cmc3502
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So I decieded to build a nice little tank for work, both for fun and I wanted the challenge of trying my first tank building project. Heres what I have so far...
I built anacrylic tank that is 30" long x 6" x 6" (see pics) and I have water and live sand in there now... What I plan to do is to get two rios, the smallest they sell and place them in the two bottom back corners (maybe upside down or sideways so that the intake is not "in the sand") facing each other with a a PVC pipe running between them. The drill four equdistance holes in the pvc for the out takes creating flow from the back wall. The idea is to hide the tubing with a nice litlle wall of live rock down the middle. The lighting I'm currently looking for will be 65w pc strip that will set the usual 3-4" off the water surface. I dont know that i'll need a heater, as I think my only hurdle here is the heat created by the lighting, maybe a cooling fan will have to be installed in the canopy. They'll be a canopy build and a base once once the lights are purchased. I dont think I'll need a sump or filtertration, thinking the live rock will be enough.
The idea has shifted from a work tank to just a at home tank that I will grow corals/frags in and maybe just keep a damsel in to start the cycling proces.
Does this sound feasable and what issues do you guys see coming up or being a problem?
Thanks in advanced!
I built anacrylic tank that is 30" long x 6" x 6" (see pics) and I have water and live sand in there now... What I plan to do is to get two rios, the smallest they sell and place them in the two bottom back corners (maybe upside down or sideways so that the intake is not "in the sand") facing each other with a a PVC pipe running between them. The drill four equdistance holes in the pvc for the out takes creating flow from the back wall. The idea is to hide the tubing with a nice litlle wall of live rock down the middle. The lighting I'm currently looking for will be 65w pc strip that will set the usual 3-4" off the water surface. I dont know that i'll need a heater, as I think my only hurdle here is the heat created by the lighting, maybe a cooling fan will have to be installed in the canopy. They'll be a canopy build and a base once once the lights are purchased. I dont think I'll need a sump or filtertration, thinking the live rock will be enough.
The idea has shifted from a work tank to just a at home tank that I will grow corals/frags in and maybe just keep a damsel in to start the cycling proces.
Does this sound feasable and what issues do you guys see coming up or being a problem?
Thanks in advanced!
