Starting a 240 Gal Cube Tank - Page 5

chetm2 · #**101** 06/19/2006, 01:03 AM

Fliger, I will be home with my girls all day Wednesday. PM me.
XsploveReefin - thanks. what are your tanks dimensions?

aztbs · #**102** 06/19/2006, 01:10 AM

I am enjoying a very similar top off system and I love it. I like the dosing pump method much better than having a float valve in the sump. It took me a solid year to get from tank purchase to 'full of saltwater'. Keep taking your time!! Your setup looks amazing so far.

chetm2 · #**103** 06/19/2006, 10:39 PM

aztbs - thanks, not as many cool mechanical thing-amajigs as your tank thou! I love your light setup, very cool!

I just tested my water from the Typhoon III and regular RO water is 27ppm, DI is 0ppm and my regular tap water is.... 655ppm. Nasty, Nasty, Nasty. Now I know why my other tank was always battling some sort of algae issue. Bad skimmer, Bad circulation, crummy water = new tank

with a lot more thought and research into it.

chetm2 · #**104** 07/10/2006, 11:30 PM

Well I finally got salt water again! Everything is hooked up and running except for my calcium reactor (need co2) and so far so good. I put a 1" sand bed in for looks and the grain size is too small and blowing all over the place. I will siphon out the areas that mounded up and go with a little larger next time. I purchased 2 smaller pieces of stinky live rock to help see the rest of the reef ceramics and added a few small green chromis.
Here are some pictures and don't laugh ay my redneck engineered light setup, it's just temporary until the canopy is built

chetm2 · #**105** 07/10/2006, 11:33 PM

I also moved the rock around, I didn't like the big mound in the front so this seems to leave a lot more room for all of those SPS that will someday live here... Now we just wait...

hahnmeister · #**106** 07/11/2006, 02:09 AM

So did your electric meter break when you flipped everything on? Lol.

serenity · #**107** 07/11/2006, 10:18 AM

Why laugh? That looks very nice, I like the idea

Flobex · #**108** 07/11/2006, 11:29 AM

wow,very very nice! i really like the new aquascaping. great job, i cant wait to see this full of corals!

chetm2 · #**109** 07/11/2006, 03:35 PM

Thanks everybody, I can only imagine the the bill next month. But it's still cheaper than moving to Fiji

29reef · #**110** 07/11/2006, 05:24 PM

I see fish! looks awsome i love the way the RC look when they age a little and look more like LR they have some awsome shape to them. Very well done so far.

aztbs · #**111** 07/11/2006, 09:29 PM

Awesome! I love the look of the RC too, great bumpy fingery texture to it. Keep the pics rollin'

chetm2 · #**112** 07/12/2006, 01:31 AM

I wasn't sure how I was going to like the Reef Ceramics but I'm happy with the overall look, it will really be nice when they age and get some coral on them. I bought the Algae Free "Great White" Magnet and that thing is strong, you almost need 2 hands to move it around. I have 2 young girls and I don't have to worry about them getting a hold of it and moving it. I need to get my Co2 tank filled and finally get the Calcium Reactor hooked up then all systems are a go. Now I just need to find somebody local to build the canopy and skin the bottom. I'm having a hard time finding solid maple wood that is already finished, a couple of places have it but it needed to be planed down and cut to width and length (more skills than I have). Does anybody know a good wood guy/girl in arizona?

serenity · #**113** 07/12/2006, 10:00 AM

where can you get Reef Ceramics? Do only LFS carry it in Arizona? I love that look. Sorry for the questions, just really like the look.

ser

chetm2 · #**114** 07/12/2006, 04:30 PM

serenity - this is where I bought mine. www.captiveoceans.com

serenity · #**115** 07/12/2006, 05:45 PM

Thank you very much, I will give them a call.

Keep up the great work.

ser

chetm2 · #**116** 07/12/2006, 05:58 PM

Well I blew a fuse on my RK2 today, so I switched over to a regular surge protector and a couple of hours later poof! So I looked at what was plugged in to what and I had all of the big pumps, lights and chiller on 1 circuit

Not to bright. So off to find a new fuse and figure out the mess of cords under my tank. I have one closed loop that is on a separate circuit so that keeps the tank circulating. It was a good test to make sure my sump didn't overflow and I passed..

massman · #**117** 07/13/2006, 08:37 AM

Looks great.
Hate to be anal but it's not a cube!
48x48x48 is a cube.
So it's a half cube.

It seems that a LOT of people in the hobby are geometry deficient.
L=W is not enough to be a cube. L=W=H is a cube.

chetm2 · #**118** 07/13/2006, 10:41 AM

half a cube is still a cube, just divided by 2

chetm2 · #**119** 07/13/2006, 03:23 PM

Well the culprit in my blow fuse was my air pump for my ozone. Apparently I didn't loop the line high enough and forgot to install the check valve I bought causing water to siphon back into the pump frying it

I'm glad I had the GFI sockets installed. Live and learn I guess.

chetm2 · #**120** 07/13/2006, 08:58 PM

Just a few pictures, I still need to figure out how to take some decent shots without the lights overtaking the pictures.

Greencup · #**121** 07/14/2006, 10:56 PM

Looking Very Good, Keep Up The Good Work!

steve68 · #**122** 07/15/2006, 05:57 AM

"It seems that a LOT of people in the hobby are geometry deficient."

you have got to be kidding right massman?
chetm2 the tank is looking great !

massman · #**123** 07/15/2006, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by steve68
you have got to be kidding right massman?

Ummmm..............yes.

However, most cubes posted aren't cubes

steve68 · #**124** 07/15/2006, 02:14 PM

unless it's 30x30x30 i know what you mean, i sure as heck would not want a 48x48x48 or maybe i would

chetm2 · #**125** 07/15/2006, 05:17 PM

I was going to get a 48x48x30 but it was almost $800 more. A true 4 foot cube would be cool but can you imagine cleaning or working on it.