BCreefmaker
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well i lost my last thread, so i just thought id start a new one.
it all started out with a vision, of a completly self contained nano cube, not like one of them fancy BC's or JBJ's that cost an arm and a leg to upgrade and usually end up looking like the "park place" of aqauariums because of the cost per gallon,or they end up looking really bad, almost like that huge HOB skimmer, or them hack saw cuts in the hood sohuldent be there . I needed something that would allow for lots of extra room for upgrades, allow seemless upgrades, or if i ever wish to support more life in this one tank i can easily add in some more filtration. a build in over flow was also a must in the design, not only would it allow it to skin the surface, it would keep the display tank level constant and made the entire tank sump set up only require one circulation pump. Holes in the main display tank were out because i didnt want any water flowing back into the sump and overflowing when the power goes out. this was the best tank design that i could think up. remeber the picture is done in MS paint and is badly out of scale and dosent seem as streamlined as the real thing. (which is probbably by the plexi glass shop has such a hard time making some of the peices)
even know i told them to go by all the measurements itemized on the bottom of the paper and not the numbers i wrote on the drawing. but they sort of did exactly what i told them not to do.... never the less a few bike trips to the plexiglass shop later i got everything i needed and was ready for glue and tape!
This is what i started with:
heres a partially assembled pic:
a few more seams glued and water tests later i had this leak free beauty:
when i water tested it it worked perfectly, all the water stayed on the overflow sheet and was containted by the sides of the tank, so it dosent seem like covering the overflow will be needed, plus the overflow creates a realy cool waterfall effect that you can see when you look in the front of the tank to the back
all the important veiwing sides stayed pretty much scratch and plexi glue free plus everything was very square in the end, so its not too bad of a job for my first plexiglass project, all that remains now is to hook up all my equipment and create a hood and possibly a base to cover up the sump.
everything arived today heres what i got:
IO Salt
Hydrometer
25 watt visitherm heater
Ehim water pump
Loc-line pipe fittings
2x 20watt 50/50 coral life bulbs
hopefully i will have enough time befor work tommorow to get my LR, sand, and mixed salt water together too start the cycle.
untill i make an adaptor for the loc line to fit the Ehim i will probbably be running the pump with the normal flexi tube attachment.
questions? comments?
and more pics to come! :bum:
it all started out with a vision, of a completly self contained nano cube, not like one of them fancy BC's or JBJ's that cost an arm and a leg to upgrade and usually end up looking like the "park place" of aqauariums because of the cost per gallon,or they end up looking really bad, almost like that huge HOB skimmer, or them hack saw cuts in the hood sohuldent be there . I needed something that would allow for lots of extra room for upgrades, allow seemless upgrades, or if i ever wish to support more life in this one tank i can easily add in some more filtration. a build in over flow was also a must in the design, not only would it allow it to skin the surface, it would keep the display tank level constant and made the entire tank sump set up only require one circulation pump. Holes in the main display tank were out because i didnt want any water flowing back into the sump and overflowing when the power goes out. this was the best tank design that i could think up. remeber the picture is done in MS paint and is badly out of scale and dosent seem as streamlined as the real thing. (which is probbably by the plexi glass shop has such a hard time making some of the peices)
even know i told them to go by all the measurements itemized on the bottom of the paper and not the numbers i wrote on the drawing. but they sort of did exactly what i told them not to do.... never the less a few bike trips to the plexiglass shop later i got everything i needed and was ready for glue and tape!
This is what i started with:
heres a partially assembled pic:
a few more seams glued and water tests later i had this leak free beauty:
when i water tested it it worked perfectly, all the water stayed on the overflow sheet and was containted by the sides of the tank, so it dosent seem like covering the overflow will be needed, plus the overflow creates a realy cool waterfall effect that you can see when you look in the front of the tank to the back
all the important veiwing sides stayed pretty much scratch and plexi glue free plus everything was very square in the end, so its not too bad of a job for my first plexiglass project, all that remains now is to hook up all my equipment and create a hood and possibly a base to cover up the sump.
everything arived today heres what i got:
IO Salt
Hydrometer
25 watt visitherm heater
Ehim water pump
Loc-line pipe fittings
2x 20watt 50/50 coral life bulbs
hopefully i will have enough time befor work tommorow to get my LR, sand, and mixed salt water together too start the cycle.
untill i make an adaptor for the loc line to fit the Ehim i will probbably be running the pump with the normal flexi tube attachment.
questions? comments?
and more pics to come! :bum:
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i rushed and forogt to read the instructions on something as simple as the sand and it made my tank cloudy untill it put in the live rock, but im told thats sometimes normal even after washing), mixed up some salt water, warmed it up, put it in the tank, turned on and tested the pump and jets, and then placed my live rock that arrived this morning on the bus in a semi rushed manner befor bolting off to work. the live rock is qiute nice it was very nice shaped peices with lots of little baby coarls growing on it a few big corals, lots of coraline(mostly green and red as far as i can see) and some macro aglea, a lots of dead stuff so far including: little shrimp, misc. crab parts, and little clams. the only real life iv seen alive so far is one big ol' biristle worm, a little red spagetti worm (i think), and there are a few little red and brown worms crawling around on the sand and im not quite shure what they are...
. i know i should add some more live rock, but i need room for LR w/ corals attached to it, so this should be good for now.
