20 Long AIO: New Minimalist Aquascape

I have been browsing the forums lately looking at others tanks, and the minimalist aquascape look has really grown on me. Since finishing the 20 long, I noticed that there are quite a few dead spots in the tank where flow does not easily make it – this is a problem and can cause detritus build up,...

20 Long AIO: Media Rack and Picture Update

I finally had some free time to work on the media rack for the middle chamber of the AIO. I must say, working with acrylic is pretty fun. As you can see, the rack has room for 3 types of filter media. I decided to go with Chemipure elite, Purigen, and a phosphate sponge to help keep things stable in this...

20 long AIO: Build day 5 Aquascaping

Finally the day has come to move everything from my 37 gallon reef to the newly constructed 20 gallon long all in one aquarium in my new apartment. The build was a great success and everything came out looking awesome. Unfortunately I was not able to get any pictures during the move or during the actual...

20 Long AIO: Build day 4 Painting

That false wall was painted and mounted with silicone. Finally the tank is almost complete – the last touch before adding live stock is to get the back of the tank painted and to set up the equipment. For this tank, I decided to have a few different viewing windows. 3 slits in the back chambers, just...

20 Long AIO: Build day 3 The False Wall

Continuation of the 20 gallon long all in one build. Today I will be showing the creation and fitting of the false wall in the aquarium as well as some silicone work and spray painting. Getting a quality, nice looking, silicone bead is tough to do in such small places. I recommend using a small bottle of...

20 gallon long AIO: build day 2

Continuation of the 20 gallon long all in one build… Finally had a little free time to get back to work on this tank. So far I have decided that I am going to go with a long ways build so that I have the full length of the tank for viewing area. The more I look at the tank, the more excited I...

Serpent star in my 20 gal long AIO

Finally caught a little video of this guy. He a serpent star I found at a local fish store and he’s only about 1-1.5 inches...

Pomp Pom crab in my 20 gallon all in one reef

Finally caught a little video of my pom pom crab who I have had from about 6 months now. Half way through the video the lights in my aquarium cut off for night time, but the light on the camera comes on. Hope you enjoy. They call them pom pom crabs because they carry 2 anemones on their...

20 gallon long AIO: Green bubble tip anemone eating my scarlet cleaner shrimp

Shortly after setting up the tank, I accidentally crushed one of my scarlet cleaner shrimp. I was configuring the aquascape, when a lose rock fell on top of the shrimp and crushed part of its body. The shrimp floated around injured until my anemone caught hold. Here is a video of my GBTA eating my scarlet...

20 Gallon Long AIO: The Design

Day 1 of the newest tank build: 20 gallon long DIY all in one saltwater aquarium As previously mentioned in another post, I am building this tank to go in a 3rd floor apartment. I want something that is very low maintenance with no risk of overflows or messes. This will be an all in one aquarium, much like...

Anouncing New Tank Build: 20 gallon long

Due to a recent move, I have decided that its time for a new build. I’m planning a downgrade of my 37 gallon with 15 gallon sump to a 20 long all in one. The reason I decided to go this route is I’m in an appartment so space is a concern as well as regulations of the complex (nothing over 20...