Sneaking back after 3 years 150g cube

[Haddonisreef]

a lot of them are hyper marked up. last one I saw was $800.

Saw one at map just the o the other day but was to late.

 

[sethsolomon]

Saw one at map just the o the other day but was to late.

saw one for 700 with 6 months of reagents but he wanted $85 to ship it

 

[jda123]

Looks good. Skip the spray paint...

Just wait on the Trident... they will be $300 soon and probably a better and more reliable version to come. For now, just don't (or rarely) test like the rest of us. Probably not all that necessary for a new tank anyway since it will be many months before you are humming along.

 

[sethsolomon]

Sorry for the delay in updates! So first decision was after doing some test painting the PVC, i decided it was not worth the time, effort, and risk of leaks to paint the PVC. Did some testing and really didn't like the result. So i think I am just going to clean the writing off the piping and just keep it white.


So some updates, Cut the holes for the overflow to go into the stand. A buddy came over and helped me get the tank up on the stand. Got the skeleton for the hood built. Radions came in. Had to move the thermostat from where it was to around the corner. My heaters and Zen Reef heater holder came in. Got my mesh top built. Picked up a bunch of rock and live rock.

 

[sethsolomon]

Also! PVC lined the bottom of my stand for extra guard from getting the floor wet.

The old thermostat had a nasty pumpkin orange color under it.

Test fitting the lights in the hood skeleton.

 

[sethsolomon]

And also built the Herbie style overflow standpipes.

 

[SynDen]

Looks awesome man! Good progress

 

[TheRealChrisBrown]

Nice job! Can't wait to see the progress.

 

[SkyShark]

Welcome back, Seth! That tank is going to be great, I love those dimensions. That heater holder is pretty slick too. I haven’t seen that before.


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[sethsolomon]

Looks awesome man! Good progress

Nice job! Can't wait to see the progress.

Thanks!

Welcome back, Seth! That tank is going to be great, I love those dimensions. That heater holder is pretty slick too. I haven’t seen that before.

Yah the zen reef does a pretty good job but I think Octo Aquatics acrylic gluing is way better!

 

[sethsolomon]

been working on the rock stack

 

[sethsolomon]

And got the hood built. now just needs holes cut for the cables and plumbing and then painted.

 

[sethsolomon]

Some rockwork pictures from this weekend.

 

[Haddonisreef]

And also built the Herbie style overflow standpipes.

Is it me or..... I don’t see a return for the tank looks like two drains?

 

[sethsolomon]

Is it me or..... I don’t see a return for the tank looks like two drains?

The return is going to come up over the back of the tank.

 

[sethsolomon]

Got the hood painted and equipment mounted in the hood.


Still working on getting all the pump wiring all situated. Running my Jebao's from my Apex.

 

[sethsolomon]

And got a cabinet from IKEA for my Apex setup.

 

[sethsolomon]

Sorry for not any updates in a while been really busy with this new little bean.

 

[sethsolomon]

But I did get the tank plumbed!

 

[scmountain]

Great looking build! I have been searching for a good apex cabinet, which Ikea one is that?

Glad to see the return I was thinking same as @Haddonisreef
I am sure you already did, but don't forget to drill a back-siphon preventer on your return!

What breed is the little guy? too cute!