My two relatively new tanks - 40b in-wall & 28 HQI Nano-Cube

njp14333 · 11/07/2009, 11:34 AM

njp14333 · 11/07/2009, 11:38 AM

sorry about the lousy quality and large size, my cameras kinda old.

njp14333 · 11/08/2009, 09:33 AM

No comments? Are they really that ugly haha?

sam11909 · 11/08/2009, 09:39 AM

I like 'em!

justinmcleod · 11/08/2009, 09:42 AM

Great job, was the install difficult? They do look great, what plans for the second tank?

lordofthereef · 11/08/2009, 09:43 AM

Looks good. Seems a little dark, or is that just your cam?

njp14333 · 11/08/2009, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by lordofthereef

Looks good. Seems a little dark, or is that just your cam?

Ya it was just the camera on the second pic. I couldn't seem to get it brighter. My camera's old sorry. But the in-wall tank install was not difficult because my father is a building contractor. When the house was being built, I had a buddy who had an in-wall tank and was on the framing team, frame out the tank and a sump area underneath while the room was framed out.

I did the tank install and for now the tank is a very simple 40b with no sump installed (although there is an area built underneath ready for a sump). The tank has a rena 3 cartridge HOB filter and an Octopus HOB skimmer (the old one with the in-tank pump) for now. For flow I have two Korallia 1's and a Korallia 3. Eventually when I have the time an extra money I will convert it to a mixed reef with a sump/refugium and all the bells and whistles, but for now its just lit with a simple two bulb T5 strip light.

Fish in the 40b are:

3 Tank bred Percula Clowns
2 Chromis'
1 Bi-Color Psuedochromis
1 Spotted Hawkfish
(also a small cleanup crew- crabs and snails)

Fish in 28 HQI Nano-Cube

2 Chromis
1 Royal Gramma
(also an annoying peppermint shrimp that eats euphylia if not well fed and some crabs and snails for cleanup)

Corals:

Blue/Green Mushroom rock
3 kinds of Zoo's
Candy Cane coral
Bubble coral
Euphylia
Tooth coral
Brown/Green polyps
Some type of SPS, what I think might be some kind of Echinophyllia. Not sure tho.

Ritten · 11/08/2009, 11:21 AM

Nice. That 40 makes a neat in wall tank.

njp14333 · 11/08/2009, 11:51 AM

Thanks. Ya it's nice and wide so it creates a sense of depth, like your looking through a window into the ocean floor. It's basically a 75 that's not quite as long or tall, seems like they're more like 50 gallons.

11/07/2009, 11:34 AM	#1
njp14333 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cape Cod, MA Posts: 282	My two relatively new tanks - 40b in-wall & 28 HQI Nano-Cube

11/08/2009, 09:39 AM	#4
sam11909 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Sunshine State Posts: 318	I like 'em! __________________ "There is no such thing as a rich reefer." Current Tank Info: 55G reef with 18G sump, 5G refugium with chaeto, 4 bulb t5 tek light, seaclown 100 skimmer, 2x Koralia 3, DIY ATO, and aquaclear 270 return

11/08/2009, 09:43 AM	#6
lordofthereef Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,443	Looks good. Seems a little dark, or is that just your cam? __________________ "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself." Current Tank Info: 10g DIY nano + 150 build in the works

11/07/2009, 11:38 AM	#2
njp14333 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cape Cod, MA Posts: 282	sorry about the lousy quality and large size, my cameras kinda old.

11/08/2009, 09:33 AM	#3
njp14333 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cape Cod, MA Posts: 282	No comments? Are they really that ugly haha?

11/08/2009, 09:42 AM	#5
justinmcleod Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: D.C. Metro Area Posts: 101	Great job, was the install difficult? They do look great, what plans for the second tank?

11/08/2009, 11:21 AM	#8
Ritten Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,675	Nice. That 40 makes a neat in wall tank.

11/08/2009, 11:51 AM	#9
njp14333 Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cape Cod, MA Posts: 282	Thanks. Ya it's nice and wide so it creates a sense of depth, like your looking through a window into the ocean floor. It's basically a 75 that's not quite as long or tall, seems like they're more like 50 gallons.