Koddie Doo 3.0

[Koddie Doo]

Well, the basement is finally finished and I have decided to upgrade the tank.:bounce3:

Still have a lot of work to do before I get this thing wet, but at least I have the tank now. My wife decided that we needed to paint the stand and went with a 90 gallon, since it was he same footprint as the 75 gallon I had. I am going to be doing a bunch of upgrades as I go, but am going to start off with what I have.... at least while it cycles.

Here is what the new one looks like, as well as earlier versions.

3.0



2.0



1.0

 

[Mr D smack]

Are you going mixed reef?

 

[Koddie Doo]

Here are a couple pics of the rest of the basement.

 

[Koddie Doo]

Are you going mixed reef?

At this point I am just looking to get it wet.... But yes I have always liked the mixed reef look and the movement of softies. This time with where the tank is located I should not have temp swings and a lot of indirect light like prior tanks. So hopefully with having less variables, I can try a couple sticks

 

[mpcart]

1.0 and 2.0 look great and so does the basement. The AV aficionado in me wants to tell you to lower your TV about a foot. [emoji1]

Let me know if you need any frags once you get started.

-Mike

 

[Koddie Doo]

1.0 and 2.0 look great and so does the basement. The AV aficionado in me wants to tell you to lower your TV about a foot. [emoji1]

I appreciate your input. It's pretty good size TV (70 inches) and we are planning on putting a bar down here so we wanted to hang a little bit higher than the back of the couch. It will make a little more sense when you come over and check it out.

[/QUOTE]Let me know if you need any frags once you get started. [/QUOTE]

Probably gonna take you up on that. May need some help with some plumbing or at least thinking out my plumbing. I have always used separate pumps for everything. This time I want to get it down to 1 pump on a manifold for everything.

 

[Koddie Doo]

Did my initial plumbing, nothing fancy to start the project. I will add the manifold later after I cycle.

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Finally found some time to hang my light.

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Also decided to go with the new Reef Rock 2.1. Man is it purple. Think that I am going to mix some base rock in with it.

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Hoping to have this thing wet by the end of next week end...

 

[sbeason]

Where did you pick up that Reef Rock 2.1?

 

[Koddie Doo]

Where did you pick up that Reef Rock 2.1?

BRS had the best deal with flat shipping.

 

[Koddie Doo]

And we are live...

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Found out my pump I was had in storage is too loud (ehiem 1260). Gonna have to get a new one this week end. Picking up a Jeboa.

Also planning to add 10 Green Chromis.

 

[Nanook]

Looks blue and needs more rock

 

[Koddie Doo]

Looks blue and needs more rock

Very observant, especially for a Wookie of your age. I agree to both of those points. It is not as blue in real life and the Rock is on order. But more importantly it is wet!!:celeb1:

 

[mcfarrow]

Woah thats a hell of a basement! Can't wait to see your tang grow out too. rock on

 

[Koddie Doo]

Woah thats a hell of a basement! Can't wait to see your tang grow out too. rock on

Thanks

 

[Koddie Doo]

Finally getting to my manifold. This is my dry fit mockup. I will be running a Skimmer, Carbon and GFO ifI need to.

Manifold by kmw504, on Flickr

 

[Koddie Doo]

Tank is coming along, I think I am far enough past the cycle now. Added 6 Green Chromis and 2 Purple Fire fish and 1 Kaudern's Cardinal, Planning on turning on the PS this weekend. just to see If I can pull out any junk.

I notices a smell coming from my tank and isolated it to smelly water in my top off. I guess it was not cleaned out enough... anyways that has been corrected.

Also have some more rock coming. hope to make a couple cool shapes for the other side of the tank.

 

[Koddie Doo]

Coolest part of the whole thing....
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[Pife]

Finally getting to my manifold. This is my dry fit mockup. I will be running a Skimmer, Carbon and GFO ifI need to.

Manifold by kmw504, on Flickr

Looks great.

I wouldn't add the 90s if you don't need them. If you have extra spaces in the manifold I wouldn't add any pieces past the valves. This let's you customize it to your future needs as they arise.

 

[mpcart]

Looks good. How much rock do you have in there now? Doesn't look like much. If you add too much new rock look out for a mini cycle.

-Mike

 

[Koddie Doo]

Looks great.

I wouldn't add the 90s if you don't need them. If you have extra spaces in the manifold I wouldn't add any pieces past the valves. This let's you customize it to your future needs as they arise.

I am going to plumb it into the system tomorrow, I don't have a tone of space, so I needed them..... I think