I received a warm welcome when introducing myself and posting a few pictures of my Peninsula 20.
So much so that several members urged me to post a build thread.
The tank is currently up and running, so the build part of the tank is more or less over...
But I do have pictures of more or less the entire build period, so I thought I would post the timeline of the build, just speeded up.
I don't really want to create one long post from start to current status, so I'll post different stages with a day or two apart.
The idea of this tank came to life while seeking motivation from an LFS owner here in Norway. At the time I had a Red Sea Reefer 525 XL that was going on 5 years old. A tank I never really enjoyed...
The 525 XL was my second reef tank, the first was an Aqua Medic Cubicus AIO I started in 2013.
I was much happier with the Cubicus than the larger and more advanced Reefer. But as most beginner reef tank keepers, we all want to try the larger tanks with sumps and fancier equipment.
So after a few motivational words, I decided to shut down the 525 XL and get the IM Fusion Peninsula 20.
I was able to give the livestock away, sell most of the equipment from the 525 XL, and give the tank and stand itself away to whoever wanted to carry it out of my apartment.
When the 525 XL was out, and some sorely needed cleaning where the tank had stood for the last 5 years was done, the time had come to start planning the much smaller Peninsula 20.
My main goal was that I wanted to be able to spend much more time with the tank, enjoying it more.
So I decided that I wanted a custom stand, just high enough so I could look straight into the tank while sitting in my recliner chair next to it.
The design stage started in July 2020 during the teardown of the 525 XL:
Please come back to see the next stage!
So much so that several members urged me to post a build thread.
The tank is currently up and running, so the build part of the tank is more or less over...
But I do have pictures of more or less the entire build period, so I thought I would post the timeline of the build, just speeded up.
I don't really want to create one long post from start to current status, so I'll post different stages with a day or two apart.
The idea of this tank came to life while seeking motivation from an LFS owner here in Norway. At the time I had a Red Sea Reefer 525 XL that was going on 5 years old. A tank I never really enjoyed...
The 525 XL was my second reef tank, the first was an Aqua Medic Cubicus AIO I started in 2013.
I was much happier with the Cubicus than the larger and more advanced Reefer. But as most beginner reef tank keepers, we all want to try the larger tanks with sumps and fancier equipment.
So after a few motivational words, I decided to shut down the 525 XL and get the IM Fusion Peninsula 20.
I was able to give the livestock away, sell most of the equipment from the 525 XL, and give the tank and stand itself away to whoever wanted to carry it out of my apartment.
When the 525 XL was out, and some sorely needed cleaning where the tank had stood for the last 5 years was done, the time had come to start planning the much smaller Peninsula 20.
My main goal was that I wanted to be able to spend much more time with the tank, enjoying it more.
So I decided that I wanted a custom stand, just high enough so I could look straight into the tank while sitting in my recliner chair next to it.
The design stage started in July 2020 during the teardown of the 525 XL:
Please come back to see the next stage!