sassmastawillis
New Member
Finally starting to put together my first reef tank after months of gathering equipment and planning. Almost done with building the stand, but wanted to start a build thread now if anyone had any input along the way.
The stand is made from 3/4" plywood following the design and steps from this video:
I built my terrarium stand out of 2x4s and its such overkill, and I wanted as much open space inside the stand to hide all my equipment. People have confidence in plywood stands, but if there's any skepticism on the structural integrity, I might add some more braces.
Display tank is a 40 gallon breeder and sump 20 gallon long aquarium.
Here is a list of the rest of the equipment I have so far:
2 NooPsyche K7 PRO III lights
Sicce Syncra silent 2.0 return pump
Jebao SLW-20
Aquamaxx FC-80 protein skimmer
Eshopps Eclipse s overflow box
Robo-tank aquarium controller
And Im going to use a 10 gallon dog food container for my ATO reservoir. I already have a cheap pump and some float sensors I've tested with reef-pi for the ATO system.
Still need to order a new more pieces of equipment, like heater, another powerhead and fuge light.
I've been playing around with a few design to 3D print my own filter roller. We'll see if that work. If not, I see if I can get one on sale.
Next step after I finish with the stand is to build the sump. Planning on cutting glass for the baffles, and setting up 4 chambers; filter, skimmer, refugium, then return. Then Ill drill the tank and stand for plumbing.
Is there any benefit to having the overflow in the middle of the tank or in the corner? What do people like to use for return nozzles too?
The stand is made from 3/4" plywood following the design and steps from this video:
I built my terrarium stand out of 2x4s and its such overkill, and I wanted as much open space inside the stand to hide all my equipment. People have confidence in plywood stands, but if there's any skepticism on the structural integrity, I might add some more braces.
Display tank is a 40 gallon breeder and sump 20 gallon long aquarium.
Here is a list of the rest of the equipment I have so far:
2 NooPsyche K7 PRO III lights
Sicce Syncra silent 2.0 return pump
Jebao SLW-20
Aquamaxx FC-80 protein skimmer
Eshopps Eclipse s overflow box
Robo-tank aquarium controller
And Im going to use a 10 gallon dog food container for my ATO reservoir. I already have a cheap pump and some float sensors I've tested with reef-pi for the ATO system.
Still need to order a new more pieces of equipment, like heater, another powerhead and fuge light.
I've been playing around with a few design to 3D print my own filter roller. We'll see if that work. If not, I see if I can get one on sale.
Next step after I finish with the stand is to build the sump. Planning on cutting glass for the baffles, and setting up 4 chambers; filter, skimmer, refugium, then return. Then Ill drill the tank and stand for plumbing.
Is there any benefit to having the overflow in the middle of the tank or in the corner? What do people like to use for return nozzles too?
