jinx Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Awhile back, I sold the 35g cube setup that I built.. I couldn't live without a cube in the house, so I'm back at it again.. LOL. I picked up a DB 30g rimless that I'm currently building a stand for. Pictures to follow sometime soon! 1 Quote Link to comment
wow.such.chris Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Looking forward to it. I'm looking to upgrade in the near future to the DB 30 or 34. I'm liking the cubey dimensions of the 30 though. Did you get the RR or no? Sumped? 1 Quote Link to comment
jinx Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 I never get RR tanks. The stock overflows suck on the majority of the RR ones. Thinking about getting a Trigger Systems cube sump for this build. Not quite sure if I want the 20" Ruby, or the 18" Crystal yet.Still have a ton of work to do on the stand.. 1 Quote Link to comment
wow.such.chris Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Nice. I agree the RR setup looks pretty dumb to me. And the stand looks awesome so far. Are you gonna paint it? Is that a drawer you're building? I like how you sunk the bottom frame into the top, looks good. Can I get a shot of the underside of the top to see how its all supported? The more stand pictures the better! I have very limited wood working skills and would like to see as many examples as I can. What's the overflow plan? I can keep asking but I think thats good for now... 1 Quote Link to comment
jinx Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 Thanks. Yeah, it'll get painted when I'm done with it. I still have to do more reinforcements, finish the exterior skin, build the doors for the sides and front, caulk it all, and do lots of finishing work to it before paint. Yep, it's a drawer! As with all of my tank builds, I do internal overflow boxes. This build I'll be doing a toothless overflow. Stand framing is 2x2 pine. All external is 3/4 pine. Glued, nailed, and screwed where needed. I'll grab some pics of the interior when I get back to working on it. stand is 3ft tall btw. 4 Quote Link to comment
Benny314 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Following along..... I like cubes and shallow systems. 1 Quote Link to comment
jinx Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 Picked up a battery powered LED light w/ remote for the sump area so I can use it if needed when the refugium light is off. The light is plenty bright for down there. Also got the doors cut and started fitting them. Decided I'm also going to make a deeper drawer for it. 1 Quote Link to comment
JR! Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Wow awesome so far Sir 1 Quote Link to comment
jinx Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 I was going to do the doors and drawer flush with the exterior, but I didn't like the hinging options available locally. I want every usable inch of space inside the sump. This is also why I'm redoing the drawer. Quote Link to comment
wow.such.chris Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Thanks for getting some of the pics I asked for up. Have you seen those hinges that NGAHillybilly used? The hinges come apart so you can remove the doors if need be. Quote Link to comment
jinx Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 More pics. Still need to work on the bracing in the rear and figure out how I'm going to enclose it. Quote Link to comment
jinx Posted October 25, 2015 Author Share Posted October 25, 2015 I redid the drawer. Now I just need to cut the face for it. Still need to add trim to most of the edges. 1 Quote Link to comment
jinx Posted October 26, 2015 Author Share Posted October 26, 2015 It's starting to look proper 3 Quote Link to comment
wow.such.chris Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Lookin good. Have you thought about water dripping between the tank and stand and potentially causing a problem? Are you keeping he back open? Quote Link to comment
jinx Posted October 26, 2015 Author Share Posted October 26, 2015 Not worried about water getting in there after it's sealed and painted. There's no more than a papers width between the tank and where it seats. I made sure it's very tight. Back is getting closed up and doors/drawer weather stripped to prevent light leaking. I'll be adding a ventilation fan on the back somewhere. Quote Link to comment
jinx Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 Got a little further with it this morning. I also decided I'm not going to be doing trim to all the edges. 1 Quote Link to comment
wow.such.chris Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Any sump decisions? I was checking out the ones you were talking about earlier. Man, they look sweet but they're pricey! I like the layout though, might have to make one. What's the plan for lighting this thing? Quote Link to comment
jinx Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 98% sure that I'm going with the Trigger System 18" cube. Cannibalizing the two 24" 120w Taotronic full spectrum LED fixtures from my 75g setup which is getting moved to another room. Might be a bit overkill, but they grow sps very well. This will be a sps dominated tank. Quote Link to comment
jinx Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 Working on getting the stand painted and done tonight.. Whether or not that will happen, is another story. LOL Quote Link to comment
lilmatty5dimes Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Greatlooking build so far. I'm missing my 30g right about now. Lol 1 Quote Link to comment
jinx Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 It's getting there Still much more painting to do. 3 Quote Link to comment
Sk8n Reefer Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Looking really good- gonna be a great looking reef. I also looked at the trigger sumps- Ruby and crystal for my 50 cube- major price difference with the only major difference between them beside slight dimension is the Ruby has an adjustable skimmer area. I went with Eshopps RS- 75 new quiet sump- I liked how the water inlet flows into a chamber then into sock area. It is a really nice quiet sump, a little small but I was limited to under 24" length sump because of my stand. Looking forward to seeing this build develop. What are you thinking for lighting and corals? Quote Link to comment
jinx Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 Looking really good- gonna be a great looking reef. I also looked at the trigger sumps- Ruby and crystal for my 50 cube- major price difference with the only major difference between them beside slight dimension is the Ruby has an adjustable skimmer area. I went with Eshopps RS- 75 new quiet sump- I liked how the water inlet flows into a chamber then into sock area. It is a really nice quiet sump, a little small but I was limited to under 24" length sump because of my stand. Looking forward to seeing this build develop. What are you thinking for lighting and corals? 98% sure that I'm going with the Trigger System 18" cube. Cannibalizing the two 24" 120w Taotronic full spectrum LED fixtures from my 75g setup which is getting moved to another room. Might be a bit overkill, but they grow sps very well. This will be a sps dominated tank. 1 Quote Link to comment
jinx Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 Sump ordered Went with the trigger 18" crystal. Should be here next week. Quote Link to comment
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