OzATL's 1000g Display Build Thread

[Maximus]

I'm sorry to do this to you Chris, but it's time to call you out. More updates please on this amazing tank!!!

 

[shah1]

Beautiful skimmer and love the MRC sump... T

 

[OzATL]

Wow. Having 2 kids and your company rapidly growing sucks all reef time. (Slacker) Well that and some mystery pest anemone overload, I figured it was time for a reboot. Took all the rock out and nuked it. Took 800 lbs of sand out and cleaned it. Now reaquascaping, setting up a new all the time QT system, upgrading to new Apex, upgrading to all LED's, etc etc now. I'll try to get pics and progress going again.

 

[halmus]

Thank you for posting up your build. I read this thread years ago and it's always been stuck in the back of my mind how impressive the filtration setup is.

Now, I've started my own build finally and I'm stealing a lot of ideas from your build.

 

[OzATL]

That's great and what this is all about! Setting up my new QT system in parallel with getting rock structures built and in the display. I need to figure out the easiest way to upload pics with posts....

 

[McPuff]

what are you doing for heating and cooling the system? Do you have an inline heater and if so what type and a little description would be awesome. I have a 1000 as well here in Texas and have 2hhp heat exchanger but no heat set up yet.
Here is FTS before corals introduced about 3 months ago. :thumbsup:

Go Blue!! :0)

And how is this thing going now??

 

[iced98lx]

That's great and what this is all about! Setting up my new QT system in parallel with getting rock structures built and in the display. I need to figure out the easiest way to upload pics with posts....

I find Flikr to be the best option currently available. Good phone app, photos that are uploaded by your mobile show up on the web right away etc. Downside is that the app doesn't give you access to the BB code directly. One place PhotoBucket (which is now too slow and too unstable to use) is still ahead. I look forward to updates to this thread!

 

[OzATL]

I find Flikr to be the best option currently available. Good phone app, photos that are uploaded by your mobile show up on the web right away etc. Downside is that the app doesn't give you access to the BB code directly. One place PhotoBucket (which is now too slow and too unstable to use) is still ahead. I look forward to updates to this thread!

Yeah - using Photobucket now and it's a pain.

 

[OzATL]

Go Blue!! :0)

And how is this thing going now??

I must have missed this one. Right now I try to have redundancy so I have 6 individual heaters in the commercial sump that all come on and off at different temp levels. May do an inline in the future.

2 HP chiller outside but hoping going all LED/VHO will allow it to run considerably less than under 3 x 1000w halides.

 

[OzATL]

QT system up and running!

 

[OzATL]

Tapatalk QT tank test

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[OzATL]

27x27x22 1.5" acrylic. Radions. Apex. Etc etc

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[JonezNReef]

Wow I love the thought put into this build. I just now read your entire build and cant wait to see the reboot of it all. Hopefully the reboot will include some more jaw dropping pictures

 

[OzATL]

Wow I love the thought put into this build. I just now read your entire build and cant wait to see the reboot of it all. Hopefully the reboot will include some more jaw dropping pictures

Thanks! Can't believe how much time even a reboot is taking but it's in motion.


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[OzATL]

All rock out for muriatic bath the bleach cleaning.

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[OzATL]

All 800lbs of sand vacuumed out and cleaned

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[OzATL]

Getting new rock structures built and in the display. All locline and 10 MP60's cleaned and vinegar bathed.

11' side view

Still need to finish the main bridge for the rear and adding sand back over the next few weeks.


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[iced98lx]

Very spartan, I think it'll grow in and still leave lots of swimming room. I like it a lot sir.

 

[GiulianoM]

27x27x22 1.5" acrylic. Radions. Apex. Etc etc

So that's where that tank went to...

Did you pick it up at last year's Expo?


Also, what were your thoughts on Starphire for resisting scratches?

I'm planning a 450 build, and I've been recommended standard glass instead of Starphire due to the standard glass being harder.

 

[OzATL]

Very spartan, I think it'll grow in and still leave lots of swimming room. I like it a lot sir.

Thanks. I generally like a more open scape but I decided to really take time to build it all so it looks good at all angles. Took longer than I expected.

So that's where that tank went to...

Did you pick it up at last year's Expo?


Also, what were your thoughts on Starphire for resisting scratches?

I'm planning a 450 build, and I've been recommended standard glass instead of Starphire due to the standard glass being harder.

This setup was actually in their store here in ATL. I ended up replumbing a lot of it, changing things here and there. The only downside is not finding a acrylic mag cleaner that will work on 1.5" think acrylic.

My last tank (435G) was starphire and yes it's soft. I ended up putting a scratch on the outside of the front panel due to sand getting in the mag cleaner. lesson learned, store your mag cleaner outside and away from your tank AFTER you rinse the wet side and dust off the dry side.

Regular glass has a tint (green) to it in most cases (I'm sure there are exceptions) so I just prefer the starphire.

Last tank video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0jkuAU-QGQ