The 240 is in the house!

[tcwayne]

Thanks to
Wes (blue coast)
Bill (swampybill)
Chris (CMcNeil) for the assistance today. She's in. Thanks Boyz!!


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[Nwest]

HELL YEA! now I dont have to do it on Sat..

[tcwayne]

Easy there buddy. You may not be moving the tank on Saturday but you may be "working" on it somehow!

Let's not forget, Nate helped me with the stand. Thanks Bro!

[Nwest]

I did very little on it! I am going to have to pass on Sat night but if you want help still sat during the day I will come down!

[tcwayne]

No worries. I'll let you know. Getting it in the house was the first step. Now I'll drink beer, stare at it and think about the next step.

[SwampyBill]

Sweet looking tank, Chuck. Good thing it's up kinda high...Wouldn't want you to drink a few too many brewski's, fall into that beast & drown before everything's finished...;) Thanks for the orange cap frag. Cya at the meeting in a few.

[tcwayne]

Ha! Your welcome!

[CMcNeil]

not a problem at all Chuck,thanks for the slimer frag,and dont forget what i asked(more like begged you about) lol ;)
that tank is really sweet,you can do so much with it due to its dimensions.

[RSPONY]

What are the dimentions of that stand,I have a 120 feed tub that was a sump at one time?

[tcwayne]

48x48. But a 48 inch tank will not work cuz the floor inside is a little less than 48

[bmullikin1]

how many tanks do you have chuck. sam

[tcwayne]

how many tanks do you have chuck. sam

The 120 and a frag tank and now the 240. The 120 is coming down. Hey we were going to get together, sorry I got busy. As usual. Anyway, we'll hook up soon.

[bmullikin1]

no problem, let me know when your ready, and we'll consider it a tank warming gift.

[ekoroknay]

Chuck that is going to be an awsome set up!

[tcwayne]

no problem, let me know when your ready, and we'll consider it a tank warming gift.

Thanks Sam!

[RSPONY]

51 long x 37 wide x 20 tall, just a bit long for what you have.

[tcwayne]

That's a cool size though.

[tcwayne]

Chuck that is going to be an awsome set up!

Thanks man

[tcwayne]

I'll continue here for the build thread, why not right? Starting out, Nate and I decided to rebuild the stand cuz it was very limited for putting anything underneath. We decided to go 36 inches tall, not realizing that it had to fit through the front door at the time. oh well I took it apart and put it back together.
pics........

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Pocket drilled.

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The painting.
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[dustinb2331]

Awsome tank! Thats exactly the style tank that I'm going to put toghether when I finally buy a house. Love the demensions of it.

[tcwayne]

Awsome tank! Thats exactly the style tank that I'm going to put toghether when I finally buy a house. Love the demensions of it.

Thanks man. keep us updated when you do!

[Emster]

Nice!!! I can see you got the bug.

[tcwayne]

Nice!!! I can see you got the bug.

Thanks Emmett. How's things?

[tcwayne]

I had an overflow built for a 156 I was going to put together that was 48 inches. John got it done for me. Then I got this 240 and thought maybe I could use the overflow I already had made. Not. Too long. Do you all know how beneficial it is to know Chris McNeil? Anyways I gave him the 48 inch overflow yesterday and today it is cut and resized to fit this tank between the returns. Thanks Chris! Here's a really crappy pic but you'll see it once it's installed, gotta drill some holes in it.

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[CMcNeil]

No problem Chuck,that really was an easy mod.ive had to modify alot of stuff in the past 15 years working with plastics,some of them were truely a PITA,that was a breeze ;)
Remember,when you are ready to plumb it dont hesitate to ask.we can set you up like we did Bruces old 240.it will be super clean with the panels to cover everything up.we have a cheap foam cored pvc sheet that is very lightwieght and easy to cut that works great for cover panels.

[tcwayne]

you got it.

[tcwayne]

I'm becoming a member of the barebottom club with this tank. White starboard bottom!

[anbosu]

Have you considered running two sumps on this tank? Maybe 2 40 breeders or something?

[tcwayne]

Trying to figure it out. I run two now connected with two inch pipe. I was gonna go a big 50 gal one and call it a day. But I plan on fitting my frag tank under there which is about the size of a 40 breeder. I'm still in the trying to figure it out stage. I want it to be clean and functional. I got a chiller to think about and a huge flippen skimmer.

