Our SaltWater Tank

OK I got my 60mm Diamond hole saw from eBay.
Unplugged everything, took the canopy off.
Drain the half the water out.
Marked for the bulkhead.
I am set to drill!

Well it looks like that glass was TEMPERED.
What a mess!
I found out after the fact that there is a way to tell if the glass is tempered or not by using a pair of polarized sun glasses. You can get em cheap at like walmart or whatever, Anyways when you look at tempered glass through them on an angle you will be able to see a diamond pattern. If the glass is not tempered you will see no pattern.

4 ft long / 2 ft wide / 1 ft deep
About 50 US Gallons

It is made of plywood and fiberglass very simple and cheap!
You can read about how I made the tank HERE
The big white bucket in the background is a
“Deep Sand Bed (DSB) in a bucket”
and is used for nitrate control. I use the remote sandbed as the tank is bare bottom and I need some way to control the nitrate. So far it is working like a charm.
Right now there is some T5 lights, I also use 95W PC but for the most part I use good old sunshine! While this is not the best spot for sun it beats running MH!
This tank has more then paid for itself, from the coral I have sold on e-bay and on the side.

For water movement I am using a “BLOWER and AIR LIFTS” while this is a bit of over kill for a tank this small. The blower is cheaper to run then a bunch of powerheads!

Is recommended that you have 10 to 15 times your tank size as flow rate. For example if you have a hundred gallon tank, you would need 1000 gallon flow rate. You can accomplish this with powerheads, external pumps and a host of other doodads.

If you’re handy with DIY projects give this one Maxi-Stream Mod a try.

I got very tired to spending the big $$ on two-part calcium and alkalinity supplemen. Then I came a cross this recipe for the same product but it cost a lot less!

Lets face it this hobby is bad enough without having to spend $$ on things you can make.
And this recipe is very very simple to make.

This is an update to my DIY Plywood Tank.
The 1/8″ PVC plastic used for shower stalls did not bond very well with the silicone caulking.

I ended up taking out PVC plastic sheets and used fiberglass.
I wish I would use the fiberglass and first-place.
While it is a bit more labor-intensive , the end product is well worth the time, trouble and $$.