Oceanic 30G Cube Build

[SmithErick]

Hello from Whitsett, NC, I'm Erick, and I’m getting my 30G Oceanic Cube back up and running after a year break from the hobby.

I plan on doing a mixed reef, top of the line coral, fish, etc. This is my second go around so it will be done right.

I've started by painting the back of my tank, old plumbing, and overflow black with Krylon fusion.

I am real into the DIY LED stuff, DaveFason and I built me a 24 LED DIY Fixture (12 Cree CW and 12 Cree RB). I put it in an enclosure, wired it up; used conduit to hang it and that task is done.

I received some dry rock from a buddy of mine, used a bag of live sand and a few pieces of live rock from a LFS to seed the tank.

4 weeks later, here we are...

Livestock:
11 Snails
14 Hermits
1 Chromis
1 Royal Gramma
1 True Perc Clown

Equipment:
Oceanic 30G Cube
DIY LED Light Fixture
Vortech MP10es
Lifereef Overflow
Custom Sump
Vertex IN-180 Skimmer
Eheim 1260 Return
Digital Aquatics Reef Keeper Lite

Coming soon/WTB: Tunze Osmolator

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[medwards]

Nice good looking start. How deep is the sand bed? Those leds look pretty bright.

[SmithErick]

It is a 20lb bag of sand, the cube is 20 x 18, so I am not sure to be honest. lol.

[Fishgeek88]

Looks like a promising little build, keep it up!

[Crow]

Good start... :)

[MizTanks]

Sweet looking with the lights!

[Bella127]

Great choice and set up . Do you have a pic of the sump? Just curious because everything else you have looks amazing.

[Sir Patrick]

Very nice. Cant wait to see more!

[iyachtuxivm]

really cool!

[SmithErick]

Great choice and set up . Do you have a pic of the sump? Just curious because everything else you have looks amazing.

Just actually finished building the sump earlier today. I will post pics tomorrow afternoon. I am exhausted and will finish plumbing up the sump tomorrow morning.

[SmithErick]

Thanks to a local buddy of mine!!!

We finished the sump last week, I plumbed it all up and its running!

Here are the pics....



The Sump Itself (Roughly 15" Cube)
http://images56.fotki.com/v526/photos/9/269729/8693702/DSCN0696-vi.jpg

The Simple Scrap Filter Sock Bracket
http://images45.fotki.com/v1429/photos/9/269729/8693702/DSCN0703-vi.jpg

Sump Again
http://images45.fotki.com/v1429/photos/9/269729/8693702/DSCN0707-vi.jpg

The Fun Begins.....
http://images17.fotki.com/v4/photos/9/269729/8693702/DSCN0708-vi.jpg

All Laid Out..TIGHT fit
http://images51.fotki.com/v1549/photos/9/269729/8693702/DSCN0711-vi.jpg

In and running! (Notice the "technology" keeping this baby self sufficient)
http://images53.fotki.com/v536/photos/9/269729/8693702/DSCN0713-vi.jpg

A bad FTS
http://images54.fotki.com/v1593/photos/9/269729/8693702/DSCN0714-vi.jpg

I Like Donations....

From Geoff at Piedmont Fish and Reptile
http://images51.fotki.com/v1549/photos/9/269729/8693702/DSCN0717-vi.jpg

From My Buddy
http://images56.fotki.com/v542/photos/9/269729/8693702/DSCN0697-vi.jpg

[ReeferRob]

Killer set up bro. One problem your work bench is way to neat and organized! LOL

What are your plans for stocking? And fish?

[SmithErick]

HAH! At that moment was chaos.

I plan to have 2 Chromis, 2 Clowns, and a goby / shrimp pair.

Various SPS, and LPS.

Feel free to mail me the frags you don't want :)

[Sir Patrick]

Lovin the skimmer to tank ratio!! That aught to be able to keep pretty clean!

[creefer]

Any Updates?

[Sir Patrick]

Wow...almost forgot about this one!!

I agree w/ creefer- we need an update!