Wayne's 105g 'Rainforest of the Sea'

[Myka]

How is that shadowbox done? Is there is light running along the back above the shadowbox? That looks pretty nice, but I think the center overflow is really distracting from it. I imagine it would be a pain in the butt to clean the back glass too.

You can get a similar effect using paint and painting the low lighter and slowly fading into a darker color near the bottom. I really like this look.

[kien]

Very nice setup you've got planned out!

[daplatapus]

There's a really cool shadow box thread on RC. Looks awesome but you'd have to be really diligent about cleaning the back glass or it'll look like crap. I thought it was awesome until I got to thinking about my glass cleaning regimen. I have problems keeping 3 sides clean and free of coraline,

[wmcinnes]

Originally Posted by Myka

How is that shadowbox done? Is there is light running along the back above the shadowbox? That looks pretty nice, but I think the center overflow is really distracting from it. I imagine it would be a pain in the butt to clean the back glass too.

You can get a similar effect using paint and painting the low lighter and slowly fading into a darker color near the bottom. I really like this look.

It's essentially a box with blue acrylic inside it and a light or leds mounted inside the top of the box shining through and giving the perception of the sun on the horizon and depth into the background.

Originally Posted by kien

Very nice setup you've got planned out!

Thank you very much. We will see how it works out!

[wmcinnes]

Originally Posted by daplatapus

There's a really cool shadow box thread on RC. Looks awesome but you'd have to be really diligent about cleaning the back glass or it'll look like crap. I thought it was awesome until I got to thinking about my glass cleaning regimen. I have problems keeping 3 sides clean and free of coraline,

Yeah I do hope to be diligent and have consistant schedule of cleaning the back glass but I think the shadowbox is out of the question this time. I think I am going to have to go by a few colors of paint and do some experimenting tomorrow

[wmcinnes]

Here's a quick sketch mock-up of my proposed plumbing plan:

The manifold is not a for sure as I may be running my reactors from a separate pump (Maxijet), as with my last tank I noticed that a lot of debris/algae would pass into the manifold and clog up my TLF reactors.

Any ideas/comments are welcome.

[The Grizz]

Have you picked up the stand yet?

[wmcinnes]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

Have you picked up the stand yet?

I went and saw it! Looks awesome and is solid as can be! Thank you.
Not gonna bother moving it right now since my buddy and I are moving in together next week.

[The Grizz]

Sweet glad your happy with it, can't wait to see a tank on it.

[wmcinnes]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

Sweet glad your happy with it, can't wait to see a tank on it.

Me neither! Counting down the days till I get moved in and get to do another tank build. The build is the best part!