Gimmito's 450 L-Shaped Display

[gimmito]

A truvu 60 gal prop tank I picked up.

 

[gimmito]

how many overflow?

I have 2 full length overflows on the left and right rear sides of the tank. Each overflow has (2) 1 1/2" drains. I will be using schedule 80 plumbing throughout.

 

[gimmito]

Pic of overflow.

 

[gimmito]

29 gal truvu sump/fuge from my buddy Mike.

 

[gimmito]

I also got 2 bags of aragonite sand from him.

 

[gimmito]

Do you guys recommend plumbing the frag tank online or offline to the main display ?

 

[gimmito]

A mp40 gen2 I picked up.

 

[gimmito]

It's nice to see that the guys at ecotech marine are continually improving their products. The new wet seal looks solid and I can't wait to sync & upgrade the firmware on my other mp40.

 

[gimmito]

Durso Stand Pipe.

 

[gimmito]

Fits like a glove.

 

[gimmito]

Some other goodies.

 

[gimmito]

I bought a used H&S 110/F2000 skimmer w/ehiem 1048 feed pump for the frag tank. This is the little brother of the H&S 250 skimmer I'm considering for the 450. I've never used a recirculating skimmer and I'm interested in seeing the skimmate production.

 

[gimmito]

I had time this weekend to work on the frag tank stand w/ a buddy. It's made of 2x4's and 2x6's w/simpson hangers.

 

[gimmito]

We also built a ledger out of 2x8's. I hope to put 3-55 gallon tanks up there. I would like to have a mixing station for saltwater, r/o water, & the last will be a gravity fed fuge. I'm entertaining the idea of incorporating a constant water station up there also.

I plan to build another ledger below it for a qt, culture tanks, breeding tanks, & what not.

 

[drdoolittle]

Looking good Jim.. cant wait to see your set up in person.

 

[gimmito]

Likewise Ed.

 

[drdoolittle]

Jim, wow you tank is even better in person. I cant believe how you guys maneuvered that large tank into place. That tank is HUGE!!! I cant wait to see the rest of your build. If there anything you need or i could help you with.. let me know..

 

[gimmito]

Ed,

Good meeting you today and thanks for the kind words. Let me know if you aren't going to use any of those pumps. Give me a holler if you need anymore plumbing parts.

Merry Christmas,

Jim

 

[drdoolittle]

for sure.. i'll let you know..

what lighting are you planning for the frag tank?

 

[gimmito]

Ed,

I'm leaning towards a single lumenbrite w/either a dimmable 250 watt coralvue or galaxy ballast and a reeflux 10k or 12k se bulb. I'll put it on a lightrail also.

Jim