I recently picked up a 120 setup. Here is the beginning build thread.
This is what I bought:
Starting to fill with water:
I had just piled the rock in there. It was filled, salt was added, and flow started. There was a lot of behind the scenes work at this time. I got a local member to come and scape the tank for me.
Then another did his thing building a canopy and doors for me.
Here is the full setup:
Canopy:
Doors:
I am not a fan of canopies at all. My wife made it a requirement that I hide absolutely everything with this tank, so I obliged. It was tricky coming up with an idea on how to mount the Tek. I didn't want to buy the legs but couldn't figure out how to hang it. After some brainstorming, this is what we came up with:
The Tek is suspended using allthread with nuts to fasten it in place on the top of the canopy. There is a hinge towards the front of the canopy for an access door. There is a second one towards the back to lift the whole fixture up and out of the way if need be. The wood supports on the back of the Tek are to relieve pressure on the allthread when the fixture is lifted up.
I searched high and low and couldn't find anyone who had done something similar to this. I guess people just don't mount Tek fixtures in canopies or something :huh: . Either way, it seems to be a pretty good design.
Here is the sump from the front:
and through the side access door:
and here is the scape. It is very open and asymmetrical and nothing is touching the back or overflow.
Left side:
Right side:
From the right end:
And showing the 2 separate sections:
This is what I bought:
Starting to fill with water:
I had just piled the rock in there. It was filled, salt was added, and flow started. There was a lot of behind the scenes work at this time. I got a local member to come and scape the tank for me.
Then another did his thing building a canopy and doors for me.
Here is the full setup:
Canopy:
Doors:
I am not a fan of canopies at all. My wife made it a requirement that I hide absolutely everything with this tank, so I obliged. It was tricky coming up with an idea on how to mount the Tek. I didn't want to buy the legs but couldn't figure out how to hang it. After some brainstorming, this is what we came up with:
The Tek is suspended using allthread with nuts to fasten it in place on the top of the canopy. There is a hinge towards the front of the canopy for an access door. There is a second one towards the back to lift the whole fixture up and out of the way if need be. The wood supports on the back of the Tek are to relieve pressure on the allthread when the fixture is lifted up.
I searched high and low and couldn't find anyone who had done something similar to this. I guess people just don't mount Tek fixtures in canopies or something :huh: . Either way, it seems to be a pretty good design.
Here is the sump from the front:
and through the side access door:
and here is the scape. It is very open and asymmetrical and nothing is touching the back or overflow.
Left side:
Right side:
From the right end:
And showing the 2 separate sections:
