magik's 29 oceanic Biocube

[magikof7]

ok!
I ordered the Reef Keeper L3 plus and an Auto shut off for the Ro/DI Unit.
I picked up a Hydor pump rated at 300 GPH for the biocube. The stock pump is noisy and only rated for 245 gph. (so Im using that in my Saltmix container)

I picked up an Aqua clear 30 and a maxi jet 400 for my QT tank. Im going to fill that tonight and throw in some flakes.
Tomorrow I am going to go and order a Herbie overflow style tank for my gravity fed refugium. I have 12x24 dimensions to work with. I will also pick up my main test kits I need. (already have all the ones I didn't need till later lol)

Here are pics of my Stand so far! Hoping to get the trim, stain and, have the doors built by the end of the weekend.
Front View.


This will have 2 doors and probably a push panel for the top tier.


Other side.


Back view. this will have 2 doors as well.

[Proteus]

Looks good

[magikof7]

This is going so frustratingly slow! If I had known how slow I think I would have bought a premade stand. It is coming along however. I have all of the equipment for the tank now. except some extra toys that I dont really Have to have.

By Monday I should be able to Pick up a radion from Dave at concept, He did my 10 gal refugium for me, I am now trying to figure out plumbing

my Kitchen is driving me crazy! everything is piled around my sewing area and turtle. it makes it hard to get to.

Behind the tank is another garbage bin filled with Ro water.


Here is the second coat of red Oak stain on the stand. it takes a whole day for each coat to dry. My kitty left his paw prints in the first coat, Hubby insisted we do 2 coats of the prep stain as well. I'm going to nag the skin off his bones today to get the trim cut so I can prep and stain it.

Top tier




Bottom main cabinet. The first pic doesn't show the red as well.



Trim and there is also corner trim as well.

[magikof7]

about ready to fill it up!
Hubby is going to put the doors on when they are finished, in the mean time I can get it salty.

I am rethinking the Refugium. I should have gone with what Dave suggested and drill the bottom. this way I can hide all the plumbing and it wont interfere with the back cabinet doors....DUH!

Im very happy with how it looks, if I would change anything I would have dropped the refugium height a bit so it isn't taking away from the display but there is lots of room on the tabletop to upgrade to a bigger cube

Now to re-arrange furniture and find a spot for it!

[magikof7]

It's Finally Salty!!!! Woot!

Went to Oceans today and picked up 23 lbs of liverock. and some Aragonite live sand.
I think I need one or 2 more small pieces to get it how I want it.

I had to go ahead without the Refugium, I will be adding that ASAP. The 10 gallon twisted on me and I don't trust it. I think I am going to have one custom made and a little bigger than a 10 gal.
I need to figure out how I am going to set up my Radion.
I am still trying to figure out my reefkeeper. I wish they would spend the money and include the manual on paper! Its not hard but I don't have a laptop.


It may be so cloudy you cant see a thing but it is a beautiful sight to me!!

[Proteus]

Right on. You got Alot more patience than I. Lol
If your looking for a light hanger talk to the grizz he builds hangers and I just got mine and live it. Here's a crappy pic
It's adjustable for height and under 100 bucks

[magikof7]

I am not a patient person lol this has been a real test for me but, now that I have the tank up and running Im ok with going slow and taking my time.

Thanks for the pic! I will have to keep that in mind. I would prefer to keep the hood. but I think I can live without it if I can make a set of covers for the overflow chamber. My Issue is always dog hair and dander. I want to keep as much out as I can.

I am mostly happy with my rock arrangement. I worked on it for 3 days! I would move it around and it would cloud so bad I had to wait until it cleared again.
I pulled out my test kits today and found my nitrite kit expired in 2010! lol I phoned Golds and they said they will exchange it for me.

Ammonia is at 0.1
Nitrate are at 25.
I have not seen much for hitchhikers, a few Asterina starfish, a tiny snail or 2 and a small brittlestar (I saw him once while scaping). Lots of Coraline especially purple, the camera doesn't pick it up well.

I have some ok pics, I used my Daughters camera as mine is missing both the charger and the battery! so I am going to do some research and get a good camera. any suggestions are most welcome!
The cave in the center goes right through to the back of the tank.






The rock on the bottom left I like and don't like. it is rather solid but it has a great surface for placing corals and creates another cave area, I am going to bury it a bit more and hopefully it would make a good watchman/shrimp cave. (if I don't bust it up and/or get a different piece)


If anyone has suggestions thoughts or Opinions. Please speak up.