ToeCutter Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 I wanted a frogfish, and I was building a new canopy for my 75 gallon. So, I decided to build a small tank right into the canopy. My photography skills are non-existant, but here goes: Flip top access: View into tank: The froggy in his penthouse suite: Notice the white lure over his head, which is attached to a "pole" above his mouth. Also, notice his webbed "foot" against the glass. The tank is a custom glass one, with a drilled overflow on the side near the back. It's slightly smaller than a standard 5 gallon, about a 4.6. The tank is plumbed into the 75 gallon, so it's not actually a nano. The main return to the 75 is teed to the nano, and so is the closed loop on the 75. By having two feeds into the tank, either could fail and water would still circulate. The "penthouse" tank overflows into the 75. The first question I always get about the tank is heat. Heat really isn't an issue, even though the tank is wedged in between 400w MH lights. The water just turns over too quickly to get heated. There's no lighting on the small tank, it just gets some from the halides, which are partially obstructed by wood panels, and a lot of actinic light, which run above the tank. The canopy/tank have been up for a couple of months, and I've had the frogfish for about a month. I'm pretty happy with the results. Link to comment
Spencerx Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 wow man, you get my vote for most original tank design. verrrry cool. ive never thought of doing that, but it does look awesome. more pics if possible?? Link to comment
Metznreef Posted May 4, 2003 Share Posted May 4, 2003 that is so fricken cool. you better get a patent on that before someone, oh say me, steals your idea and markets it;) (jk) that frogfish looks really cool too. Link to comment
wetworx101 Posted May 4, 2003 Share Posted May 4, 2003 Well, I asked if I could post a pic on your behalf at reefcentral, but I'm even more glad to know you are a member and can DIY. Once again, Great idea man! A true work of art and creativity with practicality and function...the coolest mod I have seen in months! Link to comment
ToeCutter Posted May 4, 2003 Author Share Posted May 4, 2003 SpencerX - my pics all suck, but there's some more rejects here http://www.reefnerds.com/user-pics/ToeCutt...ter/canopyTank/ wetworx - yeah, I already beat you to it here, but if you wanna repost my pix anywhere, feel free. Here's a few pics I took of the canopy itself http://www.reefnerds.com/user-pics/ToeCutt.../newCanopy.html Link to comment
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