Aluminum T-Slot Stand?

27ppatel · May 16, 2014

:wink: Hey guys, so we've all seen wood stands and metals stands in the market. Right? what about Aluminum T-slot stands. What options are there and do they really look good? Well This might answer your question. Each bolt on this 45x45 profile or 1.75"x1.75" profile has 2 bolts at each corner. And each bolt will withstand 650lbs of weight or pressure. More then what's required for this aquarium.

27ppatel · May 16, 2014

Some more updates

27ppatel · May 16, 2014

And more updates

27ppatel · May 16, 2014

All that's left over is tank and equipment. The sump, dosing containers and ATO will have a white and red theme. and the aquarium will be all white. White due to maximum reflection of light for SPS corals. That's right this tank will be SPS dominate. :)

27ppatel · May 20, 2014

Dosing constrainers and ATO

Ok so now I have some updates on Dosing Constrainers and ATO. I've decided to go with 4 dosing containers that are 1.2 gallons each. The 4 containers will be Cal, Alk, Mag and KALK. The Auto Top off container is 10.5 gallons. Getting ready for the sump build. Stay tuned for more pictures.

AquaCox · May 20, 2014

This is looking really nice, I enjoy!

vtecintegra · May 21, 2014

Looks good. I just got my frame together. Still need to get the doors and top. I used 15 series, 48" L x 36" H x 29" W. This stand will have much better access than my current pine stand. I use T-slot also to hang my light fixture.

27ppatel · May 21, 2014

AquaCox said:
This is looking really nice, I enjoy!

Thanks :)

27ppatel · May 21, 2014

Sump DONE!

Alright so now we have the entire bottom section of the aquarium build done. The tank will be arriving in about 3 weeks or so. The sump is a 21gallon unit. The method is very simple. I wanted to keep the "KISS" (Keep It Simple Stupid). The left side of the sump will house a vertex 150 and vertex carbon reactor. The right side has a final stage of micro bubble elimination with a 4" filter sock that will also be a return section. Effective yet extraordinary!