600 gallon Acrylic and Glass Reef Construction.
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chaderic26
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Cool man, I was wondering how it would do with all the flow whipping around in there. Looks good.
Hi Tanya,
I really hope this tank is as good, if not better. Time will tell I guess.
I added a few corals to it last night...primarily because I am tired of looking at plain rock. There are also two wrasses in there and a blue spot jawfish.
The water has cleared a great deal and its now time to begin thinking about coral placement. These corals are just added without much thought, and are unlikely to remain where they are, but they do begin to flesth the rock work out.
Paul.
I really hope this tank is as good, if not better. Time will tell I guess.
I added a few corals to it last night...primarily because I am tired of looking at plain rock. There are also two wrasses in there and a blue spot jawfish.
The water has cleared a great deal and its now time to begin thinking about coral placement. These corals are just added without much thought, and are unlikely to remain where they are, but they do begin to flesth the rock work out.
Paul.
magellan007
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Looks fantastic so far, Paul! Great job. It'll look much grander with all your coral and fish added. Can't wait to see further updates.
melev
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I finally found this thread. I've been checking a few forums, but finally I ran a search for your username, then found your profile and clicked on your WWW button, which took me to the old build thread, which took me to the next chapter/split of that thread, that finally took me to this thread...
and I got caught up on the last 6 pages. I don't know how I lost my subscription to this one, but it looks like I timed it perfectly because you've got water, sand, rock, some corals... nice!
Regarding the zipties: They tend to get brittle and break over time. What is your plan? Do you just replace broken ties as necessary, or will you be puttying the rock together once you know they are exactly how you want them placed?
Love all that rock you acquired. It looks like you have more rock than most LFS. :lol:
and I got caught up on the last 6 pages. I don't know how I lost my subscription to this one, but it looks like I timed it perfectly because you've got water, sand, rock, some corals... nice!
Regarding the zipties: They tend to get brittle and break over time. What is your plan? Do you just replace broken ties as necessary, or will you be puttying the rock together once you know they are exactly how you want them placed?
Love all that rock you acquired. It looks like you have more rock than most LFS. :lol:
Hi Marc,
You are correct, zipties do become brittle, but ther is also epoxy putty and acrylic rods holding the structure together. It does take a while for the zipties to become brittle though. When i stripped the last tank out I could not snap the zipties holding the rack working together and had to cut the ties to get them off....so i am not too worried about that.
I think I have around 1,200- 1,500 lbs of rock. Over the summer I purchased about 200lbs of tonga and marshal rock as well as almost 400lbs of other mixed types. The tank is mostly done and I have a 150g barrel full of rock still....plus all the rock in the 220g I am holding the fish in.
What doesnt go into the display will reside in the sump, in the dark as part of the filtration.
P.
You are correct, zipties do become brittle, but ther is also epoxy putty and acrylic rods holding the structure together. It does take a while for the zipties to become brittle though. When i stripped the last tank out I could not snap the zipties holding the rack working together and had to cut the ties to get them off....so i am not too worried about that.
I think I have around 1,200- 1,500 lbs of rock. Over the summer I purchased about 200lbs of tonga and marshal rock as well as almost 400lbs of other mixed types. The tank is mostly done and I have a 150g barrel full of rock still....plus all the rock in the 220g I am holding the fish in.
What doesnt go into the display will reside in the sump, in the dark as part of the filtration.
P.
Update time:
Plumbing completed (...ish)
I finally plumbed the first sump into the system. I drilled two holes into the base of one of the 150g barrels to allow two 1.5 inch bulkheads to be fitted. These connect to a T to provide a 2 inch intake into the return pump, a Reeflo Seq4200. This pumps to another T where one spur goes to the tank and the other will ultimately feed the rest of the sumps.
And since no thread is of any use wthout pictures....
you can also the overflows enetring teh barrel in this shot.
And the return feed to the tank back:
And now thats done the temporary heater (on the end of the ornage extension cord draped over the ball valves) can be moved to the sump.
P.
Plumbing completed (...ish)
I finally plumbed the first sump into the system. I drilled two holes into the base of one of the 150g barrels to allow two 1.5 inch bulkheads to be fitted. These connect to a T to provide a 2 inch intake into the return pump, a Reeflo Seq4200. This pumps to another T where one spur goes to the tank and the other will ultimately feed the rest of the sumps.
And since no thread is of any use wthout pictures....
you can also the overflows enetring teh barrel in this shot.
And the return feed to the tank back:
And now thats done the temporary heater (on the end of the ornage extension cord draped over the ball valves) can be moved to the sump.
P.
Cichlid-Dave
New member
Do you have you degree in plumbing also? Damn amazing all the stuff you are doing to get it all connected!!
And now the sump is connected, and running!
The surface film has been skimmed by the overflows and collected in the 100micron filter socks. The water is clearing nicely (again) from all the disturbance and its time to go catch some fishies.
Currently in the tank are 2 chromis, one of the two blue spot jawfish, a clown tang, a christmas wrasse and a green coris wrasse. The last one cruises like a shark through the rocks but very rarely ventures across the sand between the rock work.
The chromis just fly wherever the current takes them.
The surface film has been skimmed by the overflows and collected in the 100micron filter socks. The water is clearing nicely (again) from all the disturbance and its time to go catch some fishies.
Currently in the tank are 2 chromis, one of the two blue spot jawfish, a clown tang, a christmas wrasse and a green coris wrasse. The last one cruises like a shark through the rocks but very rarely ventures across the sand between the rock work.
The chromis just fly wherever the current takes them.
