Custom 18"x18"x18" Cube in England - ZERO equipment visible (LOTS of pictures!)

jemram · 11/12/2006, 02:08 PM

I've been about on nano-reef.com but I thought you guys might like to see.

The tank is an 18x18x18" frameless cube running a closed loop through two bulkheads in the bottom of the tank. I'm using a Eheim 1262 (900GPH) pump for curculation and I've also got a Aquamedic Mini chiller and a heater in the closed loop. There's 33lbs of live rock and the light is an Arcadia 150W Metal Halide. I built the cabinet myself. It's now been set up for 4 weeks and I'm just getting rid of the hair algae.

And as they say, a picture speaks a thousand words!

The plumbing setup

Inside the cabinet. This is before the chiller and external heater were added.

jemram · 11/12/2006, 02:09 PM

When the live rock first went in

jemram · 11/12/2006, 02:10 PM

jemram · 11/12/2006, 02:10 PM

xcreonx · 11/12/2006, 02:29 PM

A W E S O M E !

bkwudzjeep · 11/12/2006, 02:37 PM

Very nice set-up!! Nice and simple!

GlobaLPimP · 11/12/2006, 03:25 PM

WOW - very unique

gfk · 11/12/2006, 04:11 PM

so are you running any kind of filtration like a skimmer or anything? gonna use a sump ever?

jemram · 11/12/2006, 04:34 PM

No filter, no skimmer just live rock and twice weekly 20% waterchanges.

I am going to add a Eheim external filter but I'm going to put a pond light inside it and use it as a refugium for growing cheato. That will allow me to run carbon and some filter floss if needed, but it's been running for a month now with nothing but live rock and good circulation and the water is crystal clear.

doesheya · 11/12/2006, 04:49 PM

Nice!

Gundo5000 · 11/12/2006, 06:00 PM

SWEET!

CPT. MURPHY · 11/12/2006, 06:26 PM

Amazing!

CPT.

todd rose · 11/12/2006, 07:13 PM

nice!

my2girls · 11/12/2006, 07:21 PM

Very nice look. Twice weekly 20% WCs seems like a lot of work. You may want to stick that Eheim in a sump with a skimmer and change 20% per month. Regardless, nice tank!

IPowderBlueTang · 11/12/2006, 07:25 PM

Great lookng setup. Great idea with the closed loop and LR hiding it.

scaryperson27 · 11/12/2006, 07:46 PM

It's only 18 gallons so he only has to change like 4 gallons. Very simple, I like it.

gfk · 11/12/2006, 08:09 PM

i forgot earlier to tell you.... loooks really good, is it just in the middle of a room or something?

jemram · 11/13/2006, 02:27 AM

Yes it's in the middle of my living room.

I can't run a sump as it's a closed loop.

jemram · 11/13/2006, 04:42 PM

Cable ties to the rescue! (I hope!!!).

I do want it to attach itself to this rock and when it was superglues here it opened up more than it ever has. So I used a 2mm drill bit to drill a couple of holes through the stem for cable ties to tie it to the rock. Hopfully it will attach itself to the rock over the next few weeks and I'll then remove the cable ties.

(Excuse the hair algae, it is starting to wave a white flag!)

scaryperson27 · 11/13/2006, 05:14 PM

I like your Torch, and Plate corals. How is your Scooter Dragonette Doing? I just got one a little while ago. They're very personable little guys.

six.line · 11/13/2006, 05:51 PM

Very nice.

Ditto on the plate coral, nice pretty purple.

jemram · 11/13/2006, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by six.line
Very nice. Ditto on the plate coral, nice pretty purple.

The purple plate is growing very well. In just over two weeks it's grown over an inch in diametre! I hope it doesnt grow too much more otherwise I'll be needing a larger tank!

jemram · 11/17/2006, 09:03 AM

stereomandan · 11/17/2006, 11:53 AM

Wow, looks nice. You obviously don't have kids.

My kids, or nieces and nephews would end up bumping it, or accidentally throwing something in there.

How much salt residue do you get on that top 1" of exposed glass?

Dan

tobyp · 11/17/2006, 11:57 AM

nicce job keep it up

11/12/2006, 02:08 PM	#1
jemram Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 47	Custom 18x18x18" cube in England - ZERO equipment visable (LOTS of pictures!) I've been about on nano-reef.com but I thought you guys might like to see. The tank is an 18x18x18" frameless cube running a closed loop through two bulkheads in the bottom of the tank. I'm using a Eheim 1262 (900GPH) pump for curculation and I've also got a Aquamedic Mini chiller and a heater in the closed loop. There's 33lbs of live rock and the light is an Arcadia 150W Metal Halide. I built the cabinet myself. It's now been set up for 4 weeks and I'm just getting rid of the hair algae. And as they say, a picture speaks a thousand words! The plumbing setup Inside the cabinet. This is before the chiller and external heater were added.

