Cuboid 2.0 - RETIRED

Joshua Cline · Aug 19, 2015

I love this tank. Would love some more pictures of your sump setup and equipment cabinet! I would like to have an equipment cabinet like yours next to my tank. Just wanted some close ups if possible! Thanks!

Marquiseo · Aug 19, 2015

Joshua Cline said:
I love this tank. Would love some more pictures of your sump setup and equipment cabinet! I would like to have an equipment cabinet like yours next to my tank. Just wanted some close ups if possible! Thanks!

Thanks! My sump will be upgraded once I get home tomorrow. I am upgrading it to the BioTek Cube Sump 20x20x16. I bought black fittings and red piping to match it. Pics of the finished product will come soon after. The bookshelf on the left of the tank was purchased at Walmart for $18 and coated with a sealant so it doesn't warp.
Here are some pics of the sump:

zibba · Aug 19, 2015

Your tank is looking great, @Marquiseo! Keep up the good work. Following along.

Marquiseo · Aug 19, 2015

zibba said:
Your tank is looking great, @Marquiseo! Keep up the good work. Following along.

Thanks!

Joshua Cline · Aug 20, 2015

Yea I cant wait to see the new sump installed! Thank you for the awesome pics! You are tempting me to purchase a new tank

Marquiseo · Aug 21, 2015

Got the sump installed. It was a better upgrade. I now have a frag area which is lit by a kessil A160WE.

Andrew9 · Aug 31, 2015

hey sweet tank man, sorry if i missed it but how are your ventralis anthias doing? any tips or success with these guys? i love those and know the typical feed them small stuff like cyclopeeze and roe but didnt know if you had success with anything in particular.

Marquiseo · Aug 31, 2015

Andrew9 said:
hey sweet tank man, sorry if i missed it but how are your ventralis anthias doing? any tips or success with these guys? i love those and know the typical feed them small stuff like cyclopeeze and roe but didnt know if you had success with anything in particular.

The anthias have not been added as of yet. They will be added in the future. I had some reserved but gave them up due to being busy with work lately.

EchoPapaGolf · Aug 31, 2015

Beautiful tank! I've been considering one of these tanks for a few weeks. How is the plumbing? Did you upgrade the stock overflow? Thanks!

Marquiseo · Sep 5, 2015

EchoPapaGolf said:
Beautiful tank! I've been considering one of these tanks for a few weeks. How is the plumbing? Did you upgrade the stock overflow? Thanks!

The hole sizes for the bulkhead would be better larger; more specifically for the return which is currently 1/2".

Marquiseo · Sep 5, 2015

Marquiseo · Sep 6, 2015

I am at the point where I have too many corals that are non-sps. I am deciding if I should just stop adding sps or get rid of non-sps to make room for more sps. I guess the SPS bug has bit me. I have other SPS that are healing up and will be photographed in the future but for now, here are some top downs I took while doing a little maintenance:

Marquiseo · Sep 22, 2015

Some pics taken under my 24" Reefbrites only:

creefer · Oct 1, 2015

Very nice system! Love the sump.

Well done.

Marquiseo · Oct 1, 2015

creefer said:
Very nice system! Love the sump.

Well done.

Thanks!

Marquiseo · Nov 29, 2015

Just some pics to bump my thread:

ss95003 · Nov 30, 2015

Nice tank love the wrasses and blastos.

Marquiseo · Nov 30, 2015

ss95003 said:
Nice tank love the wrasses and blastos.

Thanks!

Marquiseo · Dec 8, 2015

Update:

-I had an algae issue that drove me mad but has been reduced to algae only on my rocks which tells me that I have phosphate in my live rock. Only way to fix that is to let it leech out.

-My tailspot blenny is killing my largest colony of SPS. It started with eating algae on one of the tips that died due to being slight under an overhang. It now just nips at all the tips which makes the tissue recede further each day. At this point the whole colony has dead tips. I will have to frag it down.

-One of my female flame wrasses decided to jump out the tank when it and another one was fighting for dominance. The winner has changed into a full blown male. So now I am down to just the male and 1 female. I may add another female in the future.

-I added a yellow tang for my algae control. It has been doing a pretty good job keeping the algae on any frags plugs at bay.

-My tank has developed an aptasia issue. I tried Aptasia-X but it was no good. I now have atleast 10 I can see. I added an Aptasia Eating Filefish to try and combat them. After I done with it or if it doesn't do as intended, I will trade it to the LFS and, if necessary, swap for a Copperband Butterfly fish.

-I will be change back to the Maxspect Gyre 130s. I will be adding two to my tank and run them at the lowest setting. I am doing this because my Jebao RWs suddenly stop working. It was between this and the Neptune wav. The pumps arrive Thursday.

-I purchased the AWC DC Pump kit to my Pacific Sun Kore 5th Pro Doser and it has since been doing daily water changes for a total of 15 Gals weekly.

-I purchased a new camera and sold my old Nikon D3300. I decided to get the Canon 70D instead of the Canon 7D MK II. I got a great deal on the camera and couldn't refuse it. I had the chance to play with one before hand and fell in love. It will be here Thursday as well so pics of the tank will be coming soon.