40g Peacock Mantis tank build

[Jaysin13]

I decided to start a thread for my mantis tank build. Starting with a 40g aqueon. Built the stand frame and painted the back and one side black.

Will be skinning and painting the stand this weekend.

(Sorry about the pics, think I got it figured out now. Won't let me delete the attached ones.)

 

[dbl]

Signing up to follow along and I took care of the sideways picture.:)

 

[Jaysin13]

Signing up to follow along and I took care of the sideways picture.:)

Thanks! The other attachment is a double too. I wasn't sure the best way to post them.

 

[Geebs19]

Looking forward to seeing the progress.

 

[dbl]

Thanks! The other attachment is a double too.

Not any more!

 

[Jaysin13]

Stand skinned, sanded, and first coat of paint.

 

[Jaysin13]

Painting done!

 

[dbl]

Painting done!

That turned out great...nice work.

 

[Jaysin13]

That turned out great...nice work.

Thank you! Rock still hasn't shipped yet. Need to make the cave and put down some starboard in the bottom. Rockwork then water.

 

[Muttley000]

Following. Do you already have the mantis? Where are you sourcing it if not?

 

[Jaysin13]

Following. Do you already have the mantis? Where are you sourcing it if not?

No. Local shop gets them fairly frequently. One of the guys there is an enthusiast.

 

[Cabinetman]

Cool! Nice to see something different

 

[Jaysin13]

Stand is done..... AND I lucked into the exact protein skimmer I wanted used for less than half the price of new!

Tank [emoji818]️
Stand [emoji818]️
Filtration [emoji818]️

 

[Jaysin13]

HDPE plastic board cut and fit in the bottom to prevent an over enthusiastic digger.... Maybe overkill but a little piece of mind.

 

[Jaysin13]

Abs cave ready, spare light and power strip installed, sand ready, water mixing..... Just waiting on the ups guy with my rock.

 

[Jaysin13]

Finally got the cave and rock the way I like. Had to get twice as much sand! Little cloudy but running.

 

[Kinslayer1965]

Looking awesome! What size Tidal filter are you using?

CR

 

[Jaysin13]

Looking awesome! What size Tidal filter are you using?

CR

That's the 110... Biggest one. It'll give 10x turnover and a huge basket to add filter media, carbon, whatever.

 

[Jaysin13]

Now I wait for the cycle to complete....

 

[ThunderGoose]

You going to put anything else in there? Or is this mantis shrimp only?