Icedearth's 60G Cube Build

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icedearth15324

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To start, I bought a brand new Marineland Rimless 60G Cube from Aquapros. I wasn't a fan of the stand they made for it, so I decided to build my own and build a storage cabinet to go behind it. The cabinet will store my electronics, my ATO, and all my other random things.

To start, the new tank.
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My current workshop, aka my garage.
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2x4s cut out for the frame. Also I began priming the boards with Kilz primer.
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The skin of the stand will be made out of 1/2" Birch plywood. I got the plywood from Owl Lumber. This will also be used for the cabinet behind the tank. A total of two sheets for it all.
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Started making the frame. Attached a sheet of 1/2" plywood to the bottom to help stabilize it and remove any issues. Next photo is me screwing in the upright supports. I have been using the pocket screw system.
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Last two pictures are of the finished frame. The second picture is after painting the inside with gloss latex paint.
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I'll continue to keep updating this as I make more progress. I have 25lbs of Pukani dry rock curing in my basement right now. And I'll be working on plumbing the sump and return manifold tomorrow. I plan on doing a lot of fun things with this setup.
 
Looks like it is going to be a nice setup!!! I am going to be working on setting up a 65Gallon Rimless this weekend myself. What are you planning on for the system? Lights, skimmer etc....
 
RuNvS said:
Looks like it is going to be a nice setup!!! I am going to be working on setting up a 65Gallon Rimless this weekend myself. What are you planning on for the system? Lights, skimmer etc....
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I'm going to be using a lot of my equipment from my 75g that I am tearing down. Lighting will be an IT2040 LED fixture, skimmer is an Eshopps S-120, water flow will be a Gyre XF-130 and a Mag 9.5 return. The return will run into a manifold for reactors and to cut down on the flow. May replace the lights with a different fixture down the line, or may go to T5s.
 
Progress has been very slow on this due to weather, a busy schedule, tool issues, etc. So this was one of my last progress photos which is a sketchup of the inside-back panel, which will house the holes for the cabling between the cabinets. Once I get home from vacation I will be putting this project into high gear to try and finish it.




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