My new tank 9' x 3' x 2'

[Uc21]

Hello everyone I've been a member for quite a while but I have never posted here I would like to say thank you for all of the grate information I have found here. I have had fowler and reef tanks for the past 10 years or so and had switched between the two a few times through out the years. So when me and my wife decided to move out of our apartment 18 moths ago and into are house we did a full Reno and with that obviously came planning for new larger tank our last tank was a 150 gal. The new tank is going to fit between a stair case and wall behind our dining room table so it had to be custom. 9' x 3' x 2' with external overflow 2 sides viewable front and left with the over flow on the right side. So with the construction of the house taking longer than expected and the birth of my son the tank project got put on hold but I did manage to run plumbing drain pipes and data wires from the tank to where my water change station is. So fastforward to this past February and I finally ordered my new tank I was between acrylic and glass for a while but with it having to go up to the second floor and the only way being through the second floor balcony I decided to go with acrylic. While I waited for my tank I built my sump 7' x 25" x 20" 1/2" acrylic I orderd my skimmer skimz monster sm 302 waveline dc pump as a feed for it 300 and 500 w titanium heater with a finnex controller a reeflo snapper gold I already had my apex.

[Uc21]

Pic of the sump being built at my shop

[Uc21]

How do you upload more than one pic at a time

[dave.m]

You can't upload more than one image at a time. It is better to upload your images to a dedicated image host on the web (e.g. Photobucket, Flickr, etc.) and then link them back here to RC using the yellow icon in the Editor. http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee377/djm_1/Forum%20Images/forum_mountain_img_icon.jpg

Putting your images on an image host serves them up faster, and it lets people see your images on RC without logging in. You can link up to ten images per post in RC.

Dave.M

[Uc21]

Thank you

[Vinny Kreyling]

400 gallons on the 2nd floor?
Hope you engineered for it.

[SPotter]

tagging along!

[djnelson00]

Looking forward to seeing the progress to be coming.

[Uc21]

The floor was supported when we did the construction and the tank is now up and running already the only thing left now is the finished cabinetry and hood figuring out my lighting clean up some wiring and a lot of programming for my apex tank depot just called my 105 gal tank is in for my water change station I will post more pics once I figure it out

[FishM8]

All we need now are PICTURES!

[Lavoisier]

Subscribed and interested.

[Uc21]

I'm still working on the photo bucket here is a pic of the skimmer

[Lavoisier]

That's a good looking kid...and skimmer.

[Uc21]

Thank you he loves the tank and the skimmer works very well I added a self cleaning head and a wash down for the cup that is turned on once a day and goes down the drain keeps it from stinking up the house.

[Uc21]

Her is a pic of the stand minus the top bec I had to drop the sump in first

[Uc21]

I glued a shower pan liner to a piece of foam pvc and placed it in the bottom of the stand just to keep any water that might leak contained within the stand so it can go directly down the drain

[Uc21]

Stand with sump in place

[BlakeyBoyR]

I'm building a 9'x'3'x2' at the end of the year. I'm really looking forward to see what you're doing with the same size :)

[Uc21]

Here is one with tank in place getting it into the house was ridiculous it had to be lifted above my second floor balcony I will see if I can find the pics and video

[strout]

Impressive :) I am wondering ,,,,can you remove the sump out the side of the stand ,,, if you had to?

[Uc21]

Impressive :) I am wondering ,,,,can you remove the sump out the side of the stand ,,, if you had to?

Nope but I new that going In the stairs are in the way what was a surprise and I didn't think about was that I now can't get the skimmer out so I hope it lasts if not there's always a hammer.

[Uc21]

Here is the tank with water in it

[Uc21]

I had some time tonight to finish mounting the solenoid valves that control my ato mixing tank and the wash down for my skimmer cup both the ato and supply for my mixing tank have each have a second valve that has to turn on to supply water to my ro

[ca1ore]

So, is this going to be a FOWLR or a reef tank? Love the dimensions. Rocks too symmetrical though ..... yeah, I know, you didn't ask .... but, hey, what are fellow reefer for ..... :)

[diegoluv]

What lighting are you going with?

[Uc21]

So, is this going to be a FOWLR or a reef tank? Love the dimensions. Rocks too symmetrical though ..... yeah, I know, you didn't ask .... but, hey, what are fellow reefer for ..... :)
It's not going to be a reef I just don't have the time to commit to a full reef but I do plan on having diff mushrooms zoas star polyps Xenia a lot of the easy stuff that will cover the rocks and add lots of color there will be a lot of fish mostly tangs and either 2 Bali cat sharks or 2 short tail nurse sharks still not sure And a dragon moray
As for the rocks I will prob change the left side down the road not so happy with how that side came out but I def want to keep it open

[Uc21]

What lighting are you going with?

Not sure yet but I'm leaning towards the ai hydras I'm not going to need that much lighting with what I plan on keeping but the control is important I have some time my cabinets are not ready yet and the tank is still cycling if any body has any recommendations On lighting

[Uc21]

So I got my apex running all the outlets programmed but the USB cable I ran through the walls is not working so my 4 outlets that control my water change and my ro don't work they are only about 30' away does anyone have any experience with the USB being to long

[dave.m]

Max run for USB is 5 metres (16'5" feet) for high speed USB, 3 metres (9'10") for low speed. You can, however, add a USB 2.0 repeater that will extend your signal to 50'.

Dave.M

[SPotter]

So I got my apex running all the outlets programmed but the USB cable I ran through the walls is not working so my 4 outlets that control my water change and my ro don't work they are only about 30' away does anyone have any experience with the USB being to long

Theres a company that makes a 50ft cable just for the apex. I bought one and just set it up on my system. It its controlling outlets just about 30 ft away. I will look for the company and post when I find it.

[SPotter]

here it is.....

http://www.usbfirewire.com/parts/rr-apex-xxg.html

[Uc21]

Max run for USB is 5 metres (16'5" feet) for high speed USB, 3 metres (9'10") for low speed. You can, however, add a USB 2.0 repeater that will extend your signal to 50'.

Dave.M
Wish I new that before I closed up the walls

[Uc21]

here it is.....

http://www.usbfirewire.com/parts/rr-apex-xxg.html

Thank you now I just need to figure out how to get it from my tank to my laundry room

[SPotter]

Thank you now I just need to figure out how to get it from my tank to my laundry room

where is your laundry located in comparison to your tank?

[worm5406