Coming to the dark side. My first legit nano reef.

[mmarro22]

You can build and install the simple light hanger attached to the stand from the bsck

Like mine

Very clean! I like it. Is yours wood or metal? My only concern is how would I attach it to the stand. The wood of these stands aren't always the best to screw stuff on

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[mmarro22]

Conduit Pipes or Wood hangers
then paint them

My question is I guess how to mount them on the stand as i don't feel too confident the wood is good enough to hold stuff that is screwed on

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[Smite]

Very clean! I like it. Is yours wood or metal? My only concern is how would I attach it to the stand. The wood of these stands aren't always the best to screw stuff on

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Yeah you'll probably want to go with bolts, nuts and washers for the press board. It won't hold screws well at all.

 

[Smite]

I used conduit on my cube. It was easy and light weight. I bent my 90s in the home Depot isle before I bought the pipe.

 

[mmarro22]

Yeah you'll probably want to go with bolts, nuts and washers for the press board. It won't hold screws well at all.

I'm not very handy but this does sound like an idea. Ty.

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[mmarro22]

I used conduit on my cube. It was easy and light weight. I bent my 90s in the home Depot isle before I bought the pipe.

If you don't do it to your liking you can just put em back and try again with fresh pipes great thinking lol

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[tofucube]

Psssshhh. Crowding and overstocking? What's that?

 

[mmarro22]

Psssshhh. Crowding and overstocking? What's that?

right?

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[tofucube]

I see a nice Achilles or purple tang in that bad boy

 

[gumbii]

i made mine out of wood... i like modern sleek boxy look, so i got a 2x2 and hallowed it out for the cord...evenually when i upgrade, i'll make a huge floating shelf for my lights...

 

[gumbii]

let me know if you need help... i'm crafty at that sort of crap...

 

[josebelthobby]

Ya era tiempo Manny.....reef tank.....

 

[mmarro22]

I see a nice Achilles or purple tang in that bad boy

Why not both

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[mmarro22]

i made mine out of wood... i like modern sleek boxy look, so i got a 2x2 and hallowed it out for the cord...evenually when i upgrade, i'll make a huge floating shelf for my lights...

Yooo.... a floating shelf sounds cool!

let me know if you need help... i'm crafty at that sort of crap...

Heck yeah bro! We ain't crafty for crap lol. You got time tomorrow for a home depot run? I got your barrl tambin I could drop it off.

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[gumbii]

Yooo.... a floating shelf sounds cool!

Heck yeah bro! We ain't crafty for crap lol. You got time tomorrow for a home depot run? I got your barrl tambin I could drop it off.

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what time..? i'll have to wait until my dad leaves back to tijuas... LOL...

 

[mmarro22]

Ya era tiempo Manny.....reef tank.....

Te digo I tried a long time ago pero a lo bruto... i killed everyyyything. But let's see what happens this time with a little more knowledge and all of you guys to advise me when I'm screwing up

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[mmarro22]

what time..? i'll have to wait until my dad leaves back to tijuas... LOL...

Later later... I'm going to be busy early in the morning till about mid afternoon. I'll hit cha up when I'm done... can't freaking wait

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[mmarro22]

Front

Top angled down

Left

Right

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[gumbii]

love that rock work man.. great start...

 

[NVTE]

So thanks to you punks posting these gorgeous pics of your reefs and me showing wifey at least half of everything I see, she said let's do one together and i answered without even thinking "YES!". Done very minimal but can already see its going to probably be mostly me. We'll see what happens. I tried a reef tank some years back but what a noob. Adding things to the water, not testing for the things I was adding. Heck I would mix kalk and add the entire milky water instantly into the tank. Used an old hydrometer that later found out was completely offff. Welp, not that much brighter on the topic of corals but a little more knowledge and now with this community to be able to ask a million questions to... well let's just see what happens.

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Nice,
Your built reminds me about my old 28 gallon. The stand can only fit 5 gallon container for autotopoff.