BigH55
I'm that guy
i built a canopy for my tank. Cant believe how much better it makes them look.
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BigH55
I'm that guy
Also to the left is where my frag tank is going and im going to build a book shelf on each side so it looks like a whole fishertainment center.
yote
In Memoriam
Does make a pretty good difference.
Smitty
Reef pro
Looks good.
wontonflip
I failed Kobayashi Maru
Looks great....love the aquascaping.
BigH55
I'm that guy
Im not the best carpenter but it didnt turn out to bad. I did however forget to but a door on the front so I had to go back and add one which was a PITA. Also added another clip on fan inside and now the tank is as cool as the other side of the pillow 76 degrees all day long.
BigH55
I'm that guy
Wonton>> think I need to add more LR to it. My buddy thinks it looks a little bare.
JAG107
Reef enthusiast
BigH, is that a 110 tall? How do you like having a tall tank? Personally, I'd trade for a shallow any day, I only bought the tall cuz it was cheap!
The canopy looks great. I guess you could use a little more rock, always helps the filtering. Your tank looks good the way it is, though. Nice job!
The canopy looks great. I guess you could use a little more rock, always helps the filtering. Your tank looks good the way it is, though. Nice job!
wontonflip
I failed Kobayashi Maru
I have a 45 tall tank. It's got quite a bit of lr, but because it's so tall, it's hard to stack the rocks so high w/o risking an avalanche of rocks. So it looks bare. If you were to add more, you can make the base wider so you can do a taller pyramid, but glue the rocks together. For my 125g, I'm going to be holding the large rocks together by drilling holes and holding it together w/ pvc. My lfs does that to their clients' tanks when aquascaping...that way it's less likely to collapse, but not permanent.
But I really like the layout, w/ the open "common area" in the middle.
But I really like the layout, w/ the open "common area" in the middle.
BigH55
I'm that guy
I did that for my tangs to maximize the swimming area. Cant wait to set up my frag tank off to the side, Also, if I were to do it over i would plumb pvc thru the live rock and drill holes in it to make flow behind and thru the LR with a closed loop system.
BigH55
I'm that guy
Thank You very much. I like the looks of a tall tank because it is very comedearing in appearance.However cleaning the bottom third is tough. Since I made the canopy taller my lightsare off the water more so i can fit my 20" arm in there.
acerhigh
just a reefer
Looks GREAT! you did a good job!
BigH55
I'm that guy
Cant wait to make the bookshelves for the sides.
