I'm having big fun now...390 display +

What was the reason for the foam back? I am upgrading to a 60x30x30 and hate scraping the back and side glass (not a coraline fan).

I have been looking for weeks for something to put against the back....could this be it?

Does it stay clean? Does it grow coraline? Do they have browner colors? Is yours black or grey? Does it last? Can you attach coral to it? Sorry for the questions, but I've never seen this before.

Thanks
 
Awesome!!! Giant kudos to you for going against 98% of everyone else in the hobby by applying the foam to the back of your tank. I can't wait to see how well the coraling covers it in 9 months-1 years time.
 
Great setup! The stand, foam everything looks good so far. Can't wait to see it get wet!
 
hey theres my old 50! lol

looking good man i can get over how big it is, when im older and have a home of my own i plan on getting a setup like this.. but for now the 75 is as big and im going :)
 
Looks sooooooo sweet.
Got kids? I would make it clear that if they (or friends) play pool without covering the tank they may not leave the house alive. All it takes is one nuckelhead and you could have 10k laying on your floor.
 
This is looking like the start of a wonderful system. I'm a big fan of strong steel stands and with the attached lighting truss you have taken it to another level! Great planning and execution.
John
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8480913#post8480913 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by flatwormdie
Not too crazy about the foam on the wall. Looks like pooh. Other then that very nice.
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it looks good once covered and in water.. it will take a little while but it will look good
 
Oh I am soooo going to steal your design for the steel stand!! I am planning a 400 gallon tank of my own and was thinking of going steel. I really like the idea of how you have the canopy incorporated. Of course I will give credit where credit is due ;)

Great start. The foam stuff looks interesting..

Chris
 
flatwormdie...I agree, looks like dog poo...once the coralline starts to grow on it and I start some star polyps in it, it will look lots better.
FishyBiz...No kids...and I have the pool balls locked away.
rsxs1212...In a few months you will see your 50 with my first fish in quarantine.
cwegescheide and Tampa Aquarium Service...I copied the stand form Scott (sidewinder770) whose welder had built one for someone else. I have found all my good ideas while looking at another reefer's system, either online or in person. No reason to reinvent the wheel.
Mike
 
Just a couple of suggestions:

-Make some sort of electrical outlet panel to put further forward than the wall behind the tank. I presume you are placing a sump under the tank and that will prevent you from having access to the outlets easily.
-If you are using the little pipes with holes in it as the intake screen to some pump bigger than a MJ1200, you are going to have issues with it. Extremely restrictive and will get clogged very easily. It is not in the easiest of places to get to, so I would suggest you get one fo the bigger screens from AES. They are non-restrictive to flow and easy for maintenance.
-I presume the 2 pipes going through the wall are or a chiller in and out line. Cover the section that is viewable with some sort of insulation. As the sun beats down on them it will make your chiller run so much longer and often.
-I hope you come up with some form of mechanism to easily raise and lower the lights inside that canopy. It will be very akward to work on anything there.
 
dgasmd...The tank is 15 inches from the wall. I can walk behind it, and I can reach the outlets from the side without going behind the tank. The little pipes are longer than they look, and now have more holes. I did the math and originally drilled enough holes to have just more surface area than the 2 inch pipe bulkhead. After further thought, I doubled the number of holes, and increased their size to compensate for restrictions. The 2 pipes going through the wall come from the garage. One is for RO/DI water for topoff and one is for salt water for water changes. In the garage are two 65 gallon barrels, one for RO/DI and one for mixing salt. The lights will be on chains with a roller system to raise them up and to the rear, and the whole front of the hood will raise up with the help of a linear actuator. (thanks sidewinder 770). Thanks for studying my system so closely. I want all the input I can get. I would rather make mistakes on paper instead of in production.
Mike
ps...I studied your gallery. WOW!!! That's an incredible system you have. I would love to see that in person. What part of the world are you in?
 
:thumbsup: I honestly cant wait to follow this thread.

It certainly appears to be a well documented process...thus far :)
 
I've collected some more parts and pieces, so here are some fresh pics.
Three durso standpipes, 1.5 inch, and schedule 80 bulkheads.
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Return plumbing from the sump to the center eurobraced section. Each of the four ends will have 3/4 inch loc-line.
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Here it is installed without loc-line.
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Here is my next job. The OM 4-way will feed eight 3/4 loc-line. Here is how it lays out, except for the pipe, which I'll cut and glue this weekend. The OM 4-ways will mount on top of 1.5 inch pipes above the end overflow boxes.
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Here is one of the end boxes before installing the OM.
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I do believe that's all for now.
Mike
 
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