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This tank and stand came free with a used 120 I purchased a few years back. It sat in storage for a few years until I decided I needed a tank in my office. I was inspired to build a low maintenance soft coral tank. I buffed as many of the scratches out of the acrylic as I could, put in all new bulk heads, drilled the overflow for a bean animal drain and ran all new plumbing. I also painted the stand white from the standard pet store black color you see often.
The goal of this project is to create a peaceful and enjoyable tank with clean lines and as little maintenance as possible. All flow from the tank is from the closed loop and return pump.
Tank is acrylic and measures 36x16x15
20G long sump
Bean animal drain
Classic Apex Lite
Radion XR30 G3 Pro
Vectra M1 running closed loop
Ehiem Jager heaters
Eheim return pump (old pump I had laying around)
Reef Octopus NW-150 skimmer (way overkill but I had this laying around as well)
Tunze Osmolator
Currently running a filter sock as well, but it’s main purpose to to keep the drain as quite as possible.
I am also considering removing the skimmer and running a fuge only for nutrient export. The skimmer is just too loud as this tank is dead silent when it’s off.
Please feel free to share comments and ideas as you follow along with my journey.
Livestock pics to come...
This tank and stand came free with a used 120 I purchased a few years back. It sat in storage for a few years until I decided I needed a tank in my office. I was inspired to build a low maintenance soft coral tank. I buffed as many of the scratches out of the acrylic as I could, put in all new bulk heads, drilled the overflow for a bean animal drain and ran all new plumbing. I also painted the stand white from the standard pet store black color you see often.
The goal of this project is to create a peaceful and enjoyable tank with clean lines and as little maintenance as possible. All flow from the tank is from the closed loop and return pump.
Tank is acrylic and measures 36x16x15
20G long sump
Bean animal drain
Classic Apex Lite
Radion XR30 G3 Pro
Vectra M1 running closed loop
Ehiem Jager heaters
Eheim return pump (old pump I had laying around)
Reef Octopus NW-150 skimmer (way overkill but I had this laying around as well)
Tunze Osmolator
Currently running a filter sock as well, but it’s main purpose to to keep the drain as quite as possible.
I am also considering removing the skimmer and running a fuge only for nutrient export. The skimmer is just too loud as this tank is dead silent when it’s off.
Please feel free to share comments and ideas as you follow along with my journey.
Livestock pics to come...
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