Jason's Mr Aqua 25g cube

[antoneoh]

Nice acrylic work Jason! I'm gonna have to keep you in mind if I need acrylic bending.

[jasonp87]

Nice acrylic work Jason! I'm gonna have to keep you in mind if I need acrylic bending.

Thanks. I'm definitely picking up some new skills as I set up this tank. I'm pretty excited that I just built my own tank from scratch. Maybe I should wait until tomorrow when I water test it to be excited lol.

[XO PRESENTS]

How cool Jason !!!!!

[jasonp87]

Well great news, I water tested the sump and no leaks! I really wasn't expecting that on the first try but I'll take it. Now to add baffles!

[jasonp87]

Finished up the sump this weekend. Overall I'm pretty happy with it. Starting in the upper right hand corner going clockwise I have an area for a filter sock, skimmer, fuge and return. I also picked up my return pump this weekend. Going with a Mag 5. That paired with a small powerhead in the tank should give me the flow I'm looking for.

[jasonp87]

Pic of the corals growing in the frag/qt tank. Looking back I've seen awesome growth on my CB Purple Monster chalice (top left corner) and also my rastas. Hoping once they get into the new tank with better lighting and filtration stuff will take off even more. The new clowns have started hosting some of the corals in the tank and the male will actually lay between the frag tiles at night when it sleeps.

[jasonp87]

Well this should be a big weekend for this tank. Good thing I have 3 days! Everything is pretty much ready to put together and add water.

Saturday: Stain stand, cement plumbing, build/stain floating canopy (new addition by wife ), final tank and sump water test.
Sunday/Monday: Put everything together! Fill tank. Check plumbing for leaks. Add fish and corals after debris has settled.

I also picked up a DJ power strip which should make things easier. I mounted it in the stand this morning. Saturday I pick up a couple nano koralias for some additional flow. Got the last of the PVC fittings and was able to dry fit everything today. I also picked up some Tropic Marine salt mix so I will mix my own water for the first time, I've always just bought pre-mixed in the past, plus a short stint with scripps.

I picked up an acrylic rod from Ridout and plan to build a pillar like aquascape. Had to get a new drill bit though since the 1/2 bit I had wouldn't fit in my cordless drill.

[cHRoNzZe]

Hey Jason I wouldn't put the fish and coral right after you set it up,for sure let it run for a few weeks with live rock and some charcoal to take out any of the cement crap that will definitely come out and any other chemicals...........I did the same thing a few months ago when I put my sump and it crash my system.......good luck buddy............ Build is coming out great...

[jasonp87]

Thanks for the heads up. I'll watch out for that. I have everything living in a QT system right now anyways so there is no rush to move livestock.

[jasonp87]

Stand is finished. Tank is plumbed. Should be moving it into position in the house tomorrow and filling it up!

[nanoreef1]

Looks real nice and clean.Can't wait to see it up and going!!!

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[jasonp87]

Started the aquascape and making water. I'm going with a little less live rock than I normally do. It always ends up being so cluttered and just looking like a pile and I can never get my mag float around the tank so I am planning this one a little better. I used acrylic rods to hold everything in place. I have a couple other small rocks in my frag tank that will go in somewhere on the sand bed once this is up and running. Still trying to figure out how to mix the salt, I may have to do that in the tank since I don't have any other containers big enough.

[nanoreef1]

It's looking great Jason keep it up bro!

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[jasonp87]

Added the floating canopy, I think i still have some tweeks I want to make to it though. Tank looks good with the lights on though. I'm going to put all my timers and everything up top so they are easier for me to get to and adjust, the sump area is pretty cramped and will only get worse so it will probably be permanent to have everything in the canopy.

[jasonp87]

WATER!! It has already cleared up quite a bit since taking this picture this morning. I also added a lawnmower blenny to the mix of fish I have, not sure yet if he will go to this tank or stay in the frag tank.