Finally!!!!....My completed custom 120G Cube (video)

kahkaw · 08/22/2010, 05:15 PM

So after a year in the making, my tank is finally up and running and doing very well. Its been up for about 2 months now and i am getting pretty good coral growth and fishes seem happier now than in my old tank.

So here is a break down of the tank

Tank: 120 gallon cube, 30x30x31

Thank Drain: corner overflow-full siphon with emergency drain, dry run for wires and return

Sump: custom built by myself. Its very odd shaped but basically consists of drain section, skimmer section (reef octo ext 160), return section (eheim 1262, stealth heater, 2 lil fishies reactor and ato H2O pres. sensor) 10 gallon fuge and a 9 gallon fresh water res.

Control: Reef Keeper LT with 3 pc-4s, 12v wall wart controlling 2 120mm fans (for cabinet cooling)

Lighting: 400w radium metal halide, lumen bright pendant w coralvue elec. ballast

Hope you enjoy.

Eric

mudskipper1 · 08/22/2010, 05:30 PM

good looking setup! Should look even better after the corals fill in a little. good work.

Ritten · 08/22/2010, 06:08 PM

Man that's sweet!

L8ndeb · 08/22/2010, 08:34 PM

Hi Eric, want to build a custom as well........where do you get your frame? Pre-made frame or not? What is your glass thickness?

Thanks

kahkaw · 08/22/2010, 10:26 PM

Mudskipper and Ritten- Thanks!

L8ndeb- actually the display tank is the only part of this setup i did not personally make, my LFS did. But i can tell you that it is 1/2 inch thick glass and the rims are pieces of (im assumig) Aquarium rim stock cut to length and joined together via 45s at the end. I did the drilling and assembling of the overflow.

The sump however, i did make. Its 3/8 inch glass and rimless. Then again its only 15 inches tall and has a lot of additional support structure from the multiple chambers.
Hope this helps.

Eric

L8ndeb · 08/22/2010, 10:54 PM

May I asked what you paid for the tank? BTW, your setup looks really good. Clean and neat. I would like to see it in a year.

kahkaw · 08/22/2010, 11:04 PM

Thanks L8ndeb,
I paid about 460 for the tank which included 4 hole drilled for a center overflow that I later patched up and redrilled it for a corner overflow.

aquaph8 · 08/22/2010, 11:15 PM

Looking good man. I would love to see some still pics when ever you get a chance.

Mavrk · 08/22/2010, 11:26 PM

I noticed something that seems to be camouflaging your overflow. What is that made of?

saleen2881 · 08/23/2010, 12:39 AM

thats beautiful!

kahkaw · 08/23/2010, 09:20 AM

Aquaph8, I will try to put some up. I have a few hundred pics of the project from start to finish. Is there anything specific you would like to see?

Mavrk, it is an agro-crete wall that I formed around the overflow.

Thanks Saleen.

kahkaw · 08/23/2010, 09:30 AM

Sorry Mavrk, I just realized I didn't really answer your question. Its a combo of different grains of agronite with cement and an eggcrate frame to give the wall strenght

aquaph8 · 08/23/2010, 09:30 AM

Of corse. The famous FTS is always a favorite.

08/22/2010, 05:15 PM	#1
kahkaw Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 110	Finally!!!!....My completed custom 120G Cube (video) So after a year in the making, my tank is finally up and running and doing very well. Its been up for about 2 months now and i am getting pretty good coral growth and fishes seem happier now than in my old tank. So here is a break down of the tank Tank: 120 gallon cube, 30x30x31 Thank Drain: corner overflow-full siphon with emergency drain, dry run for wires and return Sump: custom built by myself. Its very odd shaped but basically consists of drain section, skimmer section (reef octo ext 160), return section (eheim 1262, stealth heater, 2 lil fishies reactor and ato H2O pres. sensor) 10 gallon fuge and a 9 gallon fresh water res. Control: Reef Keeper LT with 3 pc-4s, 12v wall wart controlling 2 120mm fans (for cabinet cooling) Lighting: 400w radium metal halide, lumen bright pendant w coralvue elec. ballast Hope you enjoy. Eric

08/22/2010, 05:30 PM	#2
mudskipper1 Trust Me I'm an Engineer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Posts: 1,085	good looking setup! Should look even better after the corals fill in a little. good work. __________________ -Eric kazyakphoto.zenfolio.com Current Tank Info: 11 gallon DIY acrylic cube and 20L displays plumbed to a single sump, Kessil, Onyx, MP10, RKL

08/22/2010, 08:34 PM	#4
L8ndeb Registered Reef Keeper Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,443	Hi Eric, want to build a custom as well........where do you get your frame? Pre-made frame or not? What is your glass thickness? Thanks __________________ Leyton at Reno Current Tank Info: Custom 200 gal reef cube with a 20 gal sump, 2 AI SOL LED Fixtures, Super Reef Octopus skimmer, custom made calcium reactor, Apex Lite controller with various modules.

08/22/2010, 10:54 PM	#6
L8ndeb Registered Reef Keeper Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,443	May I asked what you paid for the tank? BTW, your setup looks really good. Clean and neat. I would like to see it in a year. __________________ Leyton at Reno Current Tank Info: Custom 200 gal reef cube with a 20 gal sump, 2 AI SOL LED Fixtures, Super Reef Octopus skimmer, custom made calcium reactor, Apex Lite controller with various modules.

08/22/2010, 11:15 PM	#8
aquaph8 Love The Fish Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 5,652	Looking good man. I would love to see some still pics when ever you get a chance. __________________ Brett Current Tank Info: Leemar 60x36x24, 8x80 T5/LED Sfiligoi GENESIS Alpha 300 skimmer

08/22/2010, 06:08 PM	#3
Ritten Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,164	Man that's sweet!

08/22/2010, 10:26 PM	#5
kahkaw Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 110	Mudskipper and Ritten- Thanks! L8ndeb- actually the display tank is the only part of this setup i did not personally make, my LFS did. But i can tell you that it is 1/2 inch thick glass and the rims are pieces of (im assumig) Aquarium rim stock cut to length and joined together via 45s at the end. I did the drilling and assembling of the overflow. The sump however, i did make. Its 3/8 inch glass and rimless. Then again its only 15 inches tall and has a lot of additional support structure from the multiple chambers. Hope this helps. Eric

08/22/2010, 11:04 PM	#7
kahkaw Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 110	Thanks L8ndeb, I paid about 460 for the tank which included 4 hole drilled for a center overflow that I later patched up and redrilled it for a corner overflow.

08/22/2010, 11:26 PM	#9
Mavrk Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California - South Bay Area Posts: 2,775	I noticed something that seems to be camouflaging your overflow. What is that made of?

08/23/2010, 12:39 AM	#10
saleen2881 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Beverly Hills, CA Posts: 416	thats beautiful!

08/23/2010, 09:20 AM	#11
kahkaw Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 110	Aquaph8, I will try to put some up. I have a few hundred pics of the project from start to finish. Is there anything specific you would like to see? Mavrk, it is an agro-crete wall that I formed around the overflow. Thanks Saleen.

08/23/2010, 09:30 AM	#12
kahkaw Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 110	Sorry Mavrk, I just realized I didn't really answer your question. Its a combo of different grains of agronite with cement and an eggcrate frame to give the wall strenght

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