32Gallon DIY AIO Tank

[Squinchy]

Got my glass and Black Plexiglas last Friday and the ballast for my 150W MH

 

So i made a work station, Cat helped my test it's strength

 

started gluing Saturday, used white spirits to clean the glass

 

Will glue the back chamber in to day and keep you posted

[The Propagator]

Frigg'n A !!

Looks NICE !

[evilc66]

Nice job. Keep it coming!

[kenny77]

nice work. What are the dimentions?

[John7429]

Cool. Let's see the finished product

[Squinchy]

Thanks all the dimensions are H19"11/16 * L19"11/16 * W19"11/16 (50cm * 50cm * 50cm)

[Squinchy]

I am wondering about my back chambers

 

This is how i was thinking about doing it

 

I think the 3 baffle is useless and just limiting my possibilities for a skimmer in the future, what do you think ?

[Squinchy]

Some update here

 

I glued the first baffle in and eggcrate to hold the filter media in the 1'st chamber, still trying to decide if i should skip the 3 one

 

Kitty tried out the tank right be fore i started gluing

[moneyman6891]

That looks great. Can't wait to see it finished.

[hellathafish]

Tank looks great. Can't wait to see it done. I am looking through all the build treads to see how I want to build mine.

[coolwaters]

Kitty tried out the tank right be fore i started gluing

 

w8 its for fish and coral right?

[Squinchy]

Thanks yeah i really like how it turned out

 

coolwaters: yes it's for fish and corals

[Aurora D.]

Oooh that looks nice. What brand of tank is it? It looks like an Aqua Design Amano tank with the rimless edges and the cube shape. It looks like the baffles may be a little bit too long, but probably not. By the way cute cat

[Squinchy]

It's a custom tank build by me , the baffle is in the right place , the water goes down and threw the egg crate

 

Going to use a filter media rack in the first chamber, cheato in the second and return and perhaps a skimmer in the third chamber

 

Hehe i adore that cat

[Aurora D.]

Wow, you are a craftsman, I bet thus tank will look phenomonal when your done!

[Squinchy]

Thanks , i sure hope so

[evilc66]

Nice job on the black silicone. It's not easy to make it look good. Keep it coming.

[Squinchy]

Yeah it put up quite a fight haha

 

Ballast and lamp is here, tho i am not sure thay gave my the right ballast, i ask for a HQI and i don't see and marking on it that indicates it's HQI

 

also cut the teeth in the black plexy for the overflow

 

And glued in the last baffle

[John7429]

OOOH~~~ Progress

[Squinchy]

Thing are going alone nicely i drilled a hole for the very expensive Hydor Flo witch costs 32,82$ here

and i also did glue in the false back plate

 

So the nest step is the water test and then it's off to the stand building

[rhogeo]

This looks great! I'm defintely along for the ride on this thread. Keep it going!

[evilc66]

Looking fantastic Squinchy. Keep it up.

 

I can't believe that Hydor Flo is $33 in Iceland. Thats insane. Should have had one of us buy it and mail it to you. Could of had two at that price.

[Squinchy]

Haha evilc66 your right that might have been cheeper

 

That would be sweet when i need my MH bulb, they cost around 136+$ for some brand i have never herd of

 

Have been trying to sign up on some sites like marinedepot but cant finish the sign up sins they don't have Iceland listed

[Squinchy]

Did the water test to day Cat was very helpful watching the water level for me

From every possible angle

 

Did notice 2 leaks in the false background :/, need to empty the tank and do a small repair there

 

Yep it's almost full

And it's finally full

Overflow works, just need to make the teeth just a little bit longer to even out the water level a bit

 

But beside all that it works fine

[John7429]

Turned out real nice~

 

Good job!