My Shallow Cube**1 YEAR UPDATE**PICS... [Archive]

aquasport24

Tue, 1st Dec 2009, 07:38 PM

Just want something with more accesses,less heat, less lights, upclose and more views.So i came up with this idea.

-Barebottom
-4 sides view
-48x48x16 by Glasscages
- rimless and trimless

here some pics.

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1399Medium.jpg

filling with fresh water to do leaks check
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1401Medium.jpg

am going to let it seat til tomorrow

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1403Medium.jpg

here with overflow cover

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1404Medium.jpg

allan

Tue, 1st Dec 2009, 07:41 PM

That's going to be a sweet setup. Can't wait to see it occupied. :)

hobogato

Tue, 1st Dec 2009, 08:03 PM

this is gonna be good!:applause:

Gseclipse02

Tue, 1st Dec 2009, 08:17 PM

what are you doing for light giau ?

lt1z28

Tue, 1st Dec 2009, 08:27 PM

What type of light fixture is that?

aquasport24

Tue, 1st Dec 2009, 09:03 PM

That's going to be a sweet setup. Can't wait to see it occupied. :)

Can't wait for that day myself, hopefully soon.:bigsmile:

aquasport24

Tue, 1st Dec 2009, 09:04 PM

this is gonna be good!:applause:

It's better be good, this tank is it...

aquasport24

Tue, 1st Dec 2009, 09:07 PM

JT and Bernie

the light is Sfiligoi XR6
-400w XM
-4 T5 ACTINICS
-4 MOONLIGHTS
run by Coravue dimmable ballast.

Big_Pun

Tue, 1st Dec 2009, 09:36 PM

Giau that is awesome i want to eventualy build one like that but maybe with a overflow in the center. cant wait to see it with coral and fish

Gseclipse02

Tue, 1st Dec 2009, 09:50 PM

did u keep the clam ??

i think it would be cool with a lot of clams

aquasport24

Tue, 1st Dec 2009, 09:55 PM

Thanks Chris
You will loose the depth looks with a center overfow.

aquasport24

Tue, 1st Dec 2009, 09:57 PM

did u keep the clam ??

i think it would be cool with a lot of clams

Oh yeah, that clam will be the center piece,if it does not move out of the center:bigsmile: Will add more clams, especially the Gigas.

ErikH

Tue, 1st Dec 2009, 10:07 PM

WOW! Holy smokes dude! I'll give you a frag of everything whenever you want to come by. :)

Got a controller for that dimmable ballast???? :D :D :D

Gseclipse02

Tue, 1st Dec 2009, 10:11 PM

Oh yeah, that clam will be the center piece,if it does not move out of the center:bigsmile: Will add more clams, especially the Gigas.

thats cool maybe one day when i go to joes i can swing by and take a look

clone

Tue, 1st Dec 2009, 10:15 PM

man dude i didnt think it could be done, how thick is the gl*****
It looks like its going to be a monster of a beaut tank.

aquasport24

Tue, 1st Dec 2009, 10:24 PM

WOW! Holy smokes dude! I'll give you a frag of everything whenever you want to come by. :)

Got a controller for that dimmable ballast???? :D :D :D

I will see you again , with or without free frags:bigsmile: Have not thought about a controller yet.

aquasport24

Tue, 1st Dec 2009, 10:27 PM

man dude i didnt think it could be done, how thick is the gl*****
It looks like its going to be a monster of a beaut tank.

Thanks Kevin the ***** (LOL) is 1/2 on the sides and 3/4 in the bottom.

ErikH

Tue, 1st Dec 2009, 11:10 PM

Controller = ghl profilux. It takes advantage of dimmable ballasts. :) They're 500 to start but well worth it!

lt1z28

Wed, 2nd Dec 2009, 07:41 AM

JT and Bernie

the light is Sfiligoi XR6
-400w XM
-4 T5 ACTINICS
-4 MOONLIGHTS
run by Coravue dimmable ballast.

Sweet fixture and awesome tank!!!!!!!!!!!

corruption

Wed, 2nd Dec 2009, 07:46 AM

This looks like it'll be a fantastic build here -- tagging along...

I think I like the look of the overflow without the cover -- the all-glass just looks so clean... :)

-Corruption

ReefCube

Wed, 2nd Dec 2009, 09:23 AM

welcome to the rimless/shallow club!

RayAllen

Wed, 2nd Dec 2009, 10:45 AM

Very Nice! Ive always wanted a 48x48 tank. On their site they have a 175g listed at 48x48x17 im assuming that what you have.

cant wait to see it in action.

