nicknguyen
07/07/2010, 09:30 AM
Hi everyone,
I thought I share my build with everyone, cuz I have lots of time now since am unemployed. I've been in this hobby off and on for about 15 years now. My current tank is a 45 gal I built using 1/2 acrylic which can be view on both of the long side. I like it very much so I did the same with the new tank but now in glass since I was tired of the scratches.
this is my current tank, 45 gal, just live rock, skimmer, gfo through reactor, bag carbon and floss, powered by 2 150wt de radium driven with lumatek select a wattage, with 2 uv actinic driven by ice cap ballast.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2559&pictureid=17742
A while back I made some led for a nano tank. trying to sell the tank but keeping the led to run my refugium for the new tank.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1564&pictureid=9979
Now for the new tank.
I was given a new 90 gal with the bottom broken. I didn't like the dimension of the 90 so I took it apart, clean all the glass, purchase some additional glass and made my new tank being 40 x 24 x 18. with black silicone. I drilled 4 holes, 2 on each end. made an overflow box for one end which will be for 1 drain and the other for power chord. On the other side, have 2 3/4 return driven by a mag 9.5 through a OM squirt. I made the stand out of 3/4 blond and birch blywood. 40 x 24 x 40 . I made my sump/refugium out of 3/8 acrylic 30 x 16 x16. and a 7 gal top off container through a kent float valve. I plan on keeping the 150 radium with 4 60wt t-5 ( overdriven with 660 icecap.). more to come.. pics below.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2559&pictureid=17736
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2559&pictureid=17737
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2559&pictureid=17738
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2559&pictureid=17741
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2559&pictureid=17740
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2559&pictureid=17739
I thought I share my build with everyone, cuz I have lots of time now since am unemployed. I've been in this hobby off and on for about 15 years now. My current tank is a 45 gal I built using 1/2 acrylic which can be view on both of the long side. I like it very much so I did the same with the new tank but now in glass since I was tired of the scratches.
this is my current tank, 45 gal, just live rock, skimmer, gfo through reactor, bag carbon and floss, powered by 2 150wt de radium driven with lumatek select a wattage, with 2 uv actinic driven by ice cap ballast.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2559&pictureid=17742
A while back I made some led for a nano tank. trying to sell the tank but keeping the led to run my refugium for the new tank.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1564&pictureid=9979
Now for the new tank.
I was given a new 90 gal with the bottom broken. I didn't like the dimension of the 90 so I took it apart, clean all the glass, purchase some additional glass and made my new tank being 40 x 24 x 18. with black silicone. I drilled 4 holes, 2 on each end. made an overflow box for one end which will be for 1 drain and the other for power chord. On the other side, have 2 3/4 return driven by a mag 9.5 through a OM squirt. I made the stand out of 3/4 blond and birch blywood. 40 x 24 x 40 . I made my sump/refugium out of 3/8 acrylic 30 x 16 x16. and a 7 gal top off container through a kent float valve. I plan on keeping the 150 radium with 4 60wt t-5 ( overdriven with 660 icecap.). more to come.. pics below.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2559&pictureid=17736
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2559&pictureid=17737
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2559&pictureid=17738
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2559&pictureid=17741
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2559&pictureid=17740
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2559&pictureid=17739