bbandu's 60g cube garage tank upgrade

[bbandu]

OK right now I have a 25g cube right now in the garage, I found out real quick that there just wasn't enough room in the 25g cube for me so I am upgrading to a 60g cube. I got a new 60g cube but it would not fit on my current stand so I had to build a new one. So here is the new stand. Hope to have this set up by the end of the week.

 

[bbandu]

Ok so here is a pic of the tank and stand. I used red oak on the skin, think that I am going to leave it unfinished right now. I will probably put doors on the stand but that will be down the road a bit, not really worried since this tank is in the garage.

 

[bbandu]

Well after alot of thinking and a bunch of different people tell me to go with an internal overflow I have decided to go that route.
I decided to do everything myself
Tank with holes drilled and overflow taped out

Bought the stuff for my overflow and started cutting

Overflow installed and hole for return drilled

20g sump with new Bubble Magus curve 5 skimmer

Water testing new overflow

 

[bbandu]

The water test went great and I added the sand and filled with water

After a day or two it cleared up nicely

 

[bbandu]

Here are some updated pics of the new 60g cube
full tank shot

Aquascape

and now some closeups

 

[bbandu]

Ok so I decided that I wasnt really happy with the aquascape, it didn't have enough height to it so I change it.
I also added a Sailfin tang

 

[bbandu]

Changed the led out on the cube today went from an old chinabox 120w led to a AI Vega color.​

 

[Flameback Pair]

What are you going to put in the middle chamber of your sump?

 

[socal619]

nice build bro, huge frogspawns. whats on the frag racks?

 

[bbandu]

What are you going to put in the middle chamber of your sump?

The middle chamber is my refugium

 

[bbandu]

nice build bro, huge frogspawns. whats on the frag racks?

Those are all zoa frags....

 

[Flameback Pair]

Changed the led out on the cube today went from an old chinabox 120w led to a AI Vega color.​

Nice light, how do you like it? Are you using the wireless controller?

 

[bbandu]

Nice light, how do you like it? Are you using the wireless controller?

Love the new light, and yes I am using the wireless controller.

 

[bbandu]

Ok so added some new equipment to the cube, 2 MP10's are now controlling the flow. I will also be adding a ATO
to the tank around the middle of next week. I will be running an ATO from topoff and a 10g reservoir.

 

[HumanMachine]

Whoa what's going on here!? cheating on SDR eh!

Good to see you man.

 

[bbandu]

Whoa what's going on here!? cheating on SDR eh!

Good to see you man.

Never cheating just sharing

 

[bbandu]

Got my new ATO reservior and will be adding it to the tank this coming weekend, it is a 10g reservior.

 

[bbandu]

Ok so life has gotten in the way and things have not turned out as planned, ATO has not been installed yet as I built my reservior box about 1/2 inch to big. I am not on the hunt for a new sump that will fit so I dont have to rebuild the reservior box.