Wed, 2nd Dec 2009, 11:29 AM

Nice! I would love to put my gigas in a tank like that.

corruption

Wed, 2nd Dec 2009, 11:34 AM

Glass Cages does custom work too -- I would guess its a custom job :)

-Corruption

Kristy

Wed, 2nd Dec 2009, 11:34 AM

Wow! That thing is going to grow coral like nobody's business.

RayAllen

Wed, 2nd Dec 2009, 12:10 PM

Glass Cages does custom work too -- I would guess its a custom job :)

-Corruption

Yeah they do. Ive bought from them before but i figured its only off 1" so maybe its that one.

Glasscages gets a bad rap somtimes but i like there tanks.

corruption

Wed, 2nd Dec 2009, 12:22 PM

http://glasscages.com/?sAction=ViewCat&lCatID=46

2 up from the bottom -- looks like they do offer a 48 x 48 x 16 standard... :)

I've not heard any bad about them, only satisfied customers :)

-Corruption

-Corruption

RayAllen

Wed, 2nd Dec 2009, 01:34 PM

Doh! I was looking at the standard glass tanks and not the rimless section. Thanks!

aquasport24

Wed, 2nd Dec 2009, 01:54 PM

I wanted to go 20",but afraid that will weaken the panels, so i sticked with 16" standard. Except i upgraded to Starfire glass on 3 sides.So far i am very happy with it.

RayAllen

Wed, 2nd Dec 2009, 01:55 PM

I wanted to go 20",but afraid that will weaken the panels, so i sticked with 16" standard. Except i upgraded to Starfire glass on 3 sides.So far i am very happy with it.

Good think about 16" is that its easy to light!

did you do the pickup from them in Houston?

aquasport24

Wed, 2nd Dec 2009, 01:57 PM

Nice! I would love to put my gigas in a tank like that.

I would love to keep your Gigas in this tank if you want to.:bigsmile:

aquasport24

Wed, 2nd Dec 2009, 02:04 PM

Ray
Yeah, got it from Houston. They supposed to deliver it to S.A on Dec 9th,but that trip was cancel so i had to pick it up from Houston 1 month ealier than planed.

rockmp

Wed, 2nd Dec 2009, 02:44 PM

Awesome! Nice tank Giau!

Mr Cob

Wed, 2nd Dec 2009, 03:01 PM

AWESOME Giau! I love it! You could not have done better from the last tank.....but you did!

You are crazy man! What's your wife think now? I wanna see more of how and where that thing is sitting in the room. Looks like you tore your wife's cabinets up again LOL!!!!

aquasport24

Wed, 2nd Dec 2009, 04:13 PM

Thanks Mark

Rob,..you're a funny guy:lauging:. I spent all of last week repairing the house back to some what it's original form..lol..The new tank sitting at the same spot as the last one.I think the wife likes this tank:wink_smile: so that is always a plus.

Mr Cob

Wed, 2nd Dec 2009, 04:59 PM

Haha! Man I need to get by and check that monster out once it's all said and done...it's always nice chatting with you....you crack me up every time!

Want me to do your plumbing for you? HAha!!! I still remember when you laughed out loud at my mess of a plumbing job! That was funny!

aquasport24

Wed, 2nd Dec 2009, 06:20 PM

:rofl:..the most used of 3/4" PVC elbows on a Return Line ever...

Mr Cob

Wed, 9th Dec 2009, 01:11 AM

Come on man...it's been like6 days already. We want some more pics!!!

aquasport24

Wed, 9th Dec 2009, 06:21 AM

Will post some later today. Been so busy trying to finish my mess.

mikedelgado

Wed, 9th Dec 2009, 07:24 AM

Tagging along.

aquasport24

Wed, 9th Dec 2009, 09:00 AM

Hey Mike, will have to visit you soon for some nice Chalices. Am thirsty for some Watermelon:).

GoneReefing

Wed, 9th Dec 2009, 07:34 PM

Giau,
I still got your cooler that you loaned my brother with the sand. I will give you a call this weekend to schedule a time to drop it off and check out this impressive tank.

aquasport24

Wed, 9th Dec 2009, 08:24 PM

Sounds good .

aquasport24

Thu, 10th Dec 2009, 06:55 PM

Aquascape is done, it took me 5 minutes to do it.The big piece on the right is 46.6 lbs.What do you guys think?

