Ricks 450 in wall

[13threefmaniac]

Looking good so far. I like the shape of the tank. Should make for an interesting display.

 

[rng_pw]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13617111#post13617111 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by El_pescao
what material did you use for the baffles in the refugium?

I spray painted acrylic to color cordinate with my skimmer. my sump is the same way.

 

["Umm fish?"]

How'd you talk her into doing all the heavy demo?

Nice build so far. Thanks for the photos!

 

[PaulieWalnuts]

following this...nice tank...love how it comes out of the wall....and what a cool wife to let you do that....SWEET washer and dryer....don't even want to think about how much that cost....and nice floors and can't wait to see more!!!!!

 

[rng_pw]

update

update

Well I thought that maybe I should update some pics showing the progress that I have made. So here you go.
I added about 200lbs of sand and water

I have wood floors under part of my stand so my wife and I decided to line the underside of the tank with pond liner. I also put some insulation behind the liner to help sound proof the room.

I have overflows. My buddy James came over and installed a couple of really nice overflows. Here are some pics. I'm not sure of all of the details so maybe James can explain how they will work.
2 external overflows

 

[rng_pw]

Here are some pics of James installing the overflows

My overflows work great. I plumbed them and I have had them running for about a week now and I could'nt be happier. This tank runs smoother and quieter than my 90 gallon. There are still a few things that I want to do with my drains but before I got to far I wanted to make sure that everything worked well. Here are few pics.
Left overflow. I wanted to see if the overflow would keep up with the water hose. It did just fine. No gushing or anything just smooth flow.

similar setup on the right side

the only visible plumbing under the tank. other than the returns on the other side.

and look they even skim the surface. Perfectly I might add, the water level is at the widest part of each circle.

 

[rng_pw]

the water has settled nicely. Here are some pics with a few rocks from my other tank to help seed it.

I still have to do a few small things like paint the plumbing and build my light rack but were making progress. Now that the system is running well I will probably start hanging drywall this weekend and clean up the mess that I made of our wall

 

[rng_pw]

sorry I didnt realize how dirty the back glass was before I posted pics. I will clean it and take a few more pics for you guys. My wife and I were also looking for some good Ideas for the aquascape so feel free to post pics if you have something that I might like. Thanks for viewing.

 

[~sp0ok~]

nice

 

[dougie]

sweet set up! how r u liking the vortechs? flow wise, noise ect?

 

[erics3000]

Sweet build. love the location of your tank

 

[NaClH20NMYVEIN]

Very Nice! I wish I could make that much progress in that short of time!

 

[PaulieWalnuts]

looking sweet...can't wait to see more

 

[rng_pw]

thanks for the compliments guys.

 

[rng_pw]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13780134#post13780134 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dougie
sweet set up! how r u liking the vortechs? flow wise, noise ect?

thanks. When I decided to build this tank I new that one of the most important things was that it was quiet. The vortecs were loud at first but after they broke in they were great. Keep in mind though that they are in my fish room. They do have a hum that I consider to be a little noisy. It does seem though that my version of noisy may differ from your opinion. This 450 is quieter than my 90 gallon. My wife has a 24 gallon nano on the opposite wall of this tank and if you stand in the middle of the room you can hear the nano over the big tank. As far as flow they work pretty good. I still am going to add a couple of tunze's on each end of the tank.

 

[rng_pw]

I have been trying to put together a good fish list and wanted to know what everyone thought. I really like tangs and would love to have a ton but I know that probably wont work. I tried to pick mostly dossile tangs for the most part from different families, but some that I really like are from the same fam. Let me know what you think.
Fish list

Tangs

1. Blue Hippo tang- Paracanthurus hepatus

2. 3- Yellow tangs- Zebrasoma flavescent

3. Blonde Naso Tang-Naso lituratus

4. Orange Shoulder- Acanthurus olivaceus

5. Achilles tang- Acanthurus Achilles

6. Chevron Tang- Ctenochaetus Hawaiians

7. Purple tang- Zebrasoma xanthurum

Other fish

1. Fox Face-Siganus vulpinus

2. copper band butterfly fish- Chelmon rostratus

3. Sixline wrasse-

4. 2- cleanner wrasse- Labroides dimidiatus

5. 2- percula clowns-Amphiprion ocellaris

6. 10- Anthias- not sure which ones yet. Probably sunburst

Wish list

1. Sohal tang-Acanthurus sohal

2. Blue jaw trigger-Xanthichthys auromarginatus

 

[xXReefXx]

oh wow really nice!!

 

[Brandan]

Im hangin' around for this one.

 

[rng_pw]

Sorry that I have not posted in so long, I have just been really swamped. I have made some progress to the tank though. Here are some pics. Sorry the pics are so bad, hopefully santa brings me a new camera for christmas. Pics are taken under 1 250 watt metal halide. I now have 3 250 watt 12k's along with 8 39 watt t-5 actinics. I will be upgrading to 400 watt halides soon, just not sure how soon. I did buy some fish the other day so we will see how they do in shipping. I should be getting them by nest friday. I will take some pics when they arrive.

 

[rng_pw]

I am building a curtain rack behind the tank so that I can hang a black background. I figure you people are probably getting tired of looking into my laundry room.