Josh's 75 gal Build Thread!!!

Belamywamy

Belamywamy

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Hey everyone! So after all the heavy lifting, stressing, leaking, my tank is finally up and running! :bounce1:

The tank is a 36x24x20d 75 gal total 20 gal sump. As of now im using a 24'' Current t5 fixture as my lighting until my LED fixture gets shipped!! I ordered the Evolution 200w 3G 14K LED fixture from Reefkoi and cant wait until it arrives!

Here are some pics of the whole process from picking up the tank to delivering to setting it up! Hope you all enjoy the pics!!

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Very Heavy!!!!!
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Having no elevator didnt help either lol

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Got it home safe and sound!
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Saba helping out
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First piece of live rock going in!
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Before...
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After
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End Result!
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Front view...
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left side view...
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right side view...
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Sump..
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Too happy its up and running!!
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Let me know what you guys think about the rock work. Im still playing around with it. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

I just want to thank all of you for helping me out with the leaking issue, as you can see it helped tremendously! I also want to give a special thanks to Saba, Bobby, and James (Lurking), for all their hard work and help throughout this whole process!

More to come soon!

- Josh
 
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I upgraded from my RSM a couple months ago. Wouldnt ever want to go with a AIO again. Lookin good so far.. Are you running skimmerless?
 
Whats the coral you plan on stocking and fish load?
If your budget permits I love tunze powerheads and vortechs. Koralia is ok too.
Skimmers- i would say review and research what pump the skimmer is using (mesh wheel, needle wheel, etc...) and get one with a good warranty! Make sure you know what dimensions can fit in your sump and under the tank before you get the skimmer. A 75 Gallon tank can use anything from a Euro-reef to ASM skimmer (depends on your bioload too)
 
Looks great can't wait to see it with the new lights I've been thinking of going with LED's update us when u get them in. Does anyone know how deep the LED's lighting go? 
 
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Cymaster007 said:
Whats the coral you plan on stocking and fish load?
If your budget permits I love tunze powerheads and vortechs. Koralia is ok too.
Skimmers- i would say review and research what pump the skimmer is using (mesh wheel, needle wheel, etc...) and get one with a good warranty! Make sure you know what dimensions can fit in your sump and under the tank before you get the skimmer. A 75 Gallon tank can use anything from a Euro-reef to ASM skimmer (depends on your bioload too)
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I plan on stocking it with mostly lps, not really into sps...yet lol. I am on a budget so the tunze powerhead is a bit too pricey for me. Im going to stick to koralia's for now, just not sure how many gph i should get..

i was thinking about purchasing two of these:

http://www.amazon.com/Hydor-Koralia...XO3O/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1297230060&sr=8-2

what do you guys think?
 
hahaha i was using one of those claw things tanu, not that i'm not buffed up already thanks to picking up bucket after bucket... lol

looking great josh!! and wow whoever helped you with that aquascaping has some eye ;)
 
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Now i need to figure out how to hang this baby from the ceiling...
 
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Heres an update of what the tank looks like now. I rearranged some rocks (Saba helped out a lot!) Let me know what you guys think!

Here are some pics:


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