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I think it has been long enough since I’ve started this build to FINALLY get a post of it for the world to see!!! Well Chicago Reefs’ world anyway HAHAHA.
From my own googling around, I was unable to find anything related to this type of setup??? So, I thought to myself.... "If I can build it, good things will come!"
I originally had a single corner tank setup, which was my first reef tank (the sump was different than the one in the picture below)
So, after sitting on the couch looking at this tank, I thought to myself "Would it be possible to have 2 corner tanks with 1 sump in between them to make it into 1 system!"
THEN BAM!!!
I begin my build ....
I was lucky enough to find a matching corner tank to the one I already had.
Well to find out, the people I contacted actually had 2 matching corners! So, I drained this corner tank down to where there were only a few inches of water. I moved this tank setup across the room, so I would have room to work on my new build.
Step 1 – Build 3 stands …. 1 for each corner and 1 for the sump
Base of corner stand -
Get frame made for stand cover -
Start of canopy build -
Put pieces together for accurate fit - (Stand, stand cover, tank side panels, and canopy frame)
Next I moved the 3 stands (I didn't get pics of the stand for the sump when I was building, but its just a basic tank stand) into place against the wall to make sure everything fit correctly.
The games were moved off the walls to be out of the way LOL
Got the plumbing, sand, water, etc. completed
After about a month of letting the system cycle (didn't want to rush it and made sure all the levels were reading correctly), and over the course of a couple months, I was able to get all of the livestock into the system.
I still need to finish the panelling on the stands and canopies, along with painting/staining
Left corner tank (will eventually become mostly SPS - the light was the only other light I have at this time)
Right corner tank (will be LPS only)
FULL SYSTEM SHOT!!!!
Equipment -
Aquatic Life T5 HO fixture - they will both be 24" (right now I had to use a 36" light for the left corner)
(2) Eshopps overflow boxes - PH-800 style
(2) MP10WES - 1 in each tank
40br sump - made by me
(2) Rio+ 1400 return pumps
Reef Octopus NWB-150
(2) TLF Reactors - 1 is for GFO and 1 is for CARBON
(2) mj1200 pumps to run the reactors
JBJ A.T.O. Water Level Controller w/ Aqualifter pump
Standard plant light for refugium
From my own googling around, I was unable to find anything related to this type of setup??? So, I thought to myself.... "If I can build it, good things will come!"

I originally had a single corner tank setup, which was my first reef tank (the sump was different than the one in the picture below)


So, after sitting on the couch looking at this tank, I thought to myself "Would it be possible to have 2 corner tanks with 1 sump in between them to make it into 1 system!"
THEN BAM!!!
I begin my build ....
I was lucky enough to find a matching corner tank to the one I already had.
Well to find out, the people I contacted actually had 2 matching corners! So, I drained this corner tank down to where there were only a few inches of water. I moved this tank setup across the room, so I would have room to work on my new build.
Step 1 – Build 3 stands …. 1 for each corner and 1 for the sump
Base of corner stand -



Get frame made for stand cover -



Start of canopy build -




Put pieces together for accurate fit - (Stand, stand cover, tank side panels, and canopy frame)

Next I moved the 3 stands (I didn't get pics of the stand for the sump when I was building, but its just a basic tank stand) into place against the wall to make sure everything fit correctly.
The games were moved off the walls to be out of the way LOL

Got the plumbing, sand, water, etc. completed








After about a month of letting the system cycle (didn't want to rush it and made sure all the levels were reading correctly), and over the course of a couple months, I was able to get all of the livestock into the system.
I still need to finish the panelling on the stands and canopies, along with painting/staining
Left corner tank (will eventually become mostly SPS - the light was the only other light I have at this time)


Right corner tank (will be LPS only)


FULL SYSTEM SHOT!!!!

Equipment -
Aquatic Life T5 HO fixture - they will both be 24" (right now I had to use a 36" light for the left corner)
(2) Eshopps overflow boxes - PH-800 style
(2) MP10WES - 1 in each tank
40br sump - made by me

(2) Rio+ 1400 return pumps
Reef Octopus NWB-150
(2) TLF Reactors - 1 is for GFO and 1 is for CARBON
(2) mj1200 pumps to run the reactors
JBJ A.T.O. Water Level Controller w/ Aqualifter pump
Standard plant light for refugium