After 15 years I'm doing it..Dream reef

[X-FACTOR]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6855458#post6855458 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fishgeeksrus
is there a way to completly seal the rock? The only problem I see is that it (the rock) is pouris. It might hold back enough water while it's running, but if you loose power, it'll overflow your sump.

Good point...I never thought about that, I am sure I could seal it with epoxy paint inside (like the plywood tank guys do), or make the stand pipes taller, realisticly I will just cover the overflow with rock like normal...the one I built in the nano has the standpipe built up into it so It don't matter if it "leaks". It will be really hard to get the top of a live rock overflow level and such anyway.

 

[X-FACTOR]

IT'S HERE!!! my new tank arrived on monday (120x48x32), Man is it heavy all 3/4 with a 3/4 tempered bottom with a island overflow, 10 of us picked it up out of the back of the truck.... Now the work begins. Stand by for photo's and video.

 

[Konrade]

Man you have to much tanks and money.....jealous.

 

[NexDog]

Not quite 1200 gallons like in your sig but still an impressive 800. Standing by.

 

[ZoeReef]

00!!! Call me: Subscribed to this thread! We're building a 7-900 gal reef for our childcare next year and I'm way glad you're working on this. It will be awesome and I will look forward to following you on this...

Andy

 

[jacob30]

Have you read this thread about faux sandbeds:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/s...392144&perpage=25&highlight=faux&pagenumber=9

I saw in your post that you are going with a cement sand mix sandbed. Read HDTV guys experience if you have not already. These faux sandbeds are a good idea but if done wrong can lead to tragedy. He used epoxy so your experience with cement may be different.

 

[DitchPlains2]

I'm down dood!

I'm down dood!

Your 300g pics are amazing, great reef, aspiring for me with my 55g, soon to be a 120g.

Keep us posted with design, and construction shots.

David

 

[X-FACTOR]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7121228#post7121228 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NexDog
Not quite 1200 gallons like in your sig but still an impressive 800. Standing by.

I guess it is a little misleading, It will be over 1200 with the fuge and the sump is going to be a tide pool design with a large grow out area, all of my species tanks are going to be "picture framed" in the stand so you can walk around the tank and see the things I can't have inside the reef.

 

[X-FACTOR]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7122430#post7122430 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jacob30
Have you read this thread about faux sandbeds:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/s...392144&perpage=25&highlight=faux&pagenumber=9

I saw in your post that you are going with a cement sand mix sandbed. Read HDTV guys experience if you have not already. These faux sandbeds are a good idea but if done wrong can lead to tragedy. He used epoxy so your experience with cement may be different.

I have been reading up on them, I know one guy who has a "cement sand bed" and it looks great, I am weighing all the options the epoxy looks great ....hmmm more stuff to think about.

 

[X-FACTOR]

Re: I'm down dood!

Re: I'm down dood!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7122518#post7122518 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DitchPlains2
Your 300g pics are amazing, great reef, aspiring for me with my 55g, soon to be a 120g.

Keep us posted with design, and construction shots.

David

Thanks Man! The 300 is a great tank I only do a 10% water change 2 times a year and clean the glass daily..VERY low maintence tank, It is almost 100% automated.

Pictures are coming...I have a mpeg of the guys that built it trying to get it on a forklift...man was I nervous.

 

[NexDog]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7122770#post7122770 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by X-FACTOR
I guess it is a little misleading, It will be over 1200 with the fuge and the sump is going to be a tide pool design with a large grow out area, all of my species tanks are going to be "picture framed" in the stand so you can walk around the tank and see the things I can't have inside the reef.

Not to be pedantic but the reef will be 800 gallons and the system will be 1200 gallons. I changed my sig because because assumed I had a 450g tank so just something to think about out. You know, you'll say "I want to keep a few tangs" and people will think that's fine as you have a 1200g tank but in fact it's a tiny 800g which is just not suitable.

 

[alien9168]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7123286#post7123286 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NexDog
Not to be pedantic but the reef will be 800 gallons and the system will be 1200 gallons. I changed my sig because because assumed I had a 450g tank so just something to think about out. You know, you'll say "I want to keep a few tangs" and people will think that's fine as you have a 1200g tank but in fact it's a tiny 800g which is just not suitable.

LOL

I think 800g is fine lol

I like the idea of having all of those other spicies tanks in the stand... that should be really cool!

 

[X-FACTOR]

Ok, I have ordered in the live rock and it should be here next week, I ordered (2) 6 foot :eek1: pecies of slab for the top and one large (3x3) rock for a island in one corner. I have several 60 to 80 pound pecies already. If all goes well the tank should be installed on top of the stand late next week.
I am trying to get the guy to send me a couple pictures of the tank and stand, it is at his shop so he can measure everything for the stand and canopy, I guess I might have to drive over there (75 miles round trip) and do it myself LOL.

Here is a cut and paste of the cad design that the guy who is building the stand and canopy sent to me.
This is a side view of the stand, the small openings will be where my species tanks go. There will be 2 on each side of the tank.

 

[ZoeReef]

I'll be interested in how this all comes together. I must be reading your mind or something because I also want to build a large peninsula tank with several display tanks. I had wanted a seahorse tank but I like the idea of an octopus tank. Will you have any way of isolating the tanks from one another if need be?

I'm sure with the amount of thought you have put into this tank you have a good plan for water exchanges. I will be interested to see what you do with this.

Finally, where did you order your LR from? I hope you are able to photograph the biggest of those large pieces before they are assembled. I would like to see what those monsters look like as I will probably be doing the same next year. Thanks..Andy

 

[Galtamar]

About covering the overflow with live rock. There is a thread here about a guy thatcovered the back of the tank with a foam that is used for ponds and it looks just as live rock. maybe u can cover the overflow with this foam and than put the live rock. just an idea.

 

[garvondavis14]

any updates?

 

[X-FACTOR]

I have been waiting on contractors to finish up so I can get things going.
I got the live rock finally (it was special order) it took awhile to get.
The rock weights from the invoice are:

Tonga eva rock: 347#'s
Tonga vavau rock: 373#'s
Tonga slab: 411#'s

Grand total is 1131 pounds of cherry XXL show size Live Rock That should make a nice reef huh? I will get some pic's soon..it is pretty amazing looking stuff.

 

[asnatlas]

So where are the pics

 

[X-FACTOR]

I went to hawaii a few months back and the first thing that happened was our rental got broke into and we lost all of our camara gear (6500 dollars worth) so I am scrounging and borrowing to get a camara But the good news is the tanks and stand is in place and the live rock is ready to go...I will try to post some pic's tonight.

Did you get the return email about the pond shawn? could you open it?

 

[ruiny]

I love to see these kind of projects come togther.
Waiting for the pictures.