75 Gallon Rebuild
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It took a while! It's 1/2" thick glass and it was a BEAR to move into the house. It took 6 of us and it was still tough
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I got some equipment in the mail today!
I'm trying out two Jebao WP-40s on this tank for flow
I also ordered my heater and a return nozzle
Last thing is my third 165w Chinese LED light!
I haven't quite decided whether or not I want to add more rock or not, so it's just been sitting there. Need to finish up the plumbing and then it's ready for water!
I'm trying out two Jebao WP-40s on this tank for flow
I also ordered my heater and a return nozzle
Last thing is my third 165w Chinese LED light!
I haven't quite decided whether or not I want to add more rock or not, so it's just been sitting there. Need to finish up the plumbing and then it's ready for water!
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Progress!
Progress!
Started plumbing today! I picked up some clear vinyl tubing just to see how it all would fit. The store didn't have anything opaque nor did they have enough clear, so I'll be running around town this afternoon to get the rest of the plumbing supplies/canopy supplies.
I siliconed the overflow box in and didn't think about having to silicone the one edge when planning the hole placement and it's too close to the glass to fit a caulk gun into :headwallblue: So, the backside is incredibly messy. But, it's clear silicone and I figure it will be covered in coralline algae soon, so it's not that big of a deal. The tank is too big for me to lay on the side, so we ghetto rigged some stuff together to hold it in place.
Also started the canopy! Making some progress this week and hoping to do a fresh water run tomorrow after I get all the plumbing in place.
Progress!
Started plumbing today! I picked up some clear vinyl tubing just to see how it all would fit. The store didn't have anything opaque nor did they have enough clear, so I'll be running around town this afternoon to get the rest of the plumbing supplies/canopy supplies.
I siliconed the overflow box in and didn't think about having to silicone the one edge when planning the hole placement and it's too close to the glass to fit a caulk gun into :headwallblue: So, the backside is incredibly messy. But, it's clear silicone and I figure it will be covered in coralline algae soon, so it's not that big of a deal. The tank is too big for me to lay on the side, so we ghetto rigged some stuff together to hold it in place.
Also started the canopy! Making some progress this week and hoping to do a fresh water run tomorrow after I get all the plumbing in place.
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I got the rockscape done last night and after several hours I settled with the below. I think I like it.
Tonight I spent some time getting everything plugged in, labelled, and mounted. I need to work on some cable management this weekend, but I think it is starting to look good!
Tonight I spent some time getting everything plugged in, labelled, and mounted. I need to work on some cable management this weekend, but I think it is starting to look good!
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I will definitely let you know how they hold up. I was torn between a maxspect gyre and after seeing some youtube videos on these along with the price point...I was sold. I've heard so many mixed reviews, but am giving them a shot. They are a bit bulkier than I'd like, but hey...ya win some ya lose some.
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I have a pair of linked wp-25s in my 40b and everyone said they would be too much flow but I love them! And my fish and coral seem happy too.
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Water!
Water!
I'm slightly behind in updating, but I got lights hung and water in the tank!
it's actually been running for a week, I believe. It took about 4 days for the cloudy water to clear after adding salt, but it's looking good. I'm going to get some live rock from a friend's tank, so I can seed it.
The RW-40s are perfect for this tank along with the 1200gph (minus some for headloss) in the return pump. It picked up all the rock debris on the bottom that was left from aquascaping and put it right in the filter sock. I'm leaving it bare bottom, so I have the flow turned on the high setting and it is running great.
Water!
I'm slightly behind in updating, but I got lights hung and water in the tank!
it's actually been running for a week, I believe. It took about 4 days for the cloudy water to clear after adding salt, but it's looking good. I'm going to get some live rock from a friend's tank, so I can seed it.
The RW-40s are perfect for this tank along with the 1200gph (minus some for headloss) in the return pump. It picked up all the rock debris on the bottom that was left from aquascaping and put it right in the filter sock. I'm leaving it bare bottom, so I have the flow turned on the high setting and it is running great.
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2 weeks in and we have an algae bloom.
Tested water last weekend and ammonia was at 4.0!
Tested again this weekend and it's down to 1.0.
Came home last night and the tank is green. Shut off the lights and will finish the cycle without them, then turn them back on when I'm able to add the cleanup crew.
Still haven't finished the canopy. I'm notorious for only ever halfway doing projects, plus the money for the supplies all went to equipment on Cyber Monday.