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1410Medium.jpg

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1411Medium.jpg

hobogato

Thu, 10th Dec 2009, 07:34 PM

nice and simple. gonna look great when you get the corals in there :)

Mr Cob

Fri, 11th Dec 2009, 01:25 PM

That is very nice and clean looking. looks like you are off to a great start. I guess you're going bare bottom. I love it so far.

What are your plans with this tank?

txav8r

Fri, 11th Dec 2009, 01:36 PM

This is gonna be good! That is some intricate aquascaping! lol

Gilbert

Fri, 11th Dec 2009, 01:53 PM

How tall is the setup? (ground to tank rim)
How are you going to keep the kids from throwing stuff in there?

Mr Cob

Fri, 11th Dec 2009, 04:03 PM

Just want something with more accesses,less heat, less lights, upclose and more views.So i came up with this idea.

-Barebottom
-4 sides view
-48x48x16 by Glasscages
- rimless and trimless

bump...because I just realized you answered my question in the first post.

What's the livestock plans? I'm also curious like Gilbert how tall it is from ground to rim.???

aquasport24

Fri, 11th Dec 2009, 06:58 PM

nice and simple. gonna look great when you get the corals in there :)

Thanks again Ace, i finally can see the water level now:bigsmile:

aquasport24

Fri, 11th Dec 2009, 07:04 PM

How tall is the setup? (ground to tank rim)
How are you going to keep the kids from throwing stuff in there?

The tank is 16" tall, the water level at 14". My 8 yrs old son is already reefsafe. Just need to work on my 2yrs old daughter. Thinking about building sometype of wraparound fence around the perimeter of the tank.

aquasport24

Fri, 11th Dec 2009, 07:08 PM

This is gonna be good! That is some intricate aquascaping! lol

I call it "LAZYMAN ISLAND"......LOL

aquasport24

Fri, 11th Dec 2009, 07:13 PM

Rob

Livestock will be 50% SPS ,50%Zoas and some nice LPS.

Fishes-
Naso
Sohal (still debating)
a school of 20 small fishes (either Damsel or chromis)
a pair of clowns

donnyda

Fri, 11th Dec 2009, 07:35 PM

What about the Clams?

aquasport24

Fri, 11th Dec 2009, 07:53 PM

Oh yeah and the clams too:), will add one of each type or more overtime.

sharkboy

Fri, 11th Dec 2009, 08:36 PM

what type of skimmer will you be using?

aquasport24

Fri, 11th Dec 2009, 08:47 PM

My old Octopus Extreme 300.

aquasport24

Sun, 20th Dec 2009, 09:25 PM

Some random shots and FTS

I call this one Green people eater

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1454Medium-2.jpg

ORA Extreme Misbar Percula pair and the GUARD.

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1442Medium.jpg

want some of this?..lol
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1433Medium.jpg

one of the Misbar

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1447Medium.jpg

part of the zoas garden.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1446Medium.jpg

Top view from Vortechs in action.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1445Medium.jpg

present FTS...HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY IT

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1456Medium-1.jpg

Gseclipse02

Sun, 20th Dec 2009, 09:31 PM

looking good

JeffCo

Sun, 20th Dec 2009, 11:08 PM

Looks great, those blastos and zoos will grow quickly all over the bottom of the tank.

ErikH

Sun, 20th Dec 2009, 11:44 PM

Stunning! Oh man I am so getting a giant cube.

Mr Cob

Mon, 21st Dec 2009, 12:18 AM

Giau!!!!! You rock dude!!! Looks awesome! Gonna look cool when the zoa matts take off on the bare bottom. You should put some fast growing montis and caps down there too....will look cool when they encrust.

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1456Medium-1.jpg

mikedelgado

Mon, 21st Dec 2009, 08:27 AM

those are some sweet pieces of lr, lokkks great so far!

hobogato

Mon, 21st Dec 2009, 09:05 AM

looks great giau, i second rob's idea on the montis on the bottom, and mabye a chalice or two.

joelb

Mon, 21st Dec 2009, 02:39 PM

cheers, to the kick off of "LAZYMAN ISLAND", now that is the mac daddy setup!!

Mrs. z28pwr

Mon, 21st Dec 2009, 03:15 PM

Your tank looks great.... even better in person!!!

ErikH

Mon, 21st Dec 2009, 07:43 PM

You need to put a beer bottle in the picture for size perspective. :)

More pics please!

aquasport24

Mon, 21st Dec 2009, 07:51 PM

You need to put a beer bottle in the picture for size perspective. :)

More pics please!

