37 gal column conversion to AIO with foam/rock wall

[daplatapus]

Very cool. I've been toying of doing this for my 210 instead of a painted background. Looks good, well done.

[Cubeman]

Originally Posted by daplatapus

Very cool. I've been toying of doing this for my 210 instead of a painted background. Looks good, well done.

Wow that's a lot of work in a 210.

[daplatapus]

Originally Posted by Cubeman

Wow that's a lot of work in a 210.

Hence me not having started it yet

[Cubeman]

So I've finally got some salt water in the glass box and it is cycling on a coffee table while I work on the stand. I built some tall live rock structures to stand in front of the wall using this:


I don't have any lights yet so had difficulty getting good photos but here's a couple of wet ones using an Ikea bedside lamp.




And top down so you can see that there is actually some swimming room. And even though it looks like the top of the bommie is close to the front glass it is at least 2 inches away.

[Cubeman]

Here's where I am at with the equipment for this build:

Aquarium specs:
37 gallon Marineland column aquarium. 20’’ long x 18” wide x 24” deep, black trimmed. Converted to an All in One (AIO) with a 14” x 4” equipment/filter area with 2 returns along the back left wall. This leaves 32 gallons of tank space.

Return pump:
Tunze Silence 1073.008 (210gph). This specific pump was purchased for its extremely quiet operation and low electrical demand (8W).

Flow:
Not purchased yet. Thinking of 2x Hydor Koralia 550 on timers.

Lighting:
Not purchased yet but am going LED with this one.

Filtration:
I have an old Red Sea Prizm HOB skimmer which has sat in the garage unused for 10 years. I designed the AIO compartments to accommodate this and like its very slim profile. I will be using it until it gives me a reason not to. My stocking is very light compared to most so the skimmer is hardly a requirement for this tank.

1x Two Little Fishes Phosban Reactor 150 with phosphate removal media.

Controller/Monitors:
Reef Keeper Lite

PinPoint pH and Temperature monitors

Heating/Cooling:
500W titanium heater controlled by the RKL. Seems like overkill but i) I already had it on hand ii) my house gets cool (mid 60s F) at night iii) the return pump circulation is quite low

Pacific Coast Mini Chiller (1/13HP) with 80gph throughput. Digital and adjustable so no need to run off the RKL.

[maron6977]

Nice job , I'm impressed !!!

[Cubeman]

Hey thanks Mark - might be coming to you for a purple bonsai frag