Xmetal's 40B Build

I haven't been around for easily a year. I had to tear down my old tanks due to a personal issue and moving out of my old place. I finally have the time and resources to set up a new tank. I have been using a 14G biocube for the past year to hold what was left of my 75 tear down that I didn't sell of have die. Unfortunately, I lost almost everything that I didn't sell. O well, it sucks, but can't be discouraged by it.

This is a slow build. The stand alone took me about 6 weeks to build since I only have about 2 hours once a week to work on the stand. I dried out all of my rock from my 75, 50, frag tank, and some seleft pieces from people who were tearing their tank down. Then built one bonsai-ish style pillar. I also made a few mag-rocks with suregrip 100 magnets and some cool pieces of dry rock that had flat backs.

I still need to drill the tank for two returns on the bottom back of the tank and drain on the top middle. As well as vinyl the back in black. I am going for a minimalistic look with no powerheads in the tank at all.

This is what I have so far. Please excuse the poor photos. For some reason some came out with light issues.

Front:

Front doors open (easy access to dj swither, apex, ato, and dosing pumps):

I added a side door to make installing and removing the sump easier:

Another shot showing the doors and a little bit of the rock:

Rockwork (I still need to add the mag rocks and one more piece of LR):




I am hoping to have water in it by April.

 

hey welcome back man!
that rock on the right is pretty sweet.
good luck and ill be following along.

 

Welcome back! Good to see you again! Good luck with your build.

 

Nice job with the rock-work! Love the tiered affect.

And welcome back.

 

oh jeeze, you're back too? :

(P and X have history, the above is a joke, P isn't really mean)

Too bad about the last tank. It was a real looker.

 

It feels good to be back in the groove again, huh. That staggered rock is really sweet. Good luck with the process.

 

Welcome back! I love the rock work!

 

+1
That rock work is fantastic. Less is more!
Welcome back!
matt

 

Man, really?!?!?! You again?!?!?! P really is very mean haha. Yea, I miss that tank, but I will take what I loved in the old, as well as what I wish I had been able to change, and put it all towards the new. How have you been?

It feels great to have a tank of my own. I have been setting new tanks up at work to fill the void.

Thank you guys/gals It is great to be back.

 

Man, I haven't updated this thing in too long. More and more set backs every week. I keep having to move and random bills popping up taking away from my tank funds. I need to just say screw it and fill it already. It is literally sitting in my living room almost fully set up just needing water and filtration....arg