Picture of the tank or picture of Asian Fush when am done w/ the beer?:rofl:

aquasport24

Mon, 21st Dec 2009, 07:51 PM

Thanks for all the nice comments yall.

ErikH

Mon, 21st Dec 2009, 08:09 PM

I forgot! I'll bring a beer with me!

Europhyllia

Mon, 21st Dec 2009, 08:12 PM

the clams are my favorite

apedroza

Mon, 21st Dec 2009, 11:48 PM

Awesome Tank Giau. Can't wait to see the progress of the corals

GoneReefing

Wed, 23rd Dec 2009, 02:53 PM

WOW man that looks really great. I'm going to have to come by and drop off your cooler and check that beast out in person. You gone to be around this weekend?

aquasport24

Sat, 16th Jan 2010, 07:43 PM

UPDATE....

one month mark FTS...

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1520Medium.jpg

aquasport24

Sat, 16th Jan 2010, 07:47 PM

Still going thru the cycle, that's why you can see all the green algae. I am very happy with the color,the growth and alot of PE on all my SPS .The zoas garden is very happy too.

sharkboy

Sat, 16th Jan 2010, 11:00 PM

those clams are enormous!!! wow!!! i bet the big one weighed a ton... very nice!

aquasport24

Sat, 30th Jan 2010, 06:32 PM

Some more shots..

RBTA from Bill has found a sweet spot have not move since.

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1569.jpg

crayola plana, Tyree sunset, and war coral

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1576.jpg

Some of hte goodies in the zoas garden are Tubs blue, pd/ng, kedds red,

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1532.jpg

SPS island

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1566.jpg

hobogato

Sat, 30th Jan 2010, 06:39 PM

well done giau! when that war coral is ready, i bet i can find a spot for a frag :)

nice pics too

aquasport24

Sat, 30th Jan 2010, 09:40 PM

I bet you can have a frag of it:bigsmile: if you can bring something to cut it with. The whole colony wraped around a 2"x4" piece of LR.

hobogato

Sat, 30th Jan 2010, 09:58 PM

cutting is not a problem, i have a tile saw :D now if that would only work with clams to...:lauging:

mikedelgado

Sat, 30th Jan 2010, 10:49 PM

Wow!! You reef is looking great. All your corals look super healthy. I love what you have done with the war coral. Its bigger than its mamma lol.

rabadanmarco

Sun, 31st Jan 2010, 12:17 AM

what a sweet setup

Mr Cob

Sun, 31st Jan 2010, 12:23 AM

Giau..... SICK!

Giau is the war coral the left overs from the frag I got from you...? If so it has really grown in! Mine is jamming too... it's one of my fastest growing corals.

Tank looks great. That clam is huge.

aquasport24

Sun, 31st Jan 2010, 12:28 PM

Thanks for all the nice comments guys. That give me more inspiration:bigsmile:.

Yeah Rob that was the left over piece.

Ace just lmk when you want to frag it.

Mrs. z28pwr

Sat, 6th Feb 2010, 12:58 PM

Wow everything looks so much bigger now! I love your tank!!!!!!

acropoorer

Sat, 6th Feb 2010, 10:28 PM

Giau,

You brought this tank up very fast, yet all your corals look so healthy. Any tricks you can share?

Jarob

Sat, 6th Feb 2010, 11:18 PM

LOVE that purple death/nuke green combo rock!

ReefCube

Sat, 6th Feb 2010, 11:40 PM

very nice giau!

aquasport24

Sat, 6th Feb 2010, 11:50 PM

Thanks for all the kind words yall.

aquasport24

Sat, 6th Feb 2010, 11:56 PM

Giau,

You brought this tank up very fast, yet all your corals look so healthy. Any tricks you can share?

You such a nice guy:). I wish one day my tank can look half as good as yours.Thank you very much for sharing and inspiration.

saabtech

Sun, 7th Feb 2010, 12:27 AM

wow that shallow tank is sweet. if my arm was 2 inches shorter i would sell my tank and get something like that. easy cheesy to get stuff in and out, hu?
that tank looks great! one day i hope to jump on one of your frag exchanges and get the opportunity to see it in person.

chunkymonkey

Mon, 29th Mar 2010, 11:35 PM

That is a sweet tank! I'd love a shallow setup and get some good schooling going on.....NICE!

aquasport24

Tue, 30th Mar 2010, 05:23 AM

Thanks Kevin and Chunkymonkey, i have a Anthias school of 7 (Lyretail) in QT right now.They will be transfer to DT in the next week or so. Waiting for the cover top to be made.

neogenix

Mon, 12th Apr 2010, 12:39 AM

Gorgeous tank! :)

acropoorer

Mon, 12th Apr 2010, 02:21 AM

Time for some updated pictures giau. Would love to see your progress.

kkiel02

Mon, 12th Apr 2010, 11:22 AM

Miziny and I were talking about your tank just yesterday and I have to say it is very nice. Those clams are massive....