[anbosu]

You could build some shelving under there and stack the sumps, especially if your protein skimmer is external. The good news is the way you built the stand and due to the footprint of the tank you have a lot of options.

By the way, I still need to come get that stand from you. I'll try to do that in the next week or so (depending on your schedule obviously).

[tcwayne]

Please do! Thanks

[tcwayne]

Not a fan of any sort of stacking.

[SwampyBill]

No fan of stacking, except in your avatar, right....? ;)

[tcwayne]

No fan of stacking, except in your avatar, right....? ;)

You got that right! HA!

[stepnic2]

Where did you get the tank made?

[reefrubble]

Chuck , that is going to be beautiful . With a tank that deep , you can do some awesome aquascaping . What are you going to do for canopy , and lighting ?

Ted

[tcwayne]

Where did you get the tank made?

No clue. This tank has been passed around the community a little. I think Pacificreefs got it made or bought it originally.

[tcwayne]

Chuck , that is going to be beautiful . With a tank that deep , you can do some awesome aquascaping . What are you going to do for canopy , and lighting ?

Ted

At this point I will have two 250's over it with actinic led or t5 or vho?? Trying to figure that out. CMcNeil is building me a fixture to hang over it. 40 inches long. It will accommodate two halides and actinics or it would be cake to mod it for all led. Yet to be determined. Thanks Ted.

[CMcNeil]

i started on your hood yesterday and have the outer frame welded together then my back went out on me.i had to leave i was in so much pain.today i can barely walk and cant stand up straight.i hope to be ok by monday so i can get it done for you,i also cut the starboard(oversized) for the botom of your tank.so at least that is done :) you can get your reflector anytime you want since i got the measuremets i needed for the cutouts.

[screamincamaro]

Congrats............can't wait to see this one.

[tcwayne]

i started on your hood yesterday and have the outer frame welded together then my back went out on me.i had to leave i was in so much pain.today i can barely walk and cant stand up straight.i hope to be ok by monday so i can get it done for you,i also cut the starboard(oversized) for the botom of your tank.so at least that is done :) you can get your reflector anytime you want since i got the measuremets i needed for the cutouts.

Sorry about your back. Keep me posted, thanks. Get your feet up!

[tcwayne]

Congrats............can't wait to see this one.

Hey man! Thanks

[tcwayne]

Ok so I decided to not use the overflow afterall. The way it was designed it would be better suited for a normal tank. This tank has a support rim that goes around the top therefore rendering the overflow useless. In other words the water level, if the water came to bottom of overflow, would be too low and look as if the tank always needs to be filled. Scratch...... drawing board....

I have a frag tank running that has just two pipes running out the back and it works fine. It's sort of a ghetto Herbie but it's quiet once I dial the ball valves in. Anyways, that's how I'm going to do this tank, sort of... This will be a full siphon but there will be no overflow, just straight pipes which I'll paint black eventually. Here's what I mean and it looks sort of like a beananimal without an overflow.

original overflow that I'm scraping.

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Here's how the drains will be.


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Going to sump.

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So this will be a pseudo HERBIE/BEANANIMAL, stay tuned............

[moongoddesss007]

wow that is going to be awesome are you goint to break down your 120 or keep every thing?

[tcwayne]

The goal here is to get the 240 running with water the next couple days and slowly transfer everything over from the 120.

[tcwayne]

Well, it will take a while but you know what I mean. I have to get water moving ASAP and the rest will fall into place.

[tcwayne]

Another trip to the Home Depot.

Plumbing=nickel and dime the hell outta ya!

[CMcNeil]

hey Chuck,are you moving the water into the 240g like we discussed when we moved the tank?i really think that is the best way to do it so the corals dont get stressed.

[tcwayne]

Yea that's the plan. Should have it ready today or tomorrow for water. Leak testing and so on. Transfer of livestock will be just a couple weeks away.

[CMcNeil]

awesome that tank is going to be so sweet once you get it all done.

[tcwayne]

Thanks Chris. Doing the returns now. I still have to drill the sump and finish plumbing the pump and manifold. I should have the gate valves I ordered on Monday. I'm setting it up so I can plumb the gate valves after it's already running. So there will be a ball valve before the gate valve manifold.

[tcwayne]

Here's where I'm at.....
I'm tying to use a gate valve I already had with a tee on it. What I'm trying to figure out is if I'll be able to use flex from the tee that's connected to the ball valve going to the manifold and connecting to the gate I have on the returns. Tell me what you guys think, if the pics make sense.

