Nitro Junkie January 9, 2008 Share January 9, 2008 (edited) I am currently building a 14 gallon nano reef. I stole the basic plan for the stand from Lanman (did that all just rhyme?) And wow is this thing built like a brick sh... well, you know. And could hold a much larger tank, it was basically built to hold the sump and large enough to upgrade in the future if I want. It will have a 25 gallon or so sump under it with a high flow return with a sunpod coming in the next few months. I plan on it being the home to a pair of B/W Clowns and rose anem. but we'll see I also have an order in to Marco rocks for rock to aquascape with. (Thanks again to James for drilling the tank for me !) So far........ By nitrojunkie, shot with DSC-W7 at 2008-01-08 By nitrojunkie, shot with DSC-W7 at 2008-01-08 By nitrojunkie, shot with DSC-W7 at 2008-01-08 By nitrojunkie, shot with DSC-W7 at 2008-01-08 By nitrojunkie, shot with DSC-W7 at 2008-01-08 UPDATE : JANUARY 13, 2008 I finished the stand last night . I mounted the doors/hardware and got it painted and moved inside and painted the back of the tank. I'm really happy with the way it turned out. I will probably start the plumbing tonight. And hope to get sand/water/rock in it by next weekend and get the cycle going. I put a door on the front and on the right side so i could slide the sump in and out easily for cleaning and also access the power strips , etc. By nitrojunkie, shot with DSC-W7 at 2008-01-13 By nitrojunkie, shot with DSC-W7 at 2008-01-13 By nitrojunkie, shot with DSC-W7 at 2008-01-13 By nitrojunkie, shot with DSC-W7 at 2008-01-13 UPDATE : MARCH 22, 2008 Well its been a while. But long story short. I broke the 14g when plumbing it . Lesson learned. Leave the bulkheads loose while plumping. Since I had to buy a new tank I said what the heck and got a tank that fit the stand and James was kind enough to drill my tank again. So I plumbed it up got it wet and have been curing some Marco rocks for it. I just started the aquascaping today. I built a pillar for the focal point and will built a cave or something with more hiding places to the left of the pillar. The pillar was sooooo easy to make. If anyone is considering it I highly recomend it. All I did was built a support from 1/2 pvc and drilled a hole through each rock with a masonary bit. The bit drills through this rock like butter. There are a few spots you can see the pvc and I plan on using aquamend and a small piece of rock to cover it. I still need to get a light and some loc line for the return and probably a powerhead or two , I'm thinking about the nano korrilia's. Hope you like it so far....... (the top left corner is just a reflection of my 75 on the other side of the room) By nitrojunkie, shot with DSC-W7 at 2008-03-22 Edited March 22, 2008 by Nitro Junkie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fry_school101 January 9, 2008 Share January 9, 2008 Just curious why you are using a larger sump than display? Is there a reason you don't want to see most of the water? Cool project! Keep up with the pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Junkie January 9, 2008 Author Share January 9, 2008 Its what I got laying around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmubeach January 9, 2008 Share January 9, 2008 Nice wood working! I use an old coffie table:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy January 11, 2008 Share January 11, 2008 Great job on the stand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite February 28, 2008 Share February 28, 2008 I love your stand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak February 29, 2008 Share February 29, 2008 That tank looks tiny on that stand, great craftsmanship on the stand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Junkie March 23, 2008 Author Share March 23, 2008 *UPDATED MAIN POST* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak March 23, 2008 Share March 23, 2008 Consider using an eductor on the return you might save yourself adding multiple power heads, I have the koralia nano's and i love them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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