roxy25 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 One Day I went to vivid and saw there Solana tank up in the front, I never seen one before but I really like the look of it. So I decided to have my friend build me something that would look like it but with my personal dimensions. Here are a few pics of what is to come. I requested black silicone to be used so this should look sweet ! The glass company sent the wrong pieces so I am waiting for the new ones to arrive. 20x20x12 rimless glass tank with beveled glass. Here are the pics of the stand. Hopefully I will have both in my apt soon ! I am not totally sure what I want to put in this tank I will post more pics once I get updates Link to comment
Oceanic 30g Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I really like it. I am anxious to see the finished product Link to comment
RaceTec Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Looks Great! Where did you get the glass done at? Link to comment
roxy25 Posted April 4, 2008 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 Looks Great!Where did you get the glass done at? My friend knows this guy who owns a glass company I will have to get info. I will pm you the number Link to comment
Shortie Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 What are you equipment plans for tank and what kind of wood is the stand made of? Link to comment
Toomin Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 whats the dimensions? looks like a 2feet cube to me. Link to comment
Uhuru Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 20x20x12 rimless glass tank with beveled glass. Link to comment
hobbit Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 That Stand doesnt look sturdy at all to me. Im only 16, so i could be wrong, but hopefully someone more experienced throws in input. Link to comment
abe Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 you gonna put a thread on scnrs? i like the look of the solana too. but you're right, shallow would be nicer for it. this tank is gonna turn out sweet. Link to comment
fiction101 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 You sure know a lot of people. Link to comment
roxy25 Posted April 5, 2008 Author Share Posted April 5, 2008 What are you equipment plans for tank and what kind of wood is the stand made of? I am going to put a overflow box in the back. I am not having a sump , just keeping it simple. Skimmer I will most likely get a sapphire BC skimmer, I am looking into getting a Kalk reactor , I found a company that makes nano kalk reactors but they are not in production yet , they do make one that might work tho. Lighting~ still deciding on what brand but it will be MH The stand I think is made out of just plywood. you gonna put a thread on scnrs? i like the look of the solana too. but you're right, shallow would be nicer for it. this tank is gonna turn out sweet. yeah I had a thread asking what should I do with it LOL , I will post once I get the stand at least. You sure know a lot of people. LMAO not really I just happen to know the RIGHT people hahahhahaha Link to comment
roxy25 Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 ok new glass should be here today at my friend house so tank should be finished tomorrow or friday, sat I will pick up stand !!!! yeah !!!! Link to comment
proraptor2 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 This is going to be an awesome tank... Link to comment
Maeda Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Ply should be strong enough for a tank this small. Hell. My 24x24 is on cardboard (ikea). I recommend dosing 2 part over kalk. Kalk is a huge messy pain. That and get a real skimmer. The saphire hardly counts, especially when you could get a tunze for similar money. other then that, The tanks lookin' good roxy. Link to comment
roxy25 Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 Ply should be strong enough for a tank this small. Hell. My 24x24 is on cardboard (ikea).I recommend dosing 2 part over kalk. Kalk is a huge messy pain. That and get a real skimmer. The saphire hardly counts, especially when you could get a tunze for similar money. other then that, The tanks lookin' good roxy. I tried the 2 part before and IMO it was a HASSLE the kalk is way easier imo I had my tank stable for a few months until I stopped caring for it lol I had kalk water in a container and I had an ATO. I am not getting the saphire skimmer anymore I am getting secret skimmer sshhhhhhh ( if this don't work tunze here I come ) This is going to be an awesome tank... Thanks Tom how are the corals I gave you ? Link to comment
Maeda Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I tried the 2 part before and IMO it was a HASSLE the kalk is way easier imo I had my tank stable for a few months until I stopped caring for it lol I had kalk water in a container and I had an ATO. Fair enough. Just keep it in mind. When you get the sps explosion, kalk alone is tough to maintain. Link to comment
roxy25 Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 ok no tank yet my friend is being lazy and did not pick up the glass ! I didn't get the stand either because I went to santa barbara on sat !!!!! I am still trying to figure out what lighting ...... The two I am considering a finnex HQI/T5 fixture or a lumenarc pendant 175watts ? Skimmer tunze nano heater stealth or hydor I will be using SB water !! Link to comment
seagul Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 my opinion would be to go with the HQI/t5 fixture over just the halide pendant. you'll get a broader light spectrum, cool actinics.. or just alot of light haha. havent had a chance to try out the stealth heaters by hydor, they look cool. all i have to say on that, im more occupied by my DIY inline heater capsule thingy... tunze! nothing bad to say about that. HURRY UP! i want more pics. haha as im sure alot of other people do. best of luck, ill take a seat for this tank. Link to comment
