here is my current tank. i originally wanted bought a 65 gal from petsmart, but with being worried about multiple things, since this was my first SWF tank, i figured i would start small in case i ran into problems, and had to move from apartment to a new home, so i decided to go with a 20 gal long tank. the stand came with my 65 gal, but works well for this tank. for a filter, i have a canister filter below the tank.
now that i feel more comfortable, and wanted to dive into having more corals, i have decided to setup the 65 gal tank that i bought originally. problem was, the stand that you see above, was the stand that came with the tank, so in order for me to upgrade, i had to make a new stand. i finally got around to finishing it. nearly anyway. i ran out of stain and cant find the same stuff, so you will have to excuse the front part that is not stained yet. shortly, i am going to add a shelf inside of the stand as well, for the mess of different foods/additives as seen above. also, i wanted to make something that would allow me to store the skimmer and filter setup that i am also making.
as you can see, i havent dont any plumbing yet, but now that i have it setup, i can start measuring and purchasing the fixtures and whatnot, probably this weekend.
now that i have this done, i can start the plumbing and the sump work. also, i am starting to do my rockwork. i havent put anythign together quite yet, as i am going to do an NSA setup. still coming up with design ideas for it at the moment.
more to come
now that i feel more comfortable, and wanted to dive into having more corals, i have decided to setup the 65 gal tank that i bought originally. problem was, the stand that you see above, was the stand that came with the tank, so in order for me to upgrade, i had to make a new stand. i finally got around to finishing it. nearly anyway. i ran out of stain and cant find the same stuff, so you will have to excuse the front part that is not stained yet. shortly, i am going to add a shelf inside of the stand as well, for the mess of different foods/additives as seen above. also, i wanted to make something that would allow me to store the skimmer and filter setup that i am also making.
as you can see, i havent dont any plumbing yet, but now that i have it setup, i can start measuring and purchasing the fixtures and whatnot, probably this weekend.
now that i have this done, i can start the plumbing and the sump work. also, i am starting to do my rockwork. i havent put anythign together quite yet, as i am going to do an NSA setup. still coming up with design ideas for it at the moment.
more to come