Brian's 520 gal. Plywood Build + Fish Room
- Thread starter Brian Crook
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HermitTheCrab
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Awesome build...looks great!
Brian Crook
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Thanks guys,
It's been a little busy around here as of late so I haven't had much time for photos and updates. I have added a few more things to the tank, but for the most part I've just been enjoying watching things get established. My birdsnest is really starting to take off, which is pretty great. As for bad news, I have noticed that a slight leak has developed around one of the acrylic windows in the sump. This only becomes apparent when the return pump is shutoff and the sump is allowed to fill to the top (the added pressure seems to start squeezing water through the leak). I will have to spend a weekend draining it down and applying some silicone or other sealant around the window's edges.
Pioneer, when you say you're starting yours soon, are you referring to a plywood build as well?
It's been a little busy around here as of late so I haven't had much time for photos and updates. I have added a few more things to the tank, but for the most part I've just been enjoying watching things get established. My birdsnest is really starting to take off, which is pretty great. As for bad news, I have noticed that a slight leak has developed around one of the acrylic windows in the sump. This only becomes apparent when the return pump is shutoff and the sump is allowed to fill to the top (the added pressure seems to start squeezing water through the leak). I will have to spend a weekend draining it down and applying some silicone or other sealant around the window's edges.
Pioneer, when you say you're starting yours soon, are you referring to a plywood build as well?
Scythanith
Premium Member
Great looking build Brian! I commend you on your skills! Isn't panduit just the best thing ever for cable management 
I had a basset growing up, he name was Smiley and she was an amazing buddy! Such personalities, everything on their own schedule. You have some of the nicest corals at your fingertips there in T.dot area, take advantage!
Great build Sir.
I had a basset growing up, he name was Smiley and she was an amazing buddy! Such personalities, everything on their own schedule. You have some of the nicest corals at your fingertips there in T.dot area, take advantage!Great build Sir.
Malign Reefer
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Very very nice Brian, you should be extremely proud of yourself for taking on such a task and completing it with flawless detail.
Yes Brian, My life long dream is to have one in my house. Did alittle work about 20 years ago making a 28,000 gal aquarium made out of a fiberglass pool for the Minnesota zoo for their sharks. Did a smaller 2500 gal sting ray tank. They were back in their quarantine building. 4' x 8' by 30" tall is about all I can do in my basement. I am glad I found the holy grail of plywood tanks section!
scubadan206
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8x4x30 inches is my sump size. I finnished mine a year ago.
DIY fishkeepers on youtube has a 6 part tutorial on building a plywood tank. It's a little bit of a different method than this one here, but it works the same.
damienpbuckley
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JonezNReef
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Wish I had a DT that was atleast that big. Couldn't imagine having a DT big enough to have a sump that big
damienpbuckley
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Missed a couple pictures...
Here's a quick photo of the frags which just arrived the other day, and another photo of my very stubborn carpet anemone which refused to move from its position right against my glass :headwallblue:... You can see that I have now positioned a powerhead straight at it in the hopes that it will concede and relocate.. I'd really rather not have to peel it off once again.
Is that a squamosa clam? I have one almost identical & couldn't figure out which type it was.
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scubadan206
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My DT is only 120 gallons. My sump also contains my frag area, refugium, 300 pounds of liverock, and an area for miracle mud.
It will support upgrades in the future.