11/12/2006, 02:09 PM	#2
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11/12/2006, 02:10 PM	#3
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11/12/2006, 02:10 PM	#4
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11/12/2006, 02:29 PM	#5
xcreonx Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,362	A W E S O M E ! __________________ Nature knows no indecencies; man invents them. -Mark Twain Current Tank Info: 90g shallow with H. Barbouri Seahorses

11/12/2006, 02:37 PM	#6
bkwudzjeep O\|\|\|\|\|\|\|O Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,078	Very nice set-up!! Nice and simple! __________________ "You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead." ~Laurel and Hardy Current Tank Info: Taking a break for a while

11/12/2006, 03:25 PM	#7
GlobaLPimP Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Palm Harbor, Florida Posts: 911	WOW - very unique __________________ This hobby is educational; it teaches you how to spend a lot of money in a hurry! Current Tank Info: 75gl, SPS, LPS, IceCap/T5/SLR, 2 modded Tunze 6045's, PCI 350 skimmer w/ Gen-X 2400, 95lbs LR, GEN-X 4100 return

11/12/2006, 04:11 PM	#8
gfk Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Benicia, CA Posts: 1,601	so are you running any kind of filtration like a skimmer or anything? gonna use a sump ever?

11/12/2006, 04:34 PM	#9
jemram Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 47	No filter, no skimmer just live rock and twice weekly 20% waterchanges. I am going to add a Eheim external filter but I'm going to put a pond light inside it and use it as a refugium for growing cheato. That will allow me to run carbon and some filter floss if needed, but it's been running for a month now with nothing but live rock and good circulation and the water is crystal clear.

11/12/2006, 04:49 PM	#10
doesheya Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In the Blue Grass Posts: 199	Nice! __________________ “Mommy, she is Killing Me to Death” says my Son as his puppy bites him. Current Tank Info: 60g DAS (Dutch Aquarium System)

11/12/2006, 06:00 PM	#11
Gundo5000 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,534	SWEET! __________________ GUNDO

11/12/2006, 06:26 PM	#12
CPT. MURPHY Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 1,148	Amazing! CPT.

11/12/2006, 07:13 PM	#13
todd rose Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ky Posts: 183	nice!

11/12/2006, 07:21 PM	#14
my2girls Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: West Hartford, CT Posts: 2,293	Very nice look. Twice weekly 20% WCs seems like a lot of work. You may want to stick that Eheim in a sump with a skimmer and change 20% per month. Regardless, nice tank! __________________ Always downsizing...

11/12/2006, 07:25 PM	#15
IPowderBlueTang Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Canada Posts: 769	Great lookng setup. Great idea with the closed loop and LR hiding it.

11/12/2006, 07:46 PM	#16
scaryperson27 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cape Coral, F.L. Posts: 2,106	It's only 18 gallons so he only has to change like 4 gallons. Very simple, I like it.

11/12/2006, 08:09 PM	#17
gfk Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Benicia, CA Posts: 1,601	i forgot earlier to tell you.... loooks really good, is it just in the middle of a room or something?

11/13/2006, 02:27 AM	#18
jemram Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 47	Yes it's in the middle of my living room. I can't run a sump as it's a closed loop.

11/13/2006, 04:42 PM	#19
jemram Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 47	Cable ties to the rescue! (I hope!!!). I do want it to attach itself to this rock and when it was superglues here it opened up more than it ever has. So I used a 2mm drill bit to drill a couple of holes through the stem for cable ties to tie it to the rock. Hopfully it will attach itself to the rock over the next few weeks and I'll then remove the cable ties. (Excuse the hair algae, it is starting to wave a white flag!)

11/13/2006, 05:14 PM	#20
scaryperson27 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cape Coral, F.L. Posts: 2,106	I like your Torch, and Plate corals. How is your Scooter Dragonette Doing? I just got one a little while ago. They're very personable little guys.

11/13/2006, 05:51 PM	#21
six.line Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Logan, UT Posts: 775	Very nice. Ditto on the plate coral, nice pretty purple. __________________ This post approved by Mrs. Sixline. assign <= six.line(#FFFFFF && string("nerdy")) Current Tank Info: 30 gallon with 10 gallon sump

11/17/2006, 09:03 AM	#23
jemram Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 47

11/17/2006, 11:53 AM	#24
stereomandan Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,888	Wow, looks nice. You obviously don't have kids. My kids, or nieces and nephews would end up bumping it, or accidentally throwing something in there. How much salt residue do you get on that top 1" of exposed glass? Dan __________________ 90g Tank, 75 lbs Live Rock, T5, T8 and VHO Lighting, Closed loop on Snapper Pump 1.5" Sand in main tank, DSB in 38g Sump, B-ionic Daily, Temp 79, SG 1.026 LPS, Softies Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon Reef

11/17/2006, 11:57 AM	#25
tobyp Moved On Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lima,Ohio Posts: 99	nicce job keep it up