I've ordered a Reef Octopus Classic 202-S 8" Internal Protein Skimmer and a JBJ Auto topoff, so should be getting those new toys in this week.
Tested water last weekend and ammonia was at 4.0!
Tested again this weekend and it's down to 1.0.
Came home last night and the tank is green. Shut off the lights and will finish the cycle without them, then turn them back on when I'm able to add the cleanup crew.
Still haven't finished the canopy. I'm notorious for only ever halfway doing projects, plus the money for the supplies all went to equipment on Cyber Monday.
I've ordered a Reef Octopus Classic 202-S 8" Internal Protein Skimmer and a JBJ Auto topoff, so should be getting those new toys in this week.
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Hey there I just stopping by looking at your thread.. I trying to look at more build threads lol but I can't keep up with all of them. 
Looks like this will be really nice setup I sure you exited to get it going. The glass thickness of your tank reminds me of this really old 55 gallon I got from someone for free, but its all scratched really bad up so if I ever use it probably be a QT tank.
Looks like this will be really nice setup I sure you exited to get it going. The glass thickness of your tank reminds me of this really old 55 gallon I got from someone for free, but its all scratched really bad up so if I ever use it probably be a QT tank.
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A few new updates:
I got the new skimmer in and it BARELY fits in the 29 gallon sump, so I've done a little bit of re-planning.
I'm going to have a 40 breeder on a stand in the closet that will hold the skimmer in half of it and the other half can be used for frags sometime in the future when I will need the space. The water will drain down to the 29 gallon tank where the extra live rock and filtration will be, then pump back up to the display.
THere will be a 15 gallon tank underneath the fish tank stand that will be the ATO resevoir. I got the JBJ auto topoff system in and have yet to set it up, so I need to get going on that.
I also plumbed and filled the hex refugium. The plumbing is all soft plumbing right now and it's a pretty big mess, so another reason I want to redo the fish area with hard plumbing.
The rock is almost cycled! Oh, and I re built the canopy with 2x4s. A little bit cleaner looking, because the wood isn't so warped.
So far so good!
I got the new skimmer in and it BARELY fits in the 29 gallon sump, so I've done a little bit of re-planning.
I'm going to have a 40 breeder on a stand in the closet that will hold the skimmer in half of it and the other half can be used for frags sometime in the future when I will need the space. The water will drain down to the 29 gallon tank where the extra live rock and filtration will be, then pump back up to the display.
THere will be a 15 gallon tank underneath the fish tank stand that will be the ATO resevoir. I got the JBJ auto topoff system in and have yet to set it up, so I need to get going on that.
I also plumbed and filled the hex refugium. The plumbing is all soft plumbing right now and it's a pretty big mess, so another reason I want to redo the fish area with hard plumbing.
The rock is almost cycled! Oh, and I re built the canopy with 2x4s. A little bit cleaner looking, because the wood isn't so warped.
So far so good!
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I've got the sump switched out. I need to do some serious cable management, but I wanted to get a test run going before I spent so much time getting things looking cleaner.
I'll let it run for a while and hopefully go pick up some cable management supplies, so I can work on that next weekend. I work 6 days a week, so Sundays are pretty much dedicated to the tank until it is done (if that ever happens) So far so good!
I'll let it run for a while and hopefully go pick up some cable management supplies, so I can work on that next weekend. I work 6 days a week, so Sundays are pretty much dedicated to the tank until it is done (if that ever happens) So far so good!
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What program did you use to draw the skimmer/sump pic?
MeghanisradxD
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All my drawings are done in Sketchup Make. The skimmer component is something I found in 3D Warehouse.
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The tank has been running for a while now. We've got a few new fish and I put my clowns in the tank a few weeks ago. I haven't been good about updating this thread.
So far we have 2 clownfish, 1 hippo tang, 1 kole tang, and 2 coral frags.
The duncan I purchased last week and there is a hammer coral that I recently added from another nano tank. He wasn't doing so well, because that tank is kind of the red-headed step child. I added him to this one in hopes that he will come back.
So far we have 2 clownfish, 1 hippo tang, 1 kole tang, and 2 coral frags.
The duncan I purchased last week and there is a hammer coral that I recently added from another nano tank. He wasn't doing so well, because that tank is kind of the red-headed step child. I added him to this one in hopes that he will come back.
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