SRS, Shallow Rimless in Sweden. - Page 2

spleify · 01/15/2010, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by adddo

Thanks Alot Spleify! Your thread is one of many inspirations for me, still waiting for an update with pictures from you

Well thanks so much man, I am doing some new stuff on the tank(hopefully this weekend) so keep an eye out for an update.

Great work on your tank I really like it.

DJREEF · 01/15/2010, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dedecv3

Anyone else notice the cat in the tree?? LOL

Yea, one of the big reasons I can't do an open design. One of our idiot, and I do mean idiot, cats would jump in. That's just how they roll.

Nice rig - it's gonna look sweet once it fills in.

DJ

jbird69 · 01/15/2010, 10:13 PM

That is a really special tank! Your cats are pretty cool too.

The baffles in the sump look really high. I bet theres not too much room left when the return pump shuts down.

adddo · 01/16/2010, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by jennmac415

Hi adddo!

Awesome tank!

I used to live in Stockholm back in the early 80s for a few years...what part of town are you in??? It is an awesome city...hope to go back someday.

Hey Thanks!

I live in one of the northern suburbs, Upplands Vasby. Yeah Stockholm is nice especially during summer.

adddo · 01/16/2010, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by spleify

Well thanks so much man, I am doing some new stuff on the tank(hopefully this weekend) so keep an eye out for an update.

Great work on your tank I really like it.

Will do!

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Originally Posted by DJREEF

Yea, one of the big reasons I can't do an open design. One of our idiot, and I do mean idiot, cats would jump in. That's just how they roll.

Nice rig - it's gonna look sweet once it fills in.

DJ

Yeah sometimes i worry about our cat also..

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by jbird69

That is a really special tank! Your cats are pretty cool too.

The baffles in the sump look really high. I bet theres not too much room left when the return pump shuts down.

Thanks! I think the sump you are refering to is Snewcrash's? I dont think the baffles show on the pic i had of my sump.

However, i do have a small sump.. that i do not feel too comfortabel with as it just about holds enough if my return quits on me.. So i will build a new sump real soon.

Vktor · 01/19/2010, 04:49 PM

Awesome tank, I planning my new tank with similar dimension

How thick is the glass?

adddo · 01/20/2010, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Vktor

Awesome tank, I planning my new tank with similar dimension

How thick is the glass?

Hey thanks!

Its 10mm, i do think 8mm should be enough since its so shallow.

jennmac415 · 01/20/2010, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by adddo

Hey Thanks!

I live in one of the northern suburbs, Upplands Vasby. Yeah Stockholm is nice especially during summer.

Ah... yes, I know where that is...I lived on Sveavagen...in a flat right above a shop called "Bennies Mattor"...don't know if it is still there or not...aww... makes me miss Stockholm.

sahin · 01/20/2010, 02:58 PM

Looking very well indeed. Can you provide a link to the IKEA website which shows the units that you bought for your tank? It looks so nice I will have to use this idea next time I want to build a stand for a tank.

I am going to follow this thread. This setup looks very promising.

esshoes · 01/20/2010, 03:40 PM

wow awesome tank i love the shallow design / large footprint. Amazing

aquaman05 · 01/20/2010, 03:50 PM

Hey your tank looks sweet !!!

Anyway we can get a few shots of some of those nice looken chicks you have there in sweden.....lol

Leonardo_ · 01/20/2010, 04:00 PM

Finally a build thread! Looks great Bjarne. I followed your buildthread on the Swedish forum, good that you started one here

What are your further coral and livestock plans? Maybe I'll copy your idea with the IKEA doors, looks very good.

Leonardo

adddo · 01/21/2010, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by jennmac415

Ah... yes, I know where that is...I lived on Sveavagen...in a flat right above a shop called "Bennies Mattor"...don't know if it is still there or not...aww... makes me miss Stockholm.

Haha cool, i think i know where it is! I used to work just around the corner from there a few years back.

