Dark Horizon 180Gallon SPS tank

[yajur]

It my dream to built large tank and finally i done that,and i should thank RC for providing me good ideas

Here the tank profile

Tank Size : 58*30*24
Fuge : 24*24*12
Sump : 48*16*16

Overall system volume comes at 270Gallon

Tank Powered by

Jebao 12000DC pump
Reef octupus SSS 5000 INT skimmer
36watt UV light - currently not running
Reef octupus Bio pellet reactor - currently not running
Reef octupus GFO reactor
Two little fish reactor and media is carbon
Artica 1/4HP chiller
ATS

For flow i using Jebao RW-15 * 2 previous used WP40

This is the plan i done previously

Dried 100KG of LR

Grinding the glass

Glass has been drilled with diamond coated bit

3 holes each 1.5inch

This is the overflow box plan

This was the full plan at last made it but very confusing na ? -planned to use less pump inside the tank

Reef hobby in my country is very difficult cant even find epoxy to attach corals

Btw sorry for my bad english

 

[yajur]

There is little bit delay but the tank stand has been delivered

For the base added 3/4 inch water prof cardboard in the base of the stand

Tank placed on spot

Leak test going finger crossed

This is the skimmer used on my tank

 

[yajur]

my messed up sump syste

Mean time before filling water test a big house for hamster

This is the substrate for the base

Big set back due to the overflow pipe can't get into the grill but at end we have no other go

Here the PVC base for the rock island

This is the rock structure we made

Waiting for the putty to get hold of the rock

These are stuff needed for rock PVC base

Building up the scape slowly

Added another one

 

[yajur]

Assembled the skimmer

Scape all most done,mostly all live rocks and it very challenging to do in heavy rock

Back side of the tank and I have added spray bar so that circulation will be good

Side view

Plumbing started

Plumbing done

overflow box done

There is good news and bad news that bad news is tank is leaking and what the good news is the leak is from the tank nipple I think washer problem

Led testing

Sump work not fully done and this is starting from my 3 outlet first one is plumped with UV filter which 39watt and 2rd will be plumbed with algae scrubber and 3rd will be attached with Refugium and now it has 2 skimmer one SSS 5000 and next is my previous one NW 150

 

[yajur]

Water cleared little bit and now polishing my water with activated carbon

Tested both of my razor led

Changed my sump
Design

the room behind my tank 2 qt tank and 1 fuge and sump with SSS 5000 int skimmer and artica chiller

Got a few fish and waiting in my qt tank

Clown hosting anemone

Dark horizon is sailing in cam sea and this is the last update of dark horizon

Redesigned my fudge

Another update

Stuff which working on back side of my tank

 

[yajur]

After 5th month

 

[dave.m]

Congratulations! Your aquarium looks to be doing very well. Where abouts are you located?

Those are some very large corals for only five months growth. Did you purchase them that size or did you grow them out in a previous aquarium to this one?

Dave.M

 

[yajur]

Congratulations! Your aquarium looks to be doing very well. Where abouts are you located?

Those are some very large corals for only five months growth. Did you purchase them that size or did you grow them out in a previous aquarium to this one?

Dave.M

Iam from India and it desert for reef hobby and few are the colony from my old tank

 

[yajur]

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