SeaHorse_Fanatic's new Dual RR Cube (2' & 30") Tanks Journal

[lastlight]

those couches are prime locations for some serious man-naps. i love the corner tank nestled in there... i had planned something similar once.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Originally Posted by lastlight

those couches are prime locations for some serious man-naps. i love the corner tank nestled in there... i had planned something similar once.

The couch and loveseat have 4 (YES FOUR) built in recliners so yes, great for serious man-naps, wife-naps & kid-naps

I love the 2' cube for the corner and that's why I replaced the existing 2' non-reef-ready with a proper RR 2' cube. Gets rid of the scum build up that was driving me crazy and allows me to plumb it into the other cube's sump, which halves the number of skimmers, media reactors, return pumps, etc. Now I have one Deltec recirc skimmer, one Jebao DC6000 return pump and will set up a second and third media reactor (daisy-chained) to deal with both cubes. Saves me not just equipment but also electricity.

I have a phosban reactor going right now, but will add one for Hydroton (bio-media) and maybe carbon (or Chemipure). I need to add some carbon/Chemipure/purigen into the system because I have special ordered a medium sized long-horn cowfish from Oceanic for the 2' cube. If it decides to nibble on anything, I can simply move the clam/featherdusters/corals into the 30" cube instead.

Anthony

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Day eleven and everything seems to be doing fine.

The only casualties were a couple of sps frags (fell down into the cracks and RTNed before I could rescue them) and one small sps colony. None of these corals though were from the original two tanks but were transferred from the main 165g. Probably had a harder time adjusting from a long term stable environment to the new tank all of a sudden.

Probably the Dendros and the zoas have "enjoyed" the switch over the best out of my corals. The zoas because they were in my other sump/frag system for a couple of months waiting for the switchover. The other corals and clam, though, are doing fine as well, thank goodness.

Most of the fish seem quite happy with larger, more spacious accommodations.

Got a new flame hawk and a couple of blue-eyed cardinals from JCharles's tear down.

Have a new 3-4" cowfish for the 2' cube on special order.

Now looking for a nice Marine Betta or two and long nose hawkfish to add to each cube. If anybody has one available, please pm me.

Thanks for looking.

Anthony

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

So stayed up all night again, but this time to redo my aquascaping on my main tank, a 165g full reef with 90g wide sump. I also added a couple of large media reactors into the sump with Hydroton so I can sell off some of my spare Live Rock to create more space for a bigger skimmer and the media reactors.




Here's the open sand bed section I just created by removing the smaller rock structure that occupied this area before:






Here's the 93g (30" cube):






And finally the 2' RR cube:

http://s1250.photobucket.com/user/SH...2f514.jpg.html









Both reef tanks are only about 2 weeks old and the final result of my latest upgrades.

Thanks for looking.

Anthony

[The Guy]

These cube tanks are even nicer to see in person, Big tank looks great with the open sand area, Great job bud.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Originally Posted by The Guy

These cube tanks are even nicer to see in person,

I totally agree. Just can't seem to capture their true look with the camera.

[tang daddy]

LEDs are hard to take pics of since they're intensity can't be caught well with most camera lenses, always looks dim.

Great job on the new cube, I may have to stop by one of these days when I am in the area!

[PaulCheung]

Very nice tanks.

[Ginu]

Very nice Anthony, I like what you did with the cubes... feels like its time to stop by and visit them in person one day.

Cheers,

[Adrenaline101]

How are you finding the marine betta?
Really looking to put one in my 30" cube.
Love your setup!