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Originally Posted by esshoes

wow awesome tank i love the shallow design / large footprint. Amazing

Thanks alot!

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Originally Posted by aquaman05

Hey your tank looks sweet !!!

Anyway we can get a few shots of some of those nice looken chicks you have there in sweden.....lol

Haha heres a pic of one of our princesses.

adddo · 01/21/2010, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by sahin

Looking very well indeed. Can you provide a link to the IKEA website which shows the units that you bought for your tank? It looks so nice I will have to use this idea next time I want to build a stand for a tank.

I am going to follow this thread. This setup looks very promising.

Thanks.

I’ll put the link for all doors since there are so many options ranging from the ”Rubrik” high gloss red and aluminum colored to the very cool ”Abstrakt”. A friend of mine built his stand using the ”Abstrakt” doors. Looks awesome.

I used the gloss black Applåd doors.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/ca.../kitchen/11479

Hinges and door damper for hinges.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50132376

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80126213

Cover panel.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00135990

You could go as far as actually using a Base Cabinet as a stand if you build a tank that fits it. Makes for a clean look. Although i would get some extra support in it using beams. Quite a few people in Sweden are doing this with their smaller tanks.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S29863489

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Originally Posted by Leonardo_

Finally a build thread! Looks great Bjarne. I followed your buildthread on the Swedish forum, good that you started one here

What are your further coral and livestock plans? Maybe I'll copy your idea with the IKEA doors, looks very good.

Leonardo

Thanks Leonardo. You already know how much of an influence your tanks has been on me. Since its a temporary hastework i wont go over the top to get the coolest corals. I'll probable have around 7-8 kinds of acros and a couple montis coupled with some LPS.

A few more fishes might slink in but i havent really decided yet.

Looking forward to your new tank so i can get more inspiration! Is the timeframe still holding? I think you wrote that your new tank arrives at the end of January?

aquaman05 · 01/21/2010, 08:49 AM

Dang ! I bet everyone loves her....lol

thanks

adddo · 01/21/2010, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by aquaman05

Dang ! I bet everyone loves her....lol

thanks

Hehe yeah shes quite popular.

nu_beta_2016 · 01/21/2010, 06:50 PM

Great looking tank. Thanks for sharing the specific Ikea products. I live about an hour and a half from and Ikea and I've been planning a 30x30x24 stand using Ikea panels/doors...you've given me some ideas that will probably save me an extra trip or two.

I look forward to watching your tank grow. Great start!

adddo · 01/22/2010, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by nu_beta_2016

Great looking tank. Thanks for sharing the specific Ikea products. I live about an hour and a half from and Ikea and I've been planning a 30x30x24 stand using Ikea panels/doors...you've given me some ideas that will probably save me an extra trip or two.

I look forward to watching your tank grow. Great start!

Thanks! And good luck with the new tank!

moondoggy4 · 01/24/2010, 09:57 PM

Nice looking tank and princess. How bout some pictures of the outside so we know what Sweden looks like.

CeeGee · 01/25/2010, 12:03 AM

Nice tank.

Go check out Opeth for me! They never come here. I have to drive to Atlanta to see good bands like Opeth and In Flames and I am getting too old to drive down there to see a show then drive back and go to work the next day!

Flamehawk1221 · 01/25/2010, 03:22 AM

great tank, thanks for sharing.

adddo · 01/25/2010, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by moondoggy4

Nice looking tank and princess. How bout some pictures of the outside so we know what Sweden looks like.

Hehe Sweden is covered in snow now. Thanks.

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Originally Posted by CeeGee

Nice tank.

Go check out Opeth for me! They never come here. I have to drive to Atlanta to see good bands like Opeth and In Flames and I am getting too old to drive down there to see a show then drive back and go to work the next day!

Thanks! Had to google those bands to see what they were

adddo · 01/25/2010, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Flamehawk1221

great tank, thanks for sharing.

Thanks !

