Daves Illuminata 57 build thread

[epstein]

Sweet...................Sweet D!!!!

 

[sweet d]

ok time for a update after getting 2 deep blue tanks in, both being poor craftsmanship and scratches on the glass i was talked into going with the oceanic illuminata 57 rimless.must say im very glad i went with this tank so much better quality the difference in the overflow makes this tank 100x better! i also bought some brs rock 15 lbs of tonga and 15lbs of pukani and started scaping i will get some live rock to seed the tank with and finish scaping the left side,heres a few pics

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i was given the idea for the eggcrate by ryan at fintastic and will stayfor the rock to sit on.
i purchesed a reefkeeper 2 and a second mp10 for flow now if i can decide on what direction for lighting lol.

 

[mylifeismyown66]

Lookin' good man! Gonna have to change the name of this thread lol The tank does look MUCH better than the deep blue.

 

[sweet d]

Lookin' good man! Gonna have to change the name of this thread lol The tank does look MUCH better than the deep blue.

agreed! and thanks again

 

[frankyrivera]

As far as size goes no big deal I hope I was told the more water volume the better which is why I have a 90 gal sump on a 75 gal display. Nice stand I did the eggcrate too very stable for the rocks plus it takes pressure points of bottom glass

 

[Krazy_Karl]

Jealous

 

[sweet d]

Jealous

thanks man!

 

[BubbaBoBobBrain]

I have never seen or heard of anyone using the eggcrating under the sand until I went to Gone Fishing's house last weekend. What exactly does it do for the tank?

 

[gmate]

Eggcrate helps to distribute the weight of the live rock across the bottom of the tank better.

 

[sweet d]

And keeps pressure points off the bottom glass

 

[frankyrivera]

 

[frankyrivera]

 

[frankyrivera]

 

[frankyrivera]

 

[sweet d]

Yup another example^^^^^

 

[BubbaBoBobBrain]

Would you use the egg crating if you have fish that burrow, or would it be for regular fish only? I am getting ready to build my daughters 75g tank, but she has an eel that burrows under the rocks. Would the egg crating be useless in my case here?

 

[frankyrivera]

I have a melanaurus wrasse and it has no problem burrowing in the Sand at night provided u have enough sand I guess. Should be no different than running into glass at the bottom of the tank fish are smarter than we think

 

[sweet d]

well after making about 75ish gallons on and off this week the tank got filled and ran for a day with just rodi water.this morning i added the salt and a bunch of live rock and rubble,along with 45lbs of sand.heres a few pics

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[ED TRAVER]

Looks great

Looks great

I think the the 2 tone cabinet looks great. Good job

 

[sweet d]

thaks alot ed and thanks for the LR !