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Goodwood's Frag 165.6
My story telling isn't great and my writing is bland and jumpy, so I will do my best with pictures.
I have 6 tanks in my house. My wife and I are discussing redecorating our living room. We got to the topic of all the aquariums. She asked the question "Can you put all your little tanks into one big tank?"
I have always wanted a 6ft long tank and I could not find anything that had the specific features I wanted. I spent the last couple of months debating going custom and or ready made system. The problem I found with most of the ready made options was the dimensions and capacity. I actually like my 50 gallon dimensions (36×18×18) so, I was looking for a tank that was 72x18x18.
This is where I started looking into custom and got a few quotes and just for the tank it would have been around $3000+ to get just a tank to my door. I went back and forth on a custom tank for a couple weeks. During that time I found the Waterbox Frag 165.6 and thought the 16" height would be cool to do some trendy stuff above the waterline. I kept fliping and flopping and ultimatley sprung for the Frag 165.6. The idea of a shallower tank has really been growing on me. I am very excited to get a dream tank of mine lit up and growing.
I recieved the tank well packaged and in good shape! The sump looks hecka big. Still on the fence about using the supplied sump or getting a 40 breeder from and doing my own sump. I may cut out a the filter sock chambers and do a fleece roller. 'Cause I'm hot then I'm cold, I'm yes then I'm no...
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The freight driver literally skipped and rode off into the sunset on the pallet jack. Freight company was stressful to deal with, the delivery driver was one of the coolest cats I have met in a while.
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This will be where the new tank will sit, the plan is to mount the television on another wall somewhere. Still need to find a new home for the entertainment center because it is nothing more than a jungle-gym for the twins currently.
Update coming soon!
I have 6 tanks in my house. My wife and I are discussing redecorating our living room. We got to the topic of all the aquariums. She asked the question "Can you put all your little tanks into one big tank?"
I have always wanted a 6ft long tank and I could not find anything that had the specific features I wanted. I spent the last couple of months debating going custom and or ready made system. The problem I found with most of the ready made options was the dimensions and capacity. I actually like my 50 gallon dimensions (36×18×18) so, I was looking for a tank that was 72x18x18.
This is where I started looking into custom and got a few quotes and just for the tank it would have been around $3000+ to get just a tank to my door. I went back and forth on a custom tank for a couple weeks. During that time I found the Waterbox Frag 165.6 and thought the 16" height would be cool to do some trendy stuff above the waterline. I kept fliping and flopping and ultimatley sprung for the Frag 165.6. The idea of a shallower tank has really been growing on me. I am very excited to get a dream tank of mine lit up and growing.
I recieved the tank well packaged and in good shape! The sump looks hecka big. Still on the fence about using the supplied sump or getting a 40 breeder from and doing my own sump. I may cut out a the filter sock chambers and do a fleece roller. 'Cause I'm hot then I'm cold, I'm yes then I'm no...
The freight driver literally skipped and rode off into the sunset on the pallet jack. Freight company was stressful to deal with, the delivery driver was one of the coolest cats I have met in a while.
This will be where the new tank will sit, the plan is to mount the television on another wall somewhere. Still need to find a new home for the entertainment center because it is nothing more than a jungle-gym for the twins currently.
Update coming soon!
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My 50 gallon is set up "low tech" and I am trying to maintain that simplicity in this build. I have been messing around with some pendant lights and These br30 bulbs. My inspiration is @minorhero UNS 120p - Spectacle, simple and extremely functional.
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This at about 10" from the top of tank. I am worried about too much "light spill." Granted this is just in my garage still on the floor, not setup in it's final home.
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This is about 4" above the top of the tank.
I am not sure what would be acceptable "light spill." But lower to the surface looks better to me. I do have the ability to dim the bulbs as necessary through an app on my phone.
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I am still suprised how much bigger this tank looks in comparison to my 50 gallon.
This at about 10" from the top of tank. I am worried about too much "light spill." Granted this is just in my garage still on the floor, not setup in it's final home.
This is about 4" above the top of the tank.
I am not sure what would be acceptable "light spill." But lower to the surface looks better to me. I do have the ability to dim the bulbs as necessary through an app on my phone.
I am still suprised how much bigger this tank looks in comparison to my 50 gallon.
The inches add up! It's always surprising when a shipped tank shows up and you suddenly need to come to grips with the actual size of things
Light spill will be an issue if you are sitting lower than the tank within the range of the light so that you can see the bulb. Otherwise it won't be an issue. You can also play around with kelvin as well, making 1 or more really low kelvin and others really high etc. It's fun to mix up the'colors' to see what looks best to your eyes.
Awesome! 10" is about max for my seated viewing. I seem to be on the right track. I know I shouldn't be staring into the bulb directly. Thanks for the inspiration!The inches add up! It's always surprising when a shipped tank shows up and you suddenly need to come to grips with the actual size of things
Light spill will be an issue if you are sitting lower than the tank within the range of the light so that you can see the bulb. Otherwise it won't be an issue. You can also play around with kelvin as well, making 1 or more really low kelvin and others really high etc. It's fun to mix up the'colors' to see what looks best to your eyes.
Has anyone played with backlighting? My plan is to remove the black vinyl and replace with the frosted vinyl and do a backlight. I am not sure I want to do a box to enhance the backlighting. Seems to be a mixed bag.
Got a few bits and pieces for the tank and I thought it is about time to share.
