Couple of pics of my latest setup. It's a stack of three Deep Blue 34g rimless tanks so total volume of around 100g. I've plumbed them so all three tanks are connected - Herbie style overflows going from top to middle overflow to bottom. Primary filtration is a single big block of Poret foam in the corner of bottom tank that all the water circulates through, and I've got some additional foam in the overflows.
Pump is a Reef Octopus Varios 2, providing variable flow. The return is split between the top and middle tanks, and I've got ball valves on their so I can isolate either tank into an enclosed system if needed (for quarantine etc). The whole thing is connected to my autodrip with bottom overlow leading to my waste reservoir/drain. It took some tweaking but overall the whole setup is super quiet considering how much water is moving through the system.
For lighting, I integrated DIY LED lighting into the stand and it's connected to the same controller that runs my 150g so I've got matched sunrise/sunset cycles across all the tanks.
Didn't take too many pics of the bulid along the way, but here's the finished product:
Some close-ups of each tank:
Top
Middle
Bottom
and a view of the whole wall
Pump is a Reef Octopus Varios 2, providing variable flow. The return is split between the top and middle tanks, and I've got ball valves on their so I can isolate either tank into an enclosed system if needed (for quarantine etc). The whole thing is connected to my autodrip with bottom overlow leading to my waste reservoir/drain. It took some tweaking but overall the whole setup is super quiet considering how much water is moving through the system.
For lighting, I integrated DIY LED lighting into the stand and it's connected to the same controller that runs my 150g so I've got matched sunrise/sunset cycles across all the tanks.
Didn't take too many pics of the bulid along the way, but here's the finished product:
Some close-ups of each tank:
Top
Middle
Bottom
and a view of the whole wall
