Trevor W's 100 Gallon Build Thread 48"L x 24"W x 20"H

[Trevor W]

Some of you may know about my tank from my other thread titled "Hardscape", where in I posted some photos of my rock work in hopes of getting some feedback.

Long story short the tank was tore down twice since than and has now been officially started. So with that I would like to start an actual build thread. Please feel free to ask question or give feed back either positive or negative don't much matter to me!

Tank shortly after recieving it and getting the stand built





I began on the plumbing. I went with the "Herbie" method.









With the plumbing finished I began work on my panels for my stand.
They are not finished yet (painting). But these are pics wth just primer and no magnets. Photos taken before being tore down the first time.







Installed some battery operated LED lights under my stand





Rockwork









Finally Filled!





Started working on the bench that sits beside the tank. I am using it to hide all the electrical and for sitting of course.











View from the bench looking through the side pane.



Water storage/mixing barrel





Future quarantine tank area

[Trevor W]

For equipment I am using the following:

• Tek Elite 8 bulb fixture
• Tunze 6105 (going to be purchasing another shortly) with a Tunze 7096 controller
• Quiet one 4000 return pump
• Vertex IN-180 Skimmer
• Vertex Rx-U 1.5 media reactor (also going to be purchasing another one shortly) one for GFO and one for carbon.
• autotopoff.com kit

[monkE]

Looks great man! i like the idea hiding the wires in that bench, nicely done with the switch panel. Can't wait to see the tank grow, keep the updates coming!

[Trevor W]

Originally Posted by monkE

Looks great man! i like the idea hiding the wires in that bench, nicely done with the switch panel. Can't wait to see the tank grow, keep the updates coming!

Thanks! yeah wire management was a huge thing to me. I will also be using electrical raceway to finish hiding all the remaining exposed wiring such as the cords from the lights, tunze 6105 and 7096 that you can see on the wall behind the bench. Still lots of finishing and cleaning up to do.

[baker_jeff]

Looks great! That bench is a fantastic idea.

[Dearth]

Yup that hiding the electrical under the bench is awesome and love the lighting idea for the sump

[DAVE]

Awesome build..Super clean looking.

Great idea on the bench as well. Love you rock work as well.

[thmh]

I love your dimensions! definitely a well thought out build,i will follow along with your progression!

~Tony

[kien]

Looking good man. Great selection of equipment.

[Proteus]

Like to aqua scape.

Any plans yet as to stocking or pewpewing