Scott26's 30 Cube

[scott26]

Well here is a thread for my little tank that I am building to tide me over until I have the room to set up my 225 gallon.

I found a nice tank for sale from a local guy and picked up this nice 30 gallon rimless cube 24x24x12 with a centered trapizoid overflow.

 

[scott26]

It came with a steel black stand but the design on the stand was not well thought out in my opinion. So I made a new stand out of wood, it is designed to have a 4" lip all the way around it. For now it is just going to be the stand but I will skin it later and make the panels removable.

From this:

 

[scott26]

To this:

Next I am going to be building a DIY LED fixture out of Cree LEDs that is still in the planning phase though but here are four layouts I am thinking of.

 

[scott26]

Got some skin down for the basic stuff and water tested, it is all perfectly level.

 

[scott26]

This is going to be an energy efficient build since I will have LEDs lighting up above. I also plan to use only an ATS on this build which stands for an Algae Turf Scrubber I had great success with this on my 90 gallon and since this is so small it should be even easier. I also plan to power the ATS by LED but that is all still in the planning stages.

 

[scott26]

I am painting the entire thing today this is just going to be the frame as of now. I plan to skin it with some nice trim, but I am unsure of what color to paint it I really am starting to like the white stand it looks really simple and modern. However I also like a dark walnut stain to match the rest of my living room furniture.

 

[BeanMachine]

Nice build... very energy efficient what do you plan on keeping in the tank?

 

[scott26]

It is going to be a fish only tank for a little while but will have capabilities to keep anything but the end result will hopefully be a nice mixed reef.

 

[travisw30]

Hey Scott! What happened to your 90?

 

[scott26]

Tore it down before the move to Bakersfield.

 

[scott26]

This little 30 cube will get me by until I can set up my 225 mega tank.

 

[travisw30]

That's crazy! I fall off for a few months and the tank I watched you build gone snap just like that. So much time and energy!! Do you like bako?

 

[scott26]

That's crazy! I fall off for a few months and the tank I watched you build gone snap just like that. So much time and energy!! Do you like bako?

Ya it was a lot of time and money but I got a great job out here so it was worth it.

 

[scott26]

Well I was able to get a little more done. I got the basic bottom, top, and back board painted and screwed into place. I also filled all the screw holes that were left over from assembly.

I also notched out the top board to allow for the three bulkheads.

 

[Demonkegman]

I wish I was nifty...

 

[Gsxr1000rider]

wanna see this build, im thinking of getting a CUBE big time!!!!

 

[RexBrown]

Any updates? I like the dimensions on the tank!

 

[scott26]

Any updates? I like the dimensions on the tank!

No updates yet I am finalizing the LED's so I know what to order hopefully I will be able to order this Friday.

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[Kavureef]

Do you know the manufacturer of this tank looking for one with these exact dimensions?

 

[lurking]

I like this build! Sweet dims. Are you going for a minimal rock structure?