Bonomo53's 93 Cube

[bonomo53]

5 Month Update.
Well after 5 years of not quarantining it has finally got me. A few months ago i ended up losing all my fish over a 2 week period. I let the tank go fallow and recently added some new fish.
Here is a update video
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[LongIslandAndy]

Looking good Joe

 

[fritz]

Pretty sweet setup. Why the ball valve on the drain? I've seen and used a gate valve on the return but not the drain side. Just wondering.

 

[bonomo53]

Looking good Joe

Thanks Andy

 

[bonomo53]

Pretty sweet setup. Why the ball valve on the drain? I've seen and used a gate valve on the return but not the drain side. Just wondering.

Thank you.. I put the ball valve on the drain because if you slow down the drain flow to match the return it really quiets down the drain noise.

 

[MIKE NY]

Tank is looking good Joe, but putting a valve on the drain maybe asking for trouble. A drain will only flow at the rate of the return unless the return is more than the capacity of the drain ... Either way may cause a flood. Control the drain by controlling the return. I have never put a restriction on a drain.

 

[bonomo53]

Thanks for the heads up Mike. No matter how high or low i made my flow on the return pump the drain always made a loud gurgle noise. I'm going to be switching out for a better return pump soon so hopefully that will fix the issue and i can keep the valve fully open.

 

[Sahin]

Very nice tank. I saw the video on YT and came across your thread. I may have missed it in the thread but what is the filtration and what are you dosing?

 

[bonomo53]

6 Months In

 

[MIKE NY]

Looking good ...how's the RD doing?

 

[bonomo53]

Looking good ...how's the RD doing?

Thanks Mike its doing good you can't see it in this shot but its behind the coco worm.

 

[bonomo53]

Finally got my hands on one of these.

 

[bonomo53]

Unfortunately these will be the last pictures of this tank. It made it to the one year mark but the bubbles the seams became a concern and marineland suggested it get replaced before it blows. I decided to go with a different tank. I will be creating a new thread once it gets here.

 

[noelskii]

Were those bubbles in the seems there from day one?

 

[LongIslandAndy]

Great growth Joe

 

[Zuska]

Nice colors on those sps.

 

[bonomo53]

Were those bubbles in the seems there from day one?

There were some but they have moved and become larger over the year.

 

[bonomo53]

Great growth Joe

Thanks Andy

 

[bonomo53]

Nice colors on those sps.

Thank you they're grown under leds.

 

[editour2]

Good luck with the new build....are you going to upgrade?