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[barfish]

gee that sure is a nice pump

[tcwayne]

The guy I stole it from thought the same thing.

[barfish]

Nice. When are u giving the Guy the dart gold.

[tcwayne]

I'm just gonna elbow it.

[tcwayne]

Back of tank...................................

FIN................


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[rrtree]

that return pump looks good where it is nice straight shot to the sump... :)

[tcwayne]

hmmmmmm. thanks Tree, your the one that lined that up!

[Nwest]

looks good buddy!

[tcwayne]

Thanks Nate! Good times! I may have water flowing without going back to Home Depot! Wish me luck.

[Nwest]

o snap! what ya doing tomorrow? If you aint doing anything get your butt over here!

[tcwayne]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Look up. See those pics? That may give you an indication of what I'm doing tomorrow.

[tcwayne]

Seriously. What you got? I'm about done sniffing glue today. I got 100 gallons of water ready to be moved so I can make more water.

[tcwayne]

That's enough glue sniffing for one day and the house stinks badly..................

I'm going to the pub

[rrtree]

i remember.. just wasnt sure if you were gonna keep it like that i do see some progress with the plumbing if you need a hand sunday let me know im sure i can help....

[tcwayne]

Naw. I'm good. Thanks though. I just have a couple pieces of the puzzle to do in the AM.

[NONNA58]

Do we have water yet?

[rrtree]

its the AM where's the water at................... :) :) :)

[tcwayne]

Stayed at the pub tooooo long. I'm letting my head clear at the moment. That or all the glue?

[barfish]

get busy. put some h2o in that thing.

[tcwayne]

Just finished glueing.

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[Nwest]

:thumbsup:

[tcwayne]

get busy. put some h2o in that thing.

Now the fun begins. Leak check!

[Nwest]

what time u coming over?

[tcwayne]

Trying to decide if I like where it's at before putting water in it ATM. Thought you said 1ish?

[Nwest]

yea just wondering! bring me the 10 gal, angle grinder, and sander if ya can!

[tcwayne]

in the truck

[tcwayne]

Water........

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[tcwayne]

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[rrtree]

yaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

its got water!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[screamincamaro]

Leak check??? Where is your sense of adventure?

[tcwayne]

Your right! I'm dumping all saltwater. Really.

[1morecoral]

Chuck you're a wild man. Nothing like living on the edge!

[tcwayne]

That's right Ken. You'll have to stop by.


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[jbax]

Seriously. What you got? I'm about done sniffing glue today. I got 100 gallons of water ready to be moved so I can make more water.

i have 44g and 32g brute cans, if you need more things for mixing water.

[tcwayne]

i have 44g and 32g brute cans, if you need more things for mixing water.

Thanks man, I'm good. I'm at the point where I'm waiting for it to brew. So once I have enough, I mix it with salt and throw it in. I shoulda had more done in the beginning but wasn't sure how long it would have to sit.

[jbax]

thats why i'm glad i have this and use E.S.V. salt mix

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[1morecoral]

Yea I'd love to see it. If you need an extra set of hands moving things from the other tank I'm only a couple of minutes away.

[tcwayne]

I'll call when I go to move stuff. Maybe next week.

Josh I got that. That's a 112 gallons. What I needed to do is get water in my brutes ahead of time but I didn't.

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[tcwayne]

Nice setup by the way. Why get that fancy plumbing for a mixing station? Show off. Lol

[jbax]

Nice setup by the way. Why get that fancy plumbing for a mixing station? Show off. Lol

why not,lol. and thank you

[tcwayne]

Got my gates from Aquatic Ecosystems today. I know why take a pic of that. Do you know how dope it is to flip through a catalog. So much better than a website in my opinion. Especially when there is completely mindless TV on. Silly.


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[tcwayne]

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[rrtree]

looking good Chuck.... your almost there..

[tcwayne]

Thanks tree. I'll get to play with the drains tomorrow.

[tcwayne]

OH MY!!!!!!! Thanks so much Don (southnash) without your help I would have never got this to shut up and have the CRAZY flow that I do!!!!!!!!

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OMG!!!!!!!!

[acro-ed]

What did you have to do to keep it quiet with all of that flow? How many gph is going through the sump?

[tcwayne]

What did you have to do to keep it quiet with all of that flow? How many gph is going through the sump?

