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I am a planted guy myself and at one point I was doing the focal point of thirds ideas and using a lot of fossilized wood etc. Maybe see if any of the plant sites can help as far as fittings. I know they are ahead of the modern miniature look game.
I have always been a fan of http://greenleafaquariums.com/ the guy who runs it his name is Orlando and is usually pretty good about commucnication. They also have a forum etc.
What fittings are you looking for?
 
I like layout #4 the best because of the inverted rock with a flat top. I think pushing 2 rocks together to make an arch would look cool too!

Edit: I wanted to ask, is the tank tempered just on the bottom?
 
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Either layout 1 or 4. People tend to look at things in thirds with a focal being ideal at 33% from the left or right. With people usually being more focal to the LEFT. We tend to scan left to right.

Layout 1 has a focal on the left at around 33%. Layout 4 does not have that but the rock looks more interesting.

I think take 4 and try different placements with the cool looking muchroom rock that froms a ledge maybe?
 
kevlake2005 said:
I like layout #4 the best because of the inverted rock with a flat top. I think pushing 2 rocks together to make an arch would look cool too!

Edit: I wanted to ask, is the tank tempered just on the bottom?
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The 12g longs used to be tempered according to Marine Depot before a certain date but now the entire tank is regular glass. If you are buying one new you are fine, buying used I wouldn't risk it.
 
LED Fixture​

Ok so my light is a 36" 24 LED Fixture using 12 3 Watt 7,000K XP R4s, and 12 3 Watt 455nm Royal Blue diodes.

I ordered it with a hanging kit, which never was supplied so I was refunded part of my purchase to order one myself. In all honesty I like the one I ordered seperately much more than the one they were bundling with the light. By not receiving the hanging kit though, my light had no eyelet or holes drilled to put any in.

So tonight I drilled the fixture and used a tapping bit to add threads for the screws. Here is my progress.


Holes drilled, right one is tapped
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Screws fit and are snug
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Lines dropped from the ceiling are vertical.
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Fixture is level. About a foot of excess cable nicely hides inside the ribs of the heatsink. It has been trimmed but I left a little extra length in case the tank is ever moved.
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wOW I totally thought it was bigger till I read down a little. Way cool for the desk I think it will be a really nice set up. But I must say that the little guy in the tank might scare away the fish lol!:)
 
I realize this is a little late, but here are my two cents regarding the back vs. side plumbing: I think that the plumbing should be in the sides because it helps with the modern look. Have you considered building a shield of some sort to hide the plumbing? Having two black boxes that appear to be vertical lines on each side of the tank will also help with creating a modern look.
 
I realize this is a little late, but here are my two cents regarding the back vs. side plumbing: I think that the plumbing should be in the sides because it helps with the modern look. Have you considered building a shield of some sort to hide the plumbing? Having two black boxes that appear to be vertical lines on each side of the tank will also help with creating a modern look.
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Its not late at all. I wanted to wait til I had all of my plumbing before I even drilled the holes.

The more I look at it the more I like the plumbing on the ends facing each other. I feel like it will give better flow and still give it a sleek look.

After the plumbing is hooked up I'll see if hiding it on the sides is necessary. I already plan to paint the 1-2 fittings that I couldnt find in black to black. The TV stand I am using for a cabinet has an extra shelf that is adjustable behind the doors. I dont plan to use it as I need all the room for the sump and equipment. It has the same finish as the rest of the stand so it might be possible to cut it up and form a box around the exposed pipes.
 
Maybe show us a 'mock FTS' with the bulk head on the back? Also, is it possible to run the wires from the lights up the mounting cables?

Also I was thinking about the boxes over the plumbing on the sides... I'm not sure if it will help the aesthetics of tank VS having them on the back
 
Why hasn't anyone came up with wireless power yet....
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It would make so many things easier. We'll just have to live with cords and batteries until someone continues the work of Tesla.

I've wired it a little differently since the last photo. It goes along the 1/2 wall. The cables are fairly thick and since there are 2 of them running them up the suspension wire might be difficult. It like to balance it with one cord running up each wire but the one that has to go 3 feet before it even goes up will run out of cord. There are also ballasts that would need to be mounted on the ceiling. My wife was already surprised that they let me hang the light from the ceiling. lol


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Here is the light on. I had to take this with my dslr as the color on my iphone was nuclear blue/purple. This is fairly accurate but still looks nicer in person (as most people say)

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Reefer Sutherland said:
Maybe show us a 'mock FTS' with the bulk head on the back?
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I'll post a few mockups once I have all of my plumbing pieces. I also plan to fill the tank with water and run the returns inside the tank to see what kind of water movement I get depending on where they are.

I bought 2 of these http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem.aspx?idProduct=AZ21461&child=AZ21461

So I need to know how they push the water at different depths etc. I dont want the swirling water to be too high and cause it to spray or splash, yet high enough that it wont siphon my whole tank if something should go wrong with the pump.
 
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