Matt's 29g AGA

[Clavius]

Hey all, this will be the fourth tank I have set up in about the 3 years or so I've been reefing. It will be a 29g AGA tank that I plan on drilling for an overflow and a single 3/4" return (both from Glass-Holes.com). The sump will probably be a 10g with a small fuge. For a stand I'm using your standard AGA stand but I'm going to make a few modifications to it to strengthen it and raise it up a tad. I'll also be building a simple hood. Here's all the rest of the equipment I'll be using:

Lighting: 250w Sunpod
Skimmer: Tunze 9002
ATO: Tunze Osmolator
Flow: Vortech MP10
Controller: ReefKeeper Lite
Heater: Haven't chosen one yet

At the moment I'm still sanding down the stand to get it ready to prime and paint black. I hope to have this thing up and running in the next few weeks. I don't have any pictures at the moment but as this project progresses I will definitely have some to post here. Thanks for looking!

[Clavius]

Almost finished with the stand!

Sanded and primed:

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu105/mnosam/0b7655ea.jpg?t=1303085552

First coat of black paint:

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[Clavius]

Stand = Finished! On to the next part of the project.

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[Clavius]

Got A LOT done yesterday and I'm much closer to getting this thing up and running. But I can't take credit for much of it. One of my friends did the glass drilling and then drove me around the Louisville area to find a new tank. Thanks man!

Let me start with a picture:

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu105/mnosam/d639f122.jpg

This is what happens when you try to drill a tank that has tempered glass!

Thankfully nobody was hurt. It was my tank and I should have made sure it wasn't tempered before we took the drill to it. It even says tempered glass on a sticker on the inside of the tank! Doh! Anyway, to make a long story shorter, I got a new tank from Greentree in Clarksville, IN. And I now have a new "Deep Blue" 29g tank that has some really nice black silicone work.

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu105/mnosam/IMG_1805.jpg

It looks great on the black stand!

I also traded my 3 Sexy Shrimp for a 10g sump and a Jager heater. And then when I got home I ran into a problem... I couldn't get the 10g tank inside the stand. I could tell that it would FIT inside. It just wouldn't go through the front or back openings in the stand. So I had to take a hand saw to a portion of the back of the stand and cut a little wood out to be able to slip the 10g into the bottom.

Here it is with the sump and Tunze 9002 skimmer.

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Now that the tank is drilled I'm going to paint the back of it black. And when I get paid on Thursday I'll order an overflow kit and a return kit from Glass-Holes. Then I'll buy a return pump. And eventually I'll figure out how I want to mount my Sunpod over the tank. Still a lot to do but this thing is a lot closer to being done!

[mntran84]

Looking good so far.... Will be following along, keep it goin!

[Clavius]

Looking good so far.... Will be following along, keep it goin!

Thanks!

I just painted the back of the tank black.

[dukeap]

looking good, keep it up, can wait to see it done

[Clavius]

BEHOLD!

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[Clavius]

Rock n roll!

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[Clavius]

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[THE ROOK]

Ah, the look of a algae/pest free tank. Save that pic soon it won't be so sterile. lol

[Clavius]

http://youtu.be/-rjiPPljmL0?hd=1

Got everything transferred over from the pico. And added a Chromis and a Pygmy Angel. Jumping the gun a bit, I know. I'll finish the plumbing here in the next week or so.