Markushka Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 bottom pane will be here some time next week. hopefully tues but i dunno. I'm not worried about pressure affecting any of the glass, its 1/4" thick and the water volume in here is very small. I picked up some window tint today, and I'm going to use it to tint out the glass. I hope 20% will be dark enough. I may even tint out my 46. Link to comment
gearhead364 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 I used limo tint on the back of my Pico and ac 70, you cant see a thing. this is an assume concept cant wait to see it wet! Link to comment
Markushka Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 progress! the glass lady finally got around to cutting my glass <.< I should have it on Tuesday. I also ordered my LEDs off ebay, those should be in soon too. maybe I can finally get water in here. Link to comment
AMAYEU Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 what kind of leds did you buy? Link to comment
Markushka Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 and 'cept I got the cool whites. and I already have some actinic ones. Link to comment
iball1804 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Dood I can see you in that glass! Link to comment
Markushka Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 yeah i just noticed that too. Link to comment
Paleoreef103 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 That's a sweet giant tank. How big is it? Link to comment
Markushka Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 135, but I haven't measured it yet. my buddy has had it for a year or so, and just decided that he wasn't going to set it up. Link to comment
Markushka Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 I really wanted to post some more recent shots, but I'm waiting for my friend to bring his dslr up and that might not be soon. but here are some shots i took on my phone during curing / cleaning a week or so back. and since i'm posting pics this is what I have waiting for me this summer at home. , its not quite so pico... also, I got my leds in from china today i'm gonna be putting together a fixture for them this weekend hopefully. but classes end the 30th so realistically it'll be done sometime after I go home the 1st. Link to comment
Markushka Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 There has been progress! the tank was moved home, and now its sitting on my desk all filled and running. pics will be coming, there is soo much more yet to do tho. Link to comment
sublunary Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 yay! Can't wait to see it running. Link to comment
Markushka Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 wait no more! I need to work on that background. not quite as black as I'd like it. chillin' some cool shots from leak testing a few days back: I'm not sure how much I like the new tilted back yet. my desk is uneven so I needed to lower the water level in the tank. but I feel this is only a temp solution. I'm thinking plexiglass with teeth, maybe. Or cutting this glass pane down a bit. I could always just find a level desk but that would be too much to ask for lol. Link to comment
Markushka Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 :Stuffed: Under Construction Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Looking good. I really like the leather. Link to comment
Markushka Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 yeah, it started as a finger nail sized clipping about 2 or 3 years ago. One of my favorite pieces that I'm keeping from my 46. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 corals and shrimp are looking great Link to comment
Markushka Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 yeah the shrimp is doing awesome! He's started coming out more. I'm thinking tomorrow is a good day to cut some acrylic. Link to comment
gonzalez78 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Wow love the tank just got a few questions. 1. what kind of filtration are you using? 2. Do you have any pics of the lighting enclosure? Just looking for some ideas for my 2.5 aio pico i have laying around my room. Thanks Link to comment
sublunary Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Looks good! Staying barebottom? I love the leather, glad you kept it. Link to comment
Markushka Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 Just added a DIY acrylic overflow, pics tonight after cpr class :/ hopefully there won't be any leaks. for filtration, I'm toying with the idea of putting that black sponge in the fts vertically in front of the overflow for mechanical filtration, and then there's the sump. I'm thinking of doing a fuge / sump with a few baffles between the two but I'm not sure yet. I'm still working on the lights, real ghetto atm, I have conflicting Ideas with how I want to enclose the GU10s. I'm torn between 2 pendants or a sleeker single fixture. I am planning on staying BB atm, It was conceived as a tank that could be easily dismantled, moved and reassembled. Adding sand would just throw the system out of wack if I had to move it. I may however change my mind because I do have a location for it for the next 12 months. Link to comment
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