billbug68 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Hey all! So I've been meaning to start a thread for this tank, and seeing that it's turning out quite well, I've decided to share the build. This tank started out as a standard 10g setup with just an Aquaclear HOB, heater, etc... Well, I decided to move everything over to another tank for a while and started dreaming up a better functioning, easier to care for system. I started by de-rimming and completely disassembling my standard 10 gallon tank, cleaning it all up, reworking the dimensions, and sanding all the edges for a clean rounded off look. Basically, it's a 10 gallon turned on its side, with what used to be the original front panel trimmed and placed where the open top once was, again becoming the new front panel. So the new dimensions of the tank are now 20" long x 12 1/4" wide x 10 1/4" tall. The added space from front to back allowed me to add a false wall 3" away from the back glass while keeping a decent amount of room in the display, creating my new AIO. So far, here is what I have for equipment: Tank: Modified 10 gallon Tank Mat: Mr Aqua tank mat cut to size Lighting: 18" Current Orbit Marine LED Return Pump: Eheim Compact 1000 rated for up to 265 GPH Skimmer: Tunze 9001 Heater: Aqueon Pro 50w Some pictures and details: For the return I used a Y and two flat nozzles to hopefully get flow through the whole tank without using a powerhead The result of careful taping prior to silicone. Here you can see my back chambers with most of the equipment tucked inside. Dual overflows with removable egg crate for mechanical and chemical filtration to rest on. The center chamber houses the rest of the equipment. Still need to work on my auto top off. Just a quick top down view. I still have a lot of finish work to button up to give this setup a nice clean finished appearance. I'll definitely keep this updated as work moves a long. I plan on working on the screen top today, so that might get posted later on. I hope you all like it, any advice is welcome as this is my first AIO! Link to comment
billbug68 Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 i really like thisThanks JR! Hopefully I have a few more nice details coming soon! Link to comment
Jellyingabout Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Very crisp build looking forward to seeing it full. Link to comment
Idaho ken Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Very interesting, definite following! Link to comment
billbug68 Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 Test fill... Everything went well, so I went ahead and moved everything over. Still waiting for water to clear up and for my few frags to fully open. So far, I'm pretty happy with the result. Link to comment
jabeuy Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Really cool project! Did you make the false wall yourself too? Link to comment
billbug68 Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 Really cool project! Did you make the false wall yourself too? Thank you! Yes, I made the false wall, it's 1/4" black acrylic. Link to comment
reefernanoman Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Hey all! So I've been meaning to start a thread for this tank, and seeing that it's turning out quite well, I've decided to share the build. This tank started out as a standard 10g setup with just an Aquaclear HOB, heater, etc... Well, I decided to move everything over to another tank for a while and started dreaming up a better functioning, easier to care for system. I started by de-rimming and completely disassembling my standard 10 gallon tank, cleaning it all up, reworking the dimensions, and sanding all the edges for a clean rounded off look. Basically, it's a 10 gallon turned on its side, with what used to be the original front panel trimmed and placed where the open top once was, again becoming the new front panel. So the new dimensions of the tank are now 20" long x 12 1/4" wide x 10 1/4" tall. The added space from front to back allowed me to add a false wall 3" away from the back glass while keeping a decent amount of room in the display, creating my new AIO. So far, here is what I have for equipment: Tank: Modified 10 gallon Tank Mat: Mr Aqua tank mat cut to size Lighting: 18" Current Orbit Marine LED Return Pump: Eheim Compact 1000 rated for up to 265 GPH Skimmer: Tunze 9001 Heater: Aqueon Pro 50w Some pictures and details: For the return I used a Y and two flat nozzles to hopefully get flow through the whole tank without using a powerhead The result of careful taping prior to silicone. Here you can see my back chambers with most of the equipment tucked inside. Dual overflows with removable egg crate for mechanical and chemical filtration to rest on. The center chamber houses the rest of the equipment. Still need to work on my auto top off. Just a quick top down view. I still have a lot of finish work to button up to give this setup a nice clean finished appearance. I'll definitely keep this updated as work moves a long. I plan on working on the screen top today, so that might get posted later on. I hope you all like it, any advice is welcome as this is my first AIO! That is some nice DIY job there! Looking very nice! Welcome to the forums BTW. Link to comment
billbug68 Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 Thanks for the compliments everyone! It really makes all the hard work worth it! Still waiting for the skimmer to break in... I've got micro bubbles like cray... :/ It's good to be finally posting on this forum. Been lurking here and there for a while but never really had a tank worth posting about... Link to comment
Mike Savage Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Great thinking and it is looking good! Link to comment
JR! Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 wow looking even better man. cant wait for more. Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Holy crap man that looks amazing. Link to comment
billbug68 Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Thanks guys! Here's some quick picks from the other day. Link to comment
timinaz Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Very clean work with the silicone! Link to comment
JR! Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 i just plan love this tank. well done sir Link to comment
billbug68 Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 Well, we've been in the process of selling our house, so I just got the tank set up at my in laws where we'll be staying for a few months until we find a new home. New sand and a few new additions. Here's a quick vid of where the tanks sits now. Kitchen tank! http://youtu.be/0DjfOcAtpBo Link to comment
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