birth of 2 builds totaling 30k gallons

[hedgedrew]

Ok guys. I will be more diligent on time order pics or videos. We have a whole bunch from today that needs to be posted.

 

[Trainwreck618]

Can't wait to see!

 

[premilove]

Man I need to check this bad boy out in person!!

 

[hedgedrew]

ok come over one weekend

 

[dread240]

What are you planning on as far as control? Custom PLC setup or going with a standard apex, reefkeeper, or the like?

 

[Aquatron]

A beautifully designed Algae Turf Scrubber would help a lot with water quality on these size builds. Also maybe check out the middle size Hydro Wizard pump it would be nice for the larger tank maybe both

 

[nyyalcin]

at bonding stage.

 

[mr9iron]

This is a cool build. It makes my 60 cube look like a drop in a bucket.

 

[worm5406]

Those last 6 pictures... Did the guys get bonded to or do they just stay in place?

(I know you accidentally double posted them it is just a funny analogy.)

 

[Themonsterisme]

I'll bet they (ATM) was cheaper because of how awesome a episode your build would have made for them and all of us aquarium addicts....lol...that could have been all of our time lapse videos of the build and install

 

[dca22anderson]

This is going to be amazing! I'm in :beer:

 

[rfgonzo]

This is a serious case of an addict, WOW, Love the build but you need help my friend. We're talking serious coin. You could open a new business for the cost of this tank. HAHA

 

[hedgedrew]

Worm yalcin just not great with the pics yet I guess. Funny. But today they did bond pieced of fiberglass floor together.

 

[hedgedrew]

Rfgonzo. Ya of course this is nuts. Everyone loves their toys and hobbies. Overboard on money that's easy to fix. I'm more worried about my time!!!!!!! Do I need full time staff just for these tanks??

 

[hedgedrew]

Atm wanted to use balsa wood not honey comb composite. They wanted to use 2.5 inch acrylic not 4 inch. They wanted to take every short cut imaginable. When I asked them to price it to the specs I wanted, including the renyolds acrylic the price was much more similar to what I was quoted from Ohio. But it was clear they thought I was crazy for building to this safety factor. Also atm puts in sub bpar equipment and rush jobs. So really wasn't even a factor.

 

[hedgedrew]

Aquatron. How big of algae turf would I need in both tanks. Who buids them? And how much nitrate can they suck out?? Won't the gfo kill the algae?? What else you do for phosphate.

 

[acesq]

I'm in! This is going to be epic. How are you going to light the SPS tank?

 

[hedgedrew]

Acesq. Sps tank will be 12 luminerac reflectors. 6 in each row. With 2 400 watt metal halides in each reflector with top cut out with fan. So 24 400 watt halides. Combo of 20k and 10k and 14k. T 5s in between each reflector. And either vho on outsides front and back going length wise or bunch of blue leds doing same thing. Its same set up I have on my sps system now. Except here I will have 2 rows of 6 instead of 1 row of 4.

 

[premilove]

birth of 2 builds totaling 30k gallons

This system is beyond epic. I still think you should stock the big tank with sharks lol. I wonder how long it will take to fill and cycle.

 

[007Bond]

Ahhh,....just got caught up. Andrew, I notice a few pics back, that your floor joists are in close proximity to the top of the tank,...are you coating them,... spray epoxy ect.?---Rick