Jgraz's march to 200DD
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dave.m
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jgraz
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jgraz
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New update.
Water is at capacity and I was hoping to get the DSB in today but UPS screwed me and I'll have to wait a few more days. Tonight I'll be adding a bit of stone I have been saving up and a nice piece of LR from my other tank. And the cycle will be underway.
Sump and reactors
Frag tank
This will be the refugium with DSB
And my RODI is all back to normal and ready to go. Got this to shut off when storage container is full. Pardon the mess
I don't expect the cycle to go to long considering I'm really just transferring everything over from my 90. Really I just want to let it run for a couple if weeks to work out any issues.
Water is at capacity and I was hoping to get the DSB in today but UPS screwed me and I'll have to wait a few more days. Tonight I'll be adding a bit of stone I have been saving up and a nice piece of LR from my other tank. And the cycle will be underway.
Sump and reactors
Frag tank
This will be the refugium with DSB
And my RODI is all back to normal and ready to go. Got this to shut off when storage container is full. Pardon the mess
I don't expect the cycle to go to long considering I'm really just transferring everything over from my 90. Really I just want to let it run for a couple if weeks to work out any issues.
jgraz
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So I've been moving along and started transferring some corals to the frag tank today.
Here is the frag tank in place
Sump with reactors and dosers in place
Refugium though I still need to add a bit of sand which will come from the 90 when I break down. Also has my snowflakes in there for now. Not exactly sure what I'm doing with them yet.
Picked this up the other day and intended to use it as a circulation tank but low and behold it's all tempered so I made it a salt mix tank instead. 47gal.
I set up PVC to hold a syphon so that I can pull water without having to use a pump.
Here is the whole shabang. The empty space will be for the circulation tank. I'm planning on either a 44gal pentagon or a 37gal pillar to use there
Next up is to continue moving corals and stone. I also will be ordering my skimmer in the next few days and I need to get a new light for the refugium, leaning towards a 2 bulb T5. I figure that should be plenty to get to the bottom of the 24" tank. Anyone have thoughts on that fire away. Till next time thanks for looking.
Here is the frag tank in place
Sump with reactors and dosers in place
Refugium though I still need to add a bit of sand which will come from the 90 when I break down. Also has my snowflakes in there for now. Not exactly sure what I'm doing with them yet.
Picked this up the other day and intended to use it as a circulation tank but low and behold it's all tempered so I made it a salt mix tank instead. 47gal.
I set up PVC to hold a syphon so that I can pull water without having to use a pump.
Here is the whole shabang. The empty space will be for the circulation tank. I'm planning on either a 44gal pentagon or a 37gal pillar to use there
Next up is to continue moving corals and stone. I also will be ordering my skimmer in the next few days and I need to get a new light for the refugium, leaning towards a 2 bulb T5. I figure that should be plenty to get to the bottom of the 24" tank. Anyone have thoughts on that fire away. Till next time thanks for looking.
jgraz
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Jgraz's march to 200DD
Ok so no real updates here. The system is running well now and I'm hoping to have the room where the DT will go finished soon so that I can move forward.
The tank will go here
If your wondering that is not the footprint for a 200DD. It is the footprint of a 180gal. After considering cost, size of my fish, and location I decided that the 6' length would be more benificial then the 3' depth.
So if there is a mod avail please change the name of my thread from 200 to 180. Thx
Ok so no real updates here. The system is running well now and I'm hoping to have the room where the DT will go finished soon so that I can move forward.
The tank will go here
If your wondering that is not the footprint for a 200DD. It is the footprint of a 180gal. After considering cost, size of my fish, and location I decided that the 6' length would be more benificial then the 3' depth.
So if there is a mod avail please change the name of my thread from 200 to 180. Thx
jgraz
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Room is almost finished. Got the floor in over the weekend and only have a little more painting left to do.
I'm still not sure if I need to brace the floor from underneath, but I probably will. Not sure what I should use for that so any ideas are welcome. My first thought was just 4x's from floor to studs but please offer so suggestions on that. The floor is 2x10 with 3/4" ply if that helps, and the tank will go on a outside wall. Thanks for looking.
I'm still not sure if I need to brace the floor from underneath, but I probably will. Not sure what I should use for that so any ideas are welcome. My first thought was just 4x's from floor to studs but please offer so suggestions on that. The floor is 2x10 with 3/4" ply if that helps, and the tank will go on a outside wall. Thanks for looking.
benihana
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Looking good!
Will the tank be running perpendicular or parallel to the joists? As far as material, and what to use, 4x's from floor to cieiling should be ok, but you may be able to get away with cross bracing each of the joists....either way, I would consult a structural engineer just to be safe
Will the tank be running perpendicular or parallel to the joists? As far as material, and what to use, 4x's from floor to cieiling should be ok, but you may be able to get away with cross bracing each of the joists....either way, I would consult a structural engineer just to be safe
