a long time coming...

[civics14]

I have been browsing the forums and collecting equipment from members on here to start a tank for over a year. today, i finally got some water in the tank, but due to the rate of my ro/di unit and the time i have to work on it, it will probably take a few days to fill

equipment:
60 gallon Marineland rimless cube
DIY stand
Triggersystem emerald 26 sump
eShopps S-120 skimmer
Reef Angel plus w/ wifi controller
Eheim 3000+ return pump
Jebao WP25 x2
Jager 100w heater x2
Coralvue 8x24" t5ho w/ led moonlight
Air Water Ice Typhoon Extreme III
IO Reef Crystal Salt

wood trim around the tank will be painted to match granite that will go on the lower tier

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[wildernets]

Great start! Looking forward to more in the future.

 

[nhannon8]

Looks great!! I really like the stand. Good luck with the first fill, took me a day and a half running 24/7 to fill my 75. It was excruciatingly slow!!

 

[nicoli627]

Looks nice. Can't wait to see more pics

 

[franciscosalazar]

Awesome setup. Glad to know the fixture is perfect for a 60 cube. That is my next tank size.

 

[camellia]

Congrats!!
After waiting for a year, water is a big step.
You got some nice equipment hopefully at a good price, patience is Golden in this hobby!

 

[nickh06]

Looks great! I'm thinking about doing a rimless soon, nice look

 

[rdnelson]

Camellia;1004656 wrote: Congrats!!
After waiting for a year, water is a big step.
You got some nice equipment hopefully at a good price, patience is Golden in this hobby!

I agree with Deb. Sounds like you have concurred two of the hardest aspects of this hobby; patients and buy once.

Tank and stand look great. Keep us posted.

 

[franciscosalazar]

My only concern with that light fixture is the hanging braces are crummy.
Pin the extra cable to the brace with a zip tie to prevent the cable from sliding loose.

 

[redstang]

Congrats! Let the fun, and occasional frustration, begin!

 

[joseayes]

I can see the mug half empty, good start

 

[civics14]

franciscosalazar;1004676 wrote: My only concern with that light fixture is the hanging braces are crummy.
Pin the extra cable to the brace with a zip tie to prevent the cable from sliding loose.

Really? It seem pretty solid to me, but I probably should have a back up, last thing I need is that thing crashing down on my tank.

 

[civics14]

joseayes;1004741 wrote: I can see the mug half empty, good start

It went empty when I walked over and saw the Atlanta Game...

 

[franciscosalazar]

civics14;1004744 wrote: Really? It seem pretty solid to me, but I probably should have a back up, last thing I need is that thing crashing down on my tank.

Yeah, I got the original pair replaced by Coralvue within a week of hanging the light.
There are ball bearings inside the braces that can fall out.

 

[civics14]

franciscosalazar;1004784 wrote: Yeah, I got the original pair replaced by Coralvue within a week of hanging the light.
There are ball bearings inside the braces that can fall out.

That's good to know, thanks for the heads up!

 

[civics14]

Water is in!! Now the cycling begins... using a raw shrimp & some stability to get this going

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[ecoreefguy]

Looking very nice. I cannot wait to get my stand for the 40 gallon so I can start up again! Have you thought about the direction you wanna go with tank?

 

[civics14]

Mainly SPS with some LPS, as far as fish, only plan on a pair of clowns, nothing else planned at the moment.