ErikH

Mon, 12th Apr 2010, 01:27 PM

PICS PICS PICS PICS

Mr Cob

Mon, 12th Apr 2010, 01:30 PM

The theater is packed dude. We are ready.

hobogato

Mon, 12th Apr 2010, 01:35 PM

no pressure or anything giau :D

Big_Pun

Mon, 12th Apr 2010, 02:14 PM

PICTURES!!!!!!

Mr Cob

Mon, 12th Apr 2010, 02:16 PM

Getting hot in here dude. Stuffy.

PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!

aquasport24

Mon, 12th Apr 2010, 02:52 PM

LOL..Let me borrow your phone Rob..Am still at work ,will try to get some pics.later tonight.

Mr Cob

Mon, 12th Apr 2010, 02:58 PM

LOL! No joke right! I have an uber reef phone picture taker. lol

kkiel02

Mon, 12th Apr 2010, 03:51 PM

Lol I wish I could be any kind of reef picture taker. I cant wait for the updates. Working nights this week though so I wont see them until tomorrow morning. lol

aquasport24

Tue, 13th Apr 2010, 06:44 PM

****UPDATE***04/13/10

took out the big rock and sold it to Erik
the 2 big clams moved toward the back of the tank.
lost 2 big colonies (atl crayola and baby tip stag) 2 of my favorites.
brought the calcium reactor up online for the first time.
added a new batch of fishes (mostly small ones this time around.
added another 30-40lbs of LR for fishes to use as shelter.

setosa,red planet and phil granusla
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1594Medium.jpg

CAR,hot chilli,tricolor,rainbo monti
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1599Medium-1.jpg

the big squami,yellow nimic,and one of my squami anthia
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1604Medium2.jpg

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1606Medium.jpg

tyree efflo, tyree setosa
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1623Medium.jpg

Tyree island
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1640.jpg

looking from the right side
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1614Medium.jpg

left side
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1657Medium.jpg

my favorite view (lifet front corner)
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1659Medium.jpg

FTS......

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_1672Medium.jpg

mikedelgado

Tue, 13th Apr 2010, 08:49 PM

sweet !!

stoneroller

Tue, 13th Apr 2010, 11:12 PM

Very nice

acropoorer

Tue, 13th Apr 2010, 11:55 PM

Thanks for the update giau, lookin gooood. Could use your touch on my new tank! Still waiting on the ammonia to go to true 0.

Mr Cob

Wed, 14th Apr 2010, 10:03 AM

Looks great Giau...takes you no time to get stocked man.

hobogato

Wed, 14th Apr 2010, 10:12 AM

very nice giau, i really like all the open space you have for those corals to grow in. reminds me of that stag cube that you see lots of pics of on RC (i think it is leonardo's?)

Big_Pun

Wed, 14th Apr 2010, 10:31 AM

looks great, i like the coraline covered bottom

aquasport24

Wed, 14th Apr 2010, 10:54 AM

very nice giau, i really like all the open space you have for those corals to grow in. reminds me of that stag cube that you see lots of pics of on RC (i think it is leonardo's?)

Thanks Ace, Yep, the Formosa Forrest (1&2) ,Edreef and our own Reefcube tanks are my inspirations to built this tank.

aquasport24

Wed, 14th Apr 2010, 10:56 AM

Looks great Giau...takes you no time to get stocked man.

After having the last tank loaded, it's hard to watch an empty tank now..:)..thanks Rob.

aquasport24

Wed, 14th Apr 2010, 11:00 AM

Thanks for the update giau, lookin gooood. Could use your touch on my new tank! Still waiting on the ammonia to go to true 0.