Brent F Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 ok no tank yet my friend is being lazy and did not pick up the glass ! I didn't get the stand either because I went to santa barbara on sat !!!!! I am still trying to figure out what lighting ...... The two I am considering a finnex HQI/T5 fixture or a lumenarc pendant 175watts ? Skimmer tunze nano heater stealth or hydor I will be using SB water !! I went with a 250 watt MH pendent over my 20 X 20 X 9 shallow tank. I went without the actinics because I have clams which look better under MH only. In most cases the light with the actinics will look better. Link to comment
roxy25 Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 I went with a 250 watt MH pendent over my 20 X 20 X 9 shallow tank. I went without the actinics because I have clams which look better under MH only. In most cases the light with the actinics will look better. with 250 watts did you have a lot of heat issues or did your corals bleach ? I wanted a 250 watt at first but my bf said its over kill , I was planning to buy the finnex Hqi/t5 for my bc 29 then use a 250 watt pendant on my shallow tank. Then when I set up my 46g custom tank use 250 pendant on that and use finnex light on shallow tank and sell bc29 thats my original plan lol I was going to have the pendant raise over the light quiet a bit because I will be having mangroves in the refugium Brent and seagul I saw your threads great tanks !!!! Link to comment
Brent F Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 with 250 watts did you have a lot of heat issues or did your corals bleach ? I wanted a 250 watt at first but my bf said its over kill , I was planning to buy the finnex Hqi/t5 for my bc 29 then use a 250 watt pendant on my shallow tank. Then when I set up my 46g custom tank use 250 pendant on that and use finnex light on shallow tank and sell bc29 thats my original plan lol I was going to have the pendant raise over the light quiet a bit because I will be having mangroves in the refugium Brent and seagul I saw your threads great tanks !!!! Thanks, A 250 over my tank would be overkill for anything but clams and high light SPS corals. I had to move all the mushrooms, zoas and rics to my Red Sea Max. After just one day under the new light they were all sriveling up under the intense light. The clams and SPS are doing far better with the large light. I have better colours on the SPS and better growth. The clam that started bleaching from lack of light before I upgraded the light has regained all its colour. I wouldn't recommend this large of light though because it limits what can be kept so much. Ideal for clams and SPS but that's all I can keep under it. I don't mind because with three tanks side by side I have low light areas for the zoas, etc. Regarding heat, the pendent can be raised to reduce light and heat. Without a fan my tank went up to 79 degrees. With a small fan the temperature is back down to 77. My evaporation has gone up from 6 gallons per week to about 10. I couldn't have this setup without an ATO. Link to comment
roxy25 Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 Thanks, A 250 over my tank would be overkill for anything but clams and high light SPS corals. I had to move all the mushrooms, zoas and rics to my Red Sea Max. After just one day under the new light they were all sriveling up under the intense light. The clams and SPS are doing far better with the large light. I have better colours on the SPS and better growth. The clam that started bleaching from lack of light before I upgraded the light has regained all its colour. I wouldn't recommend this large of light though because it limits what can be kept so much. Ideal for clams and SPS but that's all I can keep under it. I don't mind because with three tanks side by side I have low light areas for the zoas, etc. Regarding heat, the pendent can be raised to reduce light and heat. Without a fan my tank went up to 79 degrees. With a small fan the temperature is back down to 77. My evaporation has gone up from 6 gallons per week to about 10. I couldn't have this setup without an ATO. I am only putting sps in this tank so it should work Link to comment
roxy25 Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 Nothing really to update still waiting for tank and stand to be finish things has been delayed. I decided to build my own pendant for this tank. I am going to have reflectors built for the 18" T5 and a new one for the MH Link to comment
seagul Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 helios offers an 18" HO t5 ready to rock, definetly worth looking into. i also had an 18" tank, it was really hard to find actinic lighting to fit and look good in the tanks footprint, so i ended up just running a 14k 70w HQI to try and get a more all-around spectrum. looking forward to seeing this up and running. Link to comment
roxy25 Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 helios offers an 18" HO t5 ready to rock, definetly worth looking into. i also had an 18" tank, it was really hard to find actinic lighting to fit and look good in the tanks footprint, so i ended up just running a 14k 70w HQI to try and get a more all-around spectrum. looking forward to seeing this up and running. Hey seagul Yes It took me forever to find 18” bulbs but current USA has slimpaq bulbs that are 18” I am going to use four of them and use my retro 175watt MH I have. I could not find 18” inch reflectors for the T5 but I am just going to have this guy make them on this computer system he has at his job. Since I have a reflector from my MH already I might cut it or have the same guy make something better, Not sure yet. Link to comment
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