The not so budget, 25g add-on

Boomboy · #1 10-28-2009, 05:40 PM

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 · #2 10-31-2009, 03:14 AM

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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 · #3 10-31-2009, 03:18 AM

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

fishytime · #4 10-31-2009, 03:19 AM

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

lastlight · #5 10-31-2009, 03:22 AM

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 · #6 10-31-2009, 03:36 AM

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 · #7 10-31-2009, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 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?

Thanks man....Its for sure is gonna have corals in it....probably a mix....some sps up top, zoanthids, acans and maybe a leather to make the g/f happy....we have kudas(I think) at the shop at atm so thats probably what I will end up with...

fragNplug · #8 10-31-2009, 04:18 PM

very nice man

fishytime · #9 10-31-2009, 03:26 PM

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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

lastlight · #10 11-08-2009, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

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

You think that's bad? I never really planned for power outages too well and the first time I tested for one I got quite scared. When the display, pipes and fuge all finish truckling down into the sump I see the meniscus form at the top of the sump!

My solution is to drill a few holes in one of my 4 return outlets into the tank. They extend about an inch down into the water when the tank's running. If I can break siphon earlier...well an inch less draining down there is a massive deal!

We (my wife and I) love what you've done with the horse tank. I know she wants something similar some day so do it up right and maybe I'll copy one one day!