Ryan_Laps 10gal Build

Ryan_Lap · #1 10-29-2008, 05:46 AM

The final product:

The stand you see is not the one Im using. I will be building one tomorrow along with a canopy. Hope to have water in the tank before this weekend so I can play a lil catch up.

Ryan_Lap · #2 10-29-2008, 05:59 AM

The Light Im using is a 16" hamilton tech light fixture(28w x 2):

I got it off of a local reefer for $20. Confirmation of price will have to be included I presume at a later time.

rocketlily · #3 10-29-2008, 02:05 PM

What a beautiful tank this is going to be!

Ryan_Lap · #4 10-30-2008, 12:15 AM

Bit of an update....

Freshwater tested the tank tonight. The koralia 1 I planned on using isnt producing enough flow for my liking thus far. Had an extra 4 laying around so I tried that and I think we may have a winner. Ill see if its too much flow when I finally have rock in there and corals, but its easy enough to change out for others.

Ill be building the stand this evening and hopefully finishing it tomorrow. Still want to have water in it come this weekend.

and yes Im getting a few micro bubbles with the larger pump. Im sure the problem will go away once Im running filter floss.

sphelps · #5 10-30-2008, 01:15 AM

Looking good dude. Glad it held for you but you're still going to brace the base right? Or are you going to gamble?
You need to run the water level a little higher and that should stop any microbubbles.

JDigital · #6 10-30-2008, 01:39 AM

That's a "superman" looking tank!

Ryan_Lap · #7 10-30-2008, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JDigital

That's a "superman" looking tank!

Maybe something will be flying in the tank........

Ryan_Lap · #8 10-30-2008, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sphelps

Looking good dude. Glad it held for you but you're still going to brace the base right? Or are you going to gamble?
You need to run the water level a little higher and that should stop any microbubbles.

building the stand tomorrow which with have a 1.5" lip around the base. The I will silicone the tank into the stand. That should be plenty for bracing. I was just making sure there were no leaks.

Scythanith · #9 11-01-2008, 08:18 AM

Looking very nice man, and I thought I was the only one up at 2am looking at reef forums haahaa!

Scythanith · #10 11-06-2008, 04:54 AM

What the hell man, you're tank was looking great! Hope you can figure something out to stay in!