TheAquatect
I Could Stop If I Wanted
It seems like forever from when I got the ok from the wife in November till now but I spent a lot of time researching. Having done FW for a few years, I started up a 10g SW reef in November with the intent of learning the ropes around water chemistry, corals and maintenance. Its going strong and I took the same approach as my FW tanks, maintain the water...the rest is easy.
So after lurking and planning and planning and planning.. did I mention the planning?? Now I am finally officially starting on my build. The plan is for a LPS/Softie dominant tank lit by a tek 8 bulb t-5 with ati bulbs. Circulation will be a gyre flow handles by 2 iwaki pumps that will alternate every hour during the day. a 3000g (dual 2in drains) glass-holes overflow will supply the flow for the gyre closed loops via a 2 in drain and the other 2in drain will supply my sump and ATS.
Details were in a previous post here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=20063212&postcount=13
Here is my little 10... with a sampling of corals I liked and intend to be in my final DT. Monti, torch and some mushrooms. a clown, royal gramma and coral banded shrimp, snails and hermits with a HOB for circulation.
pics of the proposed location, outlined in blue tape(decorated by my kids)
Behind that wall is a walk-in closet so I did a bit of planning via google sketch-up..
Front
inside the closet, framing/stand
major components and tank in place (still working out the plumbing a bit)
from the other side, that small square between the door and the tank is a plumbing access with a drain pipe and water lines!! So I will be plumbing this tank with its own drain and water supply to the RO/DI. It was like some else wants me to put a tank here too!
Here is a real pic of it. I'll be extending the clean out with a wye and T off the water line.
Finally, i bit of careful drywall removal to get things going because you never know whats in a wall or how its run through it!!
I'm on vacation till Tuesday so there will be more to follow. I'm focused on getting the stand built out and drilling the tank for the overflow this week, them start on plumbing.
So after lurking and planning and planning and planning.. did I mention the planning?? Now I am finally officially starting on my build. The plan is for a LPS/Softie dominant tank lit by a tek 8 bulb t-5 with ati bulbs. Circulation will be a gyre flow handles by 2 iwaki pumps that will alternate every hour during the day. a 3000g (dual 2in drains) glass-holes overflow will supply the flow for the gyre closed loops via a 2 in drain and the other 2in drain will supply my sump and ATS.
Details were in a previous post here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=20063212&postcount=13
Here is my little 10... with a sampling of corals I liked and intend to be in my final DT. Monti, torch and some mushrooms. a clown, royal gramma and coral banded shrimp, snails and hermits with a HOB for circulation.
pics of the proposed location, outlined in blue tape(decorated by my kids)
Behind that wall is a walk-in closet so I did a bit of planning via google sketch-up..
Front
inside the closet, framing/stand
major components and tank in place (still working out the plumbing a bit)
from the other side, that small square between the door and the tank is a plumbing access with a drain pipe and water lines!! So I will be plumbing this tank with its own drain and water supply to the RO/DI. It was like some else wants me to put a tank here too!
Here is a real pic of it. I'll be extending the clean out with a wye and T off the water line.
Finally, i bit of careful drywall removal to get things going because you never know whats in a wall or how its run through it!!
I'm on vacation till Tuesday so there will be more to follow. I'm focused on getting the stand built out and drilling the tank for the overflow this week, them start on plumbing.