Leonardo_ · 01/25/2010, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by adddo

Thanks Leonardo. You already know how much of an influence your tanks has been on me. Since its a temporary hastework i wont go over the top to get the coolest corals. I'll probable have around 7-8 kinds of acros and a couple montis coupled with some LPS.

A few more fishes might slink in but i havent really decided yet.

Looking forward to your new tank so i can get more inspiration! Is the timeframe still holding? I think you wrote that your new tank arrives at the end of January?

Cool, I think it is a good idea to grow out some corals you like because I think fewer, larger colonies will suit such a sleek, minimalistic setup the best.

If the tank builder don't have any delay the tank will still arrive at the end of this month. So it will finally happen now

Already collected some nice Acropora and have 50 Apogon in order

Leonardo

adddo · 01/25/2010, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Leonardo_

Cool, I think it is a good idea to grow out some corals you like because I think fewer, larger colonies will suit such a sleek, minimalistic setup the best.

If the tank builder don't have any delay the tank will still arrive at the end of this month. So it will finally happen now

Already collected some nice Acropora and have 50 Apogon in order

Leonardo

Great! Looking forward to it!

I have a few Apogons coming soon also. A friend of mine is quitting the hobby and has offered me them. looking forward to getting them in.

01/15/2010, 10:13 PM	#28
jbird69 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The beautiful State of Jefferson Posts: 2,751	That is a really special tank! Your cats are pretty cool too. The baffles in the sump look really high. I bet theres not too much room left when the return pump shuts down. __________________ Broke Back Mountain is not a movie, its the pile of dead ninjas in Chuck Norris' back yard

01/20/2010, 04:00 PM	#37
Leonardo_ TRC Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,568	Finally a build thread! Looks great Bjarne. I followed your buildthread on the Swedish forum, good that you started one here What are your further coral and livestock plans? Maybe I'll copy your idea with the IKEA doors, looks very good. Leonardo __________________ 450G Office Reef

01/21/2010, 06:50 PM	#42
nu_beta_2016 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 46	Great looking tank. Thanks for sharing the specific Ikea products. I live about an hour and a half from and Ikea and I've been planning a 30x30x24 stand using Ikea panels/doors...you've given me some ideas that will probably save me an extra trip or two. I look forward to watching your tank grow. Great start! __________________ Kyle

01/25/2010, 12:03 AM	#45
CeeGee Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: TN Posts: 3,272	Nice tank. Go check out Opeth for me! They never come here. I have to drive to Atlanta to see good bands like Opeth and In Flames and I am getting too old to drive down there to see a show then drive back and go to work the next day! __________________ My algae WAS special. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 40 gallon breeder sump, RLSS R6i, ATI Powermodule, Apex, Ecotech MP40's

01/19/2010, 04:49 PM	#31
Vktor Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2	Awesome tank, I planning my new tank with similar dimension How thick is the glass?

01/20/2010, 02:58 PM	#34
sahin Ultimate Reefer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,540	Looking very well indeed. Can you provide a link to the IKEA website which shows the units that you bought for your tank? It looks so nice I will have to use this idea next time I want to build a stand for a tank. I am going to follow this thread. This setup looks very promising.

01/20/2010, 03:40 PM	#35
esshoes Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: North Grosvenordale CT Posts: 539	wow awesome tank i love the shallow design / large footprint. Amazing

01/20/2010, 03:50 PM	#36
aquaman05 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: indiana Posts: 722	Hey your tank looks sweet !!! Anyway we can get a few shots of some of those nice looken chicks you have there in sweden.....lol

01/21/2010, 08:49 AM	#40
aquaman05 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: indiana Posts: 722	Dang ! I bet everyone loves her....lol thanks

01/24/2010, 09:57 PM	#44
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	Nice looking tank and princess. How bout some pictures of the outside so we know what Sweden looks like.

01/25/2010, 03:22 AM	#46
Flamehawk1221 Moved On Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 20	great tank, thanks for sharing.