Hey guys. I haven't been very active yet on this overwhelmingly large forum, but I figured I'd share with you the reason I'm here.
I had always wanted a marine aquarium, but was always told it had to be a large tank. When I bought my 29gal with my gf I was even told that would be too small, so it currently hosts freshwater. A few months ago though, my eyes were finally opened and I discovered the art of the Nano Reef!
So to work I went. I was limited for space, so decided that my desk was the best place for the tank, and so went with a 5.5 gallon tank. The decisions were made and the plans were set, so purchases and construction began.
I built a wooden canopy to house my lights, fans, and floatswitch.
I then got a piece of acrylic and cut out overflow teet to create a false wall for a built in fuge.
I concocted an automatic top-off system out of a float switch, a battery powered air pump, and a gallon jug of water.
And built this stand for it to sit behind my desk out of sight, but within reach.
Here you can see the inside of the unfinished hood, where the floatswitch is mounted. You can also see the track for the acrylic splash guard I made to protect the lights.
The light retro finally came and I wired everything up and installed them. 2 x 32 W PCs. I also wired up two blue LEDs and mounted them behind the reflector.
-Too Many Pics-
I had always wanted a marine aquarium, but was always told it had to be a large tank. When I bought my 29gal with my gf I was even told that would be too small, so it currently hosts freshwater. A few months ago though, my eyes were finally opened and I discovered the art of the Nano Reef!
So to work I went. I was limited for space, so decided that my desk was the best place for the tank, and so went with a 5.5 gallon tank. The decisions were made and the plans were set, so purchases and construction began.
I built a wooden canopy to house my lights, fans, and floatswitch.
I then got a piece of acrylic and cut out overflow teet to create a false wall for a built in fuge.
I concocted an automatic top-off system out of a float switch, a battery powered air pump, and a gallon jug of water.
And built this stand for it to sit behind my desk out of sight, but within reach.
Here you can see the inside of the unfinished hood, where the floatswitch is mounted. You can also see the track for the acrylic splash guard I made to protect the lights.
The light retro finally came and I wired everything up and installed them. 2 x 32 W PCs. I also wired up two blue LEDs and mounted them behind the reflector.
-Too Many Pics-
So yeah, its a trek! 
