Russter's 34 gallon Cube

Russter · May 11, 2013

And we have a new tank! After spending the whole day transferring everything over, I'm done. No leaks and the overflow performs like a champ. Super quiet and I don't have to worry about overflows.

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I was amazed at how dirty the Carbsea Seaflor Special Grade reef sand was. I spent a long time washing about 30 lbs of the sand and it still clouded the tank up. I imagine by tomorrow it will be all clear.

The last thing to finish will be the upper cabinet door and I can get back to sitting around and enjoying my slice of the ocean.

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JaysonPRreef · May 12, 2013

Russter said:
Tell that to my wife. 

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sometimes it's better to ask forgiveness than ask permission

Russter · May 27, 2013

Update

[video=youtube;s3poGJq8WbU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3poGJq8WbU[/video]

Russter · May 28, 2013

Sahin · May 28, 2013

Very nice setup! Your old tank was pretty nice too.

Russter · May 29, 2013

Sahin said:
Very nice setup! Your old tank was pretty nice too.

Thanks Sahin!

Russter · Jun 30, 2013

After aquiring a few more modules and another Vortech, I needed more room on my control wall. So I decided to build a new one. This time I tried to go for a cleaner look so I used some computer desk grommets to allow for easier access to wires and plugs. The larger size also allowed to hide a lot of the wires and clean up the spaghetti look of wires I had before.

Rob.D · Jun 30, 2013

Wow, I love how organized you wiring is. Where did you get the cover plates?

Russter · Jul 1, 2013

Thanks. I got them at Home Depot.

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Russter · Dec 30, 2013

Top down FTS

Mr. D · Dec 30, 2013

Nice!

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rockinzebra457 · Dec 30, 2013

Very nice build

Russter · Feb 20, 2014

[video=vimeo;87150220]http://vimeo.com/87150220[/video]

miyags · Feb 20, 2014

Thats some good growth in 9 months. Looks great!!!

Russter · Feb 20, 2014

miyags said:
Thats some good growth in 9 months. Looks great!!!

Thanks!

skinz78 · Feb 20, 2014

Looking good, nice vid!

Sahin · Feb 21, 2014

Looking great! Is that a large colony of Hawkins on the left back?

Russter · Feb 21, 2014

Sahin said:
Looking great! Is that a large colony of Hawkins on the left back?

It is a bottlebrush acropora, but I got it as a frag from someone so I'm not sure if this one is from ORA or not. It is very similar looking though.

Russter · Mar 16, 2016

Charley Diesing;23485174 said:
Been awhile... Time for an update!!!

SmknReefer;23747334 said:
I'm with charley!

Hello! Sorry it has been so long in posting any updates. Unfortunately, I don't have this tank anymore. I ended up moving across town and the new owner wanted to keep the tank as a built-in so I had to buy a new tank. I ended up getting a 75 gallon aquarium for the new house but as things tend to happen in this hobby, disaster struck during the move. While I was in the process of transfering the fish and coral, a heater got stuck on and ended up frying almost all of my corals and most of my fish. It was very disheartening. I basically had to start from scratch again. I have finally got the tank modestly stocked with fish and corals, so here is a video of my latest reef aquarium.