My 240 Cube

[goat585]

I purchased this tank from a local reefer in July of this year. I remodeled part of my basement to incorporate this tank. The tank is located where our new home office will be.

Tanks Specs
Manufacturer: Envision Acrylics
Dimensions: 48”x48”x25”

Made From 3/4” thick acrylic panels except rear panel which is 1”

External overflow box which has a removable teeth for cleaning and two 1.5” drains

Four 1” bulkheads in Euro-bracing-currently using 2 for surges

In rear panel-two 1.5” and two 3/4” bulkheads. Currently using the 3/4” bulkheads for returns

Here is a picture of it the day I got it home.

 

[goat585]

System Specifications
Skimmer - ASM G4X
Return Pump - Reeflo Dart 3600gph
Surge Pump - Quiet One 4000
Sump - 120 gallon All-glass aquarium with custom baffles
Dual two little fishes phosphate reactors 1 for carbon, 1 for GFO
Auto top off - Reeftek Kalk reactor feed by reef filler pump
30 gallon breeder 36”x18”x13” Refugium
29 gallon surge tank divided into 2 surges
30 gallon frag tank
Reflector - Lumenbright Large Reflector
Ballast - 400 watt dimmable Coralvue
Bulb - 400 Watt 20K Reeflux

Eventually I will be adding a controller, moonlights and a couple of tunzes in the next month.

 

[underwaterfirefighter]

That is going to be an awesome setup. Cant wait to see it come together. Keep the pics coming.

 

[EliteReefs]

will be a great tank for sure. i love cubes. all sorts of great aquascape option. gl with the build

PS: cant tell from the pic but if the tank has scratches do yourself a huge favor and resurface the hole things now while you can with ease. will take some time but you will be glad you did.

 

[goat585]

Here are some photos of the room under construction.

The finished fish room

 

[Blackhawk Fan]

That's a heck of a nice tank Tom.

I love what you did with the stand. How long before you add some goodies?

 

[BluegrassReef]

That is gonna be SWEET.

 

[goat585]

will be a great tank for sure. i love cubes. all sorts of great aquascape option. gl with the build

PS: cant tell from the pic but if the tank has scratches do yourself a huge favor and resurface the hole things now while you can with ease. will take some time but you will be glad you did.

I did fix most the major scratches. I have a couple of external ones to get to I just have to get the will to do so.

 

[goat585]

That's a heck of a nice tank Tom.

I love what you did with the stand. How long before you add some goodies?

I think you have seen it before:tongue:

I have my base live rock in it now. I hope to have a lot more pictures up tonight. The plan is to transfer most my livestock over in the next month or 2.

 

[aquafrags]

that is a sweet tank, love the dimesions and nice start

 

[Blackhawk Fan]

I can't wait to see what you do with it Tom.

 

[J&O'sdad]

Nice work looks like a great setup.

 

[nayrgaijin]

Cubes are so awesome.... That thing is going to be sweet !
Keep us updated please

 

[goat585]

I decided to refinish the stand. Here are a few pictures of the stand. Eventually I plan on building a matching canopy.

 

[goat585]

Here are some pictures of the sump and plumbing. The sump is a 120 gallon glass tank. I added 1/4" glass baffles to divide the sump into different chambers. The skinny chamber on the left is for is the input to the sump. I also use it for probes and the heaters. There is a filter shock that is attached to the output of the main drain. The water then flows into the skimmer chamber. The skimmer is on a riser to so the skimmer sits in the right amount of water. From there it flows down the middle of the sump. Live rock sits on egg crate in the chamber. The water then flows around the corner to the return and surge pumps.

 

[goat585]

I always wanted to use a surge on one of my tanks and I finally was able to incorporate one on this tank. I used a 29 gallon tank that is divided into 2 chambers. This give me two 10 gallon surges. Here is a picture of the surge.

I used 1" spa flex to connect the surge to the display tank. A quiet one 4000 pump feeds the surges. I have individual ball valves on the return lines to the surge. I did this so I can control how often each surge fires. One surge take a minute to fill and the other one about 2 minutes. The surge last 45 seconds or so. Here are a couple of more pictures.

I vented the surge lines near the display to help with the bubbles. It seems to make a difference. I am thinking about adding another vent to each side to see what happens. Here is a pic.

 

[goat585]

The tank has a 30 breeder for refugium. I have put a small amount of cheato and some liverock to get it started. I have more rock that I need to move into it. It is lit by 2 36" T-5 6000K bulbs. Here are some pictures.

 

[goat585]

Finally to get this thread up to date. I filled the tank up and put in the base rock into the display. I am combining two tanks into this 1. The plan is to gradually move things over the next month or 2. I did not put in too much rock since a lot of the corals I have are attached to pretty good size pieces of live rock. Here are some photos.

 

[goat585]

Last night I received my new heaters. The older ones I was using decided to go out. I am using two 300 watt stealth heaters. This is the first time I am using this brand and am quite impressed with them out of the box. Hopefully they will perform well long term.

 

[stunreefer]

I'll likely be following suit with a single 400W L.B. pendant over a 48" x 36" footprint Tom. Was just chatting with Jeremy at Reef Specialty about it... sounds like a winner!

BTW, love the aquascape