Fluid Imagery's 95g (36 x 30 x 20) Tank Thread

[fluidimagery]

I remember the beginning of last year when I had just finished my "huge" 40g system (upgrade from my 12g nano cube) and wondering how I would ever be able to make the tank not look empty. Well, that didn't take too long and here I am upgrading my tank again. This time it better last a few years.

My old 12g Nano Cube The end of 05'
http://scott.fluidimagery.com/fish/sw/47.jpg

The 40g system was setup in my office workshop where I didn't care too much about the sightliness of the plumbing, lights etc. Well I got married and in the meantime bought a house and moved the tank into it.

The "huge" 40g System
http://scott.fluidimagery.com/fish/sw/new_tank/IMG_3143.jpg

Cabinet
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Plumbing that can be seen from the side
http://scott.fluidimagery.com/fish/sw/new_tank/13.jpg

The visible plumbing etc got old pretty fast and my wife wanted to have a cabinet made to fit all of it into. After we got the price quote for the cabinet I figured why not do a whole upgrade while I'm at it.

So here I am!

The wall it's going on is only 41" so I had to do more of a "cubish" tank. The next obstical outside of hiding everything was that the system would need to run on a single 15amp circuit shared by a few flood lights in the kitchen that we keep off most of the time.

I contacted SoCalCreations who did a killer job to help build the tank.

[fluidimagery]

CONSTRUCTION PICS!


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[fluidimagery]

EQUIPMENT LIST:

Tank: 36 x 30 x 20 - Acrylic
Sump: 30 x 18 x 18 - Acrylic - 15g fuge
Cabinet: Mable - 36" high
Canopy: 12" high

Circulation
- Sump Return: Panworld 50px (590gph)
- Skimmer Pump: Blueline 55 (1100gph)
- Recirculating: Tunze NanoStream 6055 on a 7095 Controller (if they ever come out)

Skimmer
- MRC MR-2 Single Beckett

Lighting
- Reflectors: 2 xLumenarc Mini
- Lamps: 2 xReeflux 12k 175w Singe Ended MH
- Ballasts: 2 x Coralvue 175w
- Cooling: 4 x Temp Sensitive Smart Fans (4") in canopy

Other Items
- TLF Phosban Reactor
- JBJ ATO
- Reef Keeper 2
- 200w Titanium Heater

[fluidimagery]

Saturday I was able to get the canopy finished with fans and the lighting. I used Wire Looming to wrap the wires up and stainless screws to fasten everything. Very tedious!

http://scott.fluidimagery.com/fish/95/electrical-01.jpg

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I got some of the plumbing done yesterday but I still have some work to do, hopefully finish by Tuesday.

[lvreefer]

Looking great so far, very CLEAN looking! Keep the updates coming!

[ZC]

Looks very clean. Good job!