Well Been on here a While And i Do Post to Other Forums But thought as i am A Mod i best get a Tank Thread Done
This will be the Tank i plan to project my DIY on and if all works to Plan Use it on my 4ft tank thats Empty in front room
I also Have a 3ft x 2ft x 2ft running in there but thats up and running and not much DIY on it
Apart from a Bad stand

Here is the Tank stuff

The Tank Is a 50cm Cube With Sump

Bought Second Hand
Did not Like the Back Shiny Cab that it came with

Yep thats not the Light Unit for it lol
this is the Old Tank it is replacing when we was in a different Bedroom

Here are SOme of the Stand Build It was More a New Desk for my Computers and the Tank for the bedroom


Some Storage above


This Is where the New Sump will Go and the tank were the PC is

All from Recycled Wood and old Desks i Do not like to throw anything away

As my Wife can Vouch for lol

Even Papered the Wall after it was Built First Time to Wallpaper in about 10 years lol


Computers On Top Shelf out of way

This has changed now but I will show that later

This is were my 2 clows from Bedroom Tank are at the moment next to my 3ft tank in front room


3ft Tank in front room

With Holding Tank Next to it
These are shots taken today

4ft Tank Possibly Next Year Now (Will do Thread for this when i start it)

Full of Junk (Fish Stuff)
Here it is when i got it

had to cut the pipe work and broke the front Weir Glass But might remove this not sure yet
Back to the cube


this will be the view from were i sit at my desk
This is was the layout of the sump

i did not like it so got a mate to change it for me

Now water comes in top left in to next chamber then under to the long front heater section over to the last chamber Deep Sand Bed
before the return section
a lot better layout

Fill Up Day



she wanted to help granddad what can i say lol


rear pipe work
Sump

Had a leek on rear Pipe

good job it was only ro water + i got my return pipe ball valve on wrong pipe


was a little pin **** of a hole so decided to replace the lot
the following weekend

Salt Water in and Sand in


dirty sand for deep sand bed


Layout Of the rock work

My Light Unit i bought until i get the DIY Lights Done


My View from were i sit at my desk

Some of the Sump



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the live rock in sump it to help the tank seed i will take the one out of the left hand chamber and the cheato will go in there

Ok Tank Filled on the 18-8-2013
First Test done on
31st -8 - 2013
Nitrite No2 = 0.1 Red Sea Test Kit Age Unknown
Nitrate No3 = could be 25 high or 5 low how would you tell ? Same Kit
And Ammonia NH3/NH4+ Between 0.5 and 0.25 same kit again




View From My Bed

3rd - 9 -2013



And some more test results
31 st results
Nitrite No2 = 0.1 Red Sea Test Kit Age Unknown
Nitrate No3 = could be 25 high or 5 low how would you tell ? Same Kit
And Ammonia NH3/NH4+ Between 0.5 and 0.25 same kit again
8th September Results
Nitrite No2 = 0.1 Red Sea Test Kit Age Unknow
Nitrate No3 = could be 50 high or 10 low how would you tell ? Same Kit
And Ammonia NH3/NH4+ Between 0.5 and 0.25 same kit again
Also Did Some Tests with a Red Sea Algae Control Test Kit
No3 Test .50 ppm Age again Unknown ?
P04 Test .08 ppm to .04 Same Kit as No3
And Just Because i was Enjoying this Did a No3 With a Salifert Kit
No 3 Test 10 ppm
PO4 Test 0.1 ppm
so Not Sure What To Make off all This apart from 1 Test Kit Differs From The Next
Yes they all could be out of Date But i suppose its a guide.
Will I be Buying a new Test Kit
on the 10th i put 2 bottles of these in


And Here it is up to date
todays Pics




And Finlay Full Shot of it in place in Bedroom

Watter TEsts Tomorrow

(Hate Doing this)
Clean up crew is next
then about 3- 4 weeks after that move stock from old holding tank
I Have the following to do
Sorta door out for sump
and start all DIY projects on this Tank
Power bar with Switches first
then get tank controller sorted with LED Lights
Tank Hood
I will Try and update regular if your Interested
Thanks for taking the Time to look and read
Simon