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OK OK. Im doing a tank thread.:confused: But as a Professional picture taker, Im going to use my iphone:D

This is it, my Oceanic 30 Gallon Cube, in cherry wood. I'm a sucker for furniture, and in my 40's, so when I saw this I had to get it. Reminded me of my old Pioneer stereo cabinet only with cooler wood and has a dark smoked glass front door.
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Official Birthday Dec 25 20015.

I was looking to upgrade from a JBJ nano Pro, as it just not as "Full Contact Reefing" as apparently our house is.
This was the JBJ before the system got backed up and became a cyano farm.
IT IS REALLY tough to keep a good skim on these esp if you have problem eaters. Overflow is small, skimmer compartment small. Oy. Lesson learned.
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Transfer went easy as pie. Less than a day.Yes I was a nervous wreck all day."slow down J, slow down, breathe..."
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Came together nice. This is actually three months later after I won the cyano war.
With an aquaclear, canister filter and refugium. :pSome scrubbing a lotta rinsing and scripps water.No GFO. was a fun experiment that worked.
Thanks Randy!
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Coralife 150w metal halide. If you have a cube(even 60) and want to play with a halide.
GET THIS ONE!!
A full third brighter than the other 2 I got ($25 for all:D:eek:) and a much smoother spread w minimal hot spot. MMMMMMMMMMMM
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I finally pulled the aquaclear in april, canister filter w carbon sponge n floss, fuge only. This month(May) I actually put a skimmer in finally . Tunze 9001 and Ill take the canister off line in a week or two.(long story)Or when the micro bubbles finally stop... Finally. Stop. no now? stop no stop Please...
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Kind of in a small state of flux as Im taking some sticks out to put in the 55 soon.

AND, Im Getting A lighting Upgrade.:D
 
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Looks great! Even your iPhone pics are amazing! What light are you upgrading to?
 
Looks great! Even your iPhone pics are amazing! What light are you upgrading to?
I was going to go SBreeflight but I found A sweet sweet deal on a Maxspect 120w. Ive been looking at those for a long time.
I really want an SB though, so I emailed Mike yesterday to for new lights for the 55:D
 
I was going to go SBreeflight but I found A sweet sweet deal on a Maxspect 120w. Ive been looking at those for a long time.
I really want an SB though, so I emailed Mike yesterday to for new lights for the 55:D
Trust me, you do want an SB lol. I hear the Maxspect are nice too, though I've never seen one in person. And I totally dig the cherry. I love cherry furniture, but it is very hard to find a stand that color without DIYing it. Heck, I had a hard time finding matching dressers, gliders, and a changing table to match my son's cherry crib lol.
 
Beautiful!!
Why the switch from MH to LED? Just curious.....the tank looks awesome!

Can't tell if this was directed at me or not - but, in my case, when last I had this tank set up I had a SE MH setup but had sold it all off so I was going to have to buy new. I went LED because I feel like they have finally reached a quality point that they can compete with MH. Plus, I really liked the controllability and energy savings. Time will tell if they grow corals for me but I bought the Kessil because it seemed the most fool proof.
 
Very nice setup. I like the scape
 
Beautiful!!
Why the switch from MH to LED? Just curious.....the tank looks awesome!
Summer is coming:(
And I get to experiment with light and spectrum.:)

And winter is coming back....o_O

And thank you all. Im pretty dang happy with it. Still progressing.
 
Really nice tank AND stand!! And the aquascape is awesome.:)
 
They would be easier to get if it were still 1995:confused:
I like Oceanic tanks. When I was setting up this time I was like they do not make them anymore, forget setting up a tank. I like the bowl front I have now, but I think if I do a tank upgrade I will build one out of sapphire glass and make it a 90 and use my same stand.
 

IF YOU HAD TO TAKE A REEFING EXAM, WOULD YOU PASS?

  • Yes!

    Votes: 32 45.7%
  • Not yet, but I have one that I want to buy in mind!

    Votes: 9 12.9%
  • No.

    Votes: 26 37.1%
  • Other (please explain).

    Votes: 3 4.3%
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