My cube so far

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Hi Masa
I bought a cube from kingfish on the forum.
This is what ive done thus far.
Im planning on having a mixed reef with alot of sps .
Filtration will mainly be live rock, skimmer thing of a bio reactor but not sure if necessary?
Lighting will be 2 x 10000k actinics 2 x 15000k actinics and a metal halide in the centre. Im planning to fit 4 x cooling fans in the unit as well.
Im planning to fit some lights with cooling fans over the sump .

I will only start the tank up in mid February after our wedding and once we've settled into our new place.
I'll post pics as i go please be patient.
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look forward to your opinions.
 
Very neat and clean. Like it. Pics a bit difficult to view through dropbox. May be why the lack of comments. Looking forward to some updates ;)
 
Im not sure if i must redo my sump? Atm it has a big inlet chamber , small liverock chamber and small return chamber. Looking at a very lo budget filtration. Not sure if a dsb is an option ? Tank size is 80cm x 60cm x 54cm
Sump is 70cm x 50 cm x 50 cm
 
A DSB is an option. Just make the first chamber as small as possible, but still allowing you to remove the skimmer completely while under the tank.

Return chamber can be smaller, especially if you got an ATU.
Running a deeper water volume in all the chambers do allow for more water in last chamber for evaporation in case of the ATU deciding not to work.

I prefer to make the water level deep, and if needed, will put the skimmer on some little stand.

Alternative is Seachem Matrix. I recently started to use that on a TL550, and I'm very impressed. Matrix do not need that big a chamber as a DSB, but the design would be different. Better to have the Matrix in a flow through chamber instead of a flow over like a DSB.
 
Think I'll re do the sump and go the dsb route.

How many flow pumps do you need in a cube ?
 
sorry missed your last post. lol. Sounded like you were done/gatvol before you started.

Nah really it looks real clean and fresh with \out the tralalala
 
If i go the dsb route i have and area of 380 x 480 with the height of sand being 250mm and water height above sand will be 150mm . Will this be enough to run a dsb ?
 
that works out to 38% of the display footprint.

Can work. Although bigger would be better. It also depends on your stocking list and how fast you add new fish.
By not overstocking and by adding new fish only every second week and the DSB would be able to keep up.

Smallest DSB in relation to tank I run at some point was 33%.
 
Another idea i had for my sump . Is to have the inlet chamber with skimmer , 2nd chamber I'll have ceramic noodles then 3rd chamber id have some liverock then return chamber.
Not sure how well this would work ?
 
I'm using Seachem in a plastic little bucket. Works great and easy to remove. Water flows through it.

Depends on your sump.
Better picture please so that we can see what your sump looks like.
 
Just use the Matrix in a plastic basket. Those from Plasticland with all the holes in them.
 
yes you can, some guys do it like that, other float the tub, or have a sump dedicated with a matrix portion.
 
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