Dang it, I could'nt just stick to one aquarium. After selling my 30 gal bow front, my 40 gal and my 110gal, I got the itch to start another tank. Don't have too much space in my new place for a big tank, so I will go little.
This tank is a total Frankenstein project. Parts are coming from all different parts I had just lying around
So I am calling it FrankenHex!
Tank: Hex is about a 10-12gal acrylic, TruVu. I've had this little thing for like 8 years, just floating around and finally decided to do something with it.
Filtration: AquaClear 70 hang on the back filter fitted with a surface skimmer and retro fitted it with a modded/Frankenstein Visi-Jet skimmer. It will be air driven, so there will be a limewood airstone in it and I got to fit the skimmer with an air pump. I have not tested it yet, but I am sure that I will have to put a control valve on the air. Cross my fingers and hope it works the way I want it to. I did some research on nano skimmers but decided to try making one from parts I already had.
Lighting: 1 65w 50/50 PC. Light housing is a little bigger than the tank, but I dont mind.
Additional motion: Koralia nano. Not sure if I would need this, so I kind of have to see what kind of movement the Aqua Clear does. "Better to have it and not need it, then to need it and not have it"
Substrate: Approx 3" aragonite sand. I will seed it with some sand from my 55 gal reef or better yet, someone local cause my 55 is battling flat worms. I might not even use any rocks from the 55 either till I get rid of all the flat worms. I did rock sharing with my other tanks and got flat worms in all of them :-(
But am also shopping for some nice pieces live rock from other San Diego club members locally.
Occupants: I am honestly not even sure what kind of fish I will be putting in here.
Of course a few snails and couple of hermits, the usual clean up crew.
Some FrankenHex pics
No water in it yet, so you can totally see the scratches in the acrylic
Filter+Skimmer
Skimmer
Added PVC under the base rock to support
Surface skimmer
Koralia nano
I will post more pics once I get it up and running
May. 11, 2009 - FrankenHex update
Ok, I added some saltwater on Friday (5/8)
Added a Profile 1000 air pump to my skimmer and tested.
I took some pics on Saturday after the sand and everything settled down. Added a few pieces of live rock from my main tank and a couple from my sump. I will add more rock soon.
Skimmer Action
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