HexaReef Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 I told myself a little over a year ago, when I upgraded from my 30g Hexagon to my 40g Breeder, that I wasn't going to upgrade again for at lest 5 years. Well, Facebook Marketplace is a real SOB! I saw this new Marineland 60 Gallon tall tank on there and my mind started clicking. I kicked him an offer, picked it up, and explained to the wife later. lol. Anyway, aside from the Marineland Tank, everything is DIY. Got the tank home. This sump is actually a custom sump I made 11 years ago for my first ever tank. Excited to use it again. Got my Eclipse M and Drilled my first hole ever! Little nerve wrecking, but not bad at all. Needed a stand big enough to handle the tank, sump, and plumbing all in one. I used 3/4" Pine plywood, and solid pine for the face and framing. Turned out great. Wanted the back blacked out so I grabbed a can of flat black and started spraying! Dry fitting everything and running plumbing. Switched everything over to the new tank. It was getting late so my main goal was to just get everything in the water for the night and worry about the rest of the mess in the morning. had to find a way to use my light rack for my 40g breeder. Started to build the cupboards. Mad shaker style with the tools that I had. Using a Kreg jig and pocket screws. Used a router for my inside panels. Got the doors painted and installed! Next is the new lighting rack... For the lighting rack I used 3/4" and 1" aluminum with self tapping screws. Next post will be the rest! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexaReef Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 ALL DONE! Hope you enjoyed all the pictures! If you have any questions about the build, let me know! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Nice work! Looks great. I miss having a woodshop... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopp Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Building the stand is almost as fun as building the tank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Looks great! Nice job on the stand! how do you like the eclipse overflow? I have a buddy who’s tank needs one and wondering what your overall impressions are? Did you get it tuned to be silent? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexaReef Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 Looks great! Nice job on the stand! how do you like the eclipse overflow? I have a buddy who’s tank needs one and wondering what your overall impressions are? Did you get it tuned to be silent?I like it! Yes I was able to tune it to be silent by making my overflow tube half the height of my emergency tube and using a gate valve to control the flow. Dead silent!Sent from my SM-A205U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexaReef Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 Nice work! Looks great. I miss having a woodshop...Thanks! What I have is hardly what I would call a wood shop. Lol. I have an unfinished garage with tools scattered around. [emoji226]Sent from my SM-A205U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexaReef Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 I like it! Yes I was able to tune it to be silent by making my overflow tube half the height of my emergency tube and using a gate valve to control the flow. Dead silent!Sent from my SM-A205U using TapatalkHere's a picSent from my SM-A205U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexaReef Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 New lights all dialed in! These are the 5 channel Corona RapidLED's. They look amazing, and I can tell the corals think the same!I have the blues peaked at 90%. Whites are peaked at 70%Sent from my SM-A205U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexaReef Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Before and after Sent from my SM-A205U using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorW Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Before and after Sent from my SM-A205U using TapatalkWow! I absolutely love seeing people build tanks themselves, doing the drilling of the holes etc. I was thinking about doing it myself when I was looking for an upgrade last year but was too scared to do it so ended up buying a Reef ready acrylic tank. I like the before and after! Sent from my moto g(7) using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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