bigstick120

What a nice setup! Thank you for sharing. Im missing how you access the top of the aquarium? I guess the top level of the counter comes out?

mulita

Thanks Bigstick.

You are right, the inner level of the counter come out. I dont a have picture showing this but if you look here there is a black tap right in the corner, you pull this up to revome the cover.

missewell

Now I see the finished product it looks great. I love the design.

Jason Baliban

HAHAHA!!

This is awesome!!

Great work!!

jB

ghengis

Abso-frickin-lutely fantastic!!! So much to love about this setup. I do see now why the tank sits where it does, you've obviously spent a long time designing and planning this build. Flawless, perfect. Something to be truly proud of. Love it!!

mulita

Ghengis:
Thank you very much for your comments. I really spend lots of time on this project.

Jason:
Thanks for your comments. Really appreciate it. Taking the chance I like to say that I really like you job in aquascapes you have a great website. Thanks for your compliments.

Hoppy:
I think you are right. I have only these two spirals that actually consume 26W each so I barely have 1. something W/Gal. even when it does iluminated the tank really good, I am too low in wattage for this tank. it is about 18" waterline to bottom. But I also have the issue of space and wanted to keep clear the access for maintenance, so my decision was for these lamps, however, I lost plants already that I tried to add into the scape (Bacopa Australis to mention one). I am planning to build reflectores similar to AH for these bulbs and I was thinking to add two more like these, but the issue of heat transfer is holding me back until I resolve this first.

hoppycalif

I have one suggestion: For a 40 gallon tank, as deep as that one is I don't believe the screw-in fluorescent bulbs will ever provide enough light for plants to grow, not even low light plants. You could replace that light arrangement with something like a AH Supply 55 watt kit, and have low light, or two of them for high light, if you want that. Those lights produce quite a bit of heat too, so ventilating the area will be useful.

AaronT

Wow, this is one of the coolest, well-built DIY projects that I've seen in a while. I'm looking forward to seeing it progress.

mulita

Thanks for your comments AaronT, I hope it progress good

Tsi_User

Wow, by far the coolest DIY tank project i've seen in a long time! great job