2.5g Pico Reef Experiment

[Jep21]

Hello guys you all knw me for being obssessed with picos and nano tanks well im taking the plunge and doing something a little bit crazy.. With my new 2.5g low iron crystal clear glass finnex tank, im going to drill it with the overflow on one side and the return on the other all plumbed into a 10g sump/refugium. What got me inspired to do something like this is this tank in nano reef http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/296235-3-foot-office-nano-mr-aqua-12-gallon-long/. I knw my tank won't look as good as his but will try to my best to somewhat replicate it but in a much smaller tank..

Dimensions of the tank: 12" x 6 x 8; 5mm glass

Heres the tank so far:

Kind of what i had planned before but all changed now with plumbing it.. I will still keep that fan on the back though..

So my plan is to get a stand built to hold a chiller in the lower half of the stand and the 10g sump refugium on top

Kind of what i have planned out for this tank (sorry about my hand writing or my poor drawing skills)

The inspiration for this build:

http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/296235-3-foot-office-nano-mr-aqua-12-gallon-long/

 

[Jep21]

Currently i have matt at [MENTION=1489]Sho Tank[/MENTION] drilling the tank for me and i also have gotten my 10g sump.. Now my challenge is getting someone to build me a stand to my specifications. If you guys knw of any stand builders that can build me a stand for what i need pls send me a pm.. Thank you...

 

[jrpark22000]

Good luck Jeff, looking forward to seeing it come together. Did you ask Matt about a stand?

 

[Jep21]

Good luck Jeff, looking forward to seeing it come together. Did you ask Matt about a stand?

Thanks josh. I did inquire regarding the stand but its too small of a job, which i completely understand .. So i will look elsewhere, if i cant find anyone, i'll just redo what i had planned regarding the stand.. Hopefully i can find someone to build me a stand (crosses fingers)


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[tinman]

Going to be awesome Jepp .. Nano tanks are the best

 

[maazreef]

Nice little nano. tagging along on this one. )

 

[Jep21]

mini update

Just wanna say a special thanks to matt [MENTION=1489]Sho Tank[/MENTION]s for drilling my tank.. You did a very good job and also thank you for providing some of the bulk heads..

Rock work that im gonna be going with.. Eshopping frag cave holds 12 frag plugs

Some odds and ends

The tank

Tank with the bulk heads and frag cave rock

Just was messing around with my extra equipment.. i have to figure out what im gonna do with the light to make it look nice

Also have my 10g tank for my refugium/sump.. just have to place the baffles and stuff. Still inquiring with a friend regarding my stand.. Still measuring everything out for it so i have enough space for everything i want to do.. hopefully everything gets done before my son is born so i don't have to do anything...

Well this is it for now.. thanks for following everyone