diabeetus Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Hello! What is going down, fellow home dogs? It's been a while since I have been active in this amazing community; I couldn't stay away forever! This has been a long time coming. I was just waiting to move into a house before I decided to go any bigger than my nano. Well?? I recently moved into a house in NW Austin. I'm lovin it, my girlfriend loves it, my dogs..not sure of the word for it, but feeling is much more intense than love.. you know dogs.. Anyway.. I recently bought a drilled 40g breeder on craigslist. this is one of my favorite sized tanks. nice and deep. not too tall. lots of floor space (to my liking). Since the tank was drilled, I needed a sump, RIGHT?! yes! Got one. nbd. I mayd dis.. It's a basic design, but it proves worthy. That there is a mag 7 as my return. I might have to tone it down a little, but I would rather have have too much than too little in this case. Next was the stand. I love me some buildin'! I have only just finished building the skeleton. next comes the skin. Isn't that how it works? Now this is going to be somewhat of an economically friendly build since I'm a broke diabetic college student with terrible insurance. ARE WE CLEAR?! Now that we have that cleared up, here are some more plans for the tank Lagoon Themed macros (maybe some sea grass) softies and LPS 30lbs Marco Dry Rock I know this will limit my stock list a little, but one thing I do want is either a mantis (miss my old friend) or a leaf fish/angler My stock list has not been made just yet (well it has.. about 3 years ago when I first had a dedicated lagoon tank that never ended up happening..) so hang tight, yo. For lighting I purchased 2 fixtures from fishneedit. they are having a 50% off summer clearance right now. 4x39w + 2x39w fixtures. should be in next week. Here is the tank and sump on the newly built stand skeleton WARNING this is what happens when you drive with no A/C Thanks for looking! Stay tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorien Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted October 10, 2013 Author Share Posted October 10, 2013 hey! thanks! I need to update this sucker. it''s been leak tested, and filled including rock and sand for a few weeks now. pics to come soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I am partial to macro lagoons. Sea grasses require mature sandbeds and are slower growers than macros. Come visit, I have several different macro lagoon set ups. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 very cool! Patrick, thanks for the invite! I just might take you up on that. A quick update. I moved the tank to another room's closet. I'm going to put a wall up in front of it and essentially make it into an in-wall display. I will match the texture and paint of the surrounding walls and frame out the display along with a cabinet door above the tank and below for access to storage and sump. The tank is still cycling at 6 weeks. and is showing very high ammonia and nitrites The wait continues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 OK, so my tank is STILL cycling. Amonia 3-4 ppm Nitrite 4 ppm Nitrate 50-60 ppm but I decided to start moving forward with the wall. I'ts been a while since I've done anything. I bought some plywood today and cut out the viewing space. I haven't quite decided on a set up for the doors so I will wait on cutting those out. Maybe a project for tomorrow. It's coming along. slowly, but surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 feelin that bicep curl brah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 haha yeah, he must work out I did some more cutting yesterday!! its coming along. i went ahead and slipped the "wall" board behind the trim boards. its comin along nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 What a great idea! Are you able to remove and replace the wall without too much trouble? In case you need to remove the sump or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 Thanks! yes, the wall is only 1/4" thick and can be removed if I need it to be. Since I am unable to get to the back of the tank for plumbing repair or anything like that, I designed the wall to come out fairly easy. Also, both cabinet doors will be magnetic so they will not be in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted January 1, 2014 Author Share Posted January 1, 2014 say guys. It's been a while since I have updated. Been pretty busy with school and work. Yesterday I finally got around to staining the darn thing and trimming the doors up. I found some 3/4" magnets that I wanted to use to keep the doors shut, instead of hinges. I just drilled out a little bit of the back of the door and dropped the magnet in the hole so it was flush and glued it. then I lined up the other magnets on the inside of the wall prepped with glue and Viola! First coat of stain done! Added doors Here are the 3/4" magnets. Magnets added to the back of the door FTS all done with the wall, minus putting some trim around the tank display. I cut a piece wrong and was too confident in myself the buy extra trim!! ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted January 1, 2014 Author Share Posted January 1, 2014 Looks like I may have to shim and edge on that top door. It's looking a little crooked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Great job. I like the magnets on the doors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted January 1, 2014 Author Share Posted January 1, 2014 thank you! I really didn't want to complicate things with trying to fit a hinge in there somewhere and I would rather have that extra room with the door removed so it s a win-win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Nicely done. How about a close view of the rock work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 Nicely done. How about a close view of the rock work? hey sorry about the late reply. Been busy lately. Anyway, here are some pics of the rock work. Lots of free space. There is also plenty of stable base rock, but the way the rocks were formed there is a lot of potential for tunneling and hiding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 i like it. looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 thank you for the kind words. I really enjoyed setting it up. now the real fun begins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodythefishguy Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Hows this build coming along? I really love the closet conversion. I'm a locked into an apartment for another year so it'll be quite sometime before I get to do any crazy in the wall/closet builds, but this give me hope that by the time I'm ready I'll know exactly what I want and how to go about doing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabeetus Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 the build is great! I have lots of things starting to cultivate in the tank and out! explanation: There is a lot of moisture inside this little closet and one thing that I have noticed is a little bit of mold growing in one of the corners of the closet. I need to come up with something to vent the closet. some fans or something. Other than that, I love it! I'm glad I decided to do this over a stand in the middle of the room. Next step is to start loading it up more. It's a little bare right now. I recently got a skimmer in (SCA 301) rated up to 65g. It has been running for about a week and a half and has pulled some really good skimmate. for the price, this skimmer rocks More pics soon enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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