93g cube build (with pics)

Hey everyone, just wanted to share my experience of my 93g cube build. I started getting things together late 2014, when I came across a steal for a 24"x24" acrylic sump which I picked up for $40. This pretty much got the ball rolling on the 93.

The next 9 month it was on the back burner due to wedding plans. Once things settled down after moving into our new place, it was back on full force.

First I wanted to build my stand since the 27" stock stand was wayyy to short for my likeing. So I build it to 31" so I could get into it without too much trouble.

Wifey being part of the build
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Then came the rock which was about 60 lbs of pukani from BRS (which I had to cure for 2+months) and 25 lbs of 20"+ tonga branch. I seed this with an awsome piece of pukani live rock piece from Todd31

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I also managed to brake off and seed some small tonga branch pieces when we honeymooned in the Maldives :) ....I will forever love my wife for getting on board for that trip and letting me spend every second I had among the reefs.

Once it was filled up, I let everything settle down for the next week before I placed my corals in. I need up keeping my corals in a holding tank during this whole process and I lost 3/4 of my corals...smh

Then came my live aquaria order a week ago with the additional anthias. I will borrow my father in laws camera for better quality pictures. Till then

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Looks awesome. What's your filtration?
How are all the anthias getting along.

Glad you enjoyed the maldives. I went there as well on my honeymoon. Some of the best reefs I seen

ive always had good luck with keepin it simple. Skimmer, gfo reactor and filter sock. I also might add some cheto to the sump this time around. I don't want to deviate too much on what has worked for me.

as for all the anthias, they seem to get along well. they have a liking to the blue tang. They allways swim around him...lol
 

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