ReefQueen's 45 cubecube

ReefQueen · Jan 17, 2016

Hey guys, I guess it's time I shared my tank. I've been holding off because of how dreadfully empty it is, but it's only been up for about a month. I am holding out for LEAR next month, but did get a few things for a birthday yesterday. The new is the sad duncan, the tiny baby frogspawn (isn't he cute

) the candy cane, the cleaner shrimp, and a few more snails. Everything else came from my 75. I just added the sump on about 2 weeks ago. Sorry about the crappy phone pics.

My sump is a 15 gallon and I did the baffles all by myself, with no help from the hubby

actually this whole build has been only me, with just an occasional "honey, can you come hold this" haha.

And speaking of the hubs, he got me some pretty sweet birthday gifts, he knows me so well

I know I am leaving a ton out, but my thumbs are getting tired from typing on my phone lol. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to fire away. Thank you for checking out my tank

ReefQueen · Jan 17, 2016

Sorry I am not sure why it posted doubles of pics, and also cubecube haha. I'll just blame it on my notsosmartphone lol.

joshkirkland83 · Jan 17, 2016

Welcome. Looks good!! It will fill faster than you think, then upgrade time.

ReefQueen · Jan 17, 2016

Oh no, I'm not starting down that path again lol. When I first started with SW 5 years ago it was with a 55, 2 months later I had a 120. Then when I moved to this smaller house I set up the 75 because the 120 wouldn't fit through the doorways. I traded in the 75 for this one because it was too much for me to keep up with between work and a toddler. So I'm gonna stick to what I can manage...until my son is in preschool at least haha. I will admit I have already been eyeing up the 93 cubes lol. I have to keep reminding myself why I went with the smaller tank

Oh and thank you!

revhtree · Jan 18, 2016

Looking good!

bairdimusprime · Jan 18, 2016

looking good!
nice work

ReefQueen · Jan 18, 2016

Thanks guys

jdpeters · Jan 18, 2016

thats a great start.

ReefQueen · Feb 8, 2016

Thought I would update since the drawing on that tunze is ending soon lol

I ordered my new lights (sb reef lights) and my RKL a few days ago and we spent a good portion of tonight making the light mount. I am super please with how it turned out too

but I just painted it so no pics until tomorrow

I am rushing around trying to get everything ready for when I bring home my stash from LEAR. I pre-ordered sooooo much more then I was planning to lol. I have to keep reminding myself that this tank is only a 45 and I have a limited amount of real estate haha.

Paul87 · Feb 8, 2016

Looks like a real nice start! Love the big cave in the rock.

Salty1962 · Feb 8, 2016

Very nice setup!

Hawain_Rob · Feb 8, 2016

Really liking the aquascape!

hotnickz07 · Feb 8, 2016

Wow love it. Something about cubes that make them great

ReefQueen · Feb 10, 2016

Lonely little mount just waiting for it's lights to arrive

I do still have to attach the hooks, but I want to wait until I have the light before i start drilling. Also my reef keeper should be here tomorrow as well as my other BRS goodies

Jdgreef24 · Feb 10, 2016

ReefQueen said:
Oh no, I'm not starting down that path again lol. When I first started with SW 5 years ago it was with a 55, 2 months later I had a 120. Then when I moved to this smaller house I set up the 75 because the 120 wouldn't fit through the doorways. I traded in the 75 for this one because it was too much for me to keep up with between work and a toddler. So I'm gonna stick to what I can manage...until my son is in preschool at least haha. I will admit I have already been eyeing up the 93 cubes lol. I have to keep reminding myself why I went with the smaller tank

Oh and thank you!

I'm planning my third build and I saw the 93 rimless...and I just knew lol. Beautiful tank. I love the rock-work.

Rlynch818 · Feb 10, 2016

I love the rock work!

pelphrey · Feb 15, 2016

What light? The light bar looks great!

ReefQueen said:
Lonely little mount just waiting for it's lights to arrive

I do still have to attach the hooks, but I want to wait until I have the light before i start drilling. Also my reef keeper should be here tomorrow as well as my other BRS goodies

ReefQueen · Feb 17, 2016

Contest update

ReefQueen · Mar 7, 2016

Since my tank is in full on pod party mode and my fuge is doing well, I decided it was time to get this guy

he is the fattest mandarin I have ever seen at any of my LFS. I've got a frozen food training idea up my sleeve, if it works I'll let everyone know the details

I took this crummy pic about 12 seconds after acclimation and he was already picking at pods. I know, I know, how dare I not quarantine! But I feel like he was a special circumstance because of his dietary needs so I opted to skip the QT. It's been 12 hours and I have no regrets yet lol. I also picked up a few more frags today. I'll try and get an updated FTS tomorrow.

Paul87 · Mar 7, 2016

ReefQueen said:
Since my tank is in full on pod party mode and my fuge is doing well, I decided it was time to get this guy he is the fattest mandarin I have ever seen at any of my LFS. I've got a frozen food training idea up my sleeve, if it works I'll let everyone know the details

I took this crummy pic about 12 seconds after acclimation and he was already picking at pods. I know, I know, how dare I not quarantine! But I feel like he was a special circumstance because of his dietary needs so I opted to skip the QT. It's been 12 hours and I have no regrets yet lol. I also picked up a few more frags today. I'll try and get an updated FTS tomorrow.

Good luck on the new guy! Hope he does well for you.