! are you in that DRC thing i keep hearing about? Yes! Still in the hobby. I have my 34G RSM still going just neglected. Trying to look for a used RSM 250. I am not in the DRC- I haven't heard of it. What is that? Link to comment
Dark_ice Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 delaware reef club. i hear a lot of it. Link to comment
sammiewags Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I heard about that club- not a member. I've thought a joining. I know some people who are members and love the meet ups. Link to comment
Dark_ice Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 I heard about that club- not a member. I've thought a joining. I know some people who are members and love the meet ups. i was going to join but being that new person that knows no1 is so awkward.. Link to comment
sammiewags Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I heard about that club- not a member. I've thought a joining. I know some people who are members and love the meet ups. HA!! don't be scared I know what you mean.. maybe someday I will join Link to comment
Dark_ice Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 HA!! don't be scared I know what you mean.. maybe someday I will join not scared just awkward. im more less a quiet person. though a few memebrs on R2R asked me to join Link to comment
Dark_ice Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 fish and coral are in! played around with the scape but most likely the boss will want it changed to something she likes. zoas have been in for a hour and are starting to open http://s1069.photobucket.com/user/shadows92/media/IMG_0070_zps4f6932b3.jpg.html'> Link to comment
Dark_ice Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hum blue driver not dimming on the sump LED, anyone have this issue? Link to comment
Dark_ice Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 never mind driver fixed Link to comment
Tamberav Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Heckkk yaaa! Looks like an awesome build! Even the sump looks pretty! Link to comment
Dark_ice Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Heckkk yaaa! Looks like an awesome build! Even the sump looks pretty! lol thank you! i plan to clean it up come more when the time comes. a lot of people want me to add a sand bed to it. i just dont know yet.. Link to comment
Tamberav Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 lol thank you! i plan to clean it up come more when the time comes. a lot of people want me to add a sand bed to it. i just dont know yet.. I just removed the sand bed in my fuge like 2 days ago. It was trapping nasties. Probably wasn't doing much of anything since it isn't a DSB anyways. Link to comment
Dark_ice Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 I just removed the sand bed in my fuge like 2 days ago. It was trapping nasties. Probably wasn't doing much of anything since it isn't a DSB anyways. prob keep mine bare. less to deal with. also now i begin a epic fight with zoapox YES~! Link to comment
NirvanaandTool Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Nice Dan! You got that set up way fast! Cool idea putting the LED over the sump, didnt realize you had a larger LED to go over the display. Best of luck with it! Cant wait to see it fill in with coral! Link to comment
sammiewags Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 The tank looks great! I really like the black sand. Link to comment
Dark_ice Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 picked up some super sexy cat eye zoas today! wait till you see how nice these look. Link to comment
Dark_ice Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 mikes hes up on 202. my first time there today and wow what a amazing selection of coral and what a great guy he was. what store do you tend to go to? Link to comment
natalia_la_loca Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 also now i begin a epic fight with zoapox YES~! May the odds be ever in your favor What's your weapon? Furan 2? Link to comment
Dark_ice Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 May the odds be ever in your favor What's your weapon? Furan 2? yes mam, i would only recommend furan for bad days like these lol Link to comment
sammiewags Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I've been to premium aquatics a few times for frags, but for fish I head to green bank on kirkwood hwy. I haven't been to Mikes-where about on 202? Link to comment
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