Teaser pic

[Dapg8gt]

What are the dimensions of the tank that thing looks smooth.

 

[m-six hundred]

Plumbing looks super clean dude nice job

Great job.

Thanks guys, the plumbing design was taken from Evolved's tank. It was not easy to put the two drain lines in place.

Here is a pic of the drains inside the overflow box. The full siphon is the lowest drain at the bottom of the picture. The top of the drain screen is about 1.5" under water. The screen its self is about 6" tall. The primary emergency drain is in the center under the brace. It is approximately .75" above the water line and the last emergency drain is 1.25 inches above the water line.

 

[jporter]

The plumbing would have looked really trick with some of the new colored PVC pipe. Great job and can't wait to see the tank with livestock. JP

 

[Stolireef]

Must have been a really tight squeeze getting the drains in. Will it be possible to service them if the need arises?

 

[m-six hundred]

What are the dimensions of the tank that thing looks smooth.

Thanks, the tank is 60"x27"x27"

The plumbing would have looked really trick with some of the new colored PVC pipe. Great job and can't wait to see the tank with livestock. JP

yes but I would just mess it up with pipe glue.

Must have been a really tight squeeze getting the drains in. Will it be possible to service them if the need arises?

There are six unions below the tank. Everything would come apart rather quickly if I needed to dislodge something.

 

[Stolireef]

Gotcha. Great design.

 

[m-six hundred]

oh and the drains in the overflow box will unscrew.

 

[evolved]

Thanks guys, the plumbing design was taken from Evolved's tank. It was not easy to put the two drain lines in place.

Yeah, he asked me how I did mine, but he didn't ask how hard it was to do!

Must have been a really tight squeeze getting the drains in. Will it be possible to service them if the need arises?

That's what the unions are for; it all comes apart.

 

[m-six hundred]

The tank is starting to clear up. I used 100% dead dry rock and dry sand. I am planning on having to wait a full two months before I can place any livestock in it.

I also installed my ATB 840 v2 skimmer last night. Pics of that to come.

 

[Stolireef]

Just beautiful.

 

[zrogst]

What are you dosing to feed the nitrifying bacteria? Pure ammonia?

 

[woodwrangler]

WOW Mark, looking great man!

 

[rioshilo]

The tank is starting to clear up. I used 100% dead dry rock and dry sand. I am planning on having to wait a full two months before I can place any livestock in it.

I also installed my ATB 840 v2 skimmer last night. Pics of that to come.

You may have changed it already, or you may like it as is. But, I liked it better before. With 5 small rocks on the sand it seems cluttered. Before with only one additional rock on the sand, it made your tank look much deeper front to back.

We are on the same time frame right now, I am also starting a new tank. Added water the same time as you. All dry rock, and dry sand, syphon drain, minimal scape, etc.


What are you going to run for powerheads? For my tank, I'm thinking 3 rw-8's on the back wall. But maybe I should get the rw-15's instead. Haven't decided yet, and I don't want to get 15's, and have them blow this sand around even on the lowest setting.

 

[Kalakuhan]

Tank is looking great Mark!

 

[m-six hundred]

Thanks for the feedback guys. For flow I am using two MP40's one on the left and right side connected to my apex. On the back wall I have a Tunze 6105 and a 6055 connected to my apex through the variable speed ports.

 

[m-six hundred]

Teaser pic

Here is a picture of the sump, skimmer and the refugium light. The refugium light is a Wave Point high output 16-watt led light.

 

[Mael]

looks great, I like the sump set up.

 

[m-six hundred]

Cycle Day 11

Ammonia .6
Nitrite 3.3
Nitrate 50

 

[Stolireef]

Moving right along.

 

[m-six hundred]

Moving right along.

Yeah, Jeff told me I should put my most expensive corals in now. lol