SaraB's 45G Marineland Cube

SaraB · Apr 16, 2010

I fell in love with the cube at LiveAquaria's booth at MACNA, so I put it on my Birthday list last year. It's the Marineland 2'x2'x18" 45G cube tank. I got the glass top and the MH/T-5/Moonlight light combo as well:

The cube was plumbed into my 268G display system on Wednesday ... a huge thanks to Gary!

Added a little base of sand to place the liverock onto last night:

And then added some flow!

Over the weekend I'll take a crack at doing some aquascaping!:cry:

Hungriee · Apr 16, 2010

nice setup , we need more info - what you plan on keeping? this has great dimensions

MarvinsReef · Apr 16, 2010

sweeet!!! I wanna set up a tank like this for a pair of nice clowns... :bigsmile:

what's the theme? and other equipments?

revhtree · Apr 16, 2010

OOOH I can't wait to see this come together!! NICE!

SaraB · Apr 16, 2010

Thanks guys!

So I placed this tank in my husbands basement office, so I need to keep some things that he likes in there ... nice of me, huh?

He likes things that I won't put in my big display (see my signature) so I'm placing some items that he's picked out over the last couple of years in there. I had a 29G biocube in the same spot prior, but I hated the flow and it was just a pain to maintain. He's got a nice Ricordia, Yuma and Zoa collection that is residing in my frag tank right now that will be moving into the cube. I'm also going to move my favia collection in there as well and maybe add a chalice or two as well on a spare reef shelf I have.

For fish, I'm planning on some cave basslets, helfrichi firefish pair, my blue assessor, his tailspot blenny and most likely the tomini tang I have. I'm also going to add a pistol and goby pair that's unique.

I also have 2 MP10W ES's coming as well for added flow in the cube.

Hungriee · Apr 16, 2010

very nice fish plan, the cave basslets come with so much color

SaraB · Apr 16, 2010

Hungriee said:
very nice fish plan, the cave basslets come with so much color

Thanks! Their price is also easier on the wallet than the candy basslets

650-IS350 · Apr 16, 2010

Nice........ will be following this thread.

joecoastie · Apr 16, 2010

Very Nice SaraB
I can't wait to see your new system grow!
Joe

I-K@ndY · Apr 16, 2010

Looks like it will be an awesome cube..

FateX8 · Apr 16, 2010

awesome tank
fill that sucker up!

roshi719 · Apr 16, 2010

Looks cool can't wait to see it fill up.

CHALICEKEEPER · Apr 16, 2010

Jealous!! Nice cant wait to see what you do with it

SaraB · Apr 16, 2010

Thanks everyone, I'll try update this thread more often than my 268G build

I'll take some pics once I get around to the aquascaping this weekend.

mpoletti · Apr 16, 2010

Sara, what are you going to be using for water movement?

SaraB · Apr 16, 2010

mpoletti said:
Sara, what are you going to be using for water movement?

I've got the main flow tapped into my Barracuda Gold and the valve can only be opened about half way and then I've got two MP10W ES Vortechs on order for the main tank flow!

Mavjoy · Apr 16, 2010

Subscribe! Tank looks great.

Nanoreefbro · Apr 16, 2010

Looks great Sara. So what number is this tank now?

SaraB · Apr 16, 2010

Nanoreefbro said:
Looks great Sara. So what number is this tank now?

I sold my shallow look-down tank before I set it up, so this is the final #2 display tank. It's just this and the 268G display. There's the frag tank in the fishroom, but that does not count