33 Cube - the work begins

[Dmitry]

So, it was 2 months in the making for reasons I couldn't explain if I tried. But it's finally ready to go. My downgrade tank: 33 Oceanic Cube. House of Fish did the drilling, NY Acrylics made a custom cube sump. Pics of the tank were by Russ, I took the terrible pix of the sump (my camera sucks.)

There is, as you can see, an external overflow and a closed-loop. Marrone will be helping me plumb.

I'm putting on it a Current 2-bulb (80w total) fixture. At this point I only plan to keep gorgs/fans and mushrooms. There will be black (with some white) sand. And a community tank - my fish list is still in progress. Any and all suggestions are welcome! :wineglass

 

[Awibrandy]

Very Nice Dmitry!

 

[deelucky]

very nice.

 

[noodleman]

for a min i was like how many cubes you got :lol2:

 

[scarf_ace1981]

dude that is sweet. i love how you cut the teeth in the back wall and built that external overflow. now i want to do that

nice sump. i need to build a cube sump too

 

[steveo32]

Dmitry, I saw this tank at Russ house and wanted it soo bad lol. Godd luck with it it looks like its going to be a kick a$$ little set up.

 

[Wolverine57]

Sweet!

 

[nanoreefer22]

Looks nice Dmitry.

One question though, how much gallons per hour are you planning on pushin through those few holes?

 

[masterswimmer]

Looks nice Dmitry.

One question though, how much gallons per hour are you planning on pushin through those few holes?

Kris, this tank was originally commissioned to be a low flow seahorse species tank. The closed loop is designed to increase/adjust flow as necessary if the planned seahorse design changed.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Kris, this tank was originally commissioned to be a low flow seahorse species tank. The closed loop is designed to increase/adjust flow as necessary if the planned seahorse design changed.

Makes sense Russ. Thanks for the insight .
-Kris

 

[Dmitry]

Looks nice Dmitry.

One question though, how much gallons per hour are you planning on pushin through those few holes?

There will be a Mag 7 (700gph) on the return from the sump, and a PanWorld 40 (480gph) on the closed loop. There's no serious length to the tank, so I think the flow will be ok. And the external pump for the closed loop can always be upgraded.

Anybody have suggestions for fish?? I'm getting a pair of Clowns for sure, but other suggestions for colorful and active fish would be welcome! :idea:

 

[LeslieS]

yellow clown gobies! cute with lots of personality.

 

[Wes]

this is a cool little setup, i saw it at Russ's place last weekend. Can't wait to see how it progresses.

 

[jf2381]

Very nice setup.
I'm working on a similar project. I'll start a thread when I'm done with the stand and the canopy.

 

[Dmitry]

So...Mike (marrone) and I were trying to plumb the tank today, but the list of items I'd need to do the plumbing that Russ gave me was incomplete. And there's no Loews in Queens, so there's no easy way to get the correct items for plumbing. Another week down with no progress...

Does anyone by chance have some 1'' flexible PVC? It seems to be rather hard to come by in stores. I can order some on-line, but that's going to take a little while to get. I really wanted to plumb everything this weekend. C'est la vie.

 

[Quang]

ah, the 33. hope all goes well!
nice set-up, can't wait to see it stocked and 'scaped.

 

[Dmitry]

ah, the 33. hope all goes well!
nice set-up, can't wait to see it stocked and 'scaped.

Thanks, but it looks like it's going to be a while...again :headache:

 

[ECFENCING]

dmitry

I have some 1" flex pvc from another tank I took down. You're welcome to it if you like but I'm in Jersey.

 

[Dmitry]

dmitry

I have some 1" flex pvc from another tank I took down. You're welcome to it if you like but I'm in Jersey.

Thanks dude, but the problem is getting around. If I had wheels I'd have taken myself to the Loews in Brooklyn. As it is, FedEx is likely to get more of my $$$. They sure don't deserve it, though! :biglaugh:

 

[Awibrandy]

Thanks dude, but the problem is getting around. If I had wheels I'd have taken myself to the Loews in Brooklyn. As it is, FedEx is likely to get more of my $$$. They sure don't deserve it, though! :biglaugh:

Why not just regular PVC?