my new cube reef tank start up

[marklugo23]

so ive been trying to get a smaller tank to start up a nice reef tank and i wanted to do everything perfect and was getting a refuge made and had to wait but finally i got my set up the way i want it and everything is perfect to atleast to my standards. i had my great friend richie build me my little refuge and i had some good ideas of rock work from richardhmc and lenny718.

Fish:
2 midnight clowns
1 black and white oscellaris
2 yellowtail damsels
1 fairy wrasse
1 starry blenny
1 engineer goby

Inverts:
cleaner shrimp
coral banded shrimp
2 fire shrimp
rbta
gbta
hermits and snails

Corals:
rock full of eagle eye zoas and i cant remember the other one
derasa clam and feather duster

Light:
Leds 120 watt

equipment:
coralife skimmer rated for 65
koralia powerhead
return pump at 600gph

this is my first time putting corals in a tank so hopefully everyone likes it and leave feed back :givebeer:

 

[marklugo23]

more pics

the last pic is of my zoa rock thats covered

 

[Lenny718]

I like, need more coral

 

[pauliwalnuts]

Tank looks more like a rectangle (lol).:kidding:

 

[STHILL]

Looks good ...what tank is that?

 

[andylee]

Depth of the tank? Might be a little far from the light for the clam.

 

[ruha456]

Didn't see a uv on your list of equipment. Just wondering are you going to implement one later? I just set my biocube up and don't have a uv was wondering how many people don't actually use them.

 

[asianer]

Nice looking tank, what brand is it?

 

[guarda]

+1 what are the dimensions?

 

[andylee]

I've never used UV and I don't plan to.

 

[marklugo23]

tank is 20x18x28, the leds i have are strong enough for the clam, its a marineland cube column. it was sold as a 47 gal but when i put the dimensions on the computer it read 43 gal.
i dont run a uv because i heard it takes out the good bacteria ..

 

[rkaragozler]

starting to look real good mark

 

[marklugo23]

Thanks rich, you helped me set it up.. Thank you again

 

[STHILL]

Like them dimensions, its coming alone nicely

 

[marklugo23]

Yea the dimensions are weird, thank you sthill

 

[marklugo23]

updated pics and rock work

new pics

 

[marklugo23]

^^^^^^^^

^^^

 

[Tonyscoots84]

you should of cut the bottom of the frag plugs off and then mounted them on the rock... (ive done the same in the past lol)

 

[marklugo23]

Ahh I didn't even think of that, how did you cut it, with a scissor? I think I still can do it

 

[Tonyscoots84]

you can use a pair of pliers or bone cutters should work. scissors might be a lil hard to cut through it. i used to use diagonal cutters in the past.