Ok looking at all that plumbing....is the Elbow connected to the Hip bone????Man thats insane.What is the total cost so far?If you dont mind me asking....Send me a PM if you dont want the wife to know....hehe I know I would be dead before I even finished a project like that. Awesome job Snoop.

george

Looking good......
All my hard work has paid off :-)
Cant wait to add water on Saturday...
Dont electrocute yourself running the new wiring :-)

Blue out..

I'm really impressed by the work you've done there. Cramming all that stuff under that tank is some nice work. (I can't believe you've got a Ca reactor in there!) Love the look of the cube and I'm looking forward to your next update.

How many microns is that pre-filter sock you are using? In my tank I have a 200 micron but I find that it plugs up very quickly. But the water is sure clear when the bag is fresh. How do you clean it? I let mine dry out and then take a vacuum to it but I am sure there must be a better way.

100 micron bag. I just spray it with the hose or masage it in the sink untill it is some what clean. then I throw it in the washing machine. With no soap.

Another long day on the tank, but Im glad to say I can see the light.

heres some pics of the days events, Special thanks to Blue tang, and Lil bow wow, for helpin me out,

120 Gallons of RO/DI,
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c9...Bucketprep.jpg

First Fill
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c9.../Firstfill.jpg

Placing the live rock, looks like Im about 20 - 30 pounds short, Ill have to pick some up ASAP.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c9...Rplacement.jpg

Power is on, and the flow is good!
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c9...pdog1/Flow.jpg

Blue tang , Lil bow wow, and the DOGGG!!!!
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c9...1/DSCN2195.jpg


G3 is awesome!! I cant beleive the bubbles,

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c92/snoopdog1/G3.jpg

Side Shot,
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c9...1/SideView.jpg

Front shot
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c9...1/Finished.jpg

All in all things went well today. The Dart has a funny noise and the input and output connections have small leaks Ill have to fix in the AM. Not sure about the Dart, well see if it breaks in and the noise stops, or if there is an issue with the pump. the actually motor of the pump is surprisingly quit, so Im not sure what the noise is?

All in all Im happy with the flow, there is a constant movment of mass water around everything, nothing is being sprayed at , and the top of the sand just slightly moves, but is not disturbed.

Ill be sure to post more as the tank progresses, after all the setup is only the beggining!!!

Looks good.

one word
 

one word snoop ........ WOW

nice set up Snoop

I love how you have your lights set up. I will be looking to do something similar on my cube that I will be setting up .......sometime. I am slowly collecting what I think I need. I have 2 luminarc penants that I would love to set up the way you have it. Did you build it yourself and if so can you post more close ups of it so I can steal your idea?

Ruth,

My friend is a steel metal fabricator, he made it for me, Ill post some close ups later on, it must weigh 80lbs, as the top is 1/4 inch steel plate, but itll last a long time .

I love the red bucket brigade.. where'd you pick them up Snoop? :mrgreen:

So do you think your friend want to make another friend. Not really:lol: Actually welders and fabricators are like behinds up here - everyone has one - the trick will be to find someone that has the time to fabricate something for me!

Very Nice Snoopy!, love cubes!, really like the stand too!, those micron bags, do they stop micro-bubbles or are they just for polishing the water and picking up crap from the return., never used one, just wondering.

Thanks

The micron bags do a bit of both, but the main purpose is to polish the water, they realley collect alot of crap from your water.

I got the red buckets from my work. we have a few thousand of them :)

Well, its been 2 weeks since I started the tank and It was time to move some of my corals into their new tank. Everything seems to be running just fine. Ive cunstructed as many shelves as possible out of the live rock and am looking forward to stocking the tank with SPS Shortley. Finished the doors and the stand, Just need to complete some mods on my reactor to make it fit.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c9...1/DSCN0087.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c9...1/DSCN0094.jpg

Pretty sweet.

PS. That lamp coral just hovering in the corner is a bit freaky. :razz:

lol. everything looks good. the funny thing is, is that i was thinking... "what is a Lamp coral" LOL... i had to look at the picture to get it!

Beautiful!
I really like the rock ledges aquascaping.

~Tamara

You should be very proud of the work you have done. DIY is very rewarding in the final product.

keep up the great work.

You have two overflow pipes; do they join together in a T underneath the tank and then into the sump - or do they individually plumb to the sump? Could you post some pictures of that when you get a chance?

I don't know about everyone else, but I think this should be moved to the tank of the month forum, Sweet set up dog!:biggrin:

and so it begins
 

i 2nd the vote for tank of the month!
fo shizzle

They dont join together, they 45 at the bottom, then slowly angle into the sump.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c9...1/DSCN0107.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c9...1/DSCN0106.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c9...1/DSCN0108.jpg