AquaVaj's 40g custom acrylic AIO

[AquaVaj]

This was a tank I had made about 2 years ago that I was going to start up but the plan fell through as life and other things got in the way. These initial shots were from then but I'll update with more recent ones showing my progress. It's been cycling for about a month now.

 

Hardware:

36x20x15 acrylic AIO made by Advance Acrylics

2x DIY media baskets

Imagitarium Brooklyn metal stand

36" T5/MH (4x39w, 250w 14K MH, 4x moonlights)

Fluval Nano full spectrum LED pendant (for refugium lighting)

Neptune Apex Classic

Coral Box RN-1

Tunze 9002 Skimmer with airline mod

Jebao WP-10

JBJ ATO

IM 5g ATO Reservoir

770gph Return pump

Eheim 150w heater

 

Livestock (so far)

40lbs CaribSea Argalive Reef grade sand

40lbs Marco rocks

 

 

 

 

 

[AquaVaj]

Pictures above was from initial leak test

 

Details on the tank

3/4" acrylic on 4 sides and 1/2" bottom

Rimless with rounded corners

Dual overflows, refugium compartment, and skimmer compartment

Dual 3/4" returns with 4 Loc-line nozzles

[AquaVaj]

The stand came pretty bare so I added a back wall, middle and top shelf with 1/2 plywood. The stand sat only 30" high and I wanted the tank higher up to about eye level when standing so I made a little riser with 2x8's and topped with plywood. All painted white and topped with clear epoxy while top was spray painted flat black.

 

The bare wood on the riser I plan to use contact paper with a faux stone design or something along the line. Not sure yet.

 

 

[AquaVaj]

DIY media baskets made from 1/4" acrylic and black egg crate. Top stage is sponge, filter floss, and activated filter pad. Second is ceramic rings and bottom is activated carbon. I'll switch the carbon out every now and then for Chemipure Blue.

[AquaVaj]

Pictures are as of 6/27/18. Still need to tidy up the cables some more. Ammonia and Nitrite are at 0 but Nitrates are sky high so I'm going to do small water changes the next few days to get it down. Once I get this under control my cycle will be complete and the tank ready for fish and corals.

[AquaVaj]

Added quite a few new corals and fish:

 

Pair of Maroon Clownfish

2 Pajama Cardinals

1 Cleaner shrimp

 

Zoas - Utter chaos, radioactive dragon eye, 2 purple colored ones that I'm not sure what the name of

Palys - Nuclear green, common brown palys

LPS - Branching frogspawn, Green flower pot, Duncan

Softies - Pulsing Xenia, GSP, Purple clove polpys, red mushrooms, Blue green mushroom

SPS - Red Monti caps, Purple stag, Blue Stylo, Red Dragon, Green Birds Nest, Pink Lemonade, Setosa, Green Pocillopora, Forest Fire Monti, Red encrusting Monti
Red bubble tipped anemone

 

[Orangutran]

Really nice build! I like the scape, and never knew this metal stand existed! Any updates? 

 

Btw, I know what you mean about life getting in the way of our hobby. It took me 2 years as well to fill my tank with water.

[AquaVaj]

I'm actually in the process of upgrading to a 120g and will be breaking this one down. Just wasn't happy with the size so it didn't take much to make me make that jump.

[cojo888]

On 9/5/2018 at 7:10 AM, AquaVaj said:

I'm actually in the process of upgrading to a 120g and will be breaking this one down. Just wasn't happy with the size so it didn't take much to make me make that jump.

Let me know where you located if you locals in socal I'll buy the tank