Koa's 93g Cube

[Klavin]

Hey Guys,

So heres my tank. I'm trying to keep this build as simple as possible. The tank has only been up for about a month so nothing to exciting right now.

Goods:
-93g Marineland Cube
-Custom Stand
-15g Marineland tank for the sump
-5g rubber maid tub for external fuge
-JBJ auto top off
-250w Giesemann Pendant (temporary until i purchase another pendant)

Goods soon to come:
-SWC 160 cone skimmer
-Hamilton pendant
-Koralias
-Reef Keeper

Live Stuff:
-50lbs Marco Rocks (best dry rock ever)
-90lbs sand
-Fire fish x2
-Neon Goby
-Cleaner Shrimp

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And now the reason why my build is called Koa's Tank. Here is the real owner of this tank....Meet Koa

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[nrkolas]

Haha it's just waiting for those fish
This cube is awesome
Setup is real nice and clean can't wait to c it with coral

[Europhyllia]

Haha. What a cutie!

I love my Marineland cube but geesh their plumbing is noisy! lol

[Klavin]

Haha. What a cutie!

I love my Marineland cube but geesh their plumbing is noisy! lol

Yeah they normally are but my cube runs almost dead silent. Its all about finding the right drain speed. The only noise i have is from the mag pump in the sump. I have it padded so the pump isn't on the glass but the mags are just noisy in general.

Thanks for the comments guys

[Europhyllia]

Its all about finding the right drain speed.

That's interesting. Might have been my problem then: I am running it closed loop without powerheads so I need it to drain as fast as possible. Had to remove the Marineland drain and replace it with an All Glass drain for my purposes.

The Firefish will be pretty. Are you adding a Mesh top?

[ErikH]

Very niceeeeeeeeee...... Can't wait to see progression. :)

So what corals do you plan to keep

[Klavin]

That's interesting. Might have been my problem then: I am running it closed loop without powerheads so I need it to drain as fast as possible. Had to remove the Marineland drain and replace it with an All Glass drain for my purposes.

The Firefish will be pretty. Are you adding a Mesh top?

Thanks. I like firefish even though they are one of the biggest beginner easy fish. I'm definately going to be adding a mesh top to the tank. I just have to get around to building it.

[allan]

Dude, really nice man. Looking forward to see how it develops.

That cat looks hungry :)

[Klavin]

Very niceeeeeeeeee...... Can't wait to see progression. :)

So what corals do you plan to keep

Thanks for the comment. The tank is pretty much going to be all SPS with a few clams and one of my RBT's, at least that is the plan for right now.


Ill start taking more pictures as soon as i figure out how to use my girlfriends new nikon. I know a lot about reef tanks but absolutely nothing about photography so we will see

[Klavin]

Thanks for the comments guys. Here are a few other pictures i took while i was bored before work. Still getting used to the camera.

Angle shot
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Close up angle
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Side shot/View from couch
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[hobogato]

nice job on the rocks - plenty of room for sps growout :)

[SoLiD]

Sweet looking cat Kyle... I like the tank too... :)

I guess you got a light. Geissman, wow! They make good stuff!

Post the picture of your cat that's on your phone. That one is an instant classic.

[Klavin]

Sweet looking cat Kyle... I like the tank too... :)

I guess you got a light. Geissman, wow! They make good stuff!

Post the picture of your cat that's on your phone. That one is an instant classic.

Whats up David. Ill get that picture up in a while. Im using the giessmann for right now until i get another light which will be soon.

[txmaverickmh]

if it turns out anything like your 10gal sps miracle at the store, OR the display tank you have done at the store, this should be one hell of a build buddy!

Now, get that Geissman back to the store!!!! lol, just kidding, I am glad it works after being in storage for so long. I had that same light over my tank while I waited for my light to come in.

Michael

[Mr Cob]

Thanks for the comments guys. Here are a few other pictures i took while i was bored before work. Still getting used to the camera.

Angle shot
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Side shot/View from couch
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Beautiful...I also like the angle shots.

[tonyydeee]

Nice Kyle!
what a great build! I really like the look of cube tanks.
can't wait to see it with corals / one of your rbtas