Right now not sure how many gallons I'm pushing. A LOT. It's a Reeflo Blackfin 6000. Throttled back of course. I played with the drains since 5:30 today. I ended up turning one 90 down and the other two up. Put a 1/4 inch piece of hose on the 1st drain that I set to a certain level of the tanks water. As the water gets to the 1/4 inch piece it bounces sort of. In other words it gets a blast of water into the other wise free air flowing tubing. When the water has no air it screams down the pipes. Once the level hits the tubing and lets the smallest bit of water into the tubing thats full of air it flows faster, super fast. That somehow keeps it at that exact level with a slight bit of water going in the tubing and then full air again. It's happening so quickly that there is ZERO noise. Maybe my explanation sucks but it works.

[tcwayne]

Oh and theres 3 drains for redundancy. The first drain is handling all the flow and the second is a trickle. The third is emergency. If the first fails the other two pickup and it will sound like a freight train but what a way to let you know that there's a problem. Huh?

[acro-ed]

Clever, I'd like to see a picture of the drains if it's not too much trouble

[tcwayne]

Clever, I'd like to see a picture of the drains if it's not too much trouble

Thanks but without Southnash I would have never known how to do it. Sure I could have researched for days and gotten to it but this was quick thanks to the research he did. I'm a mooch I guess. Anyways this started as me looking at the bean animal photos and copying what I saw, no reading, blah. Since I didn't know how this was going to work there was a little trial and error, like the black tape over the the second drain. I drilled it then realized I didn't need to.

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Here's the 1/4 inch tube. I set it at the water level I want the tank to be at and it sits there throbbing (with little noise) but with this system I can't hear it tho very faint. So far the pump says I'm the one your gonna hear all the time.

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[CMcNeil]

Did you move corals over yet Chuck?did you ever ask Sue about that thing I was begging you for when I helped move the tank in?BTW the tanks looking awesome,did you already mount the lights in the hood I made you?

[tcwayne]

No corals moved. I did a water change on the 120 and used that water in the 240. I'm gonna let the 240 run for a while first. I just got the reflectors from Southnash yesterday. I may get time to put the lighting together today. Right now there is a PC fixture over temporarily. I'll get with Sue today.

[Pacific Reefs]

Looking good!!!

[tcwayne]

Looking good!!!

Thanks. Recognize the tank?

[jbax]

i have a reeflo dart and it is super quite. but my drains are so load, i wish there was something i could do with a non drilled tank.

how much is yours restricted?

[tcwayne]

Probably half. 1 1/2" pipe on a straight drain (without pump) is 2100. You can push up to 7400 ish through a pipe that size. I'd say I'm somewhere close to 3000 right now. That may be way off but it's silently cranking.

[tcwayne]

Gate valves are installed.


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[Nwest]

woot woot!

[tcwayne]

I know right? Those valves look kinda Dope.

[NONNA58]

Thanks. Recognize the tank?


How many people have owned this tank? Wasn't that Bruce's tank first?

[CMcNeil]

no Bruces was a glass 240 rimless.

[tcwayne]

How many people have owned this tank? Wasn't that Bruce's tank first?

No idea. A few never put water in it.

[tcwayne]

Dropped some corals in there from the frag tank. They opened right up!

[CichlidMan@<3]

Dropped some corals in there from the frag tank. They opened right up!

I don't believe you because there is no proof.

[tcwayne]

Here's a horrible shot for proof. cornnutzpeter

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[CichlidMan@<3]

Awesome now I believe you. Everything is looking pretty sweet by the way

[tcwayne]

Awesome now I believe you. Everything is looking pretty sweet by the way
Thanks bro

[tcwayne]

I still have plumbing to do but I'll likely hang the light today. This is the"box" that CMcNeil made for me. It houses two lumenmax elite reflectors and a strip of four royal blue led's. I will be adding two 36 inch strips of royal blues that I'm getting from RapidLed later.

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The strip in the middle will likely end up being used for moons.

[southnash]

Looking good! Glad I could help with the drains...did you put a small air valve on the line? Might not need it...

Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk

[tcwayne]

No I just have the 1/4 inch tube still there. I'll have to figure out a way to make it look clean later.

[cwegescheide]

Thats a nice looking tank! I love the diminsions..

[tcwayne]

Thats a nice looking tank! I love the diminsions..

Thanks Chris.

