my 315 Reef and 900 Lagoon System.

[Black71gp]

Well I though maybe i would start a thread of my set up... things are always changing and never finished...so thats why it might not look done in most picture.s. but here it is...

a 84x36x24 reef BB lots of tangs... just lost all my sps to AEFW then a nitrate spike.. to fix the nitrate issue. i built a 12x4x30" tall lagoon in the basement and filled a 10x4 area of it with 6" of sand.. this turned into a shark and ray tank.. I have a yellow ray and Epualette shark in there now.. so here are a few pics

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/NewHallSide.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/NewHallSideClose.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/NewOfficeSide.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/Newofficesideclose.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/DSC03305.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/DSC03317.jpg


here is the skimmer i built for the system...chamber is 48" tall and 21" diameter. the riser is 8" diameters and 15" tall.. driven by a Dart Needle wheel and Ailta 40 Air pump
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/DSC04472.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/DSC04473.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/DSC05122.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/DSC04854.jpg

[Black71gp]

Here are a few pictures of the lagoon set up...
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/DSC04853.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/DSC04899.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/DSC04895.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/DSC05165.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/DSC05176.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/DSC05164.jpg
Quick Little Video right after set up... looks better now..lol...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/th_885d210d.jpg (http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/?action=view&current=885d210d.flv)

[Black71gp]

a few more newest tank shots
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/DSC05255.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/DSC05260.jpg

[cbui2]

thats awesome, so what the maintenance on the lagoon and your display look great?

[jgs107]

lookin good...what all is in the lagoon

[Black71gp]

A lion, shark and ray.. lots of live rock now.. sea grass, macro algea and such....

[beez]

Awesome!!! :thumbsup:

I'm jealous of both!!!!

[Black71gp]

thank you.... oh and FYI the skimmer is another about 80 gallons.. I am planning on hooking up a 55 gallon drum with a 4" drain for a surge device once i find some really good plans...so there should be some nice wave action in the lagoon...

[crescent1]

I love it, great tank and basement touch tank.

[Von_Rahvin]

that is a cool combo! the lagoon is fantastic. throw a few mangroves in there!

[BigMojo]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/Black71gp/DSC04895.jpg

That fan and cord over the lagoon would scare me....but VERY cool set up none the less...I'm jealous. :)

[danskim]

What do you do about humidity in the basement?

[Black71gp]

mangroves are in there now.. i have 25 pods in there from FL...

That fan is no longer there.. there is a new one attached...

Humidity is just a LARGE fan blowing outside right now.. stays within normal ranges... I have two 6" ducts that are being installed to suck the air out as well......

[steve the plumb]

Was your tank always bb.I am setting up my 300 and I will use about 2 to 3 inches of sand.I will also make a dsb in my sump.Sump will be a 125 or a 150 gal tank.I will see.Maybe I will use more than one tank for a sump.

[Black71gp]

it had about 1" of sand in.. but with all the flow from one end it all blew to the other.. so i got fed up and took it all out....

[steve the plumb]

Yes the sand storm look is on my mind.I will try to aim my cl away from the bottom but I think it will happen.Some fish like to dig.

[purebullet417]

love the lagoon looks really nice

[yoboyjdizz]

Very cool setup! Love tank and the lagoon. Any more pictures of the lagoon...

[Black71gp]

thanks everyone.. I have been doing drywall and priming.. i need to get some more lagoon pictures.. i will post as soon as I take them.. big weekend around Detroit... Woodward Dream cruise not much getting done other than car stuff....

[clamdigr]

Hey, good to see you started a thread man!

I've been lucky enough to see Black71GP's set-up in person and it is VERY nice, and that lagoon......way too cool!!!

[jnarowe]

another guy making me look sane. I love it! :D

[gasman059]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=#post target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
another guy making me look sane. I love it! :D
ditto!!!!!!!

[crescent1]

I just noticed the size of your skimmer next to your lagoon shot above, holy mother it's huge.

[Black71gp]

I was wondering when someone was going to see that......

[Kyuss]

"Go big or go home!" is an understatement! That is the mother of all skimmers.
I think I may be even more jealous about Woodward though, wish I could be there!

[Black71gp]

it was wonderful... till about 9 then started to rain... great weekend for a cruise though....:)

[boombadan]

Nice tank;) love the shark. You should consider getting a snowflake eel for it:)

[Black71gp]

lol... i have a snowflake in my 315 reef.. i would like to get amore agressive type eel for the lagoon....

[boombadan]

Oh nice, seems like you have everything:) so are youm thinking about a moray eel?

[Black71gp]

ya i am thinking something another species other than a snowflake for down there.... I would like to get a few other sharks and rays first...

[FUA]

wow, what a skimmer, can you post pics of the skimmer in action so we can see what kind of gunk it is pulling from your system. also, love the lagoon. You just gave me a new project...talk the wife into a basement lagoon.
oh yeah, I almost forgot, tank looks great, would love to see more pics of lagoon as it matures.

[Black71gp]

so i thought i would comprise a fish list...

Naso Tang
Unicorn Tang
2- Blue Tangs
3- Yellow Tangs
Purple tang
Kole Tang
Valmingi Tang
Sailfin Tang
2- false Percula Clowns
2-Maroon Clowns (mated Pair Laying eggs)
2 Bangi Cards
another Cardnal of some sort
green chromis
mandrin(stupid 6 line killed the other)
6 line wrasse( about to be shark food)
Lawnmower Blenny
Scooter Blenny
Snowflake Eel
Foxface
Coral Beauty Angel
Emperator Angel

Thats all in the reef i think.....

Lagoon:

Epealette Shark
Yellow Ray
Violatin Lion

[clamdigr]

"6 line wrasse( about to be shark food)"

LOL...I think he has other plans. Mine, on the otherhand, bit the dust on his own...:mad:

[erics3000]

Sweet tank and Lagoon. if we had basements in Florida i would be in trouble..Nice keep the pics coming. What do you use ofr filtration on the lagoon?

[Black71gp]

lol... i bet.. one of the reasons i probaly would nto live in FL... no basements.. I gotta have one...

the lagoon is the filtration for my 315 reef...lol.... there is 6-7 inches of sand in the 10x4 area. live rock and the skimmer which holds around 100 gallons... before the lagoon having nitrate issues in my reef like 70-90 or so... after the lagoon as of a few weeks ago under 20 have not checked since then.... probabaly lower now...

[TandN]

love the lagoon

[samson78945]

love the lagoon!! such a creative idea! if u want a real aggressive eel go with a hawaiian dragon eel. very aggressive but cost around $800. good luck with everything

[Black71gp]

$800 ya i dont think so...lol... i wanna get some good swimming fish.. the things i have now just sit there.. some nice colors and swimming fish.. got any ideas????