I have been losing sleep about backlighting. The overflow box in the middle of the tank could make it look odd, but I feel it would look better thank just a solid black. I have painted the back of a project tank and my shrimp tank has a black background. It has taken me a while to figure out that the black backround just looks blah to me. Highly functional... but blah. Backlighting looks pretty slick and I think I can blend the overflow into the scape by doing an island style aquascape.
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The plan:
1. Remove black vinyl currently on back glass.
2. Replace with "frosted glass" vinyl.
3. Make a "gutter" for the leds to rest in. And mount it behind the tank.
I have also ordered a Bubble Magus (large) roller filter. I am expecting this thing to be massive for my sump. It is just barley going to fit, so we shall see how that goes.
I still need to move some furniture around to get the stand situated and then I need to decide how I am going to mount the lights. I am struggling to decide how I want to execute the lights. Still subject to change.
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I have been losing sleep about backlighting. The overflow box in the middle of the tank could make it look odd, but I feel it would look better thank just a solid black. I have painted the back of a project tank and my shrimp tank has a black background. It has taken me a while to figure out that the black backround just looks blah to me. Highly functional... but blah. Backlighting looks pretty slick and I think I can blend the overflow into the scape by doing an island style aquascape.
The plan:
1. Remove black vinyl currently on back glass.
2. Replace with "frosted glass" vinyl.
3. Make a "gutter" for the leds to rest in. And mount it behind the tank.
I have also ordered a Bubble Magus (large) roller filter. I am expecting this thing to be massive for my sump. It is just barley going to fit, so we shall see how that goes.
I still need to move some furniture around to get the stand situated and then I need to decide how I am going to mount the lights. I am struggling to decide how I want to execute the lights. Still subject to change.
I decided to keep the supplied sump and take out the filter sock section. I used a sharp razorblade and some braided fishing line to break the bond of the silicone. I took my time and it came out pretty easy.
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Also, I took delivery of my Bubble-Magus filter roller. I was on the fence between the Medium and Large size. I was concerened with blowing through fleece with the medium. From the dimensions I found, the large was a 1/16th too big to slide into the first chamber of my sump. I was willing to shave that off the acrylic to get it to squeak in there. Turns out it fits perfectly without any modification. I might need to lower it just a smidge to keep the water level in the right spot.
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Stay tuned!
Also, I took delivery of my Bubble-Magus filter roller. I was on the fence between the Medium and Large size. I was concerened with blowing through fleece with the medium. From the dimensions I found, the large was a 1/16th too big to slide into the first chamber of my sump. I was willing to shave that off the acrylic to get it to squeak in there. Turns out it fits perfectly without any modification. I might need to lower it just a smidge to keep the water level in the right spot.
Stay tuned!
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Welp... got some unexpected time off of work due to Covid. Caught up on all the chores around the house and even got the old entertainment center out of the house! I am close to putting the stand together and getting the lights dialed before we put the tank. I am not looking forward to leveling the stand, but we shall see. There are about 20 little feet that have to be adjusted individually and the stand may need to be tipped on its face to acess the feet.
Any-hooo... construction of lights/mount is in progress, waiting on a few of these to get here to finish up. I am using 1/2" EMT to support lights. I almost used copper and I am glad I did not.
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This is roughly how one side will look.
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One side will have 2 lights connected via a section of EMT and that will be supported by another section forming a "T" which will be attached to more EMT that is mounted to the back of the stand. The cord will be hidden inside the EMT. I will post pictures of completed lights when the stand is in posistion.
I also got around to applying the frosted background. It went surprisingly smooth considering there was only one person to wrestle a giant six foot sticker into posistion without it touching the ground. The ground is hot lava.
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Any-hooo... construction of lights/mount is in progress, waiting on a few of these to get here to finish up. I am using 1/2" EMT to support lights. I almost used copper and I am glad I did not.
This is roughly how one side will look.
One side will have 2 lights connected via a section of EMT and that will be supported by another section forming a "T" which will be attached to more EMT that is mounted to the back of the stand. The cord will be hidden inside the EMT. I will post pictures of completed lights when the stand is in posistion.
I also got around to applying the frosted background. It went surprisingly smooth considering there was only one person to wrestle a giant six foot sticker into posistion without it touching the ground. The ground is hot lava.
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This is one of the many reasons I decided to go with this tank. Having a stool/ladder kicking around is one more thing to curse at when the stupid hose gets caught on it...
I look forward to sharing progress! I love the idea of a saltwater tank, I just dont have the gusto to deal with water storage and salt. Call me lazy.
Dealing with the salt is only the tip of the iceberg. The costs are tremendous and have really gotten ridiculous over the last few years.This is one of the many reasons I decided to go with this tank. Having a stool/ladder kicking around is one more thing to curse at when the stupid hose gets caught on it...
I look forward to sharing progress! I love the idea of a saltwater tank, I just dont have the gusto to deal with water storage and salt. Call me lazy.
At the end of the day, you have a very expensive glass box filled with stuff that doesn't look real. I think that's what attracted me the most to reef tanks. They're a lot of work though and if you have a crash, it really hurts whereas with freshwater if the tank crashes, which doesn't happen very often, the losses don't sting as much financially.
33 little feet! Let the flat-pack stand commence! I have been busy today, I got the floor joists reinforced and the garage organized enough to have a workspace again.
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Had to suit up to keep the spiders at bay. Put me 120 feet in a tree with a chainsaw and there is no problems, but when I see one spider...forget it, Im done. They give me the heebie jeebies!
Had to suit up to keep the spiders at bay. Put me 120 feet in a tree with a chainsaw and there is no problems, but when I see one spider...forget it, Im done. They give me the heebie jeebies!
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