Dark Horizon 1.0 260 gallon build with equipment room

[yajur]

After long time i planned to make 7ft tank due to lack of space i cant able to make and now it the time to start it.

Here the tank size

7ft length * 2ft height * 2.5ft width

Currently i have 5ft sps tank

here the current tank

another one

Few corals shot from old tank

sorry for bad quality all tanken via mobile

Planned to change all of the sps slowly from this tank to new tank.

Equipment Used

7ft length * 2ft height * 2.5ft width Main tank - 1,018.5 liters.(260 gallon )

Sump - 5ft*19Inch*19Inch - 192Liters.(49 gallon )

Fuge - 3ft*1ft*1ft - 87 Liters.( 22 gallon )

Frag tank - 2ft*1ft*2ft - 116 Liters. ( 30 gallon )

*Anemone tank - I planned to make one

Total system volume is 1395 Liters ( 377 gallon )

Skimmer - reef octupus SSS 5000 INT will be used from my old tank.

Wavemaker - Two gyre 150.

Chiller - DIY one.

Dosing - using jebao dosing pump.

Light - 2*160watt razor led + 3*100 watt T5HO.

ATS - waterfalls type with 40 watt led.

My current tank takes 300ml of alk per day so planned to change to calcium reactor soon.

Now removing old area to get space for new tank

Sorry for my broken english
english not my native language

 

[yajur]

These area may turn into a small ocean

 

[iced98lx]

Reserved 1

Unlike other forums you can't edit posts here very long, so the reserved post will quickly become useless unless you're adding a second post in the next few hours.

That said, your photos are broken sir, due to them not being public in the dropbox you're using.

 

[yajur]

This is the plan in mind

but due to size of the walls i have to make few changes on the main tank size and sump.

at last got my gyre

after long delay my stand work done.

Tank painted and ready to go

 

[yajur]

Unlike other forums you can't edit posts here very long, so the reserved post will quickly become useless unless you're adding a second post in the next few hours.

That said, your photos are broken sir, due to them not being public in the dropbox you're using.

Thanks for the info

now correcting it can u able to see ?

 

[dave.m]

Yes, the photos can now be seen. May I ask where you are located?

Dave.M

 

[yajur]

Yes, the photos can now be seen. May I ask where you are located?

Dave.M

Iam from India

 

[dave.m]

I am from India

Namaste!

Why is the refugium so small? It can't do your system much good unless it is large enough to hold a volume of algae sufficient to significantly reduce nitrates and phosphates.

Dave.M

 

[yajur]

Namaste!

Why is the refugium so small? It can't do your system much good unless it is large enough to hold a volume of algae sufficient to significantly reduce nitrates and phosphates.

Dave.M

Thanks for the warm welcome and refugium size is 3ft*1ft*1ft can i increase the size or u feel it will hamdel my system ?

planned to keep chaetomorpha.

 

[dave.m]

You could easily double the size of the refugium. Try to incorporate a small pump or airstone to keep the ball of cheatomorpha rolling constantly. Otherwise you may find the unlit side dying and fragmenting into a pile of detritus at the bottom of the refugium.

Dave.M

 

[yajur]

You could easily double the size of the refugium. Try to incorporate a small pump or airstone to keep the ball of cheatomorpha rolling constantly. Otherwise you may find the unlit side dying and fragmenting into a pile of detritus at the bottom of the refugium.

Dave.M

then i will go for bigger one .

 

[iced98lx]

There we go, looks good!

 

[yajur]

There we go, looks good!

Thanks [emoji4]

 

[yajur]

working on stand

Planned to have glossy finish

 

[dmort]

This is looking great.

 

[yajur]

This is looking great.

Thanks

 

[Cephas27]

Hi yajur, may I know where in India are u located.. M from mumbai and would definitely like to get in touch.. I am a relative newbie to the hobby..

 

[yajur]

Hi yajur, may I know where in India are u located.. M from mumbai and would definitely like to get in touch.. I am a relative newbie to the hobby..

I am located in tamilnadu and I will pm you my number.

 

[Cephas27]

Sure.. And looking forward to more pics from the build.. It is looking great!!

 

[yajur]

power strips and timer are waiting to get installed

Planned to use DIY chiller so got the titanium coil

One side of the electrical work done