20 Gal Oceanic Hex

[pepsimax]

Next to a 30 gal.



As you can see the bottom is broken thus the 30 gal becomes a doner tank.



Glass-Holes over flow put in the tank was pretty easy with the kit



This little helper showed up when i was working!



Bottom off the doner tank!!



Here it is all cleaned up and ready for the new home



Taped up and ready for silicone



Dow silicone was used black this time




Back painted and trim painted black nex is to get the stand and redo it and fig out the lighting either MH or LED not sure yet but prob LED's

 

[Clownfish 11790]

Looks good! I hope you know what you are doing! I would never feel comfortable about repairing something like that!

Everyone's DIY skills on here make me envious!

 

[Patriot54]

Maybe it's the picture, but the outside of the seams look kinda sketchy. Did you get silicone in between the panes of glass as you applied silicone?

 

[pepsimax]

Yep it has silicone in between

 

[ange062]

Defintely original, look forward to more!

 

[Patriot54]

Yep it has silicone in between

Perfect! This looks like quite the build thread. Can't wait to see it come together

 

[pepsimax]

What kind of light? 150w MH 250w MH or LED?

How many LEDs would be good for this size Its 20in wide by 16 in deep

 

[Patriot54]

I'm not an LED expert, but I'd say about 24. I found a picture of an octagon. If you put 4 LED's in each square/rectangle and one in each triangle you come up with 24. Like I stated, I'm not an expert.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...1&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0&biw=1111&bih=561

 

[pepsimax]

Im just not sure about LED ive never seen them in person on a tank.

 

[kaserpick]

I think 24 would be plenty. I haven't used LED's on a reef tank, yet. But, that's only because I don't have corals in my tank, yet. As far as aesthetics, I love mine. I feel very confident with them. Halides are nice, but often times, you deal with heat issues. When I switched to T5's, I missed the shimmer I had with halides, but I didn't miss the heat. Now, with LED's, I'm feeling like it's the best of both worlds. It's not the same shimmer as a halide, but it's still very nice. :thumbsup: Hope that helps!

 

[Patriot54]

Im just not sure about LED ive never seen them in person on a tank.

I guess seeing them in person is a big deciding factor, but what I have seen on here they look great. What I like about them is not having to replace bulbs

 

[pepsimax]

Water test!! No Leaks


Stand painted and getting ready for the plumbing.



Working on the plumbing.

 

[Haplochromine]

Looking good. Let us know how that overflow works out for you.

 

[pepsimax]

Update

Decide to try LED lighting lets see how it goes!

Kessil A150W Sky Blue = 10K

 

[pepsimax]

 

[kaxt]

Looking good. I like the single pendant over the tank.

What do you plan to stock?

 

[pepsimax]

Not sure im leaning towards sps, zoo garden, or rics im just going to go slow for now and see what pops up at the local stores

 

[pepsimax]

My frag tank i took down with 2 48" HoT5





Whats left of it lol

 

[pepsimax]

Will post new rockscape in the AM