Stole this today!!!

Saltydrip · 12/30/2014, 07:09 PM

Paid $30 for this oceanic 30G cube!

I'm thinking coast to coast overflow with a 10g sump. Mostly for ATO heater and some sort of fuge. I would like to do a rock spire up the middle so fish can swim freely all around without having to double back quite so often.

I know it's missing the top trim but I like the rimless look.

The stank is just an old end table that was in the attic. It's not its final stand. Just making sure I like the location and I honistly want it lower like that for sitting on the couch and checking things out!

Saltydrip · 12/30/2014, 07:10 PM

Dont mind the mess in the background... We are still moving in.

d-man · 12/30/2014, 07:17 PM

Nice!

AdamNC · 12/30/2014, 07:22 PM

Gotta love Craigslist?, I take it?

Saltydrip · 12/30/2014, 07:26 PM

No a Facebook local yard sale page. I wa looking at similar tanks last night at petco but didn't want to spend the cash... Today at 2pm brake I oppened Facebook and it was the first post on the timeline. Destiny!!!

slief · 12/31/2014, 09:35 AM

Damn, that's a bargain! You should have some fun with that! Ae you going to connect this to your existing system so you can expand your volume or run it as a separate system? I run a 60 gallon cube as a display fuge connected to my main system. I liken it to a 60 gallon reef with a 600 gallon sump.

billdogg · 12/31/2014, 10:11 AM

If it was designed to have trim on the top edge, you should at least consider euro-bracing it. I would be a bit concerned with a seam failing.

Otherwise, Great Find!!!

jm.02

tkeracer619 · 12/31/2014, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slief

I liken it to a 60 gallon reef with a 600 gallon sump.

As soon as I install the big tank and move the filtration to the basement I am going to put one of these in the Foyer and have some kind of species tank.

I plan on claiming it's the display and the other 1500gals is simply filtration. I'm hoping for a bunch of "I don't believe you" looks.

Nice find

Toddrtrex · 12/31/2014, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billdogg

If it was designed to have trim on the top edge, you should at least consider euro-bracing it. I would be a bit concerned with a seam failing.

Otherwise, Great Find!!!

jm.02

My concern too, had one many years ago, had a rim;

skeeter_ca · 12/31/2014, 11:13 AM

As my wife would always ask, "How much is that $30 tank going to cost us?".

skeeter

Saltydrip · 12/31/2014, 11:29 AM

The rim is a non issue. The rims on these tanks are pretty flimsy and don't do much. It's 1/4" glass so it has plenty of bonding surface.

I'm going to run it solo. We just moved and I'm not setting the 75 up here. It's at a friends place until I get all livestock moved into the 30 and my 29 frag tank.

I'm already up to about $400 on the $30 tank... Lol!! That's a secret though

billdogg · 12/31/2014, 05:05 PM

I, too, had a Oceanic 60 cube - in use from June 1992 until August 2013. I would be much more comfortable with the trim on it. I have a feeling it does much more for the tank than you think it does. You might post the question in the DIY section. Perhaps the 1/4" non tempered glass is enough. I really don't know for sure but would suggest erring on the side of caution.

albano · 12/31/2014, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billdogg

i would be much more comfortable with the trim on it. I have a feeling it does much more for the tank than you think it does. You might post the question in the diy section. Perhaps the 1/4" non tempered glass is enough. I really don't know for sure but would suggest erring on the side of caution.

+1...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saltydrip

The rim is a non issue. The rims on these tanks are pretty flimsy and don't do much...

Famous last words!

Lilmatty5dimes · 12/31/2014, 06:11 PM

Great find. Following along for some updates.

Saltydrip · 12/31/2014, 06:17 PM

I'm not one for going on a sellers word. he pulled the trim off years ago when it got broken in a move. So it's had water with no rim for a few years as a cichlid tank.

It's going to be kinda slow moving... I'm in the middle of another build now.

