Monkfish's 20g Long AIO

Monkfish · 02-23-2008, 07:17 PM

20 Gallon Long Build

This started out as a 10g build but realized it would be better to switch over to a 20. This will be a 20L AIO.

- 20 Gallon Long
- Tunze 9002 Skimmer
- Maxi-Jet 900
- Koralia #1
- 17 lbs Live Rock (6lbs Kaelini Tonga , 5lbs Timora Sea , 7lbs Fiji)
- 20lbs Live Sand
- Moon Light
- IceCap / 24" 4x24W SLR T5 High-Output Retrofit Kit
- Home Made Cabinet

Got some stuff in the last week so I got the tank started.

Could they have made the Koralia a bit bigger ??lol

Threw the overflow together and assembled the false wall.

Some pics of the lights I got and finished refugium.

IceCap Retrofit

Got the overflow and sump pieces all glued in.

Thats it for now.Hopefully the weather gets better and I can go get the lumber for the cabinet.

zy112 · 02-23-2008, 07:25 PM

Looks cool, great idea

Monkfish · 03-05-2008, 11:23 AM

Thought Id post some updated pics the diy progress is a bit slow atm Ive been kinda busy.

Rock came in:

Possible scape what ya think?

Super Mario Jawfish pipe work

Cabinet Progress:

Hopefully Can get the cabinet sanded, painted this weekend and get the LR and sand in tank. Any suggestions would be great Im a noob

Monkfish · 03-11-2008, 02:43 PM

Well I got it up and running just waiting for it to clear.

BarbMazz · 03-11-2008, 02:46 PM

What an excellent project! You are a very handy person. Can't wait to see it with some living things in it and see how all the mechanics work.

BarbMazz · 03-11-2008, 02:47 PM

..... the only thing is you get minus 1 point because that beer isn't dark enough to be a Guinness.

Monkfish · 03-11-2008, 02:54 PM

lol thanks much and yes its not a guiness its sam adams.

zy112 · 03-11-2008, 03:25 PM

Wow, Im impressed. You pretty much built something similar to a nanocube on your own!

glampka · 03-11-2008, 05:07 PM

Great looking build!!!

CMG · 03-11-2008, 05:19 PM

I would like to ask a question...curious george over here.

What are the two white pipes under the sand for? Is that a 2nd and 3rd return to suppliment the locline return? Thanks.

Good job by the way. I wouldnt know your a noob!! I never thought you bubild the fuge/sump into the display tank!

Octoman · 03-11-2008, 05:25 PM

Nicely done! I may have to steal some of your ideas... I'll be interested to see what kind of performance you get out of that skimmer.

BarbMazz · 03-11-2008, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monkfish

lol thanks much and yes its not a guiness its sam adams.

you're welcome, and you get only minus 1/2 pt for sam adams.

Doot77 · 03-11-2008, 05:32 PM

Wow that's a sweet setup you made there. I especially like the cabinet.

Monkfish · 03-11-2008, 06:33 PM

Thanks so much everyone for the kind words. The pipes are under the sand Im hoping to have a jawfish and try to keep the burrowing down some

lcstorc · 03-11-2008, 06:53 PM

Very nice. I really like what you have done. It is obvious you have done quite a bit of research.
Please let us know how the skimmer works out. People are always asking for a good nano skimmer recomendation.

02-23-2008, 07:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Monkfish Tunicate Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 23 View Gallery Karma Komment	Monkfish's 20g Long AIO 20 Gallon Long Build This started out as a 10g build but realized it would be better to switch over to a 20. This will be a 20L AIO. - 20 Gallon Long - Tunze 9002 Skimmer - Maxi-Jet 900 - Koralia #1 - 17 lbs Live Rock (6lbs Kaelini Tonga , 5lbs Timora Sea , 7lbs Fiji) - 20lbs Live Sand - Moon Light - IceCap / 24" 4x24W SLR T5 High-Output Retrofit Kit - Home Made Cabinet Got some stuff in the last week so I got the tank started. Could they have made the Koralia a bit bigger ??lol Threw the overflow together and assembled the false wall. Some pics of the lights I got and finished refugium. IceCap Retrofit Got the overflow and sump pieces all glued in. Thats it for now.Hopefully the weather gets better and I can go get the lumber for the cabinet.

