DIY projects

I recently purchased a custom Marineland (Perfecto) 120g. This time, I decided to deviate from my norm, the painted black background, and try an interesting concept that I have seen posted in various reef forums. The purpose of the shadowbox is to have it back-lit behind the tank, and painted to give the illusion of depth in your tank, as in looking through the tank into the ocean. I've read threads on peoples different shadowbox creations, and took some info from different ones I saw, and created ...

My wife did not like a big tub sitting by the reef tank, making it quite unsightly. So here are a few pics of my top off reservoir holding. It is a wicker type basket with a Rubbermaid type container with a lockable lid on it. Holds about 10g. Being in the basket keeps light out, so no algae growth, and the lockable lid keeps out dust/particles/animal hair, etc. No need to have to clean the reservoir. I drilled a hole in the top for the airline to go down into the water, and then drilled a hole ...