new shallow!

[danagui]

been looking for a shallow tank and found it from DETANE....so heres what i got after a 4 and a half hour round trip drive from my place to BFE...just got the baffles out, cleaning it up and giving it a good vinegar bath and mud scrub, replacing the bulkheads, then its onto the stand....going to home depot in a bit for the lumber

tank dims: 48x18x15 so around 56.1 gallons

 

[blkg35]

So you're turning the sump back into a tank? Are you planning on bracing it?

 

[danagui]

no bracing....its been fulll of water without the baffles for 48 hours and its fine

So you're turning the sump back into a tank? Are you planning on bracing it?

 

[BeanMachine]

isnt that a sump, now I'm confused myself.

 

[danagui]

lol it was a custom built frag tank that detane converted into a sump....now im turning it into a shallow DT

isnt that a sump, now I'm confused myself.

 

[danagui]

sorry about the wait guys...i cant get pics of the tank since i havent had a chance to properly clean it with the weather...heres some of the stand build pics...luis gave me the idea to use 2x2's so for his sake lets hope it works.....

 

[danagui]

going to probably seal the wood today after all the glue dries

 

[danagui]

so heres a pic of the extra "just in case" bracing that im putting on the corners of the stand for bonus support....and now its outside so i can spray a sealant coat on it to avoid water damage


also! picked up this beast euroreef cs6-2 protein skimmer with sedra 5000

 

[danagui]

tomorrow im going to be cleaning up the tank nicely and doing some other work on it so thoose will be up when im done with the work

 

[danagui]

been super behind on this build....just got some huge progreess done over the weekend

heres a FTS of it set up in my room finally, the overflow i got from John....last 2 pics are of the brackets i was using to hang my lights....4' 2x4s on each side with heavy duty shelf mounting brackets bolted to the back of the stand

currently im working on my plumbing then i just have to hunt down the remaining pieces of equipment i need