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    Posted: February 12 2013 at 4:47pm
Well the presidency stopped by the other day and asked why I haven't updated in pics in a while....
so anyway I'll try to update a little more often, its kind of been a busy year ... and I just looked at my old build thread and it was a little out to date and a little cluttered so I've decided to start over to keep it simple

The Tank: 93cube on a 42" Stand, I'm 6'3" and never really liked bending over to look in tanks so I love the tall stand on this!

This pic was taken October 31st 2012 My girlfriend just happened to take a pic of the tank on Halloween while the camera was out...  I have a few more recent shots I'll update asap as well

As you can see this tank is a little crowded, I really need to dedicate my self to a second tank or at least a grow out tank so I can keep my display a bit more simple. Basically as of now I'm just constantly trimming corals so they wont bump into each other or grow out of the water...

Lighting: ATI Sunpower 8 bulb:  this is the order / bulbs




Dosing: Korallin 1502 Calcium Reactor running with Aquariumplants Regulator I'm using Arm Media and this keeps my Calcium 450+, Alk 9-10, Mag 1300. it seems like I only have to refill this reactor once a year....  I also sometimes add fuel once a week or sometimes just add iodine.

Maintenance:
If the tanks lucky enough for a water change it might happen once every 3 months... or if something looks a little off I might do it sooner than later.  I don't run filter socks, I'd rather just clean the sump if needed during water changes. However this tank runs really clean I wouldn't recommend this for everyone

Filtration: I made my self a nice little custom sump with a big refugium... I'm using one of the first Elite Aquatics skimmers, it's still working great!
I run carbon off and on with a 2 little fish reactor

I'll get a better pic of the sump I know this ones dark =)

Also did a silent overflow on this tank with two 1.5 inch drains I'm only using one of the drains in line with a gate valve, the second is just backup.

Flow:I run a Mag 18 as a return coming through two 3/4 sea swirls and I ended up putting a Vortech MP40 in it as well for a little extra flow...  and to make it  a bit more random Im using the WXM module to make it change modes every hour =)


If Time 08:00 to 12:00 Then Reefcrst
If Time 12:00 to 12:01 Then Constant
If Time 12:01 to 15:00 Then Nutrient
If Time 15:00 to 15:01 Then Constant
If Time 15:01 to 16:00 Then Pulse35
If Time 16:00 to 16:01 Then Constant
If Time 16:01 to 17:00 Then Tidal
If Time 17:00 to 18:00 Then Pulse55
If Time 18:00 to 18:01 Then Constant
If Time 18:01 to 19:00 Then Nutrient
If Time 19:00 to 19:01 Then Constant
If Time 19:01 to 22:00 Then Lagoon
If Time 22:00 to 02:00 Then Night
If Time 02:00 to 05:00 Then NightRee
If Time 05:00 to 08:00 Then NLagoon

This is done with the Apex from Neptune systems...

Hopefully this leaves this build with little questions, I might update with livestock and corals eventually but thats a long list.....  If you have questions feel free to pm me. and I'll just try to update the info as we go so this thread isn't full of the same questions over and over =) I really like these build threads so I can look back at what my tanks used to look like as well and show other people the growth.


Edited by Nick801 - November 10 2013 at 9:03pm
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Damn that's packed haha looks great!
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Glad to see you back on the boards nick!! Great looking tank as always
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Thanks guys =)

Heres a little flash back from Sep 18th 2011  This was about a month or two after we moved into the new house...



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Looks amazing Nick!
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Wow Nick its even more packed then the last time you showed me a photo! Beautiful tank, I love how overgrown it is.
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It's beautifully packed. I like it.
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nice!
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Looks great.  I have never really thought of coral placement like that, it looks good. 
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Glad you posted the pics Nick! It looks amazing!
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Stunning reef!
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Good to see you back on here Nick!!! Your tank looks great.
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 I thought my 93 Cube had alot of coral in it... yours is really packed!!!
 
And it looks incredible! ClapClapClap
 
Can you still spin those rock pillars?
 
All I can say is... WOW Cool
 
Fantastic job, Nick!  And nice to have you back!
 
(Now I'm gonna go back and stare at those photos again)
 
 
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Thanks all! - Can still spin the pillars as they are flat cut but its getting pretty tight and haven't done it for a long time but yeah I'm pretty much using every square inch on this tank....  and I still have to deal with hearing people say all the time that they don't have any room for anything else LOL

Had a few more pics on my phone...
 
Here's low tide =)


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So while Nick was thinking about how to do the aquascaping, he pretty much went up to heaven and was like:

"Yo angels, how would you aquascape a 93g cube?"

They drew him a sketch, placed it in his hands, and said: 

"This is how we'd do it up here."

The rest is history.

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Originally posted by Pete Moss Pete Moss wrote:

So while Nick was thinking about how to do the aquascaping, he pretty much went up to heaven and was like:

"Yo angels, how would you aquascape a 93g cube?"

They drew him a sketch, placed it in his hands, and said: 

"This is how we'd do it up here."

The rest is history.

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Great job, Nick!!! The tank is even more amazing in person! The colors in your tank looks pretty sweet, like something from the movie Avatar.
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Few more pics from last nights water change












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How much of a water change was that? And how far down from the top is that water? Looks like its really low. 

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