Questions For Cube Owners
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Topic: Questions For Cube Owners
Posted By: superman1981
Subject: Questions For Cube Owners
Date Posted: July 31 2008 at 2:45pm
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So I've got some crazy ideas in my head right now that involve getting a cube aquarium, I'm not talking nano cubes or aquapods, I'm talking bigger cubes, say Marinelands 22x22x24 or glasscages 24x24x24. First off, does anyone have cubes that are these approximate dimensions, or larger? If so, how do you like them? It seems like you may be kind of limited on aquascaping ideas, and fish selection, what have you guys found. I'm really looking for kind of a pluses and minuses to getting a cube... Thats all... -Tim oh and if you have pics, please share. ------------- Sure you are, you are Crappy Reef Club Member #1 -Chk4tix 6 gal nanocube 65 gal http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78639&title=tims-65-gallon-build" rel="nofollow - build thread |
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Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: July 31 2008 at 2:51pm
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I love mine. I'm sure you've seen pictures of it. It is 4 ft by 3 ft by 28 inches tall. the way we did our aquascaping I wasnt worried at all about fish selection. It has 5 returns in the back. one is an always on, and four are hooked up to an OM 4-way. when we were running this with a dart return all the deutritis settle in a small 5inx5in area. Very easy to clean.
as far as aquascaping we did it so that the fish could swim the whole perimiter of the tank, along with a raceway if you will up the middle. I never had a fish act stir crazy in this tank. even when it was stocked with 60 fish. it is now empty :(
we will probably be selling ours after we get this big tank set up, but it will not be for at least a year or two minimum. ------------- I <3 Boxers Achilles tang lover |
Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: July 31 2008 at 3:51pm
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here is the build thread in case you are interested
http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22653&PN=6 - http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22653&PN=6 ------------- I <3 Boxers Achilles tang lover |
Posted By: superman1981
Date Posted: July 31 2008 at 4:28pm
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Crystal, Thats a sweet tank... I always wanted a really long tank, now that I have a 6 footer, I'm thinking a cube might be fun... Of course superwoman would probably kill me if I tried to set up another tank now that the 125 is finally up and running, and I'm finished with all my projects for it... ------------- Sure you are, you are Crappy Reef Club Member #1 -Chk4tix 6 gal nanocube 65 gal http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78639&title=tims-65-gallon-build" rel="nofollow - build thread |
Posted By: dew2loud1
Date Posted: July 31 2008 at 5:07pm
| marineland has there new deep dimension tanks as well, they make an almost identical tank to ours 4x3x2 and you can get it in starphire, i think it runs about 1200 in starphire. Personally i like the larger cube tanks, a small cube you are really limited in area for aquascaping. |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: July 31 2008 at 10:29pm
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Tim,
Check out the Red Sea Max. It might fit your needs. I really like mine but would go with a 24" cube if I could plumb it to the basement somehow.
Mike -------------  |
Posted By: superman1981
Date Posted: July 31 2008 at 11:56pm
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I've thought about the Red Sea Max, but I think I want something bigger...
------------- Sure you are, you are Crappy Reef Club Member #1 -Chk4tix 6 gal nanocube 65 gal http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78639&title=tims-65-gallon-build" rel="nofollow - build thread |
Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: August 01 2008 at 12:37am
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i'd do somethin along the dimensions of ours so you wont have stocking and aquascaping issues. otherwise it wont be big enough for tangs. ------------- I <3 Boxers Achilles tang lover |
Posted By: Toshokya
Date Posted: August 02 2008 at 12:39pm
| I think there is one at B/W for sale. I think they dropped the price too. |