From biocube to a 65 G with underwater sculptures

In the trade for the last 3 years now, i started with this biocube 29 g





Knowing a bit more i decided to try my hand at a bigger system; one i could manage, both in time and money.




The set is this ;

Predrilled 65 Gallon tank ( picture soon) With a coast to coast Calfo over flow.

AquaMedic Lighting system ;

2x250W HQI, 2x54W T5
Oceanlight HQI+T5 Combo lighting systems elegantly blend the power of halides and the efficiency of high-output T5 fluorescents. Each Oceanbulb HQI is powered by an efficient Oceanballast M magnetic ballast and comes complete with bulbs.

Includes:
2 x Aqualine 1000 250W HQI 13,000k
2 x 54W German Ocean Blue Actinics
Hanging kit





Coast to coast Calfo overflow





Near the closet, that will house the RO/DI bucket and controllers.




The sump 29 g long

 

Nice another build thread. I can't wait to see what this is going to look like after seeing your biocube.

 

I like the overflow. Are you planning on painting the back before you fill it?

 

My mascott

This my cat, but more than that , my buddy, the one that pull my cover in the morning and bite my toes, now thats a pal;D I present Basile my helper, sort of.......









Big help right there!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Hey hey , wow quick you are, now i speak like Yoda lol. Thanks for the reception, i'm just starting. I'll try to make it interesting hope you'll stay tune and visit. ;D

 

Looks like you have a volunteer to help you net some fish

 

Actualy no , i rather not; paint, chemical.... nah!!

 

The room

This the room i'm in and the space i got for the tank, and why its there and not in a better place lol, followed all that did you....

 

I decided to make my rockwork into a sculpture enought with the fruit stand style display i see everywhere. And i want uninterupted waterflow, a greater amount of sand base , less obstacles, and a pod nursery. So i decided to use dry rock Marco's Rock which was uneven for quality if i may say so. Some was excellent some was crap. For that project, i also used pvc, and zip ties and silicone to fix my pvc. I could of use cement, i had silicone in hand thats all.

Here are my rocks

 

very nice, glad to see anothe build thread