my 360 viewing 120 build.

[Reef Puffer]

so i guess i should show off my 120 build. this was a cheap setup, i think all and all i ended up putting less than $400 into this to get it up and running (that doesnt include the badboy light fixture). since this is my first build thread, i really dont even know where to start... the tank is already running in my living room so this should be a pretty quick thread. lets start with some pictures!

this is my stand (this is actually when i was building it for my 80 gallon but then found a 120 and just continued a bit larger). is just some junk lumber i found laying around my yard wrapped with my kids old bunk beds...

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh616/reefpuffer/2012-09-25_15-42-52_101_zps5334021d.jpg

and one from the back side with a little bit of stain. im just fitting the panel to see how it fits in my room (if you look to the back you can see my ghetto 33 with fuge build...).

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh616/reefpuffer/2012-10-09_11-25-02_873_zps353a1ffd.jpg

and another with a sheet of glass. was getting a feel for the size difference this point!

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh616/reefpuffer/2012-10-09_11-45-13_994_zpsa12b4c80.jpg

[Reef Puffer]

then we jump into placing the tank on the stand for testing with water (out safely in the shop obviously).

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh616/reefpuffer/2012-10-09_18-07-24_730_zpsf6f78dac.jpg


and then in the living room

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh616/reefpuffer/2012-10-10_07-46-00_661_zps4699de52.jpg

here i was fitting the door and such, so not fully stained yet

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh616/reefpuffer/2012-10-11_15-55-52_744_zps9c18681e.jpg

[Baldy]

Hmmm that tank style looks familiar. Looks like one built by a builder in Edmonton.

[Reef Puffer]

i dont know what i was doing here? what i do know is i was here alone with the twins (my youngest of the 6 kids...). is it bad that i used the tank for my babysitter? i think he wanted to go swimming or something (i really dont know why he was taking his clothes off)?

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh616/reefpuffer/2012-10-19_08-43-31_310_zps3b18dca3.jpg

and now hes chillin with the new tank...

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh616/reefpuffer/2012-11-26_10-24-59_588_zpsc5b94981.jpg

this is where i drilled some holes

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh616/reefpuffer/2012-11-26_15-06-19_378_zpscdde736a.jpg

it took my forever to decide on my overflow and where to drill the tank... in the end i decided on this dual (kind of) overflow in the center of the tank for 360 viewing opportunities.

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh616/reefpuffer/2012-11-26_13-43-57_985_zps766398bc.jpg

[Reef Puffer]

Hmmm that tank style looks familiar. Looks like one built by a builder in Edmonton.

if your talking about the stand tank, i saw something sort of like it somewhere. i cant remember where tho? im not to sure that it was a full sump/dt tho? sump pics are up next

[Reef Puffer]

this is how it actually sits in my room now

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh616/reefpuffer/2012-11-28_12-24-07_613_zps78bbb0c1.jpg

and this is what i made for my sump

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh616/reefpuffer/2012-12-07_09-44-04_421_zpsd4959575.jpg
http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh616/reefpuffer/2012-12-07_09-44-44_845_zpse3fe508b.jpg
http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh616/reefpuffer/2012-12-07_09-44-26_400_zps2a5e69e5.jpg

this next one is the sump in the stand, i think maybe some small species tank or something? also still dont have the door liner in or stained yet in this pic (you can see it in the firs pic of this post). actually still isnt installed to this day... i will do it tho (i keep telling myself...)

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh616/reefpuffer/2012-12-08_13-45-10_251_zpsafee07aa.jpg

[Reef Puffer]

heres a random picture to show how my "dual overflow" is actually just one

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh616/reefpuffer/2013-01-09_17-50-44_631_zps34706b7c.jpg

and filling it with sand and water

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh616/reefpuffer/2013-01-16_19-08-33_464_zpsef08f680.jpg

what i didnt get pictures of is the pipe maze under the sand for my ribbon eel.

the sump/dt (known now as the panorama) i was able to get running some time before the rest (mainly due to a friends tank crash and needing space to hold their stuff) you wouldnt believe the free stuff i ended up with that day!

[reeferfulton]

wow that is looking awesome .
I will be sweet to be able to look from all sides . great idea .

I like the window in throught the stand too ..

right on

[Reef Puffer]

wow that is looking awesome .
I will be sweet to be able to look from all sides . great idea .

I like the window in throught the stand too ..

right on

im just waiting for the video to upload. is still a work in progress. i have an 8 bulb badboy t5 fixture that im still not sure if i can keep. also still alot of aquascaping before i will be happy. im also trying to find a way to auto top off this thing (for free is the key here) but my jugs just dont fit in the stand. will see what i come up with? and who knows whats next? im just so happy to have the 33 out of my living room!

[Reef Puffer]

so heres the video, just click the pic. this is about as far as i have made it to date on this thing. any questions, comments, or criticism, feel free to post. i think i can take it... if i find anything else i will throw it in later.

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh616/reefpuffer/th_MOV_0092_zpsc44fbf11.jpg (http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh616/reefpuffer/MOV_0092_zpsc44fbf11.mp4)

Thanks for looking!



sincerely, Reef Puffer (mat)