Hi! After many mistakes and problems with my tank...finally been able to start the upgrade. Current tank dimensions are 30x30x18 rimless tank wiith 1/2 thick glass.

Let me start off with the sketch Marlon (also a member here) helped me with...



And here is the actual tank about 70% complete and being tested for leaks...



Hope you like it.

I do. A lot. Very nice tank, can't wait to see more!

your graphic moves too fast, lol. what are the holes in the sides of the stand for? how are you planning on plumbing everything? we need details, man!

My guess is ventilation. nice tank yes post up plumbing ideas!

Yep. The Holes on the sides are for fans. Will be attaching fans in each hole, one for inward ventilation and one for outward. At the back there will also be 2 fans for the ballasts and the avr.

Plumbing is not yet completed. But here is a pic of the sump and in-line frag tank.



and the back of the tank and cab. Will be painting the cabinet white and the cabinet door black.

I like that light setup shown. This (like most tanks) will look extremely cool if it's/will be done right

Thanks bro. I hope we planned it well enough. Read up on a lot of articles regarding the Lumenbrights but none of them seem to give the exact height it should be placed. Thus, we made the mounting for the lights adjustable so we can move the lights up or down in case there would problems.

Will post pics again when we get it from the metal fabricator.

AWESOME tank. the in line frag tank is a really good idea! hope everything goes well with the build. ill be tagging along.

thanks! Cant wait for it to get it up and running. Im planning a 12 week cycling on this tank. Ive seen the effects of having it cycle it properly and thats what I want for this tank.

Btw, anyone have any suggestions on the aquascaping? Would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!

I think this tank would do well with a good amount of rock, but a very simple setup. Something like a Large island in the back right, a smaller island in the back left, and a small island in the front left with open sand to the right would look great.

I want few rocks in the DT. Sort of like a minimalist scaping. A lot of open spaces. Maybe a zoa and rics island at the front right and maybe something like that "bonsai inspired aquascape" at the back left. Then one spotlight for the moonlight will be directed towards the bonsai scaping and one spotlight at the zoa and rics island. All SPS will be placed on the Bonsai Scaping. Maybe acro's, pollicoporas, plating monti caps, and some stags. What do you think?

Awesome design. What are the little spot lights going to be? I love shallow cubes and those dimensions are great.

LED Spotlights are for moonlights.

Just some updates....

Tank has yet to be painted because it has been raining here everyday for the past couple of days.

Piping is almost done however hit a slight snag cause the pump i got was too strong for the return so might have to change that.

Water test is done and no leaks found. Yey!

Here are some pics...

The "Bling" Fan Grill


Piping Pics


Sneak peak of my in-line frag tank


Thanks for viewing!

What model reef octo are you using? and how is it plumbed?

Reef Octo DNW-150 Recirculating Skimmer. It is plumbed directly to one of the pipes coming from the overflow.

Just some updates...

Tank and equipments are now on the floor....Hmmm....I wonder why...hahahah!

why did you take down your tank!?!?!?!?!

Hahah! Just painting the cab now! heheh!

your sump is nicer than 90% of nr's displays

Thanks but I really don't think so! heheh! This just took a lot of planning and a lot of help from a good friend of mine.

MOAR PICTURES OF THE FRAG TANK ASAP !!!!!!!!!!!

Soon bro! When the tank is 100% complete!

I can't take pics now cause the tank is dismantled at the moment for painting. Hopefully by next week when the weather permits us to finish painting!

Rain rain go away...come again another day!

Hehe!

I cant wait to see this beast setup!!!

Very soon! had to delay the setup cause we were hit by the worst typhoon in Philippine history last weekend. My house and cars were severly damaged but we're still very lucky as compared to other people. Anyway, here is a preview of the fan grills...Tank will be delivered today btw.

Sorry to hear about the typhoon, but glad that you are okay!, I know the tank is far from your mind right now, but when you get the chance, what kind of lighting are you going to use for the frag tank and how are you gonna mount it? Thanks again, and stay safe!

Thanks bro! Actually thinking about the tank takes my mind away from the depression from the damages the typhoon caused.

Will be using a 20K 250Watts SE MH bulb with a Lumenbright reflector mounted on an adjustable metal stand. The animated GIF is how it actually looks like. Will post pics once it has been delivered.

Nasty flooding you guys got. My girlfriends been updating me daily. Cruzon? (spell) area hit pretty hard. Has family in manila and got some photos emailed to me. DAMN DUDE I can take a pretty big boat up the streets its that deep.

Stay dry my friend.

Thanks bro! Some of my neighbors were already using boats and jetskis to get from one place to the next inside the village. No one expected the flooding in our area since this is the 1st time we were ever flooded.

Sorry to hear abour the wether out there
Your tank is going to look cool can not wait to see it up and running with your online frag tank well cool idear

wow, yeah ive seen some of this on the news and i would not want to imagine it happening to me, great looking stuff so far and very glad to hear you are ok, post some pice pics asap

@supersizeme & richard360 - Thanks bro! No one ever really expected it to hit that hard. The rainfall for 8 hours during Saturday exceeded the total amount of rainfall for the entire month of September. Right now were expecting another one to hit and this one is actually stronger than the previous one. im praying that is swerves away but right now its already hit the southern part of the Philippines. Damn! They say it will reach the capital by Saturday! Also, a lot of fellow local reefers here lost a lot of their livestocks during the power outage.

Anyway, on the lighter side of things...got my tank already. Good thing it wasn't delivered last Saturday otherwise it would have also been destroyed. So now that's the only furniture at our 1st floor which is intact. heheh!

Will post pics later.

looking forward to pics!!!

Waiting for the 2nd typhoon to pass before cycling...



Hope you like it.

Not a fan of that fan cover, but everything else looks amazing!

Also, I really like that piece next to the tank. Have another picture of it?

Just wanted to say the tank looks great and good luck riding out the storm. I live in Florida so I've been through some nasty ones myself, but I can only imagine. Best of luck to you and try to stay dry.

Thanks! I actually like the design of the fan cause it kinda reminds me of waves. But to each his own right?

Here is another pic...






Thanks bro! Still hoping it will change directions and won't hit us directly!

wow dude thats looking awesome and i love the sculpture of the head next to the tank, can you take a pic of it for me?
good luck !!!!

you live in the Philippines?!?!?! ZOMG.
Kumusta ka? im Filipino too!

Hey man looking really cool
The fan looks cool too can not wait to see it see some water in it

Tank looks good so far.

Really? Yeah bro! Pinoy ako! heheh! Ayos naman ako! Ikaw? kamusta dyan? heheh!

Started Cycling last night...

FTS with MH...




LED's only...

Amazing!

Sweat how about some picks of that sump and inline frag tank [code][/code]

There you go...

Tank looks awesome so far! even the LEDs look nice and bright.

Yep! Was kinda surprised how strong the LEDs were actually! Thanks!

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm reef porn lol nice sump looking good what stock are you thinking