SteveZi's CubeZi

SteveZi · 15 Oct 2013

My neighbour calls it the monstrosity.
What does he know.

Dimensions = 800cm x 800 cm x 500cm
the stand must be big enough to fit my old 140l tank underneath:

glass + Guinness

everything fits...

silicone, sweat, done.

Let there be light!

Now I must just restrain myself and give it a bit more time before doing 1st watertest...
Have to do some minor plumbing in the meantime.

Ruberto Frazao · 15 Oct 2013

Wow man i love the diy skills... what light is it on the tank??Vertex??

shan · 16 Oct 2013

nice

is that guinness i see there? love the stuff

seank · 16 Oct 2013

Nice Steve. Have you noticed that you posted your pics twice.. At first I thought my eyes are doing 180 on me...lol

SteveZi · 16 Oct 2013

seank said:
Nice Steve. Have you noticed that you posted your pics twice.. At first I thought my eyes are doing 180 on me...lol

thanks, yes the double pics... confusing, I'll have to figure that out.

SteveZi · 16 Oct 2013

shan said:
nice

is that guinness i see there? love the stuff

yes, i have to go slow on the guinness if i want to fit into my wetsuit this summer

SteveZi · 16 Oct 2013

Ruberto Frazao said:
Wow man i love the diy skills... what light is it on the tank??Vertex??

Thanks man, down here we're forced to DIY, it's a way of life

The lights are just an Oddessea T5 fixture, combined with a DIY T8 fixture.

Lighting is not that NB since I don't keep corals. maybe some NPS later.

Dot Dash · 16 Oct 2013

Would like to see some more pics of the double sump arrangement.

Lord_Blackadder · 16 Oct 2013

I'd have put some extra reinforcing on the stand. I could just be paranoid though because I made mine capable of holding a moderately sized elephant.

butcherman · 16 Oct 2013

love the extra space under the tank!

SteveZi · 16 Oct 2013

Lord_Blackadder said:
I'd have put some extra reinforcing on the stand. I could just be paranoid though because I made mine capable of holding a moderately sized elephant.

Yours looks very sturdy! Mine feels sturdy but i'm also prone to paranoia...

SteveZi · 16 Oct 2013

butcherman said:
love the extra space under the tank!

Yes, I just have to board it up to keep the cats out!
Still have to add ATU.

SteveZi · 16 Oct 2013

I cut some perspex this evening for the back and overflow.
Will try and get the plumbung done before the weekend. At the moment I'm just circulating some water through the sump area.

SteveZi · 20 Oct 2013

Added ATU, took the bottom tank out (cracked bottom...) and did watertest - no leaks so far, touch wood

Bendor · 20 Oct 2013

Nice build @SteveZi!

I'll bring some Guinness when I come visit Struisbaai this December.

devesh.r · 21 Oct 2013

Awesome tank diy skills man.

SteveZi · 21 Oct 2013

thanks guys.
here's fts with rockwork(plus aptasia...) in - water's gone a bit milky, skimmer working overtime.

SteveZi · 24 Oct 2013

added some old bottles for fun, ala @Paul B

SteveZi · 19 Nov 2013

Some stuff I've added:
Alcyonium fauri
Isozoanthus capensis
Corynactis annulata
Balanophyllia bonaespei
Eunicella papillosa
Leptogorgia palma

I have also added a small Marleyi butterfly that's busy working through my tubeworms... 4 demolished, 2 to go.
Also added a mermaids purse shark egg and hoping to have a hatched baby catshark in a few weeks time.
Holding thumbs

seank · 19 Nov 2013

Steve, are you going to run a Cold water tank??