build thread: 45g cube reef tank

[ifarmer]

Hello All.
I was out of the hobby the last few years and just recently got back into the hobby.

I am going to document all the steps of this setup so that I can look back and see the progress.

thank you all.



Let it begin.....

 

[ChrisV]

Cool! Looking forward to seeing it come together!

 

[ifarmer]

the tank is in the house (or garage)

 

[ifarmer]

just finished building the stand

 

[ifarmer]

 

[ifarmer]

 

[ifarmer]

Probably will need to upgrade to a better light, skimmer and sump later on.

 

[ifarmer]

6 weeks later after the cycle started........

 

[ChrisV]

Looks fantastic! Did you use old Tonga branch I'm your scape, from the before time?

 

[spectral_ranger]

Great stand! Was that your own design, or did you have plans to go off of? Was trying to find some good plans to use back before I decided to just go with a Reefer...

 

[Slombardi]

Love the stand build! Can't wait to see some fish in there!

 

[ifarmer]

Regarding the stand,
I bought one of the unfinished kitchen sink cabinets from HomeDepot, threw away everything except the door and the drawer. Built the whole stand with 3/4 Plywood and used the door and the drawer from the cabinet.
hope the helps

 

[jfoahs04]

Great looking setup!

 

[Ttran102]

nice built cant wait to see some corals in there.

 

[ifarmer]

some updates since a few weeks ago.

1. Removed sand
2. swapped out the sump and skimmer
3. added some chRomis

this is a few weeks ago.

Bought this from someone on craigslist on a great deal.

 

[Amejia03]

nice setup

 

[Bostoncoral]

Nice. I think the no sand was a good idea. Easy to keep clean. I have two power heads in each bottom corner of my red sea 170 and the flow is perfect!

 

[Seapets]

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Damn you have some skills good job