Fox's 200 build!

Blu · Jun 4, 2013

Meet Fox, this is his aquarium build.

Notice his 90g aquarium in the background...he said it was too small...this hurt my feelings so I told him if he sold his etss skimmer. We'd build him a bigger aquarium.

Here goes.

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Blu · Jun 4, 2013

This is what we started with.

Fox got a used tank, kinda ratty.

One of my friends volunteered his services to build him a stand and canopy.

He did a pretty awesome job on both but there was a lot of work to be done.

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Blu · Jun 4, 2013

We started prioritizing projects between.
Prepping aquarium
Prepping stand and canopy
Plumbing

First things first, get the aquarium lookin presentable. I called in reinforcements. You notice Fox is nowhere to be found.

We painted the back black, drilled an extra hole, had a friend build some killer overflows, and poof...a new aquarium was born.

Had to devise a way to fill chips and make it aesthetically pleasing.

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Blu · Jun 4, 2013

Next was employing the wife to do the stain work.

She did an Amazing job.

I painted the inside of the stand and canopy white.

Fox decided to come out and supervise.

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Djtonton · Jun 4, 2013

Very nice! Cant wait to see it up and running!

Blu · Jun 4, 2013

Djtonton said:
Very nice! Cant wait to see it up and running!

Thanks.

stay tuned.

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Blu · Jun 4, 2013

So next was the strategic event of getting the coral and fish in a QT, the rock out, the 90g broken down, the rock put back in the 90 in a different location (dining room), and the new stand and tank moved.

Thankfully, Fox has some big friends to help.

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Blu · Jun 4, 2013

Tanks up, time to fill er up.

Slow process. I mixed it in the garage and carried it in 15 gallons at a time. I got a little help from the elf.

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Blu · Jun 4, 2013

Time for lights and plumbing. Currently Fox only has 4 Radion g2s. He might get another for my birthday though. We built a fixture from square aluminum.

He decided to pitch in and help with the plumbing since I had never done anything with pvc before.

I built him a manifold with 5 ball valves. 3 1/2" and 2 3/4". The 1/2s are for GFO and carbon reactors, the 3/4 are for water changes and biopellet reactors.

I also incorporated quick-disconnects so I don't have to redial in the valves after servicing the reactors.

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Mrfresh · Jun 4, 2013

Very nice build I like the stand. I need to figure out how to make one for my tank.

Blu · Jun 4, 2013

Next came the fun task of wiring, testing for leaks, and PUTTING IN THE "sheesh" as Fox calls them.

Also put in the 3 reactors, 2 nextreef mr1s and 1 smr1.

A couple mp40s on the back and some mp60s on the ends and she's ready to go.