Perry's 50Gallon AIO Waterbox Cube

[Perry]

Alright,
This tank has changed for the last time, I have finally settled with the tank being a pure mixed reef. Mods please delete my thread in the Member Tank Forum, if possible, Titled Low Bommie Soft Reef. The tank has changed and more rock added to fill empty space. Here is a FTS:

 

[Perry]

And some corals

 

[Perry]

And a few more

 

[Perry]

Protein Skimmer used, raised on DIY stand, 4" for optimum skim level.

 

[Perry]

Lighting is Block 2 Led using 96 watts 3 watt cree. Controllable via Wifi app.

 

[Myk Verified Sponsor]

How do you like the color blending on this light? Any disco ball?

 

[Perry]

Tank: 52.4 Waterbox AIO rimless all panels low iron glass(dual overflows)
Skimmer: Aquamaxx WS-1 skimmer
Lighting: Block 2 Led 96 watts, cree 3 watt
Top Off: Pacific Sun Sentry
Doser: E-shops twin doser and Bubble Magus single doser(not currently in use)
Controller: Digital Aquatics RK Lite
Pump: Eco Pump (350gph)

In the tank:
Rock: One Single piece of Live Fiji Air Rock, 20 lbs and 15lbs Real Reef Rock
Fish: Pair of True Percs, Black ORA cardinal, Yasha Goby paired with pistol shrimp

Maintenance:
Using Aquaforest products, including biological media, carbon, and dosing carbon source and bacteria source daily to maintain low nutrients. The tank is simple, not even using a powerhead at this point. I dose modestly, 1=2 drops of carbon source and bacteria source(AF), daily. A couple times per week I feed corals foods(AF). I use Rods Reef food right now daily, and spectrum pellets on second feed. Most all nutrition corals need are there via foods to fish, so no need for daily coral foods. I do not use GFO at this point, using carbon and bacteria source keep me low, but not too low on nutrients. I do not want ULNS, the soft corals want a bit of nitrate. My goal with this tank is to achieve bright coloration with all corals, something that is hard to pull off. Keeping sps, lps, and soft corals all happy in thriving conditions will test my skills.

 

[Perry]

How do you like the color blending on this light? Any disco ball?

Believe it or not, the blend is good, 120 degree optics, seem to do the trick. I peak at 25% UV, and 15% Green/Red spectrums. Lately I have ramped the whites to 25% peak from 15%, all blues, both blues, peak at 80%. I feel all that corals need in the red, green, and uv coloration can be captured in the white spectrum. The corals are definitely growing, the color looks amazing to the eye. I may get the aquatic life hybrid kit as soon as it is available, this will bring 4 t5's into play. But honestly, this light I am using is doing it's job, time will tell with sps corals, will update as they settle.

 

[Perry]

Thought to mention tested params today:
No3- 2ppm Salifert
Po4- 0.00 Handheld Hannah
S.G.- 1.025
Alk- 8.0dkh Salifert
Ca- 400 Salifert
Mg- 1260 Salifert

 

[Perry]

A couple more angles

 

[dcuevas74]

That flower anem is impressive to say the least. Kudos for the choice in corals. Can't wait to see this fill out with some more growth.

 

[Perry]

That flower anem is impressive to say the least. Kudos for the choice in corals. Can't wait to see this fill out with some more growth.

Thank You, this one has been with me since the beginning, despite some changes and design, this and some blue shrooms made it through Irma, and are originals since the birth of this tank. The tank started in May 2017. I am happy the flower nem has posted up in it's position, showcasing itself dead center Thanks again!

 

[Perry]

Random shots this morning:

 

[Perry]

Couple hardware additions to the tank and pic for reference.
1. Tunze 9040 controllable nano wavemaker pump
2. Aquatic Life Hybrid 24" 4x24 watt t5(2 KZ Super Blue, 1 ATI Coral Plus, 1 ATI Actinic)

Did not care for the hanging kit, but luckily I already had suspension cables in place, so I modified. The LED panel was able to be mounted and looks amazing. The t5's are definitely throwing much more light than expected, so I had to tune down my led and cut whites out completely. I am very impressed, and at the price point, I figured why not try. Glad I did, this looks awesome! Here is a quick pic taken last night

 

[woodguy]

love your tank, can you post a pic of the back, what are the tankside dimensions

 

[woodguy]

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[jsker]

Nice tank buddy!!

 

[Perry]

love your tank, can you post a pic of the back, what are the tankside dimensions

Sure, will do, I will get the tape measure and camera out as soon as I get the chance. I believe raw numbers are 24x24x21" with 20" of actual tank space. I will of course get the accurate measurements and see If I can snap pics into the filtration area as well. Thank you for the kind words!!!

 

[Perry]

Nice tank buddy!!

Thanks buddy, I appreciate your kind words, still a work in progress, however progress is being made slowly

 

[Perry]

Another angle from some recent photos Should give perspective on the design, more to come