Hello everyone,
I enjoy looking at other people's tanks, so I thought I would share a little bit of mine. I'm new to this site but have been in the hobby for years. I've always loved cubes. They really give you a lot of options.
I started this tank in January 2017, and knew I wanted LPS only because they are by far my favorite coral type. I also tried to aquascape where you can see under the rockwork from each side to the other side of the tank (at least partially).
I am using a standard CAD Lights 60g cube with the pump and plumbing that came with the tank. I added a new return nozzle that diverts flow around the top of the tank and threw in a koralia for more water movement. I decided on the AI 26 HD and love this light. Well, not always. I hated the look of LED for a while because it appears a bit strobish (not a word but use your imagination) to my eyes. Now with the customization I'm able to do, I'm very glad I went with this light.
Filtration wise, I keep it very simple. I grow a lot of chaeto and harvest aggressively in the sump which I light 24/7. I also have a few bags of carbon in the sump. That is all. I've never been sold on skimmers because I've never seen a definitive breakdown of what exactly is being removed. I know its gunky looking but most things are when removed from their natural habitats and left in a cup to decay.
Anyways, here is my tank. Hope you enjoy!
January 2017
Front
Sides
Now for my most recent photos (took them last week). I've had a few fish deaths and a couple corals died while I was in the hospital, but mostly things have been going well. My current fish list includes a yellow tang, 2 clowns, cleaner wrasse, leopard wrasse, ruby red dragonet, pajama cardinal, banghai cardinal, yellow goby, and a cling fish (so cool).
Things are growing well and I'm pretty happy with how things look especially at the top.
Top down.
Let me know what you think, or if you have any suggestions.
I enjoy looking at other people's tanks, so I thought I would share a little bit of mine. I'm new to this site but have been in the hobby for years. I've always loved cubes. They really give you a lot of options.
I started this tank in January 2017, and knew I wanted LPS only because they are by far my favorite coral type. I also tried to aquascape where you can see under the rockwork from each side to the other side of the tank (at least partially).
I am using a standard CAD Lights 60g cube with the pump and plumbing that came with the tank. I added a new return nozzle that diverts flow around the top of the tank and threw in a koralia for more water movement. I decided on the AI 26 HD and love this light. Well, not always. I hated the look of LED for a while because it appears a bit strobish (not a word but use your imagination) to my eyes. Now with the customization I'm able to do, I'm very glad I went with this light.
Filtration wise, I keep it very simple. I grow a lot of chaeto and harvest aggressively in the sump which I light 24/7. I also have a few bags of carbon in the sump. That is all. I've never been sold on skimmers because I've never seen a definitive breakdown of what exactly is being removed. I know its gunky looking but most things are when removed from their natural habitats and left in a cup to decay.
Anyways, here is my tank. Hope you enjoy!
January 2017
Front
Sides
Now for my most recent photos (took them last week). I've had a few fish deaths and a couple corals died while I was in the hospital, but mostly things have been going well. My current fish list includes a yellow tang, 2 clowns, cleaner wrasse, leopard wrasse, ruby red dragonet, pajama cardinal, banghai cardinal, yellow goby, and a cling fish (so cool).
Things are growing well and I'm pretty happy with how things look especially at the top.
Top down.
Let me know what you think, or if you have any suggestions.