Louy99's 29g Biocube LED's & Sump

hi all, im fairly new to this forum and thought i'd post some pictures of my cube. its a 29g biocube i found used on craigslist about 6 months ago. right away before starting it i i decided to upgrade it to LED's. I chose RapidLED's ;D using a hydor slim skim nano skimmer in chamber 2 above and ATO float switch in sump with aqualifter pump.
8 whites, 12 blues, 2 UV violets, 2 cyano and 2 moonlights



my wife doesnt like the way the stock stand looks so i had to build a "prettier" stand lol



after reading Biocubes sump build, it inspired me to get a sump too!
i had a friend in town build a sump for me. it holds about 20g max. i wanted to use the intank media basket in the sump so this is how i did it.

i made a section in the back left corner for the basket, that way the sand doesnt touch it

i cut a hole in the first shelf of the basket to slide the overflow pipe in it. that way i dont hear any splashing noise going into the sump.


Sicce Syncra 2.0 return pump opened all the way

overflow is the Eshopps HOB overflow w/ stockman pipe mod to quiet down the water flow.


now a few tank shots with my new camera








well, thats bout it

 

Bang up job on the sump and stand!

The corals and fish look healthy.

The LED's are blinding, the tank looks like a solar flare lol

 

Looking really good!

 

Thanks, means a lot coming from you.

 

Thanks

Hope you enjoy the Sicce 2.0. Did you install a check valve?

 

No check valve, if I turn off the power, water flows back in the sump but no where near the top. I do have a shut valve from my phosban reactor that I'm not using but it's open all the way.

The only problem I have with the syncra 2.0 is the overflow box can barely handle it. Should have bought the next size up overflow. I love how quiet the set up is too.

 

Since this sump install I went from doing weekly water changes to every 3 weeks. I'm so glad I did this and corals are happier.

 

Updated FTS

 

nice tank,awesome sump

 

Thanks.