BoCoMo's 6gal Cube

[BoCoMo]

-6 Gallon Kotobuki Cube
-Real Pacific Ocean water (specific gravity 1.022- salinity dead on 30)
-Pukani Live Rock - It looks like there are a few macro's (and maybe a squirt) on the live rock so hopefully they make it through the cycle.
-Fiji mud under the rocks (instead of egg crate)
-Shallow layer of CaribSea live rock


Hit it with Instant Ocean Bio-Spira and will do it again after it has cycled before I add any livestock.


Next Project: DIY Skimmer (like this: http://vimeo.com/32682228) but with a nice glass bottle


Right now the tank sits in a window and gets full sunlight all day but I am thinking about ordering a couple Par38's (6,500k & 10,000k w/ blue & red)

 

[greech]

Nice cube! Exactly the way it should be done IMO.

If you like the idea/look of PAR 38s, you may want to consider a Kessil A150W. You'll get more light in one unit for the same (or potentially less money). I would not use a red or green LED unless I had the ability to control those bulbs individually. Just my opinion of course.

http://www.kessil.com/products/a150_led_aquarium_light.php

 

[BoCoMo]

Nice cube! Exactly the way it should be done IMO.

If you like the idea/look of PAR 38s, you may want to consider a Kessil A150W. You'll get more light in one unit for the same (or potentially less money). I would not use a red or green LED unless I had the ability to control those bulbs individually. Just my opinion of course.

http://www.kessil.com/products/a150_led_aquarium_light.php

Thanks for the very kind words! I will look at that kessil right now! I think I found a good source for the LED bulbs so that is the reason I was leaning that direction but I really like an all-in-one option (I like to keep things as simple as possible but I usually end up with more than I anticipated)

The reason I was considering red is that my current plans for this tank are to be VERY heavy on the macro-algae.

 

[greech]

Ah, gotcha.

 

[BoCoMo]

The kessil looks like a sweet unit and I really like the holding arms available. Now I gotta go back into the think tank lol

 

[Ptrick125]

Cool tank!


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[BoCoMo]

Cool tank!


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Thanks! I'm excited to get it going but just want to make sure we are stable first

 

[BoCoMo]

Rescaped and upgraded to 6700k LED for the Macro's

 

[Chrisinator]

Very cool!

 

[BoCoMo]

Thanks! I think the new layout is much more "natural"

Excited to get the macro's in there when they come in.