240G front Drop off tank

[nitro]

OOOOHH Santa I know what I want now... I'll be good I promise!

 

[jasonw]

@nitro yep get a drop off from Santa. Haha. I want my AI 52hd lighting. Still no $$ to get it.

 

[philfree]

sooo awesome!
Following along

 

[revhtree]

In progress putting in

Just crazy!

 

[jasonw]

Last night 1am. [emoji42][emoji42][emoji42]
Favorite quote from ATM Tanked.
"LET IT RIP!!"
Fill up with tap water then put carbon to absorb all the unwanted things. Then clear all water again only put RODI -> salt -> Caribsea live sand.

 

[Mike&Terry]

Awesome rock-work Jason! Looking forward to following your progress!

 

[Lowefx]

Bump for progress. This build is a real nail biter!

 

[jasonw]

@Lowefx fri sat sun I got no time to see my tank cos gotta take care my 2yearold son.
Here some pic. Fill up tap water and soak the rocks TDS 138! While normal tap is only tds 16

Gotta clear all water again then only fill up rodi

Testing out back shadowbox with turning down my wall lamp to shine at the back. [emoji13]

Drop off part on one 26Hd 2 more 52hd on the back still waiting for my DIY aluminum stand (temporary stand cos dang carpenter again delay my tank cover

 

[Lowefx]

@jasonw I understand completely, I have a 3 yr old as well. Hiw did you design that drop off? Aren't you worried that the base is off maybe a 1/4 of an inch, then that will cause the glass to flex and possibly break or cause a leak? Your crazy soaking your rock in TDS 138 water, you may get some algae issues with that. Thanks for the update, I am a big fan of your build, and may use your knowledge to build one of my own when I buy a house!

 

[jasonw]

@Lowefx I'm not soaking the water of tds 138. Is the rocks leaks out and cause the water tds 138 [emoji51] doing 2nd round water change hopefully the tds down now. I don't think the drop off rocks will crack the bottom glass. It's just a flat pcs of rock that sit on 2 stands on the bottom. And glass is 12mm

 

[Leslie Tabor]

This is VERY cool! I love the rock work! Cannot wait to see more!

 

[revhtree]

Yes water baby!

 

[jasonw]

Looks who's in the tank while waiting for that rodi water flows

18hours only fill up this high of water [emoji33][emoji42][emoji42]

This the RODI water flow. Soooooo slow

While waiting lets glue some black stickers for the tank top lining

Tadaah top black lining done

 

[Brew12]

Looks who's in the tank while waiting for that rodi water flows

18hours only fill up this high of water [emoji33][emoji42][emoji42]

This the RODI water flow. Soooooo slow

While waiting lets glue some black stickers for the tank top lining

Tadaah top black lining done

Wow.. this is amazing!

 

[Sandroni]

This is insane!!! I need one now! Im following

 

[Slyler]

The drop off looks amazing! Looking forward to seeing more pics! An awesome looking tank! BB8 for the win!

 

[deaclauderdale]

Any particular reason as to why you added the black sticker top edge? Tank looks killer by the way.

 

[jasonw]

@deaclauderdale the stickers is to cover up the top glass ugly bracing and also cover the water surface so later tank cover comes d all led is shining in the tank instead of my son eyes.

 

[deaclauderdale]

Got it....thanks for the reply.

 

[jasonw]

No problem.