60G Cube

[Tank2379]

I was told to share this from Facebook so here it is...

My 60G Cube

Side Shot

Super Male Anthais

Red Gornipora with Yellow Center

I have more pics enjoy these for now.

Thanks Happy Reefing to all :smile:

 

[BarbH]

Nice looking tank, look foward to seeing more pictures.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Thank you for sharing and I love the tank! What are the dimensions of the cube?

 

[revsgirl]

Great lookin' cube!! Thanks for sharing!!

 

[Tank2379]

It's a 24"X24"x25" Cube, I have actually torn down the tank but re-building it right now, but this was picture taken about a month ago and now I regret taking it down but health reason is why I did but now everything is ok.

 

[Tank2379]

Here is the Tank getting back into the swing of things

Local Reefers help me out with corals, it's been almost a week and everything is looking great here is my Clam

 

[Tank2379]

Here is my tank before I was getting out but decided to stay in since I was getting way to many Low Balls for my Tank Stand and Sump and the tank wasn't even a year old.
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Miss my redline wrasse and snowflakes

 

[mallorieGgator]

Nice tank and clam! Glad you decided to stick with it.

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[Tank2379]

I am glad I did too, the wife is behind me 110% with it. So it was easy to stay in.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Like the big CAVE!

 

[Tank2379]

I was trying to gear away from the cave look but I'm not good at creating a good aqauscape so it is what it is. I have a pair of Onyx Clowns in the system now from a local breeder...

 

[Steelerfan747]

Glad to hear you're doing better and decided to stick with it. Good luck

 

[BarbH]

I like the current rockscape and nice looking clam. Happy that you decided to get back into keeping the tank and look foward to seeing how it progresses.

 

[Tank2379]

I like the current rockscape and nice looking clam. Happy that you decided to get back into keeping the tank and look foward to seeing how it progresses.

Thanks- I am going to be purchasing a New MP40 instead of having 2 MP10's on my system. I decided to stick with the colored Sticks (SPS) but it will be still a Mixed reef.

 

[Steelerfan747]

Thanks- I am going to be purchasing a New MP40 instead of having 2 MP10's on my system. I decided to stick with the colored Sticks (SPS) but it will be still a Mixed reef.

Would be interested in seeing some updated pics

 

[wysiwyg]

glad to see you get back into the hobby your first tank was amazing. keep us updated as your rebuild progresses

 

[ritter6788]

Very nice! I always wanted a 60 cube.

 

[Tank2379]

Update: 60G Cube Re-Build 8/15/2012

Well alot has changed since I broke down my tank and re-set it back up. As of now my Tank was emptied again, well not completely. The rock that I started over with came with a Phosphate problem. My Rocks started going south with Bryopsis Algae and raising my Magnesium level was not cutting it. I even tried Tuxedo Urchins, Larger than normal Turbo Snails and a Couple Seahares. Nothing was mowing thru this stuff so. If I am going to re-build I decided to just do it right.

I ended up taking pretty much every piece of rock out that had Bryopsis Algae on it. I am going to add more Dry Sand to my existing sand bed to get a more deeper sandbed to control my Nitrates Sugar Size sand IMO is the way to go. I am also going to add more LR this time and make a higher rock scape for better hidding for my Fishies, and more area to add frags.

I have upgraded my Lighting system from ATI Sunpowered T-5 to a Apollo Reef LED Solar Blast Artic-Red fixture. I am really liking this new LED stuff and the colors are just the way I like them.

Here are my Rocks toasting in some Bleach then Muatic Acid

Here is the Big Mess I was dealing with

And the Acid Bath it had to get

It was offically Banned from my Tank

Here are some of the pieces after it was completed some serve pieces have enough Algae to live a lifetime but was cleaned up really well. I had to scrub some pieces to get the rest off

 

[Tank2379]

Here are my LED's I switched over too.

Joe from Apollo Reef LED was great to deal with

Looked a little yellow at first but was still playing with the color intensity

This was about 30% white and 70% blue

And I increased it to about 80% blue and 40% white

As you can see this is how my tank looks at it's current stated I am going to have the Mixed reef I always dreamed of and will continue updating this thread from time to time. Enjoy for now..

Thanks :tongue:

 

[Troylee]

Gotta love them cubes...