zachfishman
Active member
Man you have done a great job over hauling a used tank. Looks really clean and shows what taking your time and doing it right gets you. I know the last guy mentioned it buy i would seriously think about moving that ballast. I can tell you first hand that even when your careful and go slow cleaning a rimless tank always results in water going over the sides. If you really want it there you could buy a med. Size Tupperware (one that is a bit larger than the ballast and cut it in half length wise. Then unscrew the ballast and put the Tupperware lid under the ballast before reattaching it to the stand. Then simply snap the Tupperware back to the lid over the ballast. This should keep the top of the ballast covered and the bottom half would be hanging out the bottom where u cut the Tupperware in half. That should keep you dry and still allow enough airflow to the ballast. You could even paint the tupperware if you wanted to make it look clean. Just a thought hopefully it made sense. Regardless great job on the build keep the pics/updates coming.
I tried the tupperware idea but couldn't get it to look good. I did move the ballast - tucked it under the stand. You can barely see it there.
Also, the slim cooling fan the tank came with will be getting overhauled too. It'll be pointed at the sump and controlled by an RKL. The 2x80mm fans in this thing weren't the quietest, so I ordered two Stealth fans to replace the originals with. The unit comes apart quite easily. If anyone wants pictures of the process LMK.
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