120 Cube

[Tim A]

Thanks to @reefdiver and @Winks and their hard work today; they were able to deliver me and plum my new 120 Cube tank! So excited to get this going! It almost didn’t happen because the stand was too big for my doors, but with my wife’s enthusiasm and hard work, all 3 of them where able to get in but taking apart the stand and rebuilding a new one onsite and still making it look great! Can’t thank my wife and the team at Sustainable Marine Canada enough!

 

[chrisstevens]

Can’t wait to see it fully setup

 

[Tim A]

I am new to build threads but I will give it a go,

I currently have a 75 gallon tank, but just got a 120 gal cube(ish) tank. 36x36x22.

Outflow is dual 1-1/2 inch PVC with one service as an emergency pipe.; with with 1 inch Return from the Vectra M2 Pump

Equipment that will be on this tank
Proclear 400 sump 45 x 15 x 16
Neptune Apex 2016
Neptune Apex Dos x2
Neptune WAV pumps x2
Neptune Trident
Neptune ATK
Neptune FMM with 2 floor sensors
Aquatic Life T5 HO Hybrid 4-Lamp Mounting System Fixture 36"
Ecotech Radions G5 Blue XR30 x2
Ecotech Vectra M2 return pump
Vertex Omega 150 Protein Skimmer


Right now it is going to through a series of water tests before I start to fill with salt water.

For sand, I have opted to do about 1-1/2 inch sand bed using Caribsea Aragonite Fiji Pink sand

*Stand rebuilt to fit through door & Plumbing done by Sustainable Marine Canada*

 

[teebone110]

Looking good- this will be fun to watch!

 

[chrisstevens]

Your really going to enjoy the sump being in the other room instead of under the cabinet.

 

[Tim A]

Your really going to enjoy the sump being in the other room instead of under the cabinet.

I know! I am going to be so glad that my days of bending over and hurting my back trying to reach into the sump are over...Maintaining it going to be so much easier!

 

[Tim A]

In this Cube, I will be transferring my Livestock from my 75, which includes:

1 - Naso Tang 4"
2 - PJ Cardinals
2 - Perc Clowns
1 - Six Line Wrasse
1 - Coral Beauty
1 - Banggai Cardinal
2 - Pink Anthesis

Most corals in the tank are soft corals which are a bunch of mushrooms and some leathers.

What other fish would you add to this compliment or would you just keep it the same.

 

[TORX]

Large enough to add a small school of banggai or firefish

 

[Tim A]

Lot of work done yesterday, finally got around to do the tank move. Everything is doing well in the new tank, and now working on the control board. I am using the Adaptive reef control board from Sustainable Marine Canada. It is in my laundry room so it does not have to be 100% perfect, but I think it looks good. Still to set up is my Radions on the 36" Aquatic Life fixture. Have to learn how to properly use the hybrid lights, and still have to set up the DOS units, and Trident. More work to be done.

Each fish was acclimated for 30 mins via drip method.

 

[Tim A]

More pictures

 

[Moh]

Looks great…. But i must say that tank looks a bit familiar….oh thats rite,mine is the same … except i didnt do a canopy… you will have lots of room for corals

 

[Tim A]

 

[Tim A]

Some more pics of the tank today

 

[Tim A]

Thanks to @chrisstevens for the awesome frags today to hopefully kick start my SPS tank

 

[chrisstevens]

Thanks Tim, hopefully they all do good for you