New forum member. 60 cube startup

[lmm1967]

Finally getting around to converting our 60 cube to a reef. Already had it running with an shops sump and aquatic life ho T5.

I've drilled a few extra holes for a bean setup, cut and bent lexan for a full length overflow, finished and leak tested plumbing. Not sure if I'm allowed to post links but here is video of the overflow.

http://youtu.be/pglqSH-4cTo">http://youtu.be/pglqSH-4cTo</a>

I'm also working on a dig controller using arguing, Intel Edison and a spare Linux box. Not sure how fast that is going to progress but so far I can't see dishing out the cash for a controller when I can dig and have much more granular control over everything.

I'll post progress on the build and controller as I have time.

Thanks for a great local forum,

 

[lmm1967]

Holy cow - sorry for the typos

Eshopps sump, diy controller using Arduino

 

[myreefclub0070]

Welcome on board and I'm glad to see another DIY person doing their thing.
Good luck with the tank and I'll follow along to see how it all turns out.

 

[lmm1967]

Picked up 2 Jebao RW-8 power heads. Unboxed 1 of them and after a quick functional check I opened the controller box, checked which wire had varying voltage when pump speed changed and started hacking wires.

An hour later I've got the Arduino controlling the RW-8. This should give me almost unlimited control and get beyond the built in controller limitations such as a 10 minute feed mode.

Need to decide on a skimmer next. Thinking a reef octopus 110 or 150. Opinions?