BEEN A WHILE

[Wick]

That's pretty freaking cool with the lid!

 

[ccajigas07]

ok so i tucked away all cables. i noticed about a 1/4 bow on the tank so i made a removable brace to support the center, now the tank is perfect and since my original lid was a 1 piece lid made of 1/8 acrylic which now didn't fit plus is was sagging, i made a 2 piece lid (not fully done) waiting for my acrylic hinges to come in today so i can put my feeding doors on. i also relocated the opening for the mangrove plants i want to put in to the left side thus the random oval cover.

 

[ccajigas07]

got the lids dones

 

[ccajigas07]

update i put in a skimmer a uv sterilizer and i have a xr30 that i order to upgrade from the xr15 for better lighting. Added a 2 firefish and some mangroves.

 

[ccajigas07]

So i got my XR30 and installed it, i then went this weekend and decided to get some new member to the tank. i picked up 3 sexy shrimp 1 blood shrimp and a blue spot jaw fish that i just had to have. Well at the LFS they had the jaw fish locked in a jar and i asked why he was in the jar and if he was reef safe and was told that he was a jumper but he was reef safe to which i responded well no big deal to me as i have lids, so i purchased him. what the guy at the LFS neglected to tell me was that this jerk digs and i mean digs lol he basically cleared out under one of my rocks, the next thing he neglected to mention was that Sexy shrimp were part of his menu items. I witnessed this 1st hand i was watching 1 of the sexy shrimp do his little dance peacefully in a corner of the Aquarium then to my horror BAM like a lighting bolt he got eaten by the jerk and with the same lighting speed right back to recently dug cave. Well any ways i have 2 sexy shrimp left as of last night so i created a sexy shrimp safe haven, My issue is trying to catch them to put them in the safe haven.

 

[ccajigas07]

Time for an update
i sold this system last week and upgraded to a bigger system i didn't have enough time to build one so i just bought a waterbox 150.4. So far i have made my custom lids. 3d printed a m2 pump fitting and made a shelf to hold my parameter liquids. Im still waiting on my new reef mat 1200 to come in. Ive partnered up with a local fish store/waterbox dealer and we have been doing modification to the stand doors so i will be doing my doors possibly this weekend and i have still have some decorative accents i want to do the stand. the last photo is of a clients tank just so you can get an idea of the door modifications. Also made a new bigger vegi feeder since i now have 4 tangs and made a new hanging mangrove plant holder.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Time for an update
i sold this system last week and upgraded to a bigger system i didn't have enough time to build one so i just bought a waterbox 150.4. So far i have made my custom lids. 3d printed a m2 pump fitting and made a shelf to hold my parameter liquids. Im still waiting on my new reef mat 1200 to come in. Ive partnered up with a local fish store/waterbox dealer and we have been doing modification to the stand doors so i will be doing my doors possibly this weekend and i have still have some decorative accents i want to do the stand. the last photo is of a clients tank just so you can get an idea of the door modifications. Also made a new bigger vegi feeder since i now have 4 tangs and made a new hanging mangrove plant holder.

I love the custom lid you made!

 

[ccajigas07]

I love the custom lid you made!

Thanks! my only issues with lids is that since i make them out of acrylic they slightly warp hopefully after i get my CNC i will make them out of polycabonate