Nick's 20H Build

[everl0ng]

I have decided to start a 20H and move the livestock that I have in my current 20H once I am finished with my one in progress. I will be going sumpless, so now I have a LifeReef overflow and a Mag7 that I will no longer be using, so if anyone is interested just pm me. I will be picking up a premade stand this week, and painting it black this weekend. Anyway, here are are some photos of the progress so far:

New 20H
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/spooge03/DSCF1830.jpg

Painters Tape And Krylon Fusion
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/spooge03/DSCF1831.jpg

Taped Off
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/spooge03/DSCF1832.jpg

Outside Ready To Paint
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/spooge03/DSCF1833.jpg

Painted
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/spooge03/DSCF1834.jpg

Ooooo...Purdy
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/spooge03/DSCF1835.jpg

Modded AC50 Powerfilter Into HOB Fuge
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/spooge03/DSCF1836.jpg

Another Angle (Painted Fuge Intake To Blend With Background
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/spooge03/DSCF1847.jpg

Tank With Fuge And Starboard
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/spooge03/DSCF1842.jpg

Head On
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/spooge03/DSCF1846.jpg

I will have more photos up as soon as I add any additions. I will be getting it filled with RO and rock as soon as I get my stand and paint it.

[Bobby417919]

Looks good.... but why are you changing tanks?

[everl0ng]

because my tank that i have now has some cracks and scratches and the back was never painted and i don't want the oak trim anymore. my fiance and i are going to be moving into a house as soon as we get the money and we are going to be doing a modern black/white/red themed house, and i figured that the black tank would look a little better.

[Lagger]

Looks nice! Starboard, eh? Do I smell SPS & lots'o'flow? :D

[NanoReefWanabe]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10114505#post10114505 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lagger
Looks nice! Starboard, eh? Do I smell SPS & lots'o'flow? :D
that would be tough sumpless wouldnt it?

Looks good so far...

i too will buying a new 20 in place of the twenty i have..fortunately the tanks are cheap...

i built mine in haste and never realized i could have gone with external overflow..oops...now i have and made an external overflow but no tank to put it on...just kind waiting for the wifey to go on vaction so she doesnt notice the tank swap...LOL i really hate the internal calfco overflow...in the way of my new lighting plans...

keep us posted

[everl0ng]

yeah, actually i have a few sps right now and i love it. i like high flow tanks, especially with starboard because it just looks so clean. i plan on keeping sps without a sump because i will be getting a remora hang on skimmer in the next month and my mj1200 and tunze 6045 are great right now for flow. i will be swapping out my mj1200 for another tunze 6045 though so i believe that i will have more than enough flow in there...hopefully ;)

[Two Spot]

love the fuge

[everl0ng]

thank you. there was a thread on here about modding the ac70 i believe? i did the same thing with a 50 but a slight mod for the baffle. with not having a sump it will allow the pods to go straight to the main tank without being eaten up by the return pump. i just need to find a small light to go over it now.

[NanoReefWanabe]

most excellent then...i cant wait to see it come together..

[Andrew]

Looks like a good start nick. :thumbsup:

[everl0ng]

would you guys recommend this (http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_protein_skimmers_aquac_remora_pro.asp?CartId=) skimmer and the filter box? I don't have a skimmer at the moment, and I would like to order one tomorrow. I have heard good things about them, and since I won't be running a sump I need a hang-on. The filter box would be nice to skim the surface as well as hide the powerhead.

[everl0ng]

i also meant to ask in order to slow down the flow going through my modded fuge, can i take my ac20 powerhead's impeller and switch it out with the impeller that came with my powerfilter, now fuge?

[Slakker]

I would think you should be able to, as long as they fit. If that doesn't work, you should be able to trim down the blades on your existing impeller.

I love that HOB fuge...I'm planning on adding one of those to my tank now that I've rid myself of that awful Eclipse hood....how tough was it to do?

[everl0ng]

it was so easy. all i did was take out the media basket and cut the sides off and use the grate and silicone it to the return and then i used one of the sides and siliconed it to the inside to use as a baffle to keep the sand that i will put in it from going up into the pump. easy as that.

[Louie3]

so they krylon fusion is that good eh. i think i f****d my 29 when i painted the bottom

[everl0ng]

how did you mess it up by painting the bottom?

[everl0ng]

will this (http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=8154&N=2004+113345) little light fixture be enough to clip onto my hob fuge for the chaeto? it's small enough to clip right on and not take up any room, but i just want to know if this will be enough light?

[Lagger]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10115448#post10115448 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by everl0ng
would you guys recommend this (http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_protein_skimmers_aquac_remora_pro.asp?CartId=) skimmer and the filter box? I don't have a skimmer at the moment, and I would like to order one tomorrow. I have heard good things about them, and since I won't be running a sump I need a hang-on. The filter box would be nice to skim the surface as well as hide the powerhead.

I think there are better out there for the $$$. I would go Deltec/Bermuda hob's & modify a surface skimmer to fit.

[everl0ng]

that's just the problem...i'm a terrible DIYer unless i have specific directions, and even then i am not much of a handyman...yet...i do have to learn though soon seeing as i will be getting married next year and moving into a house with my fiance and her son lol. anyway, can you guys thing of anything else that i may need to do this time around in order to prevena ny mishaps int he future? i will be going barebottom (starboard), 2 tunze nanostreams, skimmer, no sump, hob fuge, i have my 150w sunpod. i would like to set up an auto top off since i will be going sumpless i will have less water volume...so more salinity changes with evap...any ideas?

[strayvoltage]

I really like that skimmer. I run it on my 125 and it does a fantastic job. The only thing I done was to get it with a mag 3 pump rather than the rio. You can buy it with the mag pump already in the box. The filter box can only help, can't hurt. I don't run myself, but only because I didn't want it to take up space in the tank. As it is I don't have a drilled tank so all my equipement is hang on.