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07-06-2007, 11:00 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: alpharetta, GA
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10 gallon project tank...
well why am i building a 10 gallon when i just started a 35 hex less than 3 months ago. the answer is.... i have no clue. but this should be fun. i thought the idea up today while i was playing video games. its gonna be like a room divider tank only smaller. i dont think i want to go with a sump for this one but the design will let me hide a power filter. i want to go with a drywall outsidde that way i can paint them the same color as the room. but i dont know if im going to go that route.
picked up the wood tonight so tomorrow look for some pics! but for now here are the plans.
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07-07-2007, 09:45 AM
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Shark
Join Date: May 2006
Location: New York City area
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Sounds like a cool design!
You dont even need a power filter- use just a CPR backpack skimmer or other non- skilter hang on skimmer and a powerhead in the tank. 
Just remember to take it slow and make sure you can keep up with the other tanks as well! 
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07-07-2007, 10:26 AM
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Birthday tracker
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Spartanburg, SC USA
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Yup, Kid, sometimes we don't really know why we start a new project. Ditto on going slow. If you go the CPR route, be sure to toss out the Rio that is included and use a MJ 1200 instead.
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07-07-2007, 11:15 AM
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Shark
Join Date: May 2006
Location: New York City area
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cath
Yup, Kid, sometimes we don't really know why we start a new project. Ditto on going slow. If you go the CPR route, be sure to toss out the Rio that is included and use a MJ 1200 instead.
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I believe they now come standard with the MJ,
but yes, ditto on that if it comes with a rio.
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07-07-2007, 11:19 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Kansas City, MO
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im going to wait as aee what u do before i start my 10 gal
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07-07-2007, 12:19 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: alpharetta, GA
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thanks guys. i will take this bad boy slow! gonna start working on it now
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07-07-2007, 04:25 PM
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Shark
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07-07-2007, 05:36 PM
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Looks good so far. Reminds me of the stand design for my 30 and 90 gallon tank builds. Honestly, If you can change it, I would switch to a 20 gallon long tank. It's still really shallow, doubles your volume, and will make more sense as a room divider. T5HO's might be overkill for such a shallow tank, even for acropora. I have found that T5HO's are too much in my 30 gallon tank and had to adjust for that. If you do go with T5's, then you may want to leave one or two reflectors off or mount the bulbs a little higher off the water than usual.
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07-07-2007, 06:23 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Originally Posted by hng
Looks good so far. Reminds me of the stand design for my 30 and 90 gallon tank builds. Honestly, If you can change it, I would switch to a 20 gallon long tank. It's still really shallow, doubles your volume, and will make more sense as a room divider. T5HO's might be overkill for such a shallow tank, even for acropora. I have found that T5HO's are too much in my 30 gallon tank and had to adjust for that. If you do go with T5's, then you may want to leave one or two reflectors off or mount the bulbs a little higher off the water than usual.
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it was inspired by your design. i wish i could go with a 20 long but to late now. how ever i might still be able to bull off a 20 high. its really not going to be used as a room divider just that kinda 3 sided tank look.
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07-07-2007, 09:46 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: alpharetta, GA
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ok so i was thinking of maybe a seahorse tank. but not normal seahorses MINI seahourses.
has anyone had experinced with these. how hard are they to keep.
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07-07-2007, 10:03 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Does a 20 tall have the same footprint as a 10 gallon tank? If so, I would definitely do that instead of the 10. Don't know much at all about seahorses except that they are hard to keep because they prefer live food.
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07-07-2007, 10:14 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: alpharetta, GA
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i just was trying to get some ideas for sucha small tank.
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07-08-2007, 10:37 PM
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Shark
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07-08-2007, 10:44 PM
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Pinch That Penny
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Looking good there
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07-09-2007, 04:09 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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all that i could find in the lights were the sun blaze brand that are 24" long but very skinny.
I thought that you could mount them so that say two fixtures aould be sticking out into the frame of the stand and so when you open the top the lights just swivel on the joint. the parts that are inside the stand will just tip down a little as you lift the top.
http://www.sunlightsupply.com/produc...s%3D%26pgi%3D1 |
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