220gal build

Wings317 · Apr 12, 2019

My build is complete minus the lighting. It is a 220 gallon bowfront acrylic tank that I acquired via barter. It was a lot of work to rehab the acrylic and stand, but it was worth it. I rebuilt the rotten base, sanded and painted it inside and out. I laid down a rubber floor to help with spills. I used some leftover acrylic panel to make a back and help with sound. I mounted LED tape light inside that can be turned on when doing maintenance and you can see what you are doing.

I bought the Apex system, including a single wav, DOS, and ATK. I put in 2 new heaters in the sump. I cleaned up and reused the Curve 7 skimmer. I will replace the return pump soon. I ran lines from the garage for auto water changes and to fill my ATO reservoir. I ran a line under the house and tapped into a drain line for the water change waste.

I did not document all stages very well, but here are a few photos.

Jaengle · Apr 12, 2019

Wings317 said:
My build is complete minus the lighting. It is a 220 gallon bowfront acrylic tank that I acquired via barter. It was a lot of work to rehab the acrylic and stand, but it was worth it. I rebuilt the rotten base, sanded and painted it inside and out. I laid down a rubber floor to help with spills. I used some leftover acrylic panel to make a back and help with sound. I mounted LED tape light inside that can be turned on when doing maintenance and you can see what you are doing.

I bought the Apex system, including a single wav, DOS, and ATK. I put in 2 new heaters in the sump. I cleaned up and reused the Curve 7 skimmer. I will replace the return pump soon. I ran lines from the garage for auto water changes and to fill my ATO reservoir. I ran a line under the house and tapped into a drain line for the water change waste.

I did not document all stages very well, but here are a few photos.

Wow!! Beautiful. Can you get some closeups of that background in the tank??