37 gal column conversion to AIO with foam/rock wall

[Cubeman]

Cord/flex-hose management behind the aquarium was the next task as the whole mess could be seen easily from the side when sitting on the couch. I bought an 8ft section of pipe insulating foam from the hardware store. It's cut lengthways when you buy it and comes in several different diameters.


I routed all of the cords and hose through it then I zap strapped the pieces of foam together. A definite improvement over seeing the 5 cords and 4 hoses that were hanging there before.


Yes I know there is one cord hanging out by itself in the background that stands out but that piece of equipment is temporary

[Cubeman]

Pretty good day in the Cubeman household when you come home from work and find this on the table with a Reef Supply Canada label.


And if you didn't already guess from the first picture this is what was inside.




The tank is only 20 inches wide and the fixture is 16 inches so no need for any height above the tank for spread. The better half absolutely does not want it hanging from cables in the front room so it's just sitting on some plumbing elbows for now while I figure out some DIY legs.




I imagine I will be playing with the settings a lot over the next few days. I'm no LED scientist but I'll let you know how I like it. It also is not that blue so apparently I'm no photo surgeon either

[nrosdal]

Looking good. The wall and ledges are very nice. Cant wait to see what you put in there.

[Cubeman]

Thanks Nick, it was a pleasure doing business with you.

[nrosdal]

Likewise, i look forward to seeing your tank progress (and am curious what you will come up with for the legs).

[Kryptic4L]

Love your glass top. This def has me thinking

[Cubeman]

Over the past week I have been scratching my head about what to do about legs for the light. Scroll back and you'll read that my wife didn't want it hanging from the supplied cables in the living room. I just needed something to raise it up off the glass about an inch or so. I tried cutting some wood - looked like crap. I tried cutting some plastic pipe - looked like crap. I tried wedge shaped door stops - wife said it looked like crap. So I find myself at the dollar store and another rather dim light bulb went off in my head when I saw these baby head savers or whatever they are called.


For $1.25 I couldn't go wrong so I bought two sets. This is what they look like out of the package. They're rounded on the corners too just like the light - it was like a match made in heaven.


I liked the look of just one set under the light but I wanted just a titch more spread so I ended up going with two on each corner for the extra height. Looks like this.


So now I just need to align them properly and glue them together so they look a little neater. Leg problem solved until I see something better.