swull Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Well after a 5 year break from the hobby, i was browsing the forums and found some clean looking ADA tanks. I will be building a custom stand (we will see how that goes, lol). The plan is to use a Eheim Ecco Pro 2236 with lily pipes and an inline heater. Inspired by Schreiba's ADA 60-F. EQUIPMENT ADA 60-P ADA Garden Mat Eheim Ecco 2236 Hydor Inline heater Coral Life PC Lighting LIVESTOCK 1x Ocellaris 1x Black and White Ocellaris 1x Cleaner Shrimp 1x Sexy shrimp 6x Blue legged hermits 4x Nassarius 2x Turbo snail 4x Astrea snali 2x Trochus snail Tube Anenome CORAL Frogspawn Zoanthids Ricordea Yellow Polyps Xenia MISC. Marco Rock Marco Mortar Live Sand Bio-Spira Here was the first 60-P that was delivered: Cracked Called UPS, did an over the phone inspection of the damaged box. The next day Aqua Forest Aquarium shipped out a second tank. I cleaned up the broken tank, only the back pane was broke. Not sure what to do with it, looks too good to just throw away. Maybe save it and have a piece cut later for it. Link to comment
fifty50 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 sucks about the tank! i too am coming out of a 4-5yr break from the hobby. my 60p should be delivered on tuesday. hopefully it arrives in good condition. i'm going with the bio-filtration route and 4x24 t5's. only thing still up in the air is a stand for the tank. good luck! Link to comment
Kazooie Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Yeah, just save the broken tank. Link to comment
DAHNIC561 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 i would replace that back glass and sump it.... Link to comment
teamschreiba Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I'm glad I could help provide you some inspiration!! I can't wait to see how it turns out Link to comment
swull Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Aquarium Stand Progress: 36Lx16Dx34H Design based on Project Aquariums How to video Except I will be Staining it to match the Pool Table in the room. Also went bigger than the aquarium, so i would have room to set stuff on. Also more room in stand for a sump later. Started screwing the sides together Guled and screwed the top on Glued and screwed the bottom strip and mounted the door Thats one large door Dragged it in the room to see how it looked, threw the broken tank on it. Also had to do some drywall patch, from the dart board that i took off the wall. Link to comment
swull Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 sucks about the tank! i too am coming out of a 4-5yr break from the hobby. my 60p should be delivered on tuesday. hopefully it arrives in good condition. i'm going with the bio-filtration route and 4x24 t5's. only thing still up in the air is a stand for the tank. good luck! Definately going to have to check it out, once u get it going I'm glad I could help provide you some inspiration!! I can't wait to see how it turns out Thnx for tagging along on the thread. It'll be nice to have your experience to pull from, during this build. Link to comment
swull Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 Finished painting and staining the stand. Would have liked it to be a little darker, but this will do Now i need to decide where to put holes for the wires and the canister tubing. Should i vent the stand or will the canister filter and inline filter be alright with out it? Not sure if it is going to produce any heat. First coat Second coat Painted inside to match the pool table felt Link to comment
DAHNIC561 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 nice...and Jesus was a carpenter...lol... Link to comment
bensanders Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Nice work on the stand...you'll be glad you made it that large, all the extra room for sump/equipment and chemicals/test kits will come in handy. Link to comment
swull Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 nice...and Jesus was a carpenter...lol... Nice work on the stand...you'll be glad you made it that large, all the extra room for sump/equipment and chemicals/test kits will come in handy. Thanks guys Still need to order the Lily Pipes, debating over the do aqua brand or an ebay set. Do the Do Aqua version look better than the ebay knock offs? Link to comment
swull Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 The 2nd aquarium arrived and some product. Having some bad luck with shipping. Fed ex smashed my inline heater box. Hopefully the heater will work when i hook it up. My marco dry rock and cement should be here by the weekend. Might start on the aquascaping Link to comment
swull Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Finished my aquascaping Used Marco dry rock and Marco Mortar mix. Just waiting on some grommets to get here, for the plumbing holes in the stand. Then i can hook it up and get some sand and water in it Link to comment
swull Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Awesome scape Thnx Rehype. Cant wait till the coralline covers the grey cement. And a huge Gratz! On NTOTM on reefcentral. Link to comment
Hexadron Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 This tank is looking great! With the broken tank I think if you got a new piece cut for the back and even painted it black, it would look sweet! Link to comment
Rehype Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Thnx Rehype. Cant wait till the coralline covers the grey cement. And a huge Gratz! On NTOTM on reefcentral. Thanks alot! Link to comment
swull Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 This tank is looking great! With the broken tank I think if you got a new piece cut for the back and even painted it black, it would look sweet! Thanks JDH Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Once i get the main tank setup i might take it to a glass shop and see if they can cut me a piece. I am a fan of your scape dude. Thanks Zer0 Link to comment
d'Espresso Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 This is awesome build! Might just on the ADA bandwagon soon! Link to comment
J-Ranko Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Finished my aquascaping [...] Just waiting on some grommets to get here, for the plumbing holes in the stand. Then i can hook it up and get some sand and water in it Nice work on that scape! It looks just about good enough on its own like that in that crystal clear glass tank without water. Link to comment
swull Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 This is awesome build! Might just on the ADA bandwagon soon! Thanks d'Espresso You won't regret getting one of these tanks. Nice work on that scape! It looks just about good enough on its own like that in that crystal clear glass tank without water. Thanks J-Ranko. Have to admit, that glass is amazing. Link to comment
bensanders Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Looks great. How was your experience with the mortar? Is it easy to work with and does it appear to have worked well? Link to comment
swull Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 Looks great. How was your experience with the mortar? Is it easy to work with and does it appear to have worked well? Thanks Bensanders Excellent product so far. Very easy to mix. I would mix 1-2 cups of the product at a time, because it starts to dry up in about 10-15 minutes. Make sure you have your pieces ready to go, before u mix a batch. The mortar itself isnt as sticky as normal mortar. That being said, you want to make sure you have a way to support the piece till it drys. I waited 3- 4hrs before adding another layer to the structure. The final product is Strong! I grab the entire structure by the top piece and it feels like one solid rock. I also bought a bag of dry sand. To throw on top of the grey mortar while it was wet, to lighten the color closer to the rock color. The pictures make it look darker than it actually is. The only thing left is to see how it does in a tank of water. I was very happy with the product. Link to comment
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