Hi everyone.
So with a bit if help and advise from a fellow reefer i decided to go all in on building my own Cube.
I would like to thank @brentch for helping with the measurements and lots of advice.
I went for 10mm opti clear glass panels and black 5mm acrylic. Extras were Bostic Marine Silicone, Acetone and Painters tape.
I went for the DIY build as I could not afford to buy a complete tank. I became a father quite recently and nappies are not cheap!!
Lined my glass out with tape and then found that I made a mistake with one of my glass panels... the bottom panel was a tad to small about 150mm to short! Nway got a piece of glass from Mica to add to the bottom panel, which would be the sump anyway.
Glued the tank and when I wanted to smooth out the seal, the silicone had already started curing...
I decided it looked too sloppy, so I waited for it to dry and then scraped and cleaned the sides for another try at sealing a bit neater.(cleaning took 3 hours...)
Ready to reseal.
At last the tank is done and I am quite pleased with the result. After all the stress and hard work I think i have it done
Stand will be built tomorrow and then I'll need to get some substrate and rocks to start cycling.
Years ago i thought i was out of the hobby for good and so I gave away almost all my sand and live rock. Now it seems I am looking to stock up again!
If anyone has any chipped coral and dry/builder or live rock to sell, please send me a pm. I am in CPT - Uitzicht.
I am watching the for sale thread for a well priced light, if I don't find one within the next month, I might get a new Zetlight 1201 L or take @Royden Church up on his offer to assist with a DIY LED unit.
Bit scared when it comes to lighting DIY as i never know when a light is enough or too much or even what the result will look like. Tried in the past and failed hard
I will post pics of stand and finished setup once up and running!
Thanks again for everyone that helped with advice and info!
So with a bit if help and advise from a fellow reefer i decided to go all in on building my own Cube.
I would like to thank @brentch for helping with the measurements and lots of advice.
I went for 10mm opti clear glass panels and black 5mm acrylic. Extras were Bostic Marine Silicone, Acetone and Painters tape.
I went for the DIY build as I could not afford to buy a complete tank. I became a father quite recently and nappies are not cheap!!
Lined my glass out with tape and then found that I made a mistake with one of my glass panels... the bottom panel was a tad to small about 150mm to short! Nway got a piece of glass from Mica to add to the bottom panel, which would be the sump anyway.
Glued the tank and when I wanted to smooth out the seal, the silicone had already started curing...
I decided it looked too sloppy, so I waited for it to dry and then scraped and cleaned the sides for another try at sealing a bit neater.(cleaning took 3 hours...)
Ready to reseal.
At last the tank is done and I am quite pleased with the result. After all the stress and hard work I think i have it done
Stand will be built tomorrow and then I'll need to get some substrate and rocks to start cycling.
Years ago i thought i was out of the hobby for good and so I gave away almost all my sand and live rock. Now it seems I am looking to stock up again!
If anyone has any chipped coral and dry/builder or live rock to sell, please send me a pm. I am in CPT - Uitzicht.
I am watching the for sale thread for a well priced light, if I don't find one within the next month, I might get a new Zetlight 1201 L or take @Royden Church up on his offer to assist with a DIY LED unit.
Bit scared when it comes to lighting DIY as i never know when a light is enough or too much or even what the result will look like. Tried in the past and failed hard
I will post pics of stand and finished setup once up and running!
Thanks again for everyone that helped with advice and info!
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