36g Shallow AIO

jabeuy · Nov 23, 2014

Hey guys,

I have a thread on nano-reef, but I hope to have a much larger tank one day, so I came to join in on the fun here!
I set this tank up about a month ago, moving everything from my tiny old 10g. I'm hoping to learn how to use a proper camera (not my phone lol) by taking pictures and videos of my tank as it progesses.

Here's the latest video:

[video=youtube;GShjWkH7NDQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GShjWkH7NDQ[/video]

Latest FTS (11/17/2014):

FTS 10/19/2014 (1st day it was up):

Equipment:

Return Pump: Sicce Syncra 1.0 [not sure if this is enough, it gives a very gentle flow]
Wavemaker: WP-10
Lights: 144w Cree Chinese LEDs (Channel 1: 16 White 10000K, Channel 2: 17 Royal Blue 450-465nm, Channel 3: 8 , Purple 420nm - 2 Red 620nm - 2 Green 520nm, Channel 4: 3 Moonlight Blue 465-485nm)
ATO: Smart ATO
Skimmer: Tunze 9004
Heater: ViaAqua Titanium Heater

melendezreef · Nov 23, 2014

nice set up.

Haimat · Nov 23, 2014

Looks great!

What's the tank dimension?

Fat Panda · Nov 23, 2014

i really like your setup up. super sweet. music is great too.

jabeuy · Nov 23, 2014

melendezreef said:
nice set up.

Haimat said:
Looks great!

What's the tank dimension?

Fat Panda said:
i really like your setup up. super sweet. music is great too.

Thanks!

Dimensions are 36" x 18" x 13"
The AIO section is 4" deep, so the display depth is really 14".

ninjamyst · Nov 24, 2014

what brand tank is this??

jabeuy · Nov 24, 2014

ninjamyst said:
what brand tank is this??

It's a Primo Reef Acrylics build. This is glass however, not acrylic lol.

ninjamyst · Nov 24, 2014

jabeuy said:
It's a Primo Reef Acrylics build. This is glass however, not acrylic lol.

ah ic. I dont see that many shallow AIO so I figured this was a custom build? If so, do you mind telling me the estimate cost? Shallow tank is my fav and I been researching my next tank upgrade from my 12g shallow.

jabeuy · Nov 24, 2014

ninjamyst said:
ah ic. I dont see that many shallow AIO so I figured this was a custom build? If so, do you mind telling me the estimate cost? Shallow tank is my fav and I been researching my next tank upgrade from my 12g shallow.

Yup it's custom

For the cost, it was actually really comparable to getting an off the shelf AIO. I was looking at getting a Cadlights 34g tank, but up here in Canada, Ifound going custom was not too much more. I also got thicker glass and was able to design the back compartments to fit the equipment I wanted.

SAWDUSTINTANK · Nov 24, 2014

Very nice tank. Looked like the corals were dancing to the beat!!!

jabeuy · Nov 24, 2014

SAWDUSTINTANK said:
Very nice tank. Looked like the corals were dancing to the beat!!!

Thanks! And the fish too haha!

SantaMonicaHelp · Nov 24, 2014

Love the purple tone to your lightning

jabeuy · Nov 25, 2014

SantaMonicaHelp said:
Love the purple tone to your lightning

Thanks

The lighting changes colors throughout the day as it peaks, but that one's my favourite tone.

WyomingWhites84 · Nov 25, 2014

nice tank

jabeuy · Nov 27, 2014

Added a baby yellow tang I had in QT. It makes the tank look a lot bigger than it is b/c of it's size. Yellow tang should be good in there for a while before I need to move it (a bigger tank in another space is in the plans

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jabeuy · Jan 4, 2015

An update on the tank.

Been battling some cyano for the past month. I've added a bag of phosguard when it started, and just plan to continue weekly water changes. Hopefully they'll go away soon.

Also got a sudden infusion of coral haha. Got some new pieces mid december: green scoly, white bubble, a couple of favias and a monticap frag. And now holding a bunch for a friend, so the tank is looking pretty full, at least temporarily