46 to 120 Upgrade Diary

[NL146]

a chiller is one the best investment u can make in reefing the only thing is ur con ed will jump a little

Yeah, I'm watching that!

 

[NL146]

I got a 120g AGA tank from Gotham Aquatics (thanks Tito) and a 1500gph overflow kit from glass-holes (crazy guys). I drilled it and put it on the stand to see how it looks. It was only then that I realized that the rear did not sit flush. As suggested by Russ, I'm going to put a layer of Owen's corning rigid insulation between the tank and stand. As soon as it is level I'm going to leak test (fingers crossed). Here are some pics. Of course I still have some cleaning up to do.

 

[dubs]

looking good i like that ur over flow dont take up the entire back of the tank

 

[NL146]

looking good i like that ur over flow dont take up the entire back of the tank

Thanks. The glass-holes profile is slim, 12x2x6.5 in the tank and 3" behind the tank. It's like it's not even in the tank when you look at it from the front.

 

[dubs]

i know i see that some the over flow on other tank including mine take up too much space

 

[NL146]

I know what you mean. I like the idea of having the built-in overflows that say they skim from all levels of the tank, but I like how this looks and it means I have a little more available real estate. Plus I'm thinking that with enough water movement in the tank I won't be worried about skimming only from the surface.

 

[NL146]

I'm contemplating doing a canopy. I won't be drilling the glass for returns, instead those will come over the top and a canopy will hide the pipes.

 

[NL146]

btw, the tank height is nice - 62"

 

[isgon26]

Great job on adding the overflow!

 

[NL146]

Great job on adding the overflow!

Thanks. It's a case of "if I knew then what I know now." The holes I had drilled in my current 46g bowfront were messy with chipped edges, and to0 close to the plastic rim. This time I took it slow and made sure to follow all the advice I was given. It took just about 20 mins to drill each hole with mimimum chipout (almost clean).

 

[PeterD]

Awsome just awsome job. Hope you have tons of fun with it.

 

[NL146]

Awsome just awsome job. Hope you have tons of fun with it.

Thanks. I definitely am having fun with this.

 

[Zuska]

nice job Nigel! keep it up

 

[NL146]

nice job Nigel! keep it up

Thanks Mike!

 

[Gwiz3005]

I saw this setup in person, it looks awesome. Great job Nigel! I look forward to seeing it all setup.

 

[NL146]

The sand storm begins!!!

 

[NL146]

Second attempt at aquascaping - work in progress. The rock in front center will be "fixed". I just dropped it in there and left it for the moment because I was tired and getting frustrated.

 

[E.intheC]

looking very nice! I'm in a similar situation as yourself, and would like to get a larger tank going.

What light did you end up going with?

 

[dubs]

looking good nigel let me if any thing that i can help u out with i know upgrade cost $ so i figure if give u some frags one day maybe ill got some back i figure if we all have nice tank coral wouldnt cost so much looking good tho man keep up the good work

 

[NL146]

Thanks. I got a used Nova extreme 8 bulb t5 from knugenx.

looking very nice! I'm in a similar situation as yourself, and would like to get a larger tank going.

What light did you end up going with?