Dru's First Nano Tank Adventure

[jenniebutterfly]

Jennie - those tek light fixtures are cool. Sunlight light supply did a great job on these fixtures. I also read that thier reflectors are some of the best in the market.[/quote]

yeah i had one on my 29 gallon. it was great. i love the color too. much brighter than halides, only downside is no shimmer lines.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

only downside is no shimmer lines.

ahh. shimmer lines. so beautiful and natural looking.

dru -how long does it take to make a hole w/ that tool?

 

[druluv]

at most two minutes. I love that tool! The trick is to drill(grind) very slow, and keep the bit cool. I was using anti-freeze to keep the bit cool. That reminds me I need to get the proper cooling ring for the drill

 

[druluv]

no shimmer lines but you get very bright light, and the tubes last for more than a year. In addition, you get less heat. Hey sometimes you have to give up something to get something:smile:

 

[loismustdie]

Nice work dru. Where did you pick up that drill? Either way, excellent thread. Good luck. That 30br really does have great dimensions for a reef tank.

 

[druluv]

Thanks Chris, I got the drill from JEMCO. Oh I changed from a 30breeder to a 40 breeder. Same dim but 16" high instead of 12"

 

[druluv]

Update: Plumbing Time!

Now it is time to add a background and do the piping manifold. This is what I have so far:

Here is the start of the backgroud rock formation

Some of the pipe work

 

[druluv]

Just completed the Faux Rock background display. Here are some pics
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This is the oceansmotions squirt. This device directs water through four different ports in a set sequence to provide flow. The device is part of the closed loop set-up.

 

[druluv]

Next step is to paint the background black, and finish plumbing the closed loop.

 

[druluv]

OK, I'm Done with the Faux Background and I painted the back wall black. The paint filled in all the gaps. I also hid all of the piping in the tank. So no protruding white pvc pipes! So far I only set-up two pipes, so I have another 2 pipes to set-up for the closed loop. I might run these pipes along the side of the tank. So the wavy sea and fourway piping should provide some choatic water flow.

Here are some pics

 

[scarf_ace1981]

dru w/ all that flow, you sure you not keeping sps in this tank?

much props on the diy background and plumbing work. keep us busy w/ pics