Sleepingtiger
Premium Member
I just picked up a 90g cube from a member. It came with the stand, led lights and a sump.The tank measures 30x30x24 W x L x H. It is rimless with a quarter moon shape overflow on the back corner.The light is a Maxrespect R420R 160W 1600K, but I plan to upgrade it. Thinking Radions or AI. What do you all think? What do you think is the best lighting for a cube? I am going mixed reef with sps and lps.The sump is one of those old school sumps with no room for skimmer. I plan to upgrade that to a regular sump. I am really liking the ATS sumps available on BRS.The stand is falling apart. One thing I hate about the old stands is that it sits so low. You really have to bend over to view the tank. It is about 50" tall with the tank. Again, that sucks. So my plan is to build a stand that will make the aquarium sit about 6' tall. That will make everything eye level. The stand by itself will be 4' tall.Because of the additional height, I can incorporate different things like 6" drawer to keep test kits and such. Below the drawer will be a rack mount surge suppressor.Right below is the control center panel for things like Apex, wavemaker controller, doser, or anything else. Behind the control panel will be a box for those unsightly power supplies, UPS, or additional wiring. The whole panel and box will be on a hinge for you to swing open to gain access to the sump.I really hate the idea of overflowing sumps, skimmers that leak all over hardwood floors and carpet. So I plan to add in a tray in case of a overflow.Also, one of the things I don't like about some stands is they don't have feets for leveling. That is definitely something I will add.Everything will have clean lines. The stand will be built from 3/4" furniture grade plywood primed with killz, painted white and coated with a high gloss epoxy.What do you think of my plans? Anything you think is excessive or is needed? Let me know