Almost 11 foot long tank!

[tattooreef]

thanks jamesurq for your input i have had numerous people say that and i have read the card that arrived with the tank i have thought about it and am still considering it but im not sure how the setup would be any more sturdy with it considering that there will be 2 very large cutouts along the backside of it for the 6 large drain holes that are in the bottom of the tank. i have a client that is an engineer and we are planning to sit down and figure out if it would be any stronger or safer for the tank( and my living room, lol) to do it that way. thanks for your input any more you may have would be appreciated

 

[Jamesurq]

Oh - I agree it's plenty strong.

Other input?

Yeah.... buy a better camera

 

[Snook65]

Great job on the new tank. How many people did it take to carry it into the house. What type of skimmer and calcium reactor are you running?

 

[tattooreef]

in reply to snook65 in reply to your questions 1st it took 8 of us (2of wich are big enough to count for 2 each lol) as far as skimmer and calcium reactor there is none this tank is running simply off of a refugium alone i add calcium the old fashioned way when it needs it and currently there has only been 1 water change. i am running about 4lbs of carbon and two bags of phosban on a drip tray in the sump. my philosophy is "simple simple simple" i adopted this method after acidentaly stumbling on it with my reef that is in the wall of my tattoo studio. i was running a 3ft downdraft skimmer and didnt notice when it malfunctioned (for almost a month} but out of nowhere i had better water clarity and coral response then ever and the tank had been running for 4 years, it has now been running like this for over a year and never looked better.

 

[ScubaDiver93]

that amazing. i love that tank.

 

[erics3000]

We need some new full tank shoots please..

 

[tattooreef]

new shots will be posted soon. plus i just heard the good news today that i am definately getting my new house, so now the hard part tearing down this beast and moving it. dear god this is gona suck. but like i said at least i will get to make some changes to the system, which is a good thing because as all of us know with a system this large there always those little gremlins that we find after the system is up and running that unless you tear the tank down cannot be corrected. and i promise to keep everyone posted as to what changes are being made and post pics the whole way.

 

[skeeter-doc]

good luck with the move, and it is a good time to fix the little things, but wow, that is one serious project to move something that big!

 

[tattooreef]

yeah skeeter it is going to be a serious project i am in planning mode right now and trust me even on paper it hurts my back! lol! i actually picked up some 55gal. drums that i am going to line the insides and use for water and sand transport which will make that aspect easier but the lr and livestock are going to have to be moved the old fashioned way. and as far as the tank itself im seriously contemplating hiring movers , either that or im gona have to call in alot of favors.

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

Please hire a moving crew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

I here you are trading the tank in,

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Oh, and heres a pic of tattooreef's favorite snack.

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

 

[tattooreef]

and all of the sudden jeremy blaze decides to become a comedian

 

[tattooreef]

here are some pics of the new sump i am almost finished with

 

[BigReef]

Looks cool! what is it coated in?

 

[tattooreef]

it is coated in a good 1 part epoxy but i honestly would like to go over that with something else so if there are any suggestions i would appreciate them very much. because i water tested it last night and there are a couple of small leaks i have to fix anyway so i might as well do anything else to double safe it while im at it .

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

Too bad you can't get a hook up of fiberglass/gel coating. I still think that is the best for anything wood.

There have been threads of people building large wood tanks, might want to look around and see what others have used.

Did you go with the gen x or the blueline pump?

 

[erics3000]

I would definetly use resin and some fiberglass. But the sump is cool...

 

[tattooreef]

well i decided to go ahead and fiberglass the whole thing , well at least resin coat the whole thing and then reinforce the edges and corners with the glass cloth

 

[tattooreef]

just to update you guys on the sump issue i did resin coat the whole thing and used the cloth to reinforce the whole corners and edges, and it still leaked , so i went ahead and took it and had the whole inside coated with line-x. wich is pretty close to rhino lining, now i just have to test it for leaks again(crossing my fingers) and then test for any leaching of chemicals , even though the manufacturer guarenteed that it was inert and completely environmentally safe.