Monkfish's 20g Long AIO

Monkfish · 02-23-2008, 06:17 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, 06:25 PM

Looks cool, great idea

Monkfish · 03-05-2008, 10:23 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, 01:43 PM

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

BarbMazz · 03-11-2008, 01:46 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, 01:47 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, 01:54 PM

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

zy112 · 03-11-2008, 02:25 PM

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

glampka · 03-11-2008, 04:07 PM

Great looking build!!!

CMG · 03-11-2008, 04:19 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, 04:25 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, 04:29 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, 04:32 PM

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

Monkfish · 03-11-2008, 05:33 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, 05:53 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, 06:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Monkfish Tunicate Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 13 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, 06:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
zy112 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: IN Posts: 980 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Monkfish's 20g Long AIO Looks cool, great idea __________________ Zach

03-05-2008, 10:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
Monkfish Tunicate Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 13 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, 01:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
Monkfish Tunicate Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 13 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, 01:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
BarbMazz Keeper of The List Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Near Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,331 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. __________________ ~not knowing how near the truth is we seek it far away~ "when we were created, the world already had a Reef Central. what it lacked was a Reef Sanctuary" ~travis~ Sorry Bunny. I just couldn't do it any longer.

03-11-2008, 01:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
BarbMazz Keeper of The List Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Near Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,331 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. __________________ ~not knowing how near the truth is we seek it far away~ "when we were created, the world already had a Reef Central. what it lacked was a Reef Sanctuary" ~travis~ Sorry Bunny. I just couldn't do it any longer.

03-11-2008, 01:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
Monkfish Tunicate Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 13 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, 02:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
zy112 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: IN Posts: 980 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, 04:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
glampka Torch coral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Margaritaville Posts: 527 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Monkfish's 20g Long AIO Great looking build!!! __________________ We are the peolpe 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, 04:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
CMG Scopas Tang Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sonoma County, CA Posts: 448 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, Purple Dartfish (squirley), Banggai Cardinal (Spot), 3 sand sifting snails, 3 nerite snails and a golden banded shrimp (Batman).

03-11-2008, 04:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
Octoman Elegance coral Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,024 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 "If you were traveling through outer space, I mean like you're going real fast, like the speed of light, you know... hoooohhhhh... and all of a sudden you started screaming... aaaahhhhh aaaaahhhhh... Do you think your brain would blow up?" My tank thread... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-euphoria.html Tank build... http://55reef.blogspot.com/

03-11-2008, 04:32 PM	#13 (permalink)
Doot77 Scopas Tang Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: DeKalb, IL Posts: 458 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, 05:33 PM	#14 (permalink)
Monkfish Tunicate Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 13 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, 05:53 PM	#15 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,360 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 You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination Question of the day: When will Booze put water in that huge beautiful tank?

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