My 90 g cube build

[wake125122]

So I havent posted in awhile so here is some updated pics of the tank. Enjoy!

 

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Looking good! It's funny how only reefers can appreciate a nice sump and supporting equipment build. Very clean setup .

 

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Ya I did have one issue a little while back that set me back. So on my overflow I didn't have a cap on it and guess what happened a fish jumped in and got stuck resulting in flooding of the tank. Only thing I lost was my Radion XR15 fug light and my inside lighting... X_X Since then I have made proper adjustment to make sure something like this does not happen again.

 

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So it has been awhile since I did an update on this. So here is a few updates. Not all are good but hey it is a learning process and a journey right?

 

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So here is an example of what not to do in your sump. It's not horrible but not good I feel. It was my attempt at trying to grow chateo and it is a combination of me not being successful and also lazy. It ended up turning into a sort of algae reactor sort of style. I have since then fixed this. Last sat 12/14 I did a major clean up on this. I sucked all the algae out and really clean out this entire compartment. I have also since sold the Radion XR15 FW that I was using over this. (after the previous flood I bought a new one) I ended up buying a Santa Monica Rain 2 algae scrubber. I haven't set this up because I am waiting on a part I ordered from BRS to take the inlet to allow for a 1/2 tube to feed this. I plan to use a cobalt mj1200 to power this. I also have a fuge light I used awhile ago I got off of amazon a while back that I will try to use as well to still try and grow a bit of chateo. If this doesn't work I plan just to take this light offline. This is more or less a last attempt at chaeto. I have also switched reactors. I was using 2 BRS deluxe reactors but I kept having difficulty unscrewing them. Long story short they were just a pain for me to work with. So I replaced them with one MRC reactor and also the Standard AquaMaxx Fluidized Reactor. I really like both of them the MRC is slightly taller than the AquaMaxx one but both are great in their own ways. My only complaint for the MRC reactor is that the O-ring that goes on the top grove is on the lid of this. So it can be slightly tricky to get it seated just right. I did figured out a way to make this easier so this really isnt an issue other than that love it! The AquaMaxx is great as well my only issue so far out of this one is that it started leaking a bit on the threads where the pipe going in. However, after a few mins it seems to have correct it on its own. So I might just have to tighten it slightly next time I go to change out the reactor. I'll update some more pictures on the whole sump layout at another time.

 

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I've also moved all of my electors outside of my sump area. I had an issue before where the brain of my apex stopped working. (still unsure exactly why but Neptune fixed it) So in attempt to keep everything in better shape from the elements I have moved everything outside of the stand. Currently it is a jumbled up mess but I plan to make or get some sort of cabinet to mount it all on.

So to give a few updates also what I have added since the last update. See below.

Added:
Neptune trident
Neptune DOS
Santa Monica Rain 2 (still in process of setting up, waiting on a fitting)
MRC Reactor
Standard AquaMaxx Fluidized Reactor
BRS 600W TITANIUM AQUARIUM HEATER & Controller
Re-added Amazon grow light

Taken off:
Radion XR15 FW light
Finnex 800W heater and controller
2 BRS deluxe Reactors

 

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More pics

 

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Thanks for the likes everyone. If anyone has any suggestions or anything feel free to share! Love to hear peoples insight and/or opinions.

 

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Forgot to add that another improvement that I did was I got myself a nice 7 stage RODI kit from BRS. I plan to hide the lines a bit more so my wife doesnt kill me. Also I have switched over to Fritz blue box salt. All of the corals seem to be extremely happy.

 

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So I've done quite a few things my tank since I last updated. Here is 1 thing that I did yesterday. I added two 24" T5 lights to the canopy. Here is a pic of them installed. I used the LET retrofit kit and ATI blue plus bulbs.