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Mr. Aqua 12 Long - Unnecessary tank


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NEW BUILD NEW BUILD NEW BUILD

 

OK, so I was at the LFS this past weekend, and I made the mistake of buying a Mr. Aqua 12 long for my kitchen counter, because I have nowhere else to put other tanks, as we already have 2 other large tanks.

 

So anyway, since it's going on the kitchen counter/bar thingy, it's going to be a see through from the kitchen to the living room or vice versa. I don't have any pics of how it's set up well, because I haven't taken any pictures as it's still in the box on the counter.

 

ALAS!

 

I have done much work in google sketchup trying to figure out how I can add a false wall to hide all the stuff with cords, heater, skimmer etc.

 

Here's what I've come up with:

 

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The chamber on the right will be sitting next to the wall with an outlet, so that's where everything will plug in. The AIO-ish chamber is 4 inches wide and has two baffles (as seen above). I haven't really thought about anything else such as lighting because I'm not that far! Just kidding, I just photoshopped a light fixture.

 

I plan on keeping maxi-minis and sexy scrimps along with some SPS. No lps/softies for the mean time. I will have 48w of LED over the tank (If that's how many LEDs I have left, it might be 42w, who knows).

 

Here's the light mockup: It's 2" x 24" and I'll be running it fanless because 16 LEDs aren't gunna fry this giant heatsink, and heatinkUSA makes quality stuff.

 

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As far as equipment goes, I'll probably use a maxi-1200 as the return so I can get some flow goin on that side, and perhaps a K-nano or two on the other side to even out the flow. Skimmer will be a AquaticLife Mini 115 and I'll probably make some kind of media basket so I can get my chaeto on, because chaeto is awesome.

 

Hope ya'll like the design!

 

Of course, I will update this when stuff gets built/wet. Heatsink should be here next week.

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I also just bought a Mr aqua tank that I'm not sure what I'm going to do with. Looks like a good project good luck.

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Looks interesting! I'll be tagging along :)

 

which LEDs are you going to use?

 

When I did my 40br I bought the Aquastyle 72 LED Kit and only used 48 of them, so I still have a driver and a bunch of LEDs/Optics lying around.

 

I also just bought a Mr aqua tank that I'm not sure what I'm going to do with. Looks like a good project good luck.

 

Nice! it seems like a fun little tank, but unless you have it drilled/sumped it seems like it's kinda hard to plan equipment with how classy the tank itself looks.

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Woot, heatsink just arrived! Here's the layout**

 

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Look at that craftsmanship! (No really, thanks heatsinkusa.com, you guys make a great product)

 

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**Layout subject to change at any time during this promotion.

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I also have a 12 long, and I was planning an all in one, my plan fell thro and im excited to see one work!

 

Ha, this is my "plan" :) I had a plan for my sump, but ended up setting up the tank the same day I moved my apartment, so all of the equip just got tossed in. Hopefully I stick to it this time haha.

 

Anywho, so it turns out I had more LEDs than I thought I did, thanks to Ray sending extras. I was going to add 8 more LEDs, but thought 72 watts would be kinda overkill over this little 12, also the driver I have only runs 12-12, so 24 is a no go so it will stay at 48 watts.

 

Here's the layout with the stars glued down.

 

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I'll probably wire them later this week after the epoxy sets.

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Started doing lights last night but got lazy halfway through.. I'll finish them tonight :) I also realized that I forgot to drill+tap the heatsink, so I dunno what I'm gunna do about mounting at this point. Oops

 

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All done!

 

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Let there be light!~

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And the tank, with the help of my lovely assistant (girlfriend).

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Those lights look awesome. I kind of wish I had built my fixture, but the lack of equipment and experience pushed me in the commercially built direction. Good luck!

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