Firereefs shallow "REAL" island build!

[firereef]

Thought I'd share here too...
Always wanted a shallow tank and finally after a bad crash, Its time to rebuild my reef from scratch. I ordered my steel stand today so it should be ready this weekend;)
Dimensions:
Advanced Acrylics
60'X 32'X 14' tall
3/4 thickness

Airbrushed black back:

Flow:
2x mp40w
Tunze wavebox
Undecided on return pump.

3X bags of Caribsea aragonite sand( might get 2 more bags if 3 isn't enough).

My monster:

More to come...

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Awesome so far! Welcome to R2R and what a beautiful son you have!

 

[firereef]

So this is what the island will be made of(everything used will also be reef safe product incase the island for some reason falls in the water).
*Mini pond liner(OSH)
*Sand(Caribsea)
*Reef glue(Boston aqua farms)
*Hut and trees(Michaels art and craft)
*Live rock
*PVC
*My strong arms and hands(lol)

Glued the edges of the pond liner to hide the black edges...

Added live rock to save sand...

Almost done...

Will add more trees later:) Enjoy!

 

[firereef]

I will be using my sump that was meant for my electric lift tank...
*Advanced Acrylics
*3 sides black
*fuge
*blah, blah, blah...

 

[firereef]

The skimmer I will be using...

Decided to go all LEDs for this build so Im adding an LED strip for behind the tank to have a light background when my tank lights go out.

also an LED for the island spotlight. (wires will not show when done)

Sneak peek of the island. Still not done...

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[firereef]

couple more pics of the left side aquascape...

Black Carbon reactor and Black sand for the refugium to match the sumps 3 black sides...

New clear Rodi unit cartrdges(Had the all white style before)...

Heres an idea of what the sump will look like...

Just an idea of how big my sump is(Im 6ft 3)...

The setup when I get my stand...

Ill be using my 1/3hp chiller that I had on my 180g...

 

[firereef]

My bandsaw...

And the Ipod sound system that was suppose to be on my 120g(going to mount this on my stand)...

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[firereef]

Better pics of the left side aquascape...

 

[firereef]

Ok guys, Heres the updated pics...
Self adhesive hooks for my carbon reactor...

Right side aquascape...

 

[firereef]

Stand delivery...

An idea of how big the stand is...

 

[firereef]

The plumbing...

I added a fan above the chiller area to keep it cool when the doors are closed...

 

[firereef]

The stand...

With the sump...

Background lights...

 

[firereef]

I was to tired to finish the plumbing. It should be done tmrw...

Withe the stand doors(they pop on and off and swing in and out)...

The doors have little cuts on the bottom to make them easy to pull out...

ENJOY!

 

[firereef]

Installing the chiller...

Got wires? uuugh...

DJ strip(guitar center)...

This is how it looks now...

 

[firereef]

Tried my best to hide the wires...

 

[firereef]

 

[firereef]

Awesome so far! Welcome to R2R and what a beautiful son you have!

Thank ya kindly.

 

[Alpha Aquaculture]

Your gonna like a shallow tank if your constantly getting your hands wet.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Ok it's even better then when I first posted! LOL! Love it!

 

[majorb]

I can't see anything?! I just see box's with a red x?