[CichlidMan@<3]

I friggin love the light box. Is it plastic or wood? You gonna use 3 watt LEDs or 1 watt LEDs? You probably won't see the 1 watt leds with the halides

[tcwayne]

I friggin love the light box. Is it plastic or wood? You gonna use 3 watt LEDs or 1 watt LEDs? You probably won't see the 1 watt leds with the halides

Thanks! It's made out of black 1/4 inch starboard kinda. Chris will have to chime in. It's lightweight and the same stuff Rob's was made of that he put over the 70 cube.

3 watts for sure, you would not believe the amount of light that 4-3 watt strip puts out. I will never think LED's will be washed out by halides.

[tcwayne]

She's a hanging. Or is that she's a swinging (old song)


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[tcwayne]

Well another day means more done. Very little today (I had to go to work ya know).

I saw on another thread where somebody put some led ambient light for under the stand. I've been thinking about that and found these, their battery operated LED's, suite!


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Just enough light to work on stuff.


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Then I had to plumb in the reactor I'm using for carbon.


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[Nwest]

where did you get the led's my friend?

[tcwayne]

El home de pot

[tcwayne]

I ran out of Busch light!

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[stpauli914]

Becks is a much finer choice. Although I also highly recomend St Pauli Girl :)

Looking good!!

Aaron

[tcwayne]

Thanks Aaron. Hows the chiller?

[tcwayne]

Got my Penductors today. I may to do some creative plumbing. I think they may end up too close to the waters surface and vortex something fierce. Ill know later when I get home. If then I'll have to plumb down and put a threaded 90 on there. True?

Pic



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[rrtree]

nice mouse pad :)

i mean nice penductors..

[tcwayne]

nice mouse pad :)

i mean nice penductors..

HaHa!

Well I got the penductors in and holy moly! I had to turn the pump gate valve down. Then they were too close to the surface so I put a couple of 90's on there and I cranked the flow back up. I may not need powerheads at all. It's pretty nice and there's great movement throughout the whole tank. Obviously I'll never be able to put anything near the output.

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[tcwayne]

Oh my what a weekend. Got a lot done thanks to Nate and Josh (jbax). We moved all the livestock and emptied the 120. Did some nice woork on the aquascaping, you decide. I'll get more pics..........

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[BR12349]

That looks great!!!!! Nice and simple and clean looking.

[rrtree]

Looking good can't wait to see it again

[tcwayne]

That looks great!!!!! Nice and simple and clean looking.

Looking good can't wait to see it again


Thanks. That pic does it no justice. It looks insane in person!

[jbax]

the pics do it no justice. it looks awesome. you did good chuck.

[tcwayne]

the pics do it no justice. it looks awesome. you did good chuck.

Thanks Josh. You guys were a HUGE help!

[reefrubble]

Chuck , that looks like a killer design , on your aquascaping .


Ted

[tcwayne]

Chuck , that looks like a killer design , on your aquascaping .


Ted

Thanks so much Ted. I'm very pleased so far. Of course I'll tweak it a little but so far I'm loving it.

[Pacific Reefs]

Fantastic job!! Much better than I could have done.

[tcwayne]

Fantastic job!! Much better than I could have done.

Thanks man. Are you going to the corals farmers market? I'll be there. We should meet up.

[rrtree]

chuck did you get your tickets yet?

[tcwayne]

Yes, sue is getting them to me. You going?

[rrtree]

yes still gotta get tics from her too

[Jmonks]

Looks good Chuck. I will look for you over at the farmers market.

[tcwayne]

Looks good Chuck. I will look for you over at the farmers market.

Thanks Julian. I'll keep my eye out for you.

[Pacific Reefs]

Thanks man. Are you going to the corals farmers market? I'll be there. We should meet up.

Unfortunately I have plans and can't make it. I did see a lot of people from Tampa last year. Did you go last year?

[tcwayne]

Nope.

[tcwayne]

I got some pic updates. The colors are off because it's from my iPhone. Need a better camera.

Front-

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/tcwayne/9514d8b6.jpg

right side-

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/tcwayne/4a3a179b.jpg

left side-


http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/tcwayne/de588586.jpg

Some ghetto equipment shots, in the process of figuring out wiring and last pieces of equipment.

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/tcwayne/ce673f24.jpg


http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/tcwayne/ffb447c9.jpg

[tcwayne]

a little better representation of color. Still need better pics.


http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/tcwayne/e8f3add6.jpg

[moongoddesss007]

that looks great chuck

[tcwayne]

Thanks Tom.

