45g custom cube journal (latest pics: Jun 4)

[kwirky]

24x24x18H. Sump will stick out the back of the stand about 6" giving a total water volume of about 70 gallons when the sump's skimmer section is full.

I'm still waiting on the stand and I've gotta find some 1.5" bulkheads and some 1" spaflex but I'm still real excited about my 45g tank.

It has an overflow box, herbie overflow, dual 1" returns. I'm probably going to only have about 150gph through the sump to prevent microbubbles. I will get a gate valve from my mom's work for the herbie to make tuning it easy. I'm debating whether to upgrade my 150w coralife fixture to a 6 bulb teklight retrofit or a single 250W MH. I'm leaning towards the teklight because of heat issues in the summer and the full control of colour. Plus it'll prevent the shadow areas that are prevailent when using only a single MH bulb.