A Reef Grows in Brooklyn - 60g Rimless Cube

[isnyc300]

sick tank man

 

[fishman1069]

Awesome tank. Welcome to MR and the addiction!

 

[ARGiBK]

Again, thanks everyone!

I added a Royal Gramma and a Yasha Hase Goby in the last week. I'm either at, or close to my limit on fish, hoping that one more won't make the tank look too busy, but am not sure what to get, definitely something with unique looks and behavior!

I'll try to take some more photos this weekend.

Very Nice I have a 60 cube as well, what settings are your vega's beautiful tank

Thanks! Right now my Vega's levels are @:
65% - Cool White
60% - Royal Blue
60% - Blue
65% - Deep Blue
25% - Green
25% - Red

Auto Program (9am - 7:30pm) w/ 3hr 30min ramp times

I'm actually contemplating replacing the Vegas, they seem to chronically overheat ? though I may have a lemon, and AI has great customer service ? and either go into weather mode (I have it turned off) or a few pucks end up shutting down. When they work they're great though.

I went to Coral Theory last night, where I got the Yasha Hase. The guys were trying to convince me to take in a set of Mitras (they mentioned they'll be putting a couple over their RedSea Max display tank sometime soon). Possibly looking into the new Kessils, unless I can somehow get a properly working unit to replace my Vegas.

looks good. I'm thinking about a 60 cube. Would you do anything differently? Is this a good size, or would you rather have the 93 cube?

For the cube, I think I was able to get an ideal aquascape (though it took some effort). I think I would have preferred to mix Fine sand and Aragonite substrate, to be able to better support burrowing species (Goby + Pistol, or a Jawfish), though I got really lucky with my selection of Live Rock.

Since I rent and am on the upper floor of an older building, I think I'm at the limit for tank size (at least for my sanity). Since my floors are sloped (1" over the 2 feet), I actually had a to build a platform for the tank and stand. If I had a dream tank, I'd probably go for a 150 gallon (5" x 2" x 2").

I actually wanted to go with a Long tank (was looking into the Elos System 70, ADA 90-P, and Reef Octopus Luxury 90), had sketched out a mixed aquascape with an open branching structure and columns, but, the cube was a more economical upgrade from the tank I upgraded from (basically no equipment upgrades). The extra depth in the tank is invaluable for aquascaping, and I don't think I'll ever buy a tank with less than 24" of depth from now on!

Really gorgeous tank man. How long did it take to come together like that?

Thanks! I was pretty meticulous about the planning stages, so upgrading and setting up the tank was a breeze. The tough part was gathering all the right pieces which took about a month to pull off, especially with my Live Rock requirements.

I upgraded from a 18 gallong ADA-60P, which I ran for 3 months, decided to upgrade to the cube once I gathered all the necessary hardware, and spent about 2 extra weeks gathering all the necessary materials for the smooth upgrade. Upgrade day probably took about 16-17 hours total, and a lot of that time was waiting for the new sand to settle after filling the tank with water.

 

[jcs11236]

Looking good.