Seans deep blue 80g rimless

Reefnewb · Jan 9, 2018

Been wanting a rimless tank for years, and now i finally got it! Here goes nothing!

miPapareef · Jan 9, 2018

Congrats, looking great! I’ll be following along

scotturban54 · Jan 9, 2018

Looking good

Reefnewb · Jan 10, 2018

Added some work lights.

Buford25 · Jan 10, 2018

I have always thought rimless tanks look so slick! Definitely will be following this one! The top of the stand custom made?

Bdrake · Jan 10, 2018

Following along. I have a DSB 80 rimless edge. I'm in love with mine.

Bouncingsoul39 · Jan 10, 2018

Did you order this tank from amazon? I've seen them there, but the info on the tanks was incorrect and little to no reviews on them. I like the rimless with the the bottom trim still there look.
Oh also wanted to mention you'll want a plastic mesh screen top. You can get the plastic clips for it on Ebay for $10, the mesh from BRS or MD for $10 and the rest of the materials from Home Depot or similar for under $10. Very easy to put together and will save you $$$ in fish that decide to go carpet surfing and they will.

Reefnewb · Jan 10, 2018

Buford25 said:
I have always thought rimless tanks look so slick! Definitely will be following this one! The top of the stand custom made?

I love rimless!! The top down views are amazing! The tank is a little shallow for my liking, but other than that i absolutely love it. The top is from a local butcher block shop called Bally block. This top is a scrap piece that they couldn’t use and i picked it up for 55$

Bdrake said:
Following along. I have a DSB 80 rimless edge. I'm in love with mine.

I’m liking it more and more every day! Can’t wait to get the plumbing done tomorrow, and then to scape it! Shoot me some pics of your setup through PM so i can get some good ideas!

Bouncingsoul39 said:
Did you order this tank from amazon? I've seen them there, but the info on the tanks was incorrect and little to no reviews on them. I like the rimless with the the bottom trim still there look.

I ordered it from a local fish store near me called coral reef connection. I wouldn’t take the risk of amazon shipping a tank.... their delivery service sucks. The brand of this tank is deep blue, and iv only heard good things about them. The ones on amazing i have heard of them failing because the glass is cheap.

Bouncingsoul39 · Jan 10, 2018

Deep Blue tanks are the ones I'm talking about, they're also sold on Amazon. I wasn't asking your opinion on Amazon's delivery service just if it was from Amazon. Amazon has amazing customer service and anything that was damaged in transit would be replaced immediately at no additional cost which is more than you can say about most aquarium manufacturers.

Buford25 · Jan 10, 2018

I’ve never thought of using butcher block. That’s a steal. I feel like wood finishes and wood grains tie off any project and make them look classy.

Reefnewb · Jan 10, 2018

Bouncingsoul39 said:
Deep Blue tanks are the ones I'm talking about, they're also sold on Amazon. I wasn't asking your opinion on Amazon's delivery service just if it was from Amazon. Amazon has amazing customer service and anything that was damaged in transit would be replaced immediately at no additional cost which is more than you can say about most aquarium manufacturers.

My bad misread your first post. I just looked it up on amazon, and yes they do have some deep blue tanks. They’re overpriced from what i can tell tho. I payed 325.00 for mine.

Reefnewb · Jan 10, 2018

Buford25 said:
I’ve never thought of using butcher block. That’s a steal. I feel like wood finishes and wood grains tie off any project and make them look classy.

I was just going to use the 2x4 stand, but it looked too plain lol i totally agree that wood grain brings out the class in anything! Lol

Buford25 · Jan 10, 2018

Reefnewb said:
I was just going to use the 2x4 stand, but it looked too plain lol i totally agree that wood grain brings out the class in anything! Lol

Made my stand as well wish I though of butcher block though. Could have pulled off so Many more ideas.

Reefnewb · Jan 10, 2018

Buford25 said:
Made my stand as well wish I though of butcher block though. Could have pulled off so Many more ideas.

I like that a lot!

Buford25 · Jan 10, 2018

Are you going to run the plumbing for the sump behing the stand or drill through? One thing I wish I would have done was leave myself enough room between the tank and walls for easier maintenance. Always a learning experience.

Bdrake · Jan 11, 2018

Reefnewb said:
I love rimless!! The top down views are amazing! The tank is a little shallow for my liking, but other than that i absolutely love it. The top is from a local butcher block shop called Bally block. This top is a scrap piece that they couldn’t use and i picked it up for 55$

I’m liking it more and more every day! Can’t wait to get the plumbing done tomorrow, and then to scape it! Shoot me some pics of your setup through PM so i can get some good ideas!

I ordered it from a local fish store near me called coral reef connection. I wouldn’t take the risk of amazon shipping a tank.... their delivery service sucks. The brand of this tank is deep blue, and iv only heard good things about them. The ones on amazing i have heard of them failing because the glass is cheap.

You'll learn to love the shallow tank when you need to reach down to the bottom and you don't need to go armpit deep.

Reefnewb · Jan 11, 2018

Buford25 said:
Are you going to run the plumbing for the sump behing the stand or drill through? One thing I wish I would have done was leave myself enough room between the tank and walls for easier maintenance. Always a learning experience.

I drilled through. I don’t like having plumbing behind the tank i like for it all to go through the bottom.

Bdrake said:
You'll learn to love the shallow tank when you need to reach down to the bottom and you don't need to go armpit deep.

I mean i already know I’m going to love cleaning the glass on this tank more than any other tank I’ve owned lol

Leishman · Jan 11, 2018

Love my DB 80g. R2R has several tank build threads featuring this size and make of tank.

Greybeard · Jan 11, 2018

When I was planning my last tank, one option I looked at early on was what you picked. 48x24x16. It was the closest 'standard' tank I could find to what I really wanted. I ended up ordering custom, but it was a close call. For what I paid for the extra foot in length, 6" in width, and 2" in height, I could have bought several of the DBP tanks

Great looking stand. You going to leave it open like that? Love the butcher block. I like a 'shelf' around my tanks. Looks like yours isn't really big enough to hold much... maybe a beer

Still, it looks great! Nice job mounting the electronics, too.

Here's a pic of what I ended up with. Eventually, I'm going to build bookshelves to fill in under the tank.

Reefnewb · Jan 11, 2018

Greybeard said:
When I was planning my last tank, one option I looked at early on was what you picked. 48x24x16. It was the closest 'standard' tank I could find to what I really wanted. I ended up ordering custom, but it was a close call. For what I paid for the extra foot in length, 6" in width, and 2" in height, I could have bought several of the DBP tanks

Great looking stand. You going to leave it open like that? Love the butcher block. I like a 'shelf' around my tanks. Looks like yours isn't really big enough to hold much... maybe a beer Still, it looks great! Nice job mounting the electronics, too.

Here's a pic of what I ended up with. Eventually, I'm going to build bookshelves to fill in under the tank.

Awesome build! I like having the edge too just for the look... of the ledge was too big i would put way to much crap around the tank lol. Thanks for the compliments! Yeah I’m gonna keep it open. And i like the light on your setup! ATI is awesome! I’m planning on an ATI 48” 8 bulb for this build