My 300g to 120g Upgrade

[DaveMorris]

Well, thanks to the fine folks at AquaSD, i now have my new 120g Leemar tank. It is a 48" x 24" footprint and the tank is 26" high. Eurobraced with a Calfo external overflow. It is a great size tank for aquascaping. Next step will be building my stand which I hope to start on in the next week or so. Should be fun....

[socal619]

sweet get some pics of that bad boy up

[DaveMorris]

Finally got some photos of the new tank...





I am hoping to start getting some real work done on this tank very soon.

[wholagan]

Beautiful tank Dave. Love that external overflow.

[AquaSD]

tank looks awesome, can't wait to see it up and running!

[Saduran86]

Nice tank....love the puppy inside the tank too lol.

[DaveMorris]

This build is going to take a while. I am going to make sure that every element is exactly the way I want it. I am going for the ultra clean, sexy layout of plumbing and electrical. I want the equipment side of things to be as impressive as the tank itself. That is why the build may take a while. I should have the initial stand built in a week or two. It will actually be built by someone else, but I will do the painting and sealing on it. Once I see the stand, I will come up with a sump layout that will fit the stand perfect. So like I said...one step at a time. Stay tuned....

[ReEfErAdDiCt]

Very nice tank. Glad to see the pup is enjoying it too lol miss those little guys

[smirkis]

good stuff dave. glad to see some progress on this setup!

[DaveMorris]

Got the stand this weekend.




I attached the bottom today and I will probably attach the top tomorrow. I sealed the bottom so it won't leak and tomorrow I will start painting it. Couple coats of Kilz, couple coats of white, and a couple coats of urethane. The three holes in the top are where the three 1.5" drain lines will go for the Bean Animal drain I am going to run. This drain system should be completely silent, an important part of this build to keep the family happy.

I still need to get a sump built and get a few items such as my return pump, skimmer, BP reactor, etc. I'm probably going to end up using a couple MP40's for in tank flow. I hate powerbeads, but I don't have much choice. My travel schedule for the next couple of months is going to make progress a little slow, but thats OK. Stay tuned for more....

[Octoman4]

Nice dave cant wait to see finished product

[DaveMorris]

I got the first coat of Kilz on the stand today. I'll probably do another coat of Kilz and then white paint and a couple coats of urethane. Hopefully when I'm at MACNA next weekend I'll win a skimmer, (2) MP40 powerbeads, and a return pump.

[davocean]

Looking good so far there Dave!

[SDguy]

Nice dims on that tank DM.

[Nick_Kun]

very nice dave!