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I was told to share this from Facebook so here it is...

My 60G Cube
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Side Shot
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Super Male Anthais
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Red Gornipora with Yellow Center
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I have more pics enjoy these for now.

Thanks Happy Reefing to all :smile:
 

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Thank you for sharing and I love the tank! What are the dimensions of the cube?
 

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Great lookin' cube!! Thanks for sharing!! :)
 
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It's a 24"X24"x25" Cube, I have actually torn down the tank but re-building it right now, but this was picture taken about a month ago and now I regret taking it down but health reason is why I did but now everything is ok.
 
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Here is the Tank getting back into the swing of things
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Local Reefers help me out with corals, it's been almost a week and everything is looking great here is my Clam
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Here is my tank before I was getting out but decided to stay in since I was getting way to many Low Balls for my Tank Stand and Sump and the tank wasn't even a year old.
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Miss my redline wrasse and snowflakes
 

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Nice tank and clam! Glad you decided to stick with it.

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Like the big CAVE!
 
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I was trying to gear away from the cave look but I'm not good at creating a good aqauscape so it is what it is. I have a pair of Onyx Clowns in the system now from a local breeder... :)
 

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Glad to hear you're doing better and decided to stick with it. Good luck
 

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I like the current rockscape and nice looking clam. Happy that you decided to get back into keeping the tank and look foward to seeing how it progresses.
 
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I like the current rockscape and nice looking clam. Happy that you decided to get back into keeping the tank and look foward to seeing how it progresses.

Thanks- I am going to be purchasing a New MP40 instead of having 2 MP10's on my system. I decided to stick with the colored Sticks (SPS) but it will be still a Mixed reef. :)
 

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Thanks- I am going to be purchasing a New MP40 instead of having 2 MP10's on my system. I decided to stick with the colored Sticks (SPS) but it will be still a Mixed reef. :)

Would be interested in seeing some updated pics
 

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glad to see you get back into the hobby your first tank was amazing. keep us updated as your rebuild progresses
 
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Update: 60G Cube Re-Build 8/15/2012

Well alot has changed since I broke down my tank and re-set it back up. As of now my Tank was emptied again, well not completely. The rock that I started over with came with a Phosphate problem. My Rocks started going south with Bryopsis Algae and raising my Magnesium level was not cutting it. I even tried Tuxedo Urchins, Larger than normal Turbo Snails and a Couple Seahares. Nothing was mowing thru this stuff so. If I am going to re-build I decided to just do it right.

I ended up taking pretty much every piece of rock out that had Bryopsis Algae on it. I am going to add more Dry Sand to my existing sand bed to get a more deeper sandbed to control my Nitrates Sugar Size sand IMO is the way to go. I am also going to add more LR this time and make a higher rock scape for better hidding for my Fishies, and more area to add frags.

I have upgraded my Lighting system from ATI Sunpowered T-5 to a Apollo Reef LED Solar Blast Artic-Red fixture. I am really liking this new LED stuff and the colors are just the way I like them.

Here are my Rocks toasting in some Bleach then Muatic Acid
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Here is the Big Mess I was dealing with
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And the Acid Bath it had to get
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It was offically Banned from my Tank
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Here are some of the pieces after it was completed some serve pieces have enough Algae to live a lifetime but was cleaned up really well. I had to scrub some pieces to get the rest off
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Here are my LED's I switched over too.
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Joe from Apollo Reef LED was great to deal with
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Looked a little yellow at first but was still playing with the color intensity
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This was about 30% white and 70% blue
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And I increased it to about 80% blue and 40% white
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As you can see this is how my tank looks at it's current stated I am going to have the Mixed reef I always dreamed of and will continue updating this thread from time to time. Enjoy for now..

Thanks :):tongue:
 

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