This is my build thread for a Lagoon-style 100-gallon AIO acrylic tank. Its external dimensions are 48" x 30" x 16" and the AIO section is full length and height with an 8" depth. Basically, an in-tank sump. It sits on a Tenecor Magnum stand that has had light bars and a control-mounting board added. It also has a Tenecor 10-gallon ATO reservoir.
Here is what the tank looks like today.
The tank has been 'live' since late August 2023. I acquired the tank from Tenecor Aquariums in mid-January 2023. It is a pre-production or maybe proof-of-concept aquarium. I want to be clear that this is not a production or custom aquarium from Tenecor. As such, I expected a few challenges along the way. Tenecor does currently produce a 100-gallon lagoon-style AIO tank with the same external dimensions as my tank. I do not know how much their current tanks resemble my tank.
Since it has been live for five months, I will not spend a lot of time covering history, but I will detail the build as best I can from ‘vintage’ photographs. Here are two more-or-less FTS shots from today. Due to the tank's location, I cannot take straight on FTSs.
This tank was set up to replace the Waterbox 15 Peninsula from my previous thread. Here is the link to the old build thread:
To keep this post from being too long I will do one post for each major ‘event’ since the build began. To save you some time deciding which posts to bother reading, here is the timeline of major events for the build:
-Initial set up of tank, stand, first Nero 3 and first Prime 16HD: January 2023
-Leak/function checks, added Inkbird controller and BRS 300 watt heater, Sicce SDC 6.0 return pump: March 2023
-3d printed and added media basket solution: May 2023
-3d printed and added return section plug and dams: June 2023
-Added AI Blade Grow 39”, 3d printed cutout plugs, and initial addition of salt (Red Sea Blue Bucket): July 2023
-Took tank live, shutdown Waterbox, added the second Nero 3 and second Prime 16HD from Waterbox: August 2023
-Added Hector’s Goby, One-Spot Foxface, Yellow Coris Wrasse, Gold Hammer, Kryptonite and Purple Rim Trumpets, Green Fiji Bird Nest, Purple Stylo, Tubbs Stellata, and Acan : September, 2023
-Added UV (Green Killing Machine – 24 watt), Pink Fiji Birds Nest: October 2023
-Added Black Ray Goby and Peach Hammer: November 2023
-Added third Nero 3 and second AI Blade Grow 39”: January 2024
Current Equipment List:
-Tank: 100-gallon Tenecor Pre-production acrylic AIO - 48"x30"x16"
-Stand: Tenecor Magnum stand w/starboard tank shelf, PVC equipment shelf, PVC mounting board and 30x30 light-mount bars
-Return: Sicce SDC 6.0, Loc-line 3/4",Ball shut-off and VGA RFG
-Flow:2x Nero 3 on 180 degree pulse sync and 1x Nero 3 on random 2x Maxpect Gyre XF-350 CE (10%-30% 1 sec pulse anti-sync)
-Mechanical Filtration: 3d-printed media baskets w/inTank Filter Pads and SERA filter floss, occasionally Red Sea Reef-Spec carbon, Tunze 9004 DC Protein Skimmer
-Chemical Filtration: none at the moment
-Biological Filtration: other than rock/sand AIO chamber refugium
-Other Filtration: Green Killing Machine 24 Watt UV Sterilizer
-Lighting: 2x AI Prime 16HDs and 2x AI Blade Grow 39" for display, Tunze eco chic Refugium for fuge
-Heating: Inkbird controller and 1x 300 Watt BRS Titanium Heating Element
-Salinity Control: JBJ Nano ATO and 10-gallon Tenecor ATO reservoir
-Controller: none
-Miscellaneous: ADJ PC100a power strip, IKEA LED closet strip light, 3d-printed feed cup, digital timer for fuge light
And that will bring it current.
Here is what the tank looks like today.
The tank has been 'live' since late August 2023. I acquired the tank from Tenecor Aquariums in mid-January 2023. It is a pre-production or maybe proof-of-concept aquarium. I want to be clear that this is not a production or custom aquarium from Tenecor. As such, I expected a few challenges along the way. Tenecor does currently produce a 100-gallon lagoon-style AIO tank with the same external dimensions as my tank. I do not know how much their current tanks resemble my tank.
Since it has been live for five months, I will not spend a lot of time covering history, but I will detail the build as best I can from ‘vintage’ photographs. Here are two more-or-less FTS shots from today. Due to the tank's location, I cannot take straight on FTSs.
This tank was set up to replace the Waterbox 15 Peninsula from my previous thread. Here is the link to the old build thread:
AIO Build - Waterbox Mini Peninsula 15 build and impressions
I thought I would start a build thread to hopefully give a little back to the R2R community. Hardly an expert but I figured I would document the build and my impressions of the gear I installed in the hopes I would help someone else make a better decision on a piece of equipment. After watching...
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To keep this post from being too long I will do one post for each major ‘event’ since the build began. To save you some time deciding which posts to bother reading, here is the timeline of major events for the build:
-Initial set up of tank, stand, first Nero 3 and first Prime 16HD: January 2023
-Leak/function checks, added Inkbird controller and BRS 300 watt heater, Sicce SDC 6.0 return pump: March 2023
-3d printed and added media basket solution: May 2023
-3d printed and added return section plug and dams: June 2023
-Added AI Blade Grow 39”, 3d printed cutout plugs, and initial addition of salt (Red Sea Blue Bucket): July 2023
-Took tank live, shutdown Waterbox, added the second Nero 3 and second Prime 16HD from Waterbox: August 2023
-Added Hector’s Goby, One-Spot Foxface, Yellow Coris Wrasse, Gold Hammer, Kryptonite and Purple Rim Trumpets, Green Fiji Bird Nest, Purple Stylo, Tubbs Stellata, and Acan : September, 2023
-Added UV (Green Killing Machine – 24 watt), Pink Fiji Birds Nest: October 2023
-Added Black Ray Goby and Peach Hammer: November 2023
-Added third Nero 3 and second AI Blade Grow 39”: January 2024
Current Equipment List:
-Tank: 100-gallon Tenecor Pre-production acrylic AIO - 48"x30"x16"
-Stand: Tenecor Magnum stand w/starboard tank shelf, PVC equipment shelf, PVC mounting board and 30x30 light-mount bars
-Return: Sicce SDC 6.0, Loc-line 3/4",
-Flow:
-Mechanical Filtration: 3d-printed media baskets w/inTank Filter Pads and SERA filter floss, occasionally Red Sea Reef-Spec carbon, Tunze 9004 DC Protein Skimmer
-Chemical Filtration: none at the moment
-Biological Filtration: other than rock/sand AIO chamber refugium
-Other Filtration: Green Killing Machine 24 Watt UV Sterilizer
-Lighting: 2x AI Prime 16HDs and 2x AI Blade Grow 39" for display, Tunze eco chic Refugium for fuge
-Heating: Inkbird controller and 1x 300 Watt BRS Titanium Heating Element
-Salinity Control: JBJ Nano ATO and 10-gallon Tenecor ATO reservoir
-Controller: none
-Miscellaneous: ADJ PC100a power strip, IKEA LED closet strip light, 3d-printed feed cup, digital timer for fuge light
And that will bring it current.
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