Trenton Henderson
Active Member
Hi all! Below is my relatively new tank (to become a reef when finances allow).
This tank was purchased off of facebook marketplace and is your standard 60 gallon tall/long that you would find at Petco or Petsmart. I drilled and plumbed the tank, incorporating the only sump that I could find that was prefabricated to fit in such a narrow stand (that was rough). This stand was never intended to carry so much filtration and equipment. I am out of room, which may be seen by the dosing pump that is sitting on the top of my ATO reservoir container
. Also, you can't see it from this angle, but in order to get my skimmer cup out, I have to turn off my return pump and unscrew one of the unions...it's a tight fit! May this be a lesson to anyone...get a deeper tank!
I have about 17 inches of width to the left of the tank where the ATO reservoir sits that I would love to put a black cabinet or something there to contain things like my dosing system, ATO reservoir, battery backup, etc. I also have an old Innovative Marine NUVO Fusion 10 AIO aquarium sitting in a closet that I have considered making a coral QT and setting up beside the tank; this being said, if the cabinet were strong enough to support said tank, that would be a great bonus!
Any ideas where I could find a selection of cabinets (I have checked Wayfair, but I haven't found much), or would I be better off building one or installing floating shelves on the wall?
Thanks for any ideas ahead of time!
This tank was purchased off of facebook marketplace and is your standard 60 gallon tall/long that you would find at Petco or Petsmart. I drilled and plumbed the tank, incorporating the only sump that I could find that was prefabricated to fit in such a narrow stand (that was rough). This stand was never intended to carry so much filtration and equipment. I am out of room, which may be seen by the dosing pump that is sitting on the top of my ATO reservoir container
. Also, you can't see it from this angle, but in order to get my skimmer cup out, I have to turn off my return pump and unscrew one of the unions...it's a tight fit! May this be a lesson to anyone...get a deeper tank!I have about 17 inches of width to the left of the tank where the ATO reservoir sits that I would love to put a black cabinet or something there to contain things like my dosing system, ATO reservoir, battery backup, etc. I also have an old Innovative Marine NUVO Fusion 10 AIO aquarium sitting in a closet that I have considered making a coral QT and setting up beside the tank; this being said, if the cabinet were strong enough to support said tank, that would be a great bonus!
Any ideas where I could find a selection of cabinets (I have checked Wayfair, but I haven't found much), or would I be better off building one or installing floating shelves on the wall?
Thanks for any ideas ahead of time!