02-23-2008, 07:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
zy112 Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,225 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Monkfish's 20g Long AIO Looks cool, great idea __________________ Zach

03-05-2008, 11:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
Monkfish Tunicate Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 23 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Monkfish's 20g Long AIO Thought Id post some updated pics the diy progress is a bit slow atm Ive been kinda busy. Rock came in: Possible scape what ya think? Super Mario Jawfish pipe work Cabinet Progress: Hopefully Can get the cabinet sanded, painted this weekend and get the LR and sand in tank. Any suggestions would be great Im a noob

03-11-2008, 02:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
Monkfish Tunicate Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 23 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Monkfish's 20g Long AIO Well I got it up and running just waiting for it to clear. __________________ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-long-aio.html

03-11-2008, 02:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
BarbMazz Madame Klanganator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Near Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 4,054 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Monkfish's 20g Long AIO What an excellent project! You are a very handy person. Can't wait to see it with some living things in it and see how all the mechanics work. __________________ A Snail's Pace Beginning: an old lady's first reef http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...tml#post366161 ~not knowing how near the truth is we seek it far away~

03-11-2008, 02:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
BarbMazz Madame Klanganator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Near Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 4,054 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Monkfish's 20g Long AIO ..... the only thing is you get minus 1 point because that beer isn't dark enough to be a Guinness. __________________ A Snail's Pace Beginning: an old lady's first reef http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...tml#post366161 ~not knowing how near the truth is we seek it far away~

03-11-2008, 02:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
Monkfish Tunicate Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 23 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Monkfish's 20g Long AIO lol thanks much and yes its not a guiness its sam adams. __________________ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-long-aio.html

03-11-2008, 03:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
zy112 Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,225 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Monkfish's 20g Long AIO Wow, Im impressed. You pretty much built something similar to a nanocube on your own! __________________ Zach

03-11-2008, 05:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
glampka Achilles Tang Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Margaritaville Posts: 885 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Monkfish's 20g Long AIO Great looking build!!! __________________ We are the people our parents warned us about! JB 30 gal mixed reef 12 gal mixed Aquapod, 70 W MH 12 gal JBJ cube - mixed reef 12 gal Aquapod - work in progress

03-11-2008, 05:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
CMG Neon dottyback Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sonoma County, CA Posts: 602 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Monkfish's 20g Long AIO I would like to ask a question...curious george over here. What are the two white pipes under the sand for? Is that a 2nd and 3rd return to suppliment the locline return? Thanks. Good job by the way. I wouldnt know your a noob!! I never thought you bubild the fuge/sump into the display tank! __________________ My Chronical: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wlr-setup.html 40g, Banggai Cardinal, B&W Clown, Flame Angel, Scooter Dragon and a golden banded shrimp.

03-11-2008, 05:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
Octoman 8 left feet... Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: West Haven, CT Posts: 1,960 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Monkfish's 20g Long AIO Nicely done! I may have to steal some of your ideas... I'll be interested to see what kind of performance you get out of that skimmer. __________________ Mark My tank thread... Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Tank build... 55 Construction

03-11-2008, 05:32 PM	#13 (permalink)
Doot77 Scopas Tang Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: DeKalb, IL Posts: 467 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Monkfish's 20g Long AIO Wow that's a sweet setup you made there. I especially like the cabinet. __________________ Matt ________________________________ 110 Gallon Oceanic with dual corner overflows and 40 gal Oceanic 150 Sump Livestock : - 1 Mystery Wrasse, 1 Fairy Wrasse, 1 Royal Gramma, 1 Diamond Watchman Goby, 2 Turbo Snails, 6 Nassarius Snails, 1 Fighting Conch, 6 Dwarf Blue Legged Crabs & 6 Dwarf Zebra Crabs, 3 Emerald Crabs, 1 Purple Reef Lobster, 1 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 1 Red Sea Star, 1 Brittle Star, 1 Sand Sifting Star Fish 20 gal Quarantine tank Doot's Reef Chronicle

03-11-2008, 06:33 PM	#14 (permalink)
Monkfish Tunicate Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 23 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Monkfish's 20g Long AIO Thanks so much everyone for the kind words. The pipes are under the sand Im hoping to have a jawfish and try to keep the burrowing down some __________________ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-long-aio.html

03-11-2008, 06:53 PM	#15 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Monkfish's 20g Long AIO Very nice. I really like what you have done. It is obvious you have done quite a bit of research. Please let us know how the skimmer works out. People are always asking for a good nano skimmer recomendation. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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