KorD
Valuable Member
Well it was time to rip down the standard 29 gal tank, and go with something more eye catching and pleasing for when we put the house on the market in the spring.
This was a fun build, and now I am kind of bummed there is not much else to do minus the tinkering and hiding the power cords.
The Tank:
I built the stand for a previous build I was going to do, but never went through with it. The tank is your standard 25gal Biocube with the internal guts ripped out and the back drilled for bulkheads. The return line is v'ed in two directions reducing the flow in the tank, and pushing water to the dead spots.
The return line is at a 45 degree angle letting the water roll down the pipe without having to tweak the heck out of it to stop the slurping and gurgling sound.
Lighting for the tank is a Kessil Deep Ocean a150w roughly 7 inches off the top of the water. I also DIY'ed up a clip holder for a mangrove tree onto the back of the tank.
The Sump:
The sump is an acrylic custom build I did to fit the inside diameters of the stand along with a custom built RO/DI water receiver that hold about 5 gallons to count for the evaporation of the tank since I have it as a screened open top. The return pump is a mag 7 that is dialed back by a ball valve to about 1/2 output. The turn over is roughly about 300 gallons an hour. The skimmer is rated for a 100gal tank, and is dialed down to not be way too much over kill on this set up(i could not beat the price of $30 for the skimmer)
On with the pictures.
Thanks for viewing, and if you have any questions.... please let me know.
This was a fun build, and now I am kind of bummed there is not much else to do minus the tinkering and hiding the power cords.
The Tank:
I built the stand for a previous build I was going to do, but never went through with it. The tank is your standard 25gal Biocube with the internal guts ripped out and the back drilled for bulkheads. The return line is v'ed in two directions reducing the flow in the tank, and pushing water to the dead spots.
The return line is at a 45 degree angle letting the water roll down the pipe without having to tweak the heck out of it to stop the slurping and gurgling sound.
Lighting for the tank is a Kessil Deep Ocean a150w roughly 7 inches off the top of the water. I also DIY'ed up a clip holder for a mangrove tree onto the back of the tank.
The Sump:
The sump is an acrylic custom build I did to fit the inside diameters of the stand along with a custom built RO/DI water receiver that hold about 5 gallons to count for the evaporation of the tank since I have it as a screened open top. The return pump is a mag 7 that is dialed back by a ball valve to about 1/2 output. The turn over is roughly about 300 gallons an hour. The skimmer is rated for a 100gal tank, and is dialed down to not be way too much over kill on this set up(i could not beat the price of $30 for the skimmer)
On with the pictures.
Thanks for viewing, and if you have any questions.... please let me know.
