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I dream of a Marineland 150 cube DD [emoji7]
To cube or not to cube...
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Saltybubbles288
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I love my 30 inch cube, only downside is a sump in the stand can be difficult to design or find while trying to maximize the water capacity, but once you figure that out they are awesome.
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I figured a sump would be an issue, small one only if I had recommended a 50/60 gallon cube. I made a few months ago a sump out of a 30g tank, shortened the glass a few inches and added baffles.
Now that I have the proper size cube, I'm going to use a 36" long sump that has been in the basement for a while or use a 40B; that will be decided when the stand has been completed, nothing fancy.
Now that I have the proper size cube, I'm going to use a 36" long sump that has been in the basement for a while or use a 40B; that will be decided when the stand has been completed, nothing fancy.
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Here's my 36 x 36 x 24 Leemar. I've like it a lot. Biggest struggle has been figuring out the best method and placement for my vortech's. Most places I would put them will put some coral (acros) in direct flow from the power head which doesn't really work well for most acros in my experience. Currently have 1 mp40 on the back left, one mp40 on the front right, and 1 mp10 on the back right. This current set up creates a lot of flow on the front left corner of the tank. Still trying to figure out the best way. I'm intrigued by the poster that is using the gyre's vertically.
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One of my concerns is the flow for the cube but since the cube will be in a basement, looks are not important. I think to have a couple of MP40's, at least that's what the box in storage is labeled.
A friend of mine is getting rid of his Leemar 36 cube; what drive me into buying a DD 36" cube, was his setup with a single Lumenarc reflector centered over the tank.
I still haven't had the time to build the stand, did cut some wood but that's about it, tank sits in the basement waiting, in the mean time I have a 50g drum tank filled with rock and water from two different systems to "seed" the rock.
Maybe when the rains come and work slows a bit, I'll have some time to put the stand together...
A friend of mine is getting rid of his Leemar 36 cube; what drive me into buying a DD 36" cube, was his setup with a single Lumenarc reflector centered over the tank.
I still haven't had the time to build the stand, did cut some wood but that's about it, tank sits in the basement waiting, in the mean time I have a 50g drum tank filled with rock and water from two different systems to "seed" the rock.
Maybe when the rains come and work slows a bit, I'll have some time to put the stand together...
