30 gallon cube for my dad

[hobogato]

my dad has talked about getting a tank for quite a while now, so i decided to put this 30 gallon cubelike tank together for him for his B-day.

it is the tank that used to reside by the front door at CB pets, in a new stand and canopy that i built. the light is a combo 150 watt DE halide with PC actinics and two LED moonlights. the sump is a sump made by dan and it has an Aqua C Urchin skimmer. it has a mag 5 for a return pump.

here is the wall before and after adding a dedicated GFCI outlet (i know, it is up side down)
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dadstank/DSC02167.jpghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dadstank/DSC02168.jpg

here are the guts
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dadstank/DSC02169.jpg

here it is just after setting it up a couple of weeks ago
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dadstank/DSC02170.jpghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dadstank/DSC02172.jpg

he added some dragon's breath and razor culerpa from my clam/cuttle tank today

in a few weeks, we will add the fish that my dad picked out that i bought from my students:

two PJ cardinals
flame cardinal
strawberry pseudochromis

eventually he wants to add some corals

down the road, maybe a RBTA

[Texreefer]

great job as usual

[p00num3lli]

cool, lol liked how you said guts....:bigsmile:. never really thought of it like that

[glennr1978]

Wow, you are quite the craftsman!! That stand and canopy look great, Ilove the stain!!

[Kristy]

Looks great. Happy Fathers day, Dad!

[tony]

i have a special place in my heart for cubes!!!

looks great!!!

[cpreefguy]

The stand and canopy look amazing!

[sharkboy]

Wow! stand and canopy are incredible! great stain...different...

[greatwhite@AlamoAquatics]

awesome, really nice i wouldnt mind one of those !!!!!!

[greenmako]

looks super nice Ace!

[subsailor]

Looks great!

[ErikH]

Man, that is VERY nice.

[barderer]

You cut the trim on that stand?

[hobogato]

i fabricated some of the molding and bought some (the crown molding, base boards and rosettes)

[LoneStar]

Looks great


here is the wall before and after adding a dedicated GFCI outlet (i know, it is up side down)

Actually its safer that way. :wink_smile: Commercial buildings have theirs mounted upside to prevent items from falling onto the hot and neutral prongs.

[hobogato]

er.... ahhh.... i knew that (you believe me right?) :D

[LoneStar]

sure sure!

[SoLiD]

Wow... You've got some skills, Ace. I know I will use your expertise some day soon. :applause:

[sly fox]

awesome!

[clamgal]

Wow, amazing job! My Birthday is comming up soon... ;)

[hobogato]

first time i have updated this since putting it in. just happened to have the camera with me at their house today so i snapped a couple of pics.

fts
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dadstank/DSC05457.jpg
shots with the macro lens
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dadstank/DSC05458.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dadstank/DSC05460.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dadstank/DSC05461.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dadstank/DSC05462.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dadstank/DSC05463.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dadstank/DSC05465.jpg

btw, this is the first tank he has ever had - i think he is doing a great job with it :)

[mabel_photo6]

Looks really good! :D
That is a really nice birthday gift!
Lovin' the Tuxedo Urchin... I just became a first time owner of one of those and it's the darnest cutest thing ever.

[Rychek]

I'd say he's doing a great job with the tank.

[devonian]

definitely looks like a great cube! keep up the good work Dad!

[ErikH]

Very niceeeeee. Is that the first thing he cleans before guests come over? :D

[vman181]

Very niceeeeee. Is that the first thing he cleans before guests come over? :D

HAHA I was thinking the same thing. Man how does he keep his sand bed looking soooo good?

[dipan]

Looks very nice! Are you worried that the GSP might take over the area?

[hobogato]

he has a dragon wrasse that keeps the sand clean. he isnt worried about the gsp taking over because he really isnt particular about what corals he has as long as they are thriving.

[jeffro]

The tank looks great. I can't count the amount of time I spent in CB Pets drooling over that tank.

[rockmp]

Looks very nice and clean!

[Mr Cob]

Love this tank! Great pics too. It's so cool looking. I'm going to have to get another tuxedo...those dudes are cool!

[devonian]

i have 2 tuxedo urchins in my 210 gal reef, and I always look for them first!

[devonian]

here is one of them, trying to hide, lol

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc263/donfishy76/Fish%20Stuff/016.jpg

[mabel_photo6]

Mine has picked up more "disguises" since being in the tank.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/mabels_corner/Pets/Fishy/Saltwater/IMG_0081-1.jpg

[carlinsa]

tank looks good.

[hobogato]

had the camera with me at my parents' house today so i snapped a few new pics of dad's tank

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dadstank/DSC05847.jpg

cant wait til this one splits so i can get one back in my tank
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dadstank/DSC05849.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dadstank/DSC05850.jpg

tony's old clown
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dadstank/DSC05854.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dadstank/DSC05865.jpg

flame tail blenny in its shell house
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/dadstank/DSC05875.jpg