My 150 gallon Cube Reef Aquarium.

Discussion in 'Show Off Your Fish Tanks!' started by B1N4RY, Dec 18, 2012.

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  1. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    That looks really awesome, you make a lot of rock look good, very hard to do.
     
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  3. Ben Wehr

    Ben Wehr Astrea Snail

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    Hmmm... interesting.

    I like the size and shape of the tank. I also like the fish selection. The stand and canopy leaves a bit to be desired. The limitations to clean around the rock on the left side of the tank will leave you some ugly glass. It's a new tank, no? Do need to be binding phosphate? The rock looks pretty clean and new. Also the GFO looks like it's tumbling a bit too much. It'll wear down and go into your tank. Can't wait to see this tank full of coral though.
     
  4. B1N4RY

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    Thank you. I was looking for something that would stand out from all the other aquariums.
     
  5. B1N4RY

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    Reply to Reef2Keep.

    Thank you. I still have a lot more work to do. Just doing what I can with the time and funds that I have.
     
  6. B1N4RY

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    Thank you. Took some time and reworking to get it the way it is now.
     
  7. B1N4RY

    B1N4RY Flamingo Tongue

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    Reply to Ben Wehr.

    Thank you. The stand is not complete. I do plan on water proofing it and enclosing it but I haven't gotten around to it just yet. I want to get all the equipment in place first then I can close it up. The rock work around the glass on the left side is a bit of a hassle to clean around but nothing a little manual labor and careful angling with a scraper that I can get to. I intentionally left the rock their because upon moving the tank in their was a nasty scratch the scarred the glass. :cry: The rock helps cover it up. Also the Granular Ferric Oxide is not tumbling as much as you think. some of it just stuck to the side of the reactor when filling it and didn't move. It's actually full to the line and gently rippling the surface. I don't plan on using it much more. I plan on letting the Bio-Pellets do their job of removing phosphates and nitrates completely and will be converting the reactor in a fluidized sand bed filter. The tank is fairly new. It has been setup since June.
     
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  9. Ben Wehr

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    Cool youve got a great start to have a beautiful aquarium there
     
  10. B1N4RY

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    Thank you! I know I have a long road ahead. I wanted a bigger aquarium but I live in a 2nd floor apartment and 150 is all I can trust on this floor without requesting additional support to be installed by the landlord. I guess it has to wait until the new house.