AquaNerd
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A few weeks ago I picked up a frag tank that I asked a friend to build. It sat in my spare bedroom for a while, then I got cracking on the stand. I gathered the supplies on Thursday and built the stand on Friday and Saturday. I then painted the inside of the stand with white Kilz paint. I attempted to stain the exterior, but the wife hated it and told me to paint it. She's much happier now =).
The tank is 48x24x16 with a pretty big external overflow box and a thin eurobrace. I do plan on putting a very thin layer of sand in it so that my only three residents from my previous aquarium (sea cucumber, brittle star and serpent star) have some substrate to find food on. After that, I will put in some black eggcrate, held up off the bottom by acrylic rods (or at least that's the current plan).
Lighting will probably be a T5HO light fixture suspended from the ceiling or some form of wall/stand mounted arms. The return pump will be a Mag 9.5. I will also be using a Tunze 6105 powerhead, EuroReef RS250 protein skimmer, and either a Deltec PF601 calcium reactor or GEO 618 calcium reactor.
I've still got to put a plywood top on the stand. I originally didn't want to, but the tank doesn't quite sit on my imperfect stand the way I want it to, so I plan to do that tonight. Then I will fill it up, add salt, put some sand in, let it sit for a couple of days and then introduce my three invertebrates =). I still need a sump, which may come in the form of a 40 breeder or the friend who built my tank, we'll see.
The tank is 48x24x16 with a pretty big external overflow box and a thin eurobrace. I do plan on putting a very thin layer of sand in it so that my only three residents from my previous aquarium (sea cucumber, brittle star and serpent star) have some substrate to find food on. After that, I will put in some black eggcrate, held up off the bottom by acrylic rods (or at least that's the current plan).
Lighting will probably be a T5HO light fixture suspended from the ceiling or some form of wall/stand mounted arms. The return pump will be a Mag 9.5. I will also be using a Tunze 6105 powerhead, EuroReef RS250 protein skimmer, and either a Deltec PF601 calcium reactor or GEO 618 calcium reactor.
I've still got to put a plywood top on the stand. I originally didn't want to, but the tank doesn't quite sit on my imperfect stand the way I want it to, so I plan to do that tonight. Then I will fill it up, add salt, put some sand in, let it sit for a couple of days and then introduce my three invertebrates =). I still need a sump, which may come in the form of a 40 breeder or the friend who built my tank, we'll see.
