20G Rimless Cube

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  1. Sammy113

    Sammy113 Astrea Snail

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    Hello guys, New here in the forum. Been a while reading and learning and decided to share my tank.

    Tank

    17" x 17" x 16"H Glass
    Sump

    15" x 14" x 14"H Glass with acrylic divisions
    Skimmer

    Reef Octopus XP1000 SSS Cone
    Lamp

    23 LED DIY. 12 Blues, 11 Whites
    Other Equipment

    Mag 9.5 return pump
    Arctica Nano chiller
    Vortech MP10
    NP Bio Pellets reactor
    Carbon reactor


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  3. iWanaclown

    iWanaclown Astrea Snail

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    nice work hope it turns out good
     
  4. Sammy113

    Sammy113 Astrea Snail

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    Now some updated pictures of the tank
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  5. Sammy113

    Sammy113 Astrea Snail

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    Sammy113 Astrea Snail

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    And some top down photos took yesterday with a new top down photobox i built
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  7. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    Wow. I love this tank. :) What program did you use to draw the tank originally?

    I like the rimless & you're going with LEDs. This tank has really progressed. How long has tit been set up?
     
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  9. dellyjoe

    dellyjoe Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    if you gave me a chance to rate this tank i would give it a 10 out of 10.

    you made it yourself.

    and it loves sry for useing this word but this tank looks ****ing great.
    wow
     
  10. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Fantastic, love the rock work. Corals look fantastic.
     
  11. MoJoe

    MoJoe Dragon Wrasse

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    Welcome Sammy & AWESOME tank, wow, great pics too. I'm upgrading to a 30x30x18 cube soon and I can't wait!
     
  12. Sammy113

    Sammy113 Astrea Snail

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    Thanks. This tank has been running on LEDs since the begining so all the growth and coloration has been achieved with LEDs. So for those wondering if LEDs can actually grow corals, yeah, they certainly can.
    The tank has been running for 6 months now after a re-build. Before I had the same tank but had a leak and build a new tank, new escape and almost started from scratch.
    I'm using sketchup 7 and rendered with Podium

    ;D Thanks man

    Thanks, I'm really loving the colors on the corals so far.