Scott's 270 aka Project Mayhem

[Scythanith]

Here is what I have come up with. Tanks are 24 x 30 x 24. I'd also like a spot for the JG float valve drilled in the top edge of the upper sump for the fresh RODI. Bulkheads are 3/4" I'd want tops to keep contaminants out but would need it to be easy to add salt (to the bottom reservoir). Also there would be some level sensors and piping coming out of the top of the bottom sump, sending clean SW to the main tank. I'd want styro on the bottoms of the tanks as well.

 

[Scythanith]

Looks like I may go with a 24x24x24 (~60g) size resevoir. Reduces the glass thickness required and drops the price by essentially half. I will price out some plastic loaf tanks when I get home. Last time I priced them out they were pretty pricey compared to the glass tanks but once you add in the holes drilled for the bulkheads the glass tanks are getting pricey. I feel more comfortable drilling plastic tanks for bulk heads than I do the glass tanks.

 

[Scythanith]

I ordered up the glass reservoirs from Concept Aquariums One step closer to being done my main system as I envisioned it.

 

[Scythanith]

Some updates Some of the same.

 

[Scythanith]

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[cFloor]

Wonderful pictures! The third pic down in post #526 is very cool! Almost surreal.

 

[dave.m]

Some pretty fancy shootin' there, pardner.

Dave.M

 

[Scythanith]

Wonderful pictures! The third pic down in post #526 is very cool! Almost surreal.

Thanks! I was playing with the DoF and it worked out

 

[Scythanith]

Some pretty fancy shootin' there, pardner.

Dave.M

Thanks Dave!

 

[Scythanith]

My wife pointed out to me that she feels the pokerstar monti is the most amazing coral in my tank... and I'm having a tough time disagreeing with her! We spend hundreds if not thousands on coral frags to have the best and the brightest when you can buy a PSM frag for all of $20.

I am the first to admit I get caught up in buying the cool new corals. But her view of what's "nice" in my tank encourages me to not only look for the newest and best, but the proven strains of the oldies as well

Blue base with orange/red polyps on leading edge

 

[Scythanith]

Tough to get the colours right. The ridges are yellow with peach patches along the sides. I liked it a lot Photo doesn't do it justice.

 

[Matias Ilhabela]

 

[Scythanith]

Haaahaaa I love this! He isn't free fed and gets regular feedings like the fishtanks Even a varied diet!

 

[Matias Ilhabela]

 

[Scythanith]

And here is it's little brother. Excuse the LED craziness, it's just about bedtime in the light schedule.

 

[Oldude]

Great pix! Things are coming along nicely.

 

[Scythanith]

Just picked up my two water tanks from Colby's! Thanks Concept, they look beefy! Hope the holes all line up

 

[dave.m]

That's what she said.

Dave.M