Reef2Keep Nano Build

And filled!

Born 12/10/12 ;D


EDIT:
40 lbs dry rock (~28 in display, 12 in sump)
35 lbs Fiji Pink sand

 

Not much real estate in the sump area but building a slightly larger stand definitely gave me some room to work with, especially for a nano. The only other thing really to add is my carbon/GFO reactor on the side.

 

wow awesome so far, definitely will follow along.

 

is the stand textured?

 

Yup! Good spot! Not having all the proper tools yielded some blemishes, dings and gaps on the final wrap...so after a few failed painting attempts to cover it up, I decided to glaze beach sand onto it and then paint over. Took some time but did the trick Still need to go over some and make some final touch ups.

I also forgot to mention that my sump wouldn't fit inside of the frame. So I had to cut out a trap door on the side to get it in, and more importantly allow for it to get out in case it ever needs to be serviced or replaced. There's always one more step.....

 

Very nice build!

Can't wait to see this full of corals.

 

Planing on running a sea swirl on the return? Wondering about the hole in the euro brace.

Finish looks almost like the truckbed liner I sprayed the inside of my stand with. Looking at it now I wish I would have done the whole stand with it.

 

That hole is actually going to be for my return, but I still need to figure out exactly how I want to plumb it.

I attempted using that truckbed liner, but it wasn't aggressive enough to cover up some of the imperfections. I finished my guitar pedal board with it though and it looks great!

 

Sweet build!

 

Well planned, and seems like you're sticking to it too. Looking real good! I like the scape as well.

What kind of light you going with?