reefwars 2012 nano contest entry

[reefwars]

the tank has a back made from privacy glass to give a hazzy looking back ground, its see through but makes looking through seem like its in deepwater , so after hearing about the shadow box's i decided to put something behind the tank for an odd look.

i have a fake tree it staands just slighty taller then the nps tank , and all the branches are movable and bendable , and so this tree will be the background of the tank and i will purchase some smaller plants or shrubs for around the tank bottom .......kinda like a rainforest background:P


heres some pics , it hides the reactor feeder very well and any plumbing going back into the tank, plus it hides the sump and any other ugly things we try to hide up with pretty stands lol












with a background idea in tow , a tank drilled and ready to go , some helpfull gadgets and doodads made i decided......what am i gonna do for a sump??



next post sump build

[fishoholic]

Is the egg create the only thing holding the tank up?????? I constantly snap pieces of egg create all the time (very easily done) so won't the tank fall through????? Also the tank should have a piece of foam under it, then be sitting on plywood for a flat supported surface. Without a foam cushion or a flat surface to sit on you run the risk of the bottom breaking/cracking anytime a shift occurs. Surprised the egg create holds the weight of an empty tank ......did I miss something or is the tank really being supported by egg create?????

Otherwise looks cool and interesting.

[reefwars]

the tank sits on the stand but just barely the eggcrate gives it some extra support, im not worried about its overall strength as ive had it filled with water several times and tank isnt that heavy...i can pick it up easily lol

[reefwars]

ok been a crazy week and a bit but im slowly getting there sump is finished and bulkheads found.

i had a small set back and my skimmer for this build died so i have to throw the bones for another skimmer

also i have my livestock scheduled to show up in late november so besides the skimmer im right on track.

tank isnt filled with water yet but will be in the days to come.

there is no cycle on this tank so im not worried about time more about making sure i have all the small pieces i need to make it run smoothly lol


list of things i still need:

reactor
skimmer
return pump
some more liverock




here is the sump , i had an old sump lying around but needs some mods , the sump is old as hell and hasn t been used in a year.


the baffles are to close together and needed to be moved in order to accomodate a decent skimmer.


i moved the baffles and let here dry and its been sitting dry for a week or more now :P


here is the moded sump(nothing fancy)


origional:




basically the middle baffle needed to be cut out and moved back towards the drains.


here it is moved...alot more freedom now heheh:P




in my next post ill show all my equipment so far and my tank etc.


stay tuned!!