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"Needed" another tank but the only place I had to put one was occupied by my sump (above tank "sump"). I figured why not kill 2 birds with 1 stone. . . turn the sump into a weird sump/display/AIO hybrid
This was the plan:
I decided to make the single baffle out of a cutting board. Thought this would be the cheapest source of HDPE. . . but it turns out the cutting board I bought was made out of polypropylene. . . still reef safe (per my reading) but not super rigid. Still should work, though, from my testing silicone does not like to stick to it. I did rough up the edges with sandpaper after my test so hopefully that, plus pretty equal pressure on both sides should stop it from being an issue. . .
Here is how it turned out. After lighting up the AIO chamber it looks like I could have done a few more coats of paint (did 3), as there is a little bit of light bleed in some place. Though still looks better than the black plastic that hid the old sump.
This was the sump BEFORE:
and this is the "sump" NOW:
Here is what the whole set up looks like. . . and wow that light is WARM. . . especially when you compare it to the actual reef lights haha
The tank has 2 fish ATM, Muffins and PoundCake the platinum perculas (maybe?) and a few "sacrificial" corals. . .
This was the plan:
I decided to make the single baffle out of a cutting board. Thought this would be the cheapest source of HDPE. . . but it turns out the cutting board I bought was made out of polypropylene. . . still reef safe (per my reading) but not super rigid. Still should work, though, from my testing silicone does not like to stick to it. I did rough up the edges with sandpaper after my test so hopefully that, plus pretty equal pressure on both sides should stop it from being an issue. . .
Here is how it turned out. After lighting up the AIO chamber it looks like I could have done a few more coats of paint (did 3), as there is a little bit of light bleed in some place. Though still looks better than the black plastic that hid the old sump.
This was the sump BEFORE:
and this is the "sump" NOW:
Here is what the whole set up looks like. . . and wow that light is WARM. . . especially when you compare it to the actual reef lights haha
The tank has 2 fish ATM, Muffins and PoundCake the platinum perculas (maybe?) and a few "sacrificial" corals. . .
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