Latest photos of my 20

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Stasher

Do you have more pictures of your complete setup so that we can see how you pull off such a beautiful display?, Such as your lights, stand, sump, etc...
Thanks and looks awesome!

You bet.

Here is a shot of the stand and canopy:



The stand was a gift from my father-in-law who is a cabinet maker - he didn't intend for it to end up as a tank stand though...
The canopy and support arms were also built by "the General" from some specifications I gave him.





The canopy rests ontop of the support arms and has a 4" cooling fan and the workhorse vho ballast on the back of it.

[Fish]

Unfortunately there is nothing pretty about the sump




The pump of the left is the sump return, and the one on the right drives the closed loop. You can see the cheap spotlight I use for the chaeto. One maxijet drives the skimmer and another adds circulation. Also visible is my icecap mh ballast, timers, and ebo jager heater. (The sour cream containers are just some mushroom frags I'm trying to get to attach)

The kent aquadose drips kalk and fresh water topoff and is refilled every four days. Water changes used to be every two weeks but since I removed the sandbed I now change 5gal every three weeks with Tropic Marin salt. The kalk is the only suppliment I add.
Kinda ghetto down there...


- Chad

[Ryan]

WOW awsome. I thought of one thing that could improve your closed loop if you wanted. SCWD i hear they work great i would like to try one.

[Stasher]

Fantastic reply Chad. I love the simplisity of it all, I like the light overhang idea and open tank top. The biohazard symbol on the skimmer is priceless Keep up the good work and keep us up to date.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Ryan

WOW awsome. I thought of one thing that could improve your closed loop if you wanted. SCWD i hear they work great i would like to try one.

I looked at the scwd but decided against one due to the headloss - I guess I don't really need to worry about lack of flow.... but... with the two pumps, split into 4 returns I get pretty good random turbulence already. May revisit it again though.

- Chad

[Stasher]

If it ain't broke don't fix it ........

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Stasher

Fantastic reply Chad. I love the simplisity of it all, I like the light overhang idea and open tank top. The biohazard symbol on the skimmer is priceless Keep up the good work and keep us up to date.

Hey thanks man . Because of the open top I have no problem with heat at all. In fact the heater is necessary to maintian the tank at 78 degrees
otherwise it drops too low.
Ya, I think every simmer needs a biohazard sticker on it. I can score you one if you would like.

- Chad

[Ryan]

Chad the hole for your overflow what size is it? Also is on the bottom of the tank or is it drilled on the side? If on the side how far down?

[Fish]

On the back of the tank is an external overfow box that measures:
10x4X8 (lwh). In the bottom of the box are two 1" bulkheads that lead straight down through the top of the stand into the sump via pvc pipe.

- Chad