supercon71
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After lurking these parts for more than a few months and learning more than I thought possible, i've finally decided to post the progress of my very own mixed reef build.
I should state that i've been out of the hobby for over 10 years, but "back in the day" I had a 50g reef...... However, the technology has changed so vastly, as has the overall philosophy of tank keeping that I definitely feel like a noob all over again. Luckily, two of my brothers have actively stayed in the hobby (and also are RC members) and have guided my back in. In this build we have collectively worked together on hardware selection, tank/sump/stand design and build, and our general approach to things. My one brother designed and built the stand (and generally anything with the carpentry....awesome job I think) and my other brother helped out with the drilling of the sump tanks.
The general idea, however, was to forgo the standard stand concept and build it into the wall in our finished basement. Pretty much *the* selling point as far as the "house accountant"(my wife) was concerned.
Anyway, here are the first round of many pics and a description of what will be used in the tank..... I figured this was as good a way to make my first post as any........
Description of Parts:
90 gallon Oceanic Tech Tank
The Filter Guys Ocean Reef +1 RO/DI
Tunze 9010 Skimmer
Current Outer Orbit 2 x 150w HQI, 4 x 54w T5 HO Actinic Lighting
Iwaki WMD-30RLXT External Return
2 150w Jager heaters
3 HK 4 Powerheads
Sybon Refractometer
Mag5
two 20g high, one 30g long custom sump
piece of foam directly under the tank for level purposes (it works!)
and a ton of other assorted plumbing, lumber, and odds n' ends.
I should state that i've been out of the hobby for over 10 years, but "back in the day" I had a 50g reef...... However, the technology has changed so vastly, as has the overall philosophy of tank keeping that I definitely feel like a noob all over again. Luckily, two of my brothers have actively stayed in the hobby (and also are RC members) and have guided my back in. In this build we have collectively worked together on hardware selection, tank/sump/stand design and build, and our general approach to things. My one brother designed and built the stand (and generally anything with the carpentry....awesome job I think) and my other brother helped out with the drilling of the sump tanks.
The general idea, however, was to forgo the standard stand concept and build it into the wall in our finished basement. Pretty much *the* selling point as far as the "house accountant"(my wife) was concerned.
Anyway, here are the first round of many pics and a description of what will be used in the tank..... I figured this was as good a way to make my first post as any........
Description of Parts:
90 gallon Oceanic Tech Tank
The Filter Guys Ocean Reef +1 RO/DI
Tunze 9010 Skimmer
Current Outer Orbit 2 x 150w HQI, 4 x 54w T5 HO Actinic Lighting
Iwaki WMD-30RLXT External Return
2 150w Jager heaters
3 HK 4 Powerheads
Sybon Refractometer
Mag5
two 20g high, one 30g long custom sump
piece of foam directly under the tank for level purposes (it works!)
and a ton of other assorted plumbing, lumber, and odds n' ends.
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But in the end he was telling me that even with attempting to repair, i'd never have full confidence in it and i'd be checking constantly. I tend to agree......lol.
