65 tank build in progress

[jwblocal701]

Well I ended up just buying a new 65 RR tank
Going into the wall with a 29g tall sump under it
Here is a pic of the stand I built today
After I had to move and reroute a little conduit
I still need to paint the tank, put walls in the refugium
And deciede what light to get
Then filler up
Ill add more pics as I go

 

[Tank2379]

Nice.. What lighting are you going to go with?

 

[hoju74]

I have the same exact tank and love it. My sump is a 20 long.

 

[jwblocal701]

Lmao 2 post down you were talking with me about the razor led

Yea I'm using a 29 gallon as the sump
Hoju what lights are you using

 

[hoju74]

I have 2 AI Sol Blues over each opening. I have mostly LPS corals with some palys, mushrooms and some easy SPS. Everything is growing well. I really like the lights.

 

[jwblocal701]

That's what I wanted to get but I can't see dropping 800.00 on lights the another 100 for the apex vdm

I think I might go with the maxspect razor 160
I currently have zoas ,lps and softies so hopefully that will be good lighting

 

[jwblocal701]

How much coverage would I get with one ai sol for now
Sitting long ways across the tank

 

[hoju74]

Luckily, i had a bunch of premium aquatics gift certificates from over the years, so that helped justify the cost

 

[jwblocal701]

Christmas cam again
Got the rest of my parts

 

[hoju74]

Is that the 300 watt heater ? I originally bought that one, but it was too big to fit in my sump. Hopefully you have better luck than me.

 

[jwblocal701]

It's a 250 and still to long
It's 17"
I'm going to end up putting it in the overflow box that's the only place I can fit it

 

[hoju74]

Yep....that's where my heater is too. One of these days I'll add another one and put it in the sump.

 

[jwblocal701]

UPDATE
well i finally got it all in
Added water today and turned the pump on
its running now ill let it run all week and start switching stuff next weekend
I also made a canopy for it with a vent fan to exhaust the evaporation to outside my house
so i dont get any corrosion or mold from the room that the tank is in
the only thing that is annoying me is i bought the Maxspect razor and the center light module of the razor is right over the crossbrace of the tank
i also cut acrylic to fit on the outside of both sides and the back and painted them black
and then just put the against the glass
that way i can remove them to see into the tank if i need to
and i still have to put the skimmer in, put the canopy on and put trim around the tank

 

[bluegreg1997]

In the wall setup very nice