39g Inwall build Diary

[RayAllen]

I have had a build diary on My local reef clubs site in San Antonio for the last 2 1/2 months so I fiugred Id post a Quick Pick Diary on here with a few details.

To start I have a Center staircase between my fomal entry and family room that just happens to have a closet. I was able to utilize this closet and put my tank in the wall. Pick from start to present day over the last 2 1/2months or so. And now pics

Tank destination

Tank itself 39g 24x18x20

Construction Begins

Tank Fits perfectly

 

[RayAllen]

Continued

Framed

Kilzed the entire closet and stand

Foam Structure made of Great Swuff will be incorparated with Live rock

Got it the color I wanted using Krylon Fusion that is non toxic once dry and will not leach

 

[RayAllen]

continued

Oh and the tank is lit by a 250w MH Pendant HQI 10k Ushio

Corner Black Acrylic overflow and bulkhead in

Sump I made using acrylic baffels, 29g tank

Freshwater testing

Sump includeds Octopus NW 110 Skimmer, Fuge in Center and a Mag 7 return.

Oh and the tank is lit by a 250w MH Pendant HQI 10k Ushio

 

[RayAllen]

Continued
Salt and Sand Added

Fuge with Macro and mangroves

2 weeks ago

And today with Live rock added and a Coral Beauty and Cinnamon clown. Corals and Inverts will come once the tank has sat for another month or 2.

 

[RayAllen]

Again tank run down

Oceanic 39g 24xx18x20

Filtraition:
110 NW Octopus Skimmer
Fuge with Macro and Mangroves
In main tank Fiji Premium rock
Mag 7 return

Have a Hydor Koralia 2 for more flow

Lighting:
250watt MH HQI pendant with 10k Ushio DE bulb

Livestock as of today includes

Coral Beauty
Cinnamon Clown
Blue leg Hermits

Thanks for looking

 

[kar93]

Looks goods but you added fish just 2 weeks after water?

 

[RayAllen]

In no time I expect the DIY foam to match the LR in color when coraline algae take over. Corals will come in a month or so which will include a couple of SPS and zoas. Maybe a small clam.

 

[RayAllen]

Yes the tank was filled using RO/DI so I am not concerend the fish are doing very well and eating and the tank has done the majority of any cycling it may do. My water is actually almost to clean which is making my skimmer go nuts. Oh and another detail I donwsized from a 210 to a 39g so its much easier to care for and a lot less time consumming.

 

[hamdogg08]

I applied foam to the back of my tank, and you can't even tell it's foam. There's some macro algae, coraline, green algae, and fan worms growing on the back now. Within a year, you'll have no way of telling it's foam.

 

[kar93]

Did you transfer Sand, fish and water from the 210?

 

[RayAllen]

No fish came from another local reefer and sand did come from a previous tank but not the 210. I did seed the tank with fellow reefers rock and sand though. Everything that went into the tank was cured so I basically took several steps to insure I would have a short cycle. Fish are easy to introduce in a quick time frame I have found over my several years in the hobby but it is best to hold out a while for coral, which is why there isnt any. All the fish I had in the 210 were to big for this little tank, but it would have been nice to keep some of them.

 

[RayAllen]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12524298#post12524298 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hamdogg08
I applied foam to the back of my tank, and you can't even tell it's foam. There's some macro algae, coraline, green algae, and fan worms growing on the back now. Within a year, you'll have no way of telling it's foam.

Yep thats what im waiting for. One of our local reefers here is a expert working with this stuff and actually built my structure. Very cool.