135 Rubik's Cube

[Doctor Derp]

Things started off harmless enough. I traded a local some coral for his old 135 cube. The stand was pretty rough, but solid. Took a few days to get it cleaned up. (and a scratched eyeball. Eye protection is a must...even if you wear glasses!!)





The tank had been sitting with crud from it's last life for quite a while, but nothing an acid bath couldn't handle. New bulkheads and valves for the (7) drilled holes in the PVC floor. I had to scrape off and re-paint the back glass, as well. The original layout of this tank had a center overflow that was re-located to be offset to the left of center on the back wall. Those four holes will work nicely for a closed loop, after some creative plumbing.



Synergy reef RM-34 sump setup for a reefmat 500 fits perfectly under the stand.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Looks great,

 

[Doctor Derp]

This system is an upgrade for my mother-in-law. They've had a 40 cube for about a year now that I've been maintaining with the Reef Moonshine method. The tank is thriving, but we needed a better solution than me having to dose daily. Even with just a walk across the street. As they say.. Winter is coming. And I don't like the cold. Lol



Trident and NP for automated testing. Alk and Calcium will be on a DOS QD, with all my daily moonshine elements on reefdose pumps. We waited for black Friday sales and ordered from tax-free vendors to save a bundle. I had to throw together a shelf to make room for the robots.

The return pump is a COR-20, with a COR-15 to feed the external Bashsea 6-24 skimmer. Went with the big boy Vectra L2 for the closed loop.

 

[ReefSauce]