The not so budget, 25g add-on

[lorenz0]

Originally Posted by fishytime

Im not in any real hurry....we all know what happens when you rush things

I'm not rushing at all. Its going to be a month-6 weeks before i put anything in the tank. just bugging you buddy

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by sharuq1

I'm really enjoying your build thread so far Keep the pics coming.

Thanks Kelly.....You know me...Im certainly not afraid to share pics

Originally Posted by lastlight

I wouldn't have the slightest idea. Sounds pretty cool to me! The dimensions of that tank are pretty cool. What do you have planned for the horses to hitch up to/too?

About 8 months or so ago RC got in a metric whack of tonga branch rock so I snagged a few pieces then....Hopefully the ponies will find them hitchable....Yup been kinda thinking about this for that long.

Originally Posted by lorenz0

I'm not rushing at all. Its going to be a month-6 weeks before i put anything in the tank. just bugging you buddy

Month to six weeks?.....Well I got you beat then.....all my rock has been in my sump for months (with the exception of one piece)....Plus with the tank being plumbed into the main system there wont be a cycle at all

[Boomboy]

i hate my 25G already, its too tall to get any really nice aquascape and not enough space on the sand. luckily you will only have sea horses in there, so thats good. we need more pictures hows it coming along?

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by Boomboy

i hate my 25G already, its too tall to get any really nice aquascape and not enough space on the sand. luckily you will only have sea horses in there, so thats good. we need more pictures hows it coming along?

Your tank doesnt look bad....
Its coming along really well actually....I finally felt well enough to get the thing plumbed and running....heres a couple shots of the plumbing....I used a combination of flex and hard to get er done.

[lastlight]

Looks great man. When it comes time to blow those badboys out think of Lance.

[fishytime]

Heres some shots of the aquascape and a shot of the two tanks together.

[lastlight]

Wow like it was MEANT to be! Awesome. I had a good laugh (maybe not LOL but still...) when I saw all your fish looking at me through the new tank! Horsies are going to love that rock.

When you skin this thing you should have the front panel go up inbetween the two tanks so the space is hidden...

[Boomboy]

agreed, this tank looks sweet next to the other tank, makes your tank look alot longer also. going to have corals in the tank too? might as well and just have sea horses also. cant wait, what type of sea horses are you going to get?

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Wow like it was MEANT to be! Awesome. I had a good laugh (maybe not LOL but still...) when I saw all your fish looking at me through the new tank! Horsies are going to love that rock.

When you skin this thing you should have the front panel go up inbetween the two tanks so the space is hidden...

Thanks Brett....It funny you mention that....All the fish in the big tank kept taking turns examining the new tank through the glass last night...the g/f said theyre gonna get bruises on their foreheads if they keep it up.

Im not sure the big tank will ever get "skinned out"....I have an even bigger reason to want to keep an eye on whats going on under there now. A power out scenario doesnt leave me with a heck of a lot of room to play with in the sump....in fact I had to drop the water level a bit in my return section and raise the height of the primary drain in the overflow box of the pony tank, to get a little more room for drainage in the sump and so a little less water would drain from the PT(pony tank) overflow. With both the returns off and the skimmer off I have about an inch and a half of space at the top of the sump.....thats cutting it close....I should have made the sump an inch or two taller