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Topic: Ryan's 60gal Cube Posted: August 28 2010 at 7:16pm |
this is the tank as it sits now but hopefully I will have the new stand, canopy, and sump built soon. I will take pics as they get built. Oh and I have some of that Key largo rock from Marcorocks.com to add in the tank. Also this is my first salt water aquarium and all the corals I have except the cuns coral, birds nest, and the mushroom I picked up at the last Frag fest. All in all I think everything is doing ok as the Mushrooms have produced 4 new heads, the Zoas have produced a few new ones, the Favia is still mending the cut areas but it is healing. If anyone Has any suggestions please feel free to share. I do not have a skimmer yet and I have some Chaetomorpha in my sump.
60gal cube
Watermelon Zoa
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Mater my Tomato Clown
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Ryan Semper Fi 60 gal cube w/39 gal Sump\ MH + T5s
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Posted: August 28 2010 at 10:09pm |
looking really good!
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40 gal w/ 20 sump
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Posted: August 28 2010 at 10:13pm |
For a second I thought this was Ryan Thompsons tank and I couldn't figure out for the life of me why he picked up mushrooms at the frag fest, because he's not a softie fan.
This is a good looking tank! I like the rock work and I'm really starting to like the look of a cube tank.
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Posted: August 28 2010 at 10:27pm |
very nice looks like you hve a good start
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Posted: August 29 2010 at 7:05am |
Great start.
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Jeff 125 tank 50 gallon sump T-5 lighting Rum drinker, Carbon User I KNOW ROCKS THAT ARE YOUNGER THEN ME!! I AM A Realist! I write what I think!!
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Posted: August 29 2010 at 9:55pm |
Looks nice. Better flow would be achieved with changes I'd recommend. The electrical wires in back should be hidden behind the overflow.
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Posted: August 29 2010 at 11:22pm |
What changes for better flow? The overflow for that tank is not designed very well IMO. The drain and return lines both are at the top section of the tank and it is so shallow that even if I wanted to change the drain or return at all I would have to completely bull off the overflow. Plus it goes all the way from the the bottom to the top I think they could have easily gotten away with a full length one and only did like a quarter length or half length. When I redo my tank though I will be sure to move those wires. Anything else that you can see that I need to change?
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Ryan Semper Fi 60 gal cube w/39 gal Sump\ MH + T5s
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Posted: August 29 2010 at 11:40pm |
That's how most commercial built overflows are designed. They're not horrible but can be a pain.
Looks to me like you have good flow.
Are you not running a sump right now? If not, take a look at some of the build threads for plumbing ideas for that overflow.
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Posted: August 30 2010 at 12:30am |
Yeah I have a 20 gal sump with a rio 2100 pump for my return, I think its rated at 300gph or something. Plus you can see the 2 koralias. One is a 750pgh amd the other is a 1050gph. plus the other little one in the lower left which is 180gph.
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Ryan Semper Fi 60 gal cube w/39 gal Sump\ MH + T5s
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