Finally got my tank going

[eon]

heres a picture progression of what i have done so far

heres the stand finished at the apartment

 

[eon]

Here's the plumbing (overflow, return and CL w/ SCWD)
closed loop has a 1200 gph Iwaki pump attached to it, i hope i have enough flow

and here is the tank FINALLY with water in it and a couple new friends

Thanks Roblack for the light its great...f**king bright lol

If anyone local has frags of monti caps (multi color preferably) or any special sps im looking so shoot me a pm thanks

 

[Jgoal55]

awesome job! Looks great. nice DIY work. Whats the lowest of the bulkheads for? the one that has the tubing only and no PVC?

 

[eon]

that goes to the closed loop pump if you look closely u can see the SCWD right beneath it going to the 2 returns

 

[k.warren4]

wow...i really like the way this is setup. only thing I would've done is use the 1" sqwd instead of 3/4 because the 3/4 is soooo restrictive on flow. Other than that...looks AMAZING!

 

[eon]

yeah i was debating that but i actually have to dial in the pump to abt 50% because it was to much at first

 

[Lacy]

I really like the rock work.

 

[eon]

thanks, let me ask here since no one has replied in the LPS subforum, is it ok if i place a frogspawn in the area circled in red it gets light but is partly shaded

 

[ReefWreak]

It'll depend on the final setup. They're quite light tolerant, but cloudy water makes it more difficult for them, and if your levels are at all fluctuating since it's a new tank, I definitely would hold off for a little while. After that, it should be fine even with lower light.

 

[eon]

thanks i forgot to mention that all the rocks, sand, and livestock came from a local breaking down his tank so everything is about 6-8 months old

 

[ReefWreak]

It'll still take a little while for things to settle, so I wouldn't recommend adding much in the way of livestock for at least a week or two.

Also, is the Iwaki pressure rated, or just high flow? If it's pressure rated, make sure those clamps are on TIGHT or even reinforce them or re-clamp it with something stronger. I know someone who has blown a loose but not leaking PVC joint across the floor of his house, let alone vinyl with screw downs. Definitely be careful, and make sure that it's a secure connection before the dialing down valve.

Otherwise, I think this will really look great once settled in!

 

[eon]

i thinks its just high flow its the Iwaki WMD40RLXT, yeah im not getting anything until atleast the 15th lol oh yeah gotta love payday.

 

[AquamanE]

Very Nice!!

 

[eon]

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I need to get myself an DSLR again

 

[CoRPS]

Nice tank Carlos man.

Don't you hate the damn frag plugs? So hard to place them.

 

[elisa20]

nice tank I like the fan on top

 

[eon]

Thanks telll me abt it I need a dremel in my life

 

[elisa20]

u made that tank?

 

[eon]

no the tank was an old pentagon tank that belonged to my parents that looked like this

i thought it looked to classic so i modernized it, flipped around and built a new stand.

so with about $150 i turned the picture above into this tank

 

[CoRPS]

Carlos, looks like you have some decent word working skills. Going to need to build a new stand for my 90g, wanna help?!