crabs new 24" cube

[JDigital]

Originally Posted by i have crabs

next step is getting a stand and canopy built, if their is someone good in the Calgary area that can build something nice im thinking oak or maybe maple with black or some dark stain, since its gonna be in the living room its gotta be nicer that im able to build,im not thinking my super sweet 2x4 special is gonna cut it.

for lighting im still very up in the air so the options i was goin over where

option 1- 8-10 ho t5's wich would give me lots of color options,not bad cost wise and not to bad for heat, these would be retrofits so the canopy would have to stay on

option 2- a mh/t5 fixture with a 250w and 4 t5s mabey a giesemann or aquaphoton not overly picky on brand but has to be nice incase i dont keep the canopy on the tank

option 3 lumen max 3 250w with 4-6 t5's

option 4 2x lumen max 3's either 150w or 250w's and 2-4 t5's im worried about heat with 2 mh's in a canopy though.

option 5 - solaris i-5, costs the most but gives a lot of options for day cycles and the ability to turn down the power when adding new corals and no heat issues

I say opt. 5.. Looks like a sweet tank..

[i have crabs]

well i finally have something to update.
1. got the stand which turned out great thanks to kevin and doug
2. sold the biocube that was in the space where this tank is going
3. bought basically all the equipment
even though the stuff has been bought im now stuck waiting for the sump which ended up being 19"wide by 20" long and 18"tall and is the biggest i could fit fairly simple design (i think so anyway) and im also waiting on the return pump which is gonna be a red dragon 4.5 so hopefully in the next couple of weeks the stuff will show up and i can get it cycling

for lights i went with 2x 24" 4 bulb tek lights im hoping this wasnt a mistake but i cant test the par numbers untill i get it running to know for shure, i skipped on the solaris because where the fans are located on the side and also the tank is 24" wide and thier has been some unhappy people with how the spread of light goes to straight down.at least with the t5's the entire tank is covered in lights except the 3 inches between the 2 fixtures

bought a vortec for flow, ive been very happy with the 2 in my other tank since the 2nd generation has come out and it eliminates any wires in the tank

for the skimmer i went with a bubble king 160, i could have gone with a 180 also but the 160 was in stock and the price was already high enough as it was and i think the 160 will do quite nicely

[Keri]

That's a beautiful stand!

[i have crabs]

Originally Posted by Keri

That's a beautiful stand!

im shure red coral would love to build you one just like it, the wife picked the stain and it did turn out nice so im likely gonna get 2 6foot stands built for the next project

Rbacchiega- im glad you like the tank its almost a standard 130g but getting the small eurobrace and the black silicone gives it a bit more class than just a regular tank

the plans for the tank is all sps with maybe a few clams
my fish list so far is
1 blue spot jawfish
1 mystery wrasse
possibly a flame angel im iffy on this one due to their behavour around corals and clams
maybe a blenny of some kind since they make me laugh
maybe 1 or 2 orchid dottybacks

[Boomboy]

wow how did i miss this thread earlier. tank looks great, makes me want to get the sapphire tank now. i hope those bulkheads can handle the flow you tend on putting through the tank. i guess you have the vortech to create lots.

[i have crabs]

Originally Posted by Boomboy

i hope those bulkheads can handle the flow you tend on putting through the tank. i guess you have the vortech to create lots.

ill be running about 700gph through the tank and the rest into a small fuge in the sump, i don't think ill have any issues, ive usually used 1" bulkheads on most tanks with about 1200gph or more and no problems, ill be relying on the vortec for the actual flow in the tank and if i think their is a need i could always add a second one

[fishytime]

Are you going to stuff two teks in that canopy? Thats a kick-ass list of equipment, this should be a killer tank. Looking forward to water.

[Skimmerking]

looks great man , what are you going to put in there any ways

[Rbacchiega]

+1

btw the 6 foot tank I bought off you way back in the day is looking stellar as my threadfin tank