One of a kind Fluval Edge

1Lost_Fish · Jan 5, 2014

Hello everyone! I'm actually new to this forum so I thought that I might as well introduce myself here with my WIP fluval edge.
I really love the appearance of the tank but to me, this tank would have been a pain to deal with when it comes to filtration (hang on back isn't going to cut it), flow, lights, and topping off. I have seen many people mod their lights on the edge and one of the best in my opinion is to just remove the hood and add on some DIY LEDs. Jeffvmd on Manhattan reefs has an amazing looking edge even though he removed his hood, and this is also where I got my inspiration. I would link a picture but I'm not sure what the rules are on that so I'll just leave it at that.

I'm a firm believe that filtration is really important in any reef aquarium so I completely redesigned my edge so that I could have a sump. Enjoy the pictures!

I messed up on cutting the first slot so that one and the last one are longer than the rest just to be uniform

Next was making the overflow box and stand. I tried to make it look as original as possible.

This is what it looks like after I glued the pieces together and painted them.

1Lost_Fish · Jan 5, 2014

Here's the painted top plastic piece.

and everything together

That's all I have for now. The paint still needs to cure for a week before I silicone the overflow box to the tank. In the mean time I'll be working on making a 10g sump for this bad boy.

nanoreef1 · Jan 5, 2014

Tagging along this looks very interesting! Can't wait to see this finished..

glb · Jan 5, 2014

Looks great. I love watching tank builds!

SeahorseKeeper · Jan 5, 2014

Looks like this is going to be a great build!

1Lost_Fish · Jan 10, 2014

Alright, I haven't made much progress over the week but i did manage to finish the sump with the exception of my ATS but that can always come later. Enjoy =)

sorry for the crappy cell phone pictures

Los · Jan 10, 2014

Looking real good. I like how the overflow came out. It looks very clean. The sump looks very well made too. What are you planning on putting in the sump itself and where will you be locating the ATS? Keep up the good work!

ReefKeeper09 · Jan 10, 2014

This is one AWESOME build my friend! Very Cool! I will be following this build! Looking forward to more pictures.

1Lost_Fish · Jan 10, 2014

Los said:
Looking real good. I like how the overflow came out. It looks very clean. The sump looks very well made too. What are you planning on putting in the sump itself and where will you be locating the ATS? Keep up the good work!

Thanks Los. I was planning on using a little skimmer that I got off a friend, not sure what its called but it looks like a BM Nac 3.5. I'm going to use that for a while until I think the ATS is working wells enough on its own. I also have 2 holes for 4 inch filter socks as you can see and the ATS would go where that red box is below