Mitchell's 60 gallon Cube

[Mitchell]

Light hanger and live sand arrived. I also grabbed some Bali Rock



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[Mitchell]

And I have a sump.....wet test this weekend. I already see a change I want done to it....TONY.........

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[spspirate]

cool sump!

 

[Mitchell]

It will hopefully be plumbed this week. Fingers crossed

 

[Mitchell]

Found some Fiji Branch rock out west. They are shipping it tomorrow. 1 Big piece and a few smaller ones. 2.5 pounds in total.

Here is what I got. Hopefully it arrives unbroken


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[Mitchell]

Light hanger installed


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[bmw-legend]

that's awesome...I love cube tank.

 

[Troylee]

Very clean and great equipment... Should make a awesome tank when it's wet....

 

[Mitchell]

Some plumbing. I have to pick up a cap for the top of the air breather


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90 elbows will be installed on the input and output and the flex line will be glued to those. Each line will have a true union ball valve on it.


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There were some concerns that the VERY short locline return would create water splatter and noise so I extended the line and installed a T so I could have return on each side of the tank.


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[Mitchell]

Fiji Branch Rock arrived this morning VERY well packaged ( Thanks Carmen)


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[MobyMD]

This is a great build! I can't wait to see the sand and rock work in!

 

[Mitchell]

WooHoo finally got around to getting the cube going...well with a little prodding from Tony...

Filling up. And no my rocks aren't rusty, they just look this way for some reason??? Fire the photographer!!


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Filled and lit by the Radiom. Waiting for my left hand side MP10


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A closer look. I wanted a Japanese feel to the tank. I hope I accomplished it? I like the scape


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The Right side


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The Left Side


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[atp0726]

I just set up 60 cube and I am c contemplating the radion. How do you like it? How's the coverage?

 

[Bobby B]

Very nice, I can't wait to see more

 

[Mike&Terry]

Nice build... love your aquascape!

 

[revhtree]

Beautiful Mitchell!!

 

[Reefing8EZ]

Sweet setup! How high do you have the radion hung? And what intensity?

 

[sprinklerdudes]

any thought on what the live stock will be? awsome build,

 

[jdog6973]

Did you use the Marineland stand?

 

[Mitchell]

Sorry for the lack of input in this thread. I have been consumed with family issues. Yes it is the monteray stand. It nice and solid.

As for stocking here is a list so far
Fish
Percula clown
Lawnmower Blenny
Red headed gobie
Pajama cardinal x2
Green chromis x6
Taragan gobie
purple fire fish

Inverts
Pom Pom crab
Pistol shrimp
Striped servant star
Snails
Ultra grade maxi minis x6 soon to be 12 when I frag them.
Small quad color bubble tip

Corals still little frags
Orange milli digitata
Green birdsnst
Pink pocili
ORA Screaming Green Birdsnest
Pink milli
Rare green nepthia

Colonies
Orange hammer
Green torch with yellow tips
Neon trach
Green shrooms
Blue shrooms
Red shrooms
Australian orange zoos

Sounds like a lot but the tank still looks bare to me.