greenreefer
Active Member
It begins...
This is my second go round with nano tanks. About 3 years ago I had 2 24 gallon aquapods setup with sunpods and loved them, but I decided to trade them in and go "bigger and better". I went to a 72 gallon bow front, then a DIY 65 gallon frag tank, then a 125. Earlier this year I decided to move office buildings (actually built a really cool new building for growing technology companies, but more on that another time) and so I broke down everything, sold the equipment, shipped my favorite corals to my mom, and took a break. New building is done so I'm starting with an Aquapod in my office and then later this fall we'll probably setup something big in the lobby.
I just received the sunpod and the tank should be here on Monday. I'm replacing the stock pump with a rio hyperflow 8HF with a SCWD and adding a second return on the opposite side of the tank. I'll make sure to snap pics as I set that up.
Today I built the egg crate/pvc structure that I will cover with foam, rock, and sand. The idea was to make a structure that is equally interesting from all 3 viewable sides with a rock canyon type feel. I built some pvc into the structure that will end up being completely hidden that can be used for additional flow if I decide I need that later.
I know you guys like pics, but the tank isn't here yet, so here are some pics of the structure pre foam. More to follow as I add the foam and rock.
This is my second go round with nano tanks. About 3 years ago I had 2 24 gallon aquapods setup with sunpods and loved them, but I decided to trade them in and go "bigger and better". I went to a 72 gallon bow front, then a DIY 65 gallon frag tank, then a 125. Earlier this year I decided to move office buildings (actually built a really cool new building for growing technology companies, but more on that another time) and so I broke down everything, sold the equipment, shipped my favorite corals to my mom, and took a break. New building is done so I'm starting with an Aquapod in my office and then later this fall we'll probably setup something big in the lobby.
I just received the sunpod and the tank should be here on Monday. I'm replacing the stock pump with a rio hyperflow 8HF with a SCWD and adding a second return on the opposite side of the tank. I'll make sure to snap pics as I set that up.
Today I built the egg crate/pvc structure that I will cover with foam, rock, and sand. The idea was to make a structure that is equally interesting from all 3 viewable sides with a rock canyon type feel. I built some pvc into the structure that will end up being completely hidden that can be used for additional flow if I decide I need that later.
I know you guys like pics, but the tank isn't here yet, so here are some pics of the structure pre foam. More to follow as I add the foam and rock.
