The Plan
So to get started i wanted to do something different with this tank. I want this tank to look super clean, easy, and natural. So i have a few ideas i am going to do, but i cant share that right now. I am doing a DSB though
::EDIT:: Ok now that the contest is started my plans are to have a enclosed closed loop. there will be no drilling or anything. it will all be enclosed underneath the DSB. I will also be going rimless as many others are. i took off both rims from a standard tank and added more silicone.

The Equipment

• $0-Tank: Standard glass tank

• $28.89-Filter: Aqua Clear 30Purchase site

• $89.89-Lighting: 4x24w T5ho Fixture Purchase site

• $32-Circulation: 2x Maxi-jet 1200 Purchase site

• $0-Heater: Visitherm wal-mart HeaterPurchase site

The Livestock

• $12 LR 3lbs

• $30 6 head frogspawn

• $35 Red lobo brain

• $35 Green brain

• $27 5" Electric blue favia

Total=$289.78
Remaining Budget=$60.22

good luck!!

I like the bullet points

Thanks you too!
yea its a big pile of html, it got confusing after a while

I think I missed or something, but what kind of contest is this?

That looks like a pretty decent light for the $$$, what do you think about it? I need some cheap lighting for my 125 gallon.

how did you miss it?? its the 10g $350 budget contest. it starts tomorrow so its not too late to join.

Your shopping cart is empty. LOL

i like it for the amount i spent. its a decent looking fixture. there is a version with individual reflectors but it was 179$ still a good price but for the budget i went with this one. you should check them out.

haha yea ill have to fix that, but you can still see it on their site.
thanks for catchin that.


I didnt have enough sand for my DSB so no pictures until tomorrow =(
very disappointing! ive been waiting all day to set it up and now i have to wait anyway.
what a bummer!

Ok so i have it filled i can now tell all my plans!!!

Okay u have my attention what are da planz?

I'm following the project.

i am going to do an enclosed closed loop under my sand bed. i wanted to have no powerheads in the tank but also do something i though noone else would do. let me know what you guys think

Sounds interesting. Why is there a pic of an old tank posted?

problem with that is the pipes are gonna be a little hard to hide unless you have a super thick sand bed (2" at least) and also closed loops are just plain hard to maintain. just get a Koralia 1 and be done with it.

i tested it on a new 5.5g macro tank i just started so ill have pictures of both. i like it better than powerheads. youll see in the pics

iight.

::PICTURES::

ok so first ones are of the 5.5g test








ill have pictures of the 10g up right after

Pics of 10g!





more pics to come!

You are a Mad Scientist very interesting idea!!

just as i though... your adding a large amount of sand in there. also, those powerheads are in danger of sucking up small particles of sand.
lastly, that small area that contains your pumps will have 0 circulation and will probably be detrimental to your tank.

IMO 1 powerhead would have taken up a lot less space than all that sand you added into your tank...

FTS up and running
still a little cloudy but its clearing up

thats actually pretty cool

genius!

this is kind of weird, cause i had this very same idea for my tank.

Thanks for the compliments guys. yea i was gonna make a full platform/cover whatever but i just dont have the tools to do it all.
as you can see i bent an old light acrylic shield using a lighter and my countertop haha.
it sucks not having tools.. oh well. gotta do it with what you have.

everyones tanks are looking nice so far. this is gonna be a crazy contest!!

uhhh ohh! Spaghetti-O's!

i see controversy in the near future of the 10g contest.

Freakin' awesome!! JAWFISH PAIR!!!!!!!!!!!

i'm not worried.

Wrong tank thread. Or did I miss where this guy is doing a jawfish pair too?


Awesome closed loop, very creative!

nah! I just see that deep sand bed perfect for jaw fish

very cool idea until one of the powerheads fail, but lets hope that dont happen.
looks good !

Nice work man. Cheers for stepping out and trying something new. Good luck with the tank, can't wait to see some sand loving critters in there.

Thanks so far its working out nicely.
yea i was a little confused about that too. she probably got confused with all the threads shes posting on haha

thank you, yea i was debating what sand loving creature i should introduce. anyone have any ideas?

I confuse myself

I am a post whore aren't I ...

edit - JAWFISH PAIR!!!

I can relate Maria. I've subscribed to every entrant. I'm afraid I'll be getting 50 e-mailsl a day, and that's just from your thread.

Very innovative try at circulation. I hope it works well for you.
Good luck in the contest!

aquascape entry pic?



http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...p;#entry2550883

for the aquascape shots if you did'nt like the one you had PM me a new one

I think its about time i post up a recent fts.

are you korean?

Yes i am korean. i guess my name gave that away?
im guessing you are too?

me too.

nice fts. i like the lobos or brains or whatever those lps are.

your tank looks like a garden gnome forest. plastic whimsy

Need A FTS today after the 16th of this month you will be DQ if no FTS is Posted on the main Thread
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=214206