how did i do on my 33 oceanic cube?

[fcmatt]

33 gallon oceanic cube (2 3/4" returns with scwd + 1" drain to sump)
Eshopps rs200 25 gallon sump
Ehiem 1262 (900gph) pump
Aquac remora pro skimmer
Tunze auto top off system
American pinpoint ph monitor and temperature monitor
JBJ clamp on lamp 150 watts 14000K
55 lbs of live rock
egg crate bottom ;-) no sand.
X-saw horse from home depot rated for 750 lbs
home made sump table. both have nice wood tops.
waiting for votech pump to come online. came DOA. need a part.

comments and criticisms appreciated. thanks. matt
http://boston.g4.net/coins/tank2.jpg

 

[fungia]

it looks excellent to me! are you able to scrap the front glass with the rock so close?

 

[dnorton1978]

I would please ask to reduce pic size, for it would make viewing easier. Also the pic is a bit blury. Sorry to sound picky, just having trouble giving advice based on the current pic. From what I can tell you are off to a good start though.

 

[Len]

Hi Matt1 8)

 

[fcmatt]

hi len.

close up of my rock pile. as they called it on the irc channel :-|
i am thinking more of a ledge now. try it tonight.

 

[SnowManSnow]

great start. i have a cube myself. with what little experiance I have with cubes, I'm going to go out on a limb and say you're going to crowd yourself with 55lbs! I'm only running about 40 LBS in my 65g cube.

As a general rule you're gonna want to keep things open for circulation. Also, its nice to let your corals fill in your tank. Keep in mind that most corals that you buy will come on a small LR.

so.... if it were me (and it isn't) I would try to open up that structure some, and possibly remove some of the rock. You can actually take some of the bigger rocks that you dont need and use a screwdriver and hammer to shape it into somthing useful.

Good luck! GREAT START. Keep up the good work!
B

 

[fcmatt]

it looks excellent to me! are you able to scrap the front glass with the rock so close?

with the rock as it is right now, i am able to clean the glass on all
4 sides. I removed one piece from the left and put it in my sump
for now. opened it up a bit.