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m00z's 20 gallon shallow


m00z

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Hi,

 

Been keeping corals for 1 year, and I'm really inspired by all the TOTMs here on Nano-reef, so I decided to convert my current 22 gallon breeder into a 20 gallon (somewhat) shallow.

 

After som searching here in the forums I came across this build and decide to try a similar cabinet build.

 

Here's the blueprint (I live in Sweden so everything is metric :P) but its about 35" tall with a footprint of 20"x20", the same footprint of the tank, wich in turn will be 12" tall.

 

 

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A good carpenter friend agreed to build the whole thing. I also cut three MDF panels, which will be attached by magnets on three sides for easy access.

 

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For display tank I ordered a custom 20x20x12, three sides in optiwhite and back painted black.

I will be moving the livestock tomorrow, and post some pics of the tank and sump.

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nanolutionary

If your tank turns out to be anything like Sweden -SWEEEEET!



Stopped reading at centimeters....

 

 

j/k ;)

 

good luck!

Forgive my ignorance but why is that a joke?

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nanolutionary

My auntie and uncle moved over there and say the crime is low, the prisons are rehabilitative and the society is just happier due to equality, aka polar opposites of where I am the UK and the USA.

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Tank and sump in place, and livestock moved in.

 

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Next step: installing overflow box and plumming, and mount temporary lights. (before getting new Radion)

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This is one of the best scapes i've seen.

Thanks :) you´re too kind!

 

The centerpiece is a composition of tree rocks, base, "overhang", and spiral, glued together with reef putty.

Inspired by this tank.

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nanolutionary

it's going to look 10x better once its grown out too, i love that tank as well, especially the palm tree detailing and monument on the surface.

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Here's a video update.

 

Unfortunately the mandari didn't make it; it got stuck in an unsupervised tube during a water change (still mad at myself for that) and one of the clowns jumped out of the opening in the corner of the cover glass where the mangroves are growing. I've lost 2 struggling frogspawns, but the big guy in the corner seems to be doing fine.

Two BTAs were added about a month ago, and one of the clowns is showing a bit of interest in them.

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Update:

Most of the alveopora had died but what's left seems to be alive and kicking.

Frogspawn seems to be having some problems.

Duncan, green candy cane, and geen montipora doing well, as well as a red montipora frag that had almost completely receeded which now is starting to grow again.

Saffy the Mandarin sucommed to an unattended hose during a tank cleaning :( but clowns are doing fine.

New additions include a beautiful blue goniopora which is starting to open up a little during the day.

 

I have also switched to BB due to the large amount of detritus build up.

 

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