Thanks Dale, i need to go up to Austin and buy some of your old water. Hopefully that will help my tank growth:). I know alot of us here can't wait to see that 360 up and fill with giant SPS colonies.

aquasport24

Wed, 14th Apr 2010, 11:01 AM

Thanks Kevin, Chris, and MikeD.

aquasport24

Sat, 8th May 2010, 10:39 PM

Update FTS at 5 months old this week.

txg8gxp

Sun, 9th May 2010, 12:04 AM

Looking good, I like all the fish...adds nice color to the tank.

acropoorer

Sun, 9th May 2010, 03:32 AM

Looks good Giau. Patience pays off! Squamipinnis are a nice touch. Hope to add some to my tank again.

hobogato

Sun, 9th May 2010, 08:50 AM

great job giau! something to be said about lots of fish and movement - such a natural look :)

aquasport24

Sun, 9th May 2010, 09:00 AM

Thanks guys. I like five 1" fishes instead of one 5" fish now.You can place more fishes to add more colors, and small fishes are so much pieceful than those big fishes.

aquasport24

Sun, 9th May 2010, 09:05 AM

More pics.

allan

Sun, 9th May 2010, 09:23 AM

Dude, that's really nice!!!

chunkymonkey

Sun, 9th May 2010, 02:54 PM

That thing just has such an awesome visual appeal to it. great job.

wolff809

Tue, 11th May 2010, 06:06 PM

This tank is amazing!

aquasport24

Mon, 17th May 2010, 11:23 AM

Thanks guys for all the nice comments, that give me more inspiration.

aquasport24

Thu, 20th May 2010, 06:04 PM

pic. of my old tank 200g 96x21x21

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_0811Medium2.jpg

Europhyllia

Thu, 20th May 2010, 06:15 PM

Wow what a difference!
This one was kind of a regular tank. Your current tank is such a showpiece. It's nice to see that you started just like all of us. :)

hobogato

Thu, 20th May 2010, 08:45 PM

yep, karin is right. the old tank was really nice, but this cube is exceptional!

chunkymonkey

Thu, 20th May 2010, 09:11 PM

That old tank looks great as well, but definitely digging the cube more.

Gseclipse02

Thu, 20th May 2010, 09:40 PM

what brand was the old tank ? was it custom ? i like the footprint :)

aquasport24

Thu, 20th May 2010, 09:45 PM

Thanks all, just want make sure that was a good change...lol...I've learn alot from that old tank .

aquasport24

Thu, 20th May 2010, 09:48 PM

what brand was the old tank ? was it custom ? i like the footprint :)
It was a used custom Perfecto that i bought from someone off Thriftynickle classified (lol).

Gseclipse02

Thu, 20th May 2010, 10:10 PM

nice lol

aquasport24

Fri, 24th Dec 2010, 06:24 PM

Can't believe my cube had turn one year already, so here are some pics. Most of these were small frags a year ago...ENJOY..

Tyree season greeting.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/Tyreeseasongreeting.jpg

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/TSGmacroshot.jpg

ORA PB

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/Pearlberry.jpg

ORA RP

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/ORARP.jpg

ORA rose milli

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/ORArosemilli.jpg

FF m. setosa

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/FFmsetosa.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/macroshotmsetosa.jpg

Cali tort

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/Calitort.jpg

Bill's RBTA

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_2061.jpg

Topdown w/ actinic

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/topdownactinicshot.jpg

Topdown w/ actinic

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/Actinicshot.jpg

FTS

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/anotherFTS.jpg

Another FTS

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/aquasport24/DSC_2113.jpg

Europhyllia

Fri, 24th Dec 2010, 06:31 PM

It's still so beautiful but I am missing your gorgeous anthias!

Mr Cob

Fri, 24th Dec 2010, 06:48 PM

Gorgeous Giau.

So, how are you liking the bare bottom now that you have been with it for a year. Do you miss sand at all?

Jarob

Fri, 24th Dec 2010, 07:37 PM

oh man thats awesome!!

txg8gxp

Fri, 24th Dec 2010, 08:18 PM

That looks great, your FF setosa mini colony is awesome. I still love my frag. I'm glad to see you went back to a bare bottom setup.

aquasport24

Fri, 24th Dec 2010, 08:28 PM

It's still so beautiful but I am missing your gorgeous anthias!

Thanks Karin. One of mine downfall in this hobby is not wanting to keep the same group of fishes for a long time.

aquasport24

Fri, 24th Dec 2010, 08:31 PM

Gorgeous Giau.

So, how are you liking the bare bottom now that you have been with it for a year. Do you miss sand at all?

Thanks Rob. I've had sand before for about 2 weeks and did like all of the sand storms that my mp40's created. Plus i bought the wrong sand too (too fine)..lol.. I like the BB better, i can position the Vortechs where ever i want.