[jbax]

nice skimmer stand you have there. :thumbsup:

[tcwayne]

nice skimmer stand you have there. :thumbsup:

still standing. lol

[tcwayne]

I got the frag tank in. Butted it up against the sump with uniseals so I could get them close together. Worked out great. Thanks Josh.

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/tcwayne/cdb64b00.jpg

[bmullikin1]

tank looks great chuck, aquascape is very nice, enjoyed the tour. frags should look great under those leds. sam

[jbax]

you can't even see the zip ties :thumbsup:

anytime chuck.

[tcwayne]

So I sold the Tunzes right? Well I was going to work out a trade for a MP40 just for flow in the center back part of the tank. I broke................

I bought a MP60 today. WOW. Nice pump.

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/tcwayne/0502d694.jpg

[tcwayne]

So the lighting. I really wanted to get away from Radiums because of growth. So I switched to Phoenix 14k bulbs and added two 36 inch reef brites. Stunning!!

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/tcwayne/05da9e6a.jpg

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/tcwayne/ff1c517c.jpg

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/tcwayne/e09e2ba6.jpg

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/tcwayne/5479fa7b.jpg

[gambitcobra]

Looks awesome!

[tcwayne]

Looks awesome!

Thanks a lot!

[southnash]

Looking good!! I'll have to come by to check it out sometime!!

[tcwayne]

Looking good!! I'll have to come by to check it out sometime!!

Anytime dude!

[screamincamaro]

Setup looks great Chuck. Nice job!

[barfish]

dam chuck you went all out and it looks great.

[tcwayne]

Setup looks great Chuck. Nice job!

Thanks Brian! I need to have everyone come out and see it live.

dam chuck you went all out and it looks great.

Thanks Jon. I think I'm done with buying stuff. From here it's just cosmetic. Hiding wires and equipment.

[barfish]

You could have just bought a minn kota trolling motor instead of the mp60. Probably the same output.

[tcwayne]

That's about the size of it!! Lol

[NONNA58]

Can't wait to come see it. :bounce2:

[tcwayne]

Come on over!!

[Mangodude]

Very nice setup! i'm sure it looks even better in person! Next time I make it over to st. pete I may have to stop by..

One thing, on the right side of your tank I see a lot of just boulder-shaped base rock, is the shape easier to work with? or was that just the only rock you had left? or...?

[g8rsnook]

Very impressive tank setup!!!! Happy to see you went with a MP60. I am very happy with my Vortech

[tcwayne]

Very nice setup! i'm sure it looks even better in person! Next time I make it over to st. pete I may have to stop by..

One thing, on the right side of your tank I see a lot of just boulder-shaped base rock, is the shape easier to work with? or was that just the only rock you had left? or...?

Thanks man. Let me know if your in the area. As far as the rock, it just kinda worked out that way. We used what we had basically. Some came from Nates bin of rock in his garage.

[tcwayne]

Very impressive tank setup!!!! Happy to see you went with a MP60. I am very happy with my Vortech

Thanks! The MP60 is a perfect fit for this tank.

[bmullikin1]

chuck, hows the frag looking under those leds, its a ora spongodes.

[tcwayne]

chuck, hows the frag looking under those leds, its a ora spongodes.

They look great, thanks again Sam!

[naterealbig]

Chuck everything looks great. Man, your tank is the reason I have an affinity for bare bottom reefs. Those MP60's are incredible pumps; I imaging your penductors and the vortechs are an excellent combination. Oh, and your return manifold is dope.

[tcwayne]

Chuck everything looks great. Man, your tank is the reason I have an affinity for bare bottom reefs. Those MP60's are incredible pumps; I imaging your penductors and the vortechs are an excellent combination. Oh, and your return manifold is dope.

Thanks Nate!

So far the flow is not an issue as far as how much, just have to fine tune it. That MP60 is perfect for the center back wall. Provides the necessary mixed up flow. If I turn off the main pump and crank the MP60 up on short pulse, I get a freaking nasty wave. It's insane. I just have the epoxy on the ready because it blasts corals right off. I haven't used it cranked up like that but a couple times but I know the power is there when you need it.
Thanks about the manifold, that was fun making and guess what.
Aquatic eco systems sells manifolds already built. I found that out after I built mine!

http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/3558/Valve-Manifolds-Large

[naterealbig]

Valve Manifolds, Large

These PVC globe valves are glued together as manifolds to save time. Each valve will pass 2 gpm with less than 1 psi pressure loss. The valves have 1/2" FNPT outlets. The manifold ports are 1/2" FNPT and a threaded plug is included. Made in USA.

