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Old 03-07-2011, 5:47 PM   #1
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60gal Cube Build
Decided to make a build thread.

Got the sump installed and did all new plumbing.




The new resvoir tank came in today. 40 gallons!!!



The new LED's and heatsinks should be in tomorrow sometime.
More to follow.

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Old 03-07-2011, 6:07 PM   #2
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How s your rodi hooked up? I like the way you got that going straight to top off

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Old 03-07-2011, 6:10 PM   #3
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How s your rodi hooked up? I like the way you got that going straight to top off
Are you refering to the 2 reactors in the side? If so, that is not RODI, that is GFO and carbon.

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Ohh I feel dumb lol I coulda swore that was a 2 stage rodi chamber

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Ohh I feel dumb lol I coulda swore that was a 2 stage rodi chamber
LOL, this is my RODI setup.

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Old 03-07-2011, 7:39 PM   #6
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Nice I hope to imcoreperate something like that for my system

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Looks good Tom! Get those LEDs hooked up so I can check PAR!

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Old 03-07-2011, 8:56 PM   #8
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Looks good Tom! Get those LEDs hooked up so I can check PAR!
Heatsinks will be here tomorrow and Steve didnt give a tracking number so I dont know when they will be here. I also dont have the adheasive for the LED's yet. Its supposed to be here on Thursday.

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You have to solder them without them glued to the heatsink so your good there. When they get there I expect you to perform like a Pakistani slave laborer.

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The heatsinks came in today. I thought I was going to have all my LED's from Steves LED's in by now but no sign of them. He said he maild them last week but still nothing. Getting a little upset now.




The heatsinks are 7.280"x14"

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You have to solder them without them glued to the heatsink so your good there. When they get there I expect you to perform like a Pakistani slave laborer.
Yeah there is nothing worse then telling someone they have to pry of them off to solder them! Otherwise the heatsink does its job too well and the solder never melts!

I can't wait to see the LED's once they are built. I'll be doing my own custom lit 60 cube soon as well and will be looking for some ideas.

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Ran into a small problem. Filled my top off tank with 35 gallons of water today. I grabbed my Mag 9.5 pump that I just bought from a guy on this site and it wouldnt fit in the top opening of the container. CRAP! With my quick troubleshooting skills and a little bit of choice words, I had an idea. What if I took the pump apart, and then rebuilt it underwater inside the top off tank. Well it worked. This is temporary. I may need to trade with a buddy of mine for his Mag 7.



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Looking great. Very clean look

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Small update, got the tank on the stand and the sand and rock in there. Making water takes forever. Slowly its coming alive. Had to fix a few leaks when I turned the plumbing on. I have carbon running through it right now to help clear up the cloudy water.


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Is it just me that is thinking a mag 9.5 is overkill for a top off ? Im no experct and honestly have no experience with this subject but that's what I would use for my huge skimmer I have

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I agree super, i use a mag 5 for about the same size container....

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Is it just me that is thinking a mag 9.5 is overkill for a top off ? Im no experct and honestly have no experience with this subject but that's what I would use for my huge skimmer I have
LOL. Im not using the mag 9.5 to top the tank off. I made RO water and used the Mag 9.5 to mix salt in it. I had to do it twice to get the sump and tank filled. The mag 9.5 has been removed from the tank and I will be using a BRS 50ml per minute doseing pump..... once they get it back in stock.

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Oh ok I get it now lol. I was curious where you got your container it has a clean look to it

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Oh ok I get it now lol. I was curious where you got your container it has a clean look to it
http://www.dultmeier.com/prod-search.asp

I got the 40 gallon tank. Type in this part number for it RTVT0040-18

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Tank has been running for the last 3 days now. I have my old 400watt MH running on it now until my LED's come in and get built. Just trying to get my tank to cycle. I think I have a little to much sand in there right now. I have about 3 inches in there. I put that much because I plan on getting a blue spotted jawfish. I hope it all works out well in the end though.




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