12/30/2014, 07:09 PM	#1
Saltydrip Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,826	Stole this today!!! Paid $30 for this oceanic 30G cube! I'm thinking coast to coast overflow with a 10g sump. Mostly for ATO heater and some sort of fuge. I would like to do a rock spire up the middle so fish can swim freely all around without having to double back quite so often. I know it's missing the top trim but I like the rimless look. The stank is just an old end table that was in the attic. It's not its final stand. Just making sure I like the location and I honistly want it lower like that for sitting on the couch and checking things out! __________________ Current tank 48" 75g DT w/ 55g sump/fuge.

12/30/2014, 07:10 PM	#2
Saltydrip Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,826	Dont mind the mess in the background... We are still moving in. __________________ Current tank 48" 75g DT w/ 55g sump/fuge.

12/30/2014, 07:26 PM	#5
Saltydrip Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,826	No a Facebook local yard sale page. I wa looking at similar tanks last night at petco but didn't want to spend the cash... Today at 2pm brake I oppened Facebook and it was the first post on the timeline. Destiny!!! __________________ Current tank 48" 75g DT w/ 55g sump/fuge.

12/31/2014, 09:35 AM	#6
slief RC Sponsor Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 14,173	Damn, that's a bargain! You should have some fun with that! Ae you going to connect this to your existing system so you can expand your volume or run it as a separate system? I run a 60 gallon cube as a display fuge connected to my main system. I liken it to a 60 gallon reef with a 600 gallon sump. __________________ Director Customer Support Royal Exclusiv USA For All Royal Exclusiv & Bubble King questions please refer to our Sponsor forum: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/fo...play.php?f=745 Current Tank Info: 480G display mixed reef, 90G sump, 90G refugium, 60G display refugium. Check out my build thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1783476

12/31/2014, 10:11 AM	#7
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	If it was designed to have trim on the top edge, you should at least consider euro-bracing it. I would be a bit concerned with a seam failing. Otherwise, Great Find!!! jm.02 __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

12/30/2014, 07:17 PM	#3
d-man Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Diego, ca Posts: 2,732	Nice!

12/30/2014, 07:22 PM	#4
AdamNC Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Winston Salem, NC Posts: 849	Gotta love Craigslist?, I take it?

12/31/2014, 11:13 AM	#10
skeeter_ca Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Yucaipa, CA Posts: 1,007	As my wife would always ask, "How much is that $30 tank going to cost us?". skeeter __________________ skeeter - It is easier to ask for forgiveness than premission. My motto to my wife. Current Tank Info: 75rr,6"dsb,refugium,auto top-off & semi-auto water changer, OM squirt. 4 MJs 1200, Started on 03/03/06

12/31/2014, 11:29 AM	#11
Saltydrip Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,826	The rim is a non issue. The rims on these tanks are pretty flimsy and don't do much. It's 1/4" glass so it has plenty of bonding surface. I'm going to run it solo. We just moved and I'm not setting the 75 up here. It's at a friends place until I get all livestock moved into the 30 and my 29 frag tank. I'm already up to about $400 on the $30 tank... Lol!! That's a secret though __________________ Current tank 48" 75g DT w/ 55g sump/fuge.

12/31/2014, 05:05 PM	#12
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	I, too, had a Oceanic 60 cube - in use from June 1992 until August 2013. I would be much more comfortable with the trim on it. I have a feeling it does much more for the tank than you think it does. You might post the question in the DIY section. Perhaps the 1/4" non tempered glass is enough. I really don't know for sure but would suggest erring on the side of caution. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

12/31/2014, 06:11 PM	#14
Lilmatty5dimes Moved On Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: PSJ, FL Posts: 2,235	Great find. Following along for some updates.

12/31/2014, 06:17 PM	#15
Saltydrip Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,826	I'm not one for going on a sellers word. he pulled the trim off years ago when it got broken in a move. So it's had water with no rim for a few years as a cichlid tank. It's going to be kinda slow moving... I'm in the middle of another build now. __________________ Current tank 48" 75g DT w/ 55g sump/fuge.