20 gallon drop off build

[captivereef]

One thing I did was to make my overflow silent by cutting a 40 degree angle on the weir drain slots to eliminate the waterfall noise into the weir

 

[steveschuerger]

Nice little tank. What are your plans for it?

 

[steveschuerger]

And I was surprised. The only 2 active major manufacturers the days are Eshopps who build really small ones and Fiji Cube who make larger ones.

 

[captivereef]

Corals not sure yet which direction im going.

Fish list

helfrich firefish (possibly pair)
Yellow banded possum wrasse
Rainfords goby
High fin goby and shrimp pair
Tailspot blenny (maybe)

 

[captivereef]

And I was surprised. The only 2 active major manufacturers the days are Eshopps who build really small ones and Fiji Cube who make larger ones.

Ive heard the IM ones were prone to leaking. Makes sense because the corner seams on my tank were terrible

 

[steveschuerger]

Ive heard the IM ones were prone to leaking. Makes sense because the corner seams on my tank were terrible

Not surprised really, tanks aren’t meant to be stairs really

 

[captivereef]

Hopefully mine holds LOL. The original corner seams were hardly 1/8 wide total. When i resealed i made them 1/4 per side

 

[MrCosi76]

Always wanted a drop tank, got lucky and found a brand new IM 20 gallon local

First thing I did was cut ot the AIO baffle, reseal the tank and drill it for an overflow box and return

Looks very cool! Good luck on getting the tank up and running. Looking forward to seeing your progress.

 

[captivereef]

Got my bashsea ATO and tunze osmolator installed. Next up cord managment.

 

[captivereef]

A few new additions as well

 

[captivereef]

And one more

 

[Sam7]

All plumbed and ready using a TMC Reef 2500 pump, the bashsea return pump chamber is small bit it fit great

Nice and clean build...love it

 

[captivereef]

Thanks man, appreciate it

 

[Sam7]

A few new additions as well

Nice fish....2 Helfrich's Dartfish....and possum wrase

 

[captivereef]

Nice fish....2 Helfrich's Dartfish....whats the other i cant remember what its called

Possum wrasse

 

[captivereef]

Wish I could do something about the white base.

 

[Sam7]

Wish I could do something about the white base.

Is it plastic

 

[captivereef]

Is it plastic

Aluminum powder coat

 

[Sam7]

Aluminum powder coat

oh wow......i guess you could paint it but might not look nice like power coat

 

[steveschuerger]

You could try black electricians tape? Cut to fit?