bugs713
In-A-Gadda-Divita!
The Tank/Stand:
Acrylic 45" long, 25" wide and 38" tall with 1" thick panels.
It has a steel tube welded stand that I had cut lowered; tank/stand was 6' 4" tall and was too close to me ceiling fan AND I would of needed a 6' ladder just to feed... I had the stand lowered 7" by my buddies at Loud Peddle Motorsports in Tempe. I needed the welding to obviously be done perfect and level and their welder did just that!
This tank was custom made to be a wall DT and was in a doctors office before I got it. The ends are black acrylic and the sides clear, I will be setting it up peninsula style in my bed room. It has a large weir/overflow from top to bottom, side to side that is about 20 gallons in volume. This space will make a a perfect refugium and will probably do 4" DSB there only; the DT will have 1" fine sand.
Aquascape:
Two columns of Marco Key Largo, maybe an arch?? These tall columns will be heavily supported with 1" acrylic rods and will be secure - the actual rock work will be a build in its self...
Plumbing/Sump/Refug:
Sump is commercial made 30 gallon and will be partially refug also. I figure with the limited bottom space of the DT (45" x 25") I would need all the refug/LR/LS space I can get.
It was drilled for 2 - 1" and 1 - 3/4" bulkheads; I drilled 3 more (my first hole drilling expedition) 1- 1" in the weir and 2 - 3/4" on the upper back of the weir for return lines. So now I have 2 - 1" on the bottom of the weir for the drains (2 Durso's), 2 - 3/4" in the weir for the return, a 1" and a 3/4" on the bottom of the display for a closed loop. I installed valves on all bottom bulkheads for safety/emergency reasons and currently have about 30 gallons of rodi in the tank for prelim testing. I'm trying to design the plumbing to be versatile with the ability to change things if I needed.
Current Equipment List:
* Reeflo Barracuda 4500gph
* Eheim 1260 745gph
* RPS2000 or RPS3000 Skimmer
* MP40wES (2)
* Korallin Calcium Reactor
* BSR Dual GFO/GAC reactors
* pH Air filter canister
* ATO/w 20g tank
* DIY 84 LED/7 Meanwell Drivers
* Heater 200w Titanium (2)
* Ronco Temp controller
* Reef Keeper Elite
The Other Tank:
My 55g, also my first SW tank, is currently in the spot this beast is being placed; I was planning on breaking it down, but it is doing so good and looks great so it will share the room with the beast... tomorrow I will remove the taller LR with corals into a holding tank, make sure the rest of the LR is secure, drain 30 gallons of water from it, drain the sump and move it about 10' across the room, refill it and hope for the best - been planning how I was going to do this for a while and with the help of a friend, I think all will be well.... With me luck :uhoh3:
Yes, I may indeed be crazy (or soon there after) for building a tank that is 38" deep, but I don't mind the maintenance and getting my head wet... for me it is just apart of this hobby that I love!
I welcome your input, ideas and suggestions - I will need it!
Thanks!
:bounce3::bounce2::bounce1:
More Pics will follow.
Acrylic 45" long, 25" wide and 38" tall with 1" thick panels.
It has a steel tube welded stand that I had cut lowered; tank/stand was 6' 4" tall and was too close to me ceiling fan AND I would of needed a 6' ladder just to feed... I had the stand lowered 7" by my buddies at Loud Peddle Motorsports in Tempe. I needed the welding to obviously be done perfect and level and their welder did just that!
This tank was custom made to be a wall DT and was in a doctors office before I got it. The ends are black acrylic and the sides clear, I will be setting it up peninsula style in my bed room. It has a large weir/overflow from top to bottom, side to side that is about 20 gallons in volume. This space will make a a perfect refugium and will probably do 4" DSB there only; the DT will have 1" fine sand.
Aquascape:
Two columns of Marco Key Largo, maybe an arch?? These tall columns will be heavily supported with 1" acrylic rods and will be secure - the actual rock work will be a build in its self...
Plumbing/Sump/Refug:
Sump is commercial made 30 gallon and will be partially refug also. I figure with the limited bottom space of the DT (45" x 25") I would need all the refug/LR/LS space I can get.
It was drilled for 2 - 1" and 1 - 3/4" bulkheads; I drilled 3 more (my first hole drilling expedition) 1- 1" in the weir and 2 - 3/4" on the upper back of the weir for return lines. So now I have 2 - 1" on the bottom of the weir for the drains (2 Durso's), 2 - 3/4" in the weir for the return, a 1" and a 3/4" on the bottom of the display for a closed loop. I installed valves on all bottom bulkheads for safety/emergency reasons and currently have about 30 gallons of rodi in the tank for prelim testing. I'm trying to design the plumbing to be versatile with the ability to change things if I needed.
Current Equipment List:
* Reeflo Barracuda 4500gph
* Eheim 1260 745gph
* RPS2000 or RPS3000 Skimmer
* MP40wES (2)
* Korallin Calcium Reactor
* BSR Dual GFO/GAC reactors
* pH Air filter canister
* ATO/w 20g tank
* DIY 84 LED/7 Meanwell Drivers
* Heater 200w Titanium (2)
* Ronco Temp controller
* Reef Keeper Elite
The Other Tank:
My 55g, also my first SW tank, is currently in the spot this beast is being placed; I was planning on breaking it down, but it is doing so good and looks great so it will share the room with the beast... tomorrow I will remove the taller LR with corals into a holding tank, make sure the rest of the LR is secure, drain 30 gallons of water from it, drain the sump and move it about 10' across the room, refill it and hope for the best - been planning how I was going to do this for a while and with the help of a friend, I think all will be well.... With me luck :uhoh3:
Yes, I may indeed be crazy (or soon there after) for building a tank that is 38" deep, but I don't mind the maintenance and getting my head wet... for me it is just apart of this hobby that I love!
I welcome your input, ideas and suggestions - I will need it!
Thanks!
:bounce3::bounce2::bounce1:
More Pics will follow.