These look nice, and is probably ok for equipment you don't need a whole bunch of flow to. I'm not a big fan of globe valves though, and the volumetric flow rate seems a bit on the weak side. With the large gate valves, I like yours much better. :)

[tcwayne]

I noticed that too but for a small build or for just reactors etc., those would be a nice time saver.

[tcwayne]

So I said what you said only different. DOH!

[VetteFanatic007]

Awsome tank!!!

[tcwayne]

Awsome tank!!!

Thanks Vette lover. Got a Vette pic?

[tcwayne]

Out with the old and in with the new! I tried this marineland light over my frag tank and very unimpressed. It's a 30 gallon 36 inch tank and it just did not work out for me. So I looked around for something and found a killer deal on this evolution 120 watt fixture. It puts out some light. Very nice so far. I might even get my good frags out of the main tank now. WOOHOO!


http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/tcwayne/903ec68e.jpg

[tcwayne]

Got it mounted. I know it looks like the valves are in the way but they are not. I have the ability to lower it if I need to later but I like the height of it now.


http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/tcwayne/06962d6c.jpg


http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/tcwayne/77bdf2b6.jpg

[jbax]

was it waiting for you when ya got home?

[tcwayne]

No it came a little while later. Bout 4

[Nwest]

:inlove::thumbsup:

[CMcNeil]

So Chuck,those LEDs are 1w aren't they?there is alot of bulbs in that fixture.any PAR numbers?

[tcwayne]

Don't have a par meter ATM

[nctinter]

How is the noise level on that Blackfin pump?

[tcwayne]

How is the noise level on that Blackfin pump?

Actually not bad. Of course I live alone and if there was a woman here she would say it's too loud but I don't think so. I've had darts with AO Smith motors that were 5x louder.

[nctinter]

Are Baldor motors quieter? I need something with some good flow like a Dart that is quiet. The tank is in the living room and I do live with a woman and yes of course I will hear her ***** if I can't get my tank quiet

[tcwayne]

I had a super dart with the baldor motor and it was almost silent. Great pump. 4300 gph flow pump

[nctinter]

Sweet. Maybe ill get one of those. Thanks. Tank looks awesome. I might steal your manifold idea. Its perfect

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[CMcNeil]

Are you corals responding well to the new tank and coloring up yet?I'll have to swing by sometime and see the tank now that it's been running for a little while.

[tcwayne]

Sweet. Maybe ill get one of those. Thanks. Tank looks awesome. I might steal your manifold idea. Its perfect

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Thanks very much! Steal away.

[tcwayne]

Are you corals responding well to the new tank and coloring up yet?I'll have to swing by sometime and see the tank now that it's been running for a little while.

Yes I have great color. Stuff that wasn't colored up well before the move has colored up nicely. I'm very happy with it. Come on by dawg

[bmullikin1]

hey chuck, hows the new led over your frag tank doing

[tcwayne]

hey chuck, hows the new led over your frag tank doing

Not bad but not great. I've got a considerable amount of algae so I must need to cut back on light times. No algae in display. Still not sure if this the light for me. I'm getting very little color from SPS.

[bmullikin1]

I dont have a lot of sps, but the ones i do have are still looking fine, the diff is all in the leds. i think the cree xpe xpg 3w are still the best out there.

[tcwayne]

I dont have a lot of sps, but the ones i do have are still looking fine, the diff is all in the leds. i think the cree xpe xpg 3w are still the best out there.

I'm just gonna have to build some I guess. I do not want to go back to halides over my frag tank. I'm using way more power than my last tank and trying to save energy somewhere.

[tcwayne]

Hi Angie!

[tcwayne]

Finally finished!

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/tcwayne/01e39382.jpg

[tcwayne]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2056265

[tcwayne]

FTS!! Thanks Rich!!!


http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/tcwayne/FTSNEW.jpg

[bhsgk]

youve been busy chuck! that stand looks sick now. is everything inside the stand now?

[tcwayne]

youve been busy chuck! that stand looks sick now. is everything inside the stand now?

All except for the chiller. Thanks Gil

[mattliu]

:thumbsup:

[southnash]

Looks awesome!!!

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