Gorgeous!
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The tank is looking great, it's been fun following along on your journey!
How has the tank itself been holding up. I'm very interested in plywood construction for large aquariums but haven't seen much data on how they hold up over time. Have you seen any deflection in the plywood or any other structural changes over the years?
That's awesome to hear, I'm glad you haven't seen any structural changes! I think over building is definitely the way to go so you don't have any worries about how it will hold up.Thanks everyone for the compliments!
As far as how the tanks been holding up, I'm on 3.5 years and everything seems to be like the day I built the tank. Its WAY overbuilt, but it lets me sleep at night. If you go back to the first month, I had a small leak due in the front glass due to not mixing the epoxy well enough. I constantly check this area but I've not seen anything out of the ordinary, So I assume we are good!
That's awesome to hear, I'm glad you haven't seen any structural changes! I think over building is definitely the way to go so you don't have any worries about how it will hold up.
Also if you're looking to have some sort of automatic feeding (outside of pellets) you should check out smidys reef. He just updated about a thawed frozen food feeder he added to his aquarium that works pretty slick!
I think you will love it!After speaking with @dca22anderson, I have purchased a new automatic feeder. I've been one to feed pellets daily and supplement with frozen and nori. The Eheim feeders are great and I use two of them, but they never hold enough pellets. I'm hoping this feeder will do the trick. Once it gets in, I'm going to try and create a feeder tube so the pellets don't drift into the overflow.
Automatic Aquarium ASF-1 Fish Flake, Pellet Super Feeder
Automatic fish aquarium feeder for flakes, crumbles , dry shrimp, fish sticks and pelletssuperfeederstore.com
Do you remember what pellets/Pellet size you used? I usually use the New Life Spectrum 1mm for the majority of my feedings and sometimes throw in the 3mm for the bigger fish.I think you will love it!
Works best with the same sized pellets. The bigger the pellet the more accurate the feeding.
Also there is a ton of adjustment you can do to dial it right in to your needs.
Tank is incredible! This is the first time I have seen it!Wow, its been over a year since ive updated this. The tank is over 5 years old now!
The tank is still doing well, but its lost some of the fun since I don't have any major projects to do. Its pretty much on auto pilot. I did get lazy and it went a few months without having the glass cleaned. After an earful from my wife, I went snorkeling for two hours last week and its looking good as new!
I was able to rescue what I was told to be a Dussumieri Tang, but I believe its a Yellowfin Tang. Reguardless its a beautiful fish at over 16 inches long! He was in a commercial tank and getting beat up by another fish. His name is Poodle!
I got a new skimmer (4th one in 5 years.) That seems to be the long term solution.
Mine is still up and rocking...love it!!Curious if you're still using that auto feeder and how it's working? Was considering it for my build.
Looks like a very mature Yellowfin Surgeonfish! Great Add!Wow, its been over a year since ive updated this. The tank is over 5 years old now!
The tank is still doing well, but its lost some of the fun since I don't have any major projects to do. Its pretty much on auto pilot. I did get lazy and it went a few months without having the glass cleaned. After an earful from my wife, I went snorkeling for two hours last week and its looking good as new!
I was able to rescue what I was told to be a Dussumieri Tang, but I believe its a Yellowfin Tang. Reguardless its a beautiful fish at over 16 inches long! He was in a commercial tank and getting beat up by another fish. His name is Poodle!
I got a new skimmer (4th one in 5 years.) That seems to be the long term solution.