195 Rebuild

[dillagas]

Well I finally feel worthy of posting my tank up here. The tank is a Glass Cages 195 gallon. The Tank has been in a current holding pattern for the last 11 months.

Dimensions are 60" x 30" x 25"


55 gallon molded polyethylene sump 32" x 20" x 20"

Fuge is 18" X 20" X 25" fed by skimmer

Main Return - ReeFlo DART

Closed loop - Pan World 100px-x w/ Oceans Motion Super Squirt

Skimmer - Reef Orca 250 fed by Pan World 50px

Chiller - TECO Seachill 1/3 HP fed by Pan World 100px (also feeds PhosBan reactor and carbon)

Lighting will initially be three 400w Mogul running CoralVue Reflux 12k. I have two new CoralVue ballasts and one Icecap electronic. Have been running with 5' VHO Super actinic, but not sure I am going to need the blue with the 12k bulbs.

Moonlight will be provided but 6 Moon Tubes (Fishbowl Innovations) and a moon computer. I have a 7th tube that I may use over the fuge.

Current Tank Inhabitants include:

Yellow Tang
Flame Fin Tomini Tang
2 x Pseudanthias Randalli ( Randall's Anthias)
Flame Angel
Mystery wrasse
3 x Green Chromis

Numerous LPS and Softies

 

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Anyone know if you can run a Reeflo Snapper on a 1" intake?

 

[dillagas]

Here are some more pictures from the move.

Full Room shot. I have since added another 6 inches to the stand as well as center support braces on either side. Holes are cut in the top of the stand to accommodate bulkheads.

Top mount for the lighting. Rack on Sliders hold up to 250lbs. The wiring for the lighting will be run through the wall to the garage where the ballast will be hooked into a DC4HD along with the Teco 1/3hp chiller that is plumbed in the garage.

 

[dillagas]

Updated Pics

Updated Pics

So with the Help of a few friends I got the tank moved and onto the new stand. Looks Great!!

Under the stand. Sump, main pump, two pan worlds for chiller and skimmer.

Where the chiller will be plumbed through the wall tank on opposite side of wall. I have also run the wiring for the ballasts out here and they will be mounted on the wall.

Got the chiller plumbed today.

A shot of the 150 gallon holding system in the garage.

Got the skimmer shelf put in and tested to make sure it would support the fully filled skimmer. Skimmer will drain into the Refugium which will in turn drain back to the sump.

 

[dillagas]

Any comments or Advice would be great.

Thanks.

 

[dillagas]

Newest model of the ORCA comes with a built in drain...

 

[Cramz07]

Looks like an awesome set up so far! Every thread i see something someone does a little different and when i get my new house i want to intergrate to my fish room

 

[peter1]

Hello!

The lighting rack is very practical! I like it!

 

[dillagas]

Got a lot done today.....Got all three 400's wired and fired for the first time.....Oh man I can not wait to get this baby filled and growing. I also got the closed loop plumbed so the only thing left is the protein skimmer and fuge and those are tomorrows project. I will post pics up as soon as I resize them....

 

[dillagas]

Made a change to the support system for the light rack today. I now have full access to one side of the tank when the lights are retracted.

Light rack retracted you can see how much room I have.

Closed loop on the left and main return on the right.

Closed loop plumbed and the tank is almost ready for water.

 

[dillagas]

Rockwork

Rockwork

Would like some opinions on rock work. Let me know what you think of my pillars.

 

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Rockwork

Rockwork

Would like some opinions on rock work. Let me know what you think of my pillars.

 

[dillagas]

Rockwork

Rockwork

Would like some opinions on rock work. Let me know what you think of my pillars.

 

[dillagas]

 

[dillagas]

Hey sorry it took me a while to get back on here. To answer your question this will be the front end of the tank configuration.

Front Left Corner

Left Side

Left Pillar

Front Right Corner

Built a Sock holder as my sump is completely bare

 

[dillagas]

And the Rest of the pics are.........
Left Side of Tank

Close up on the Main Return Bar

Right Side of Tank

Garage Setup Almost done the only thing left is the Dosing pump. Pictured are the three halide ballasts, 1/3HP chiller, and the DV4 HD to run them

I got the Moon Computer mounted and power is run to the Socket Expansion thats going to be used for the Lunar lights and Feed Pump for Skimmer

Socket Expansion

And Finally the DC8.

 

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I ordered these should be here in a day or so

 

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And for when it gets full...............

Taken via camera in IPHONE..........

 

[Famous]

Looks really good. It is very nice having everthing plumbed out into the garage. It makes the whole thing so much quiter and you dont worry about those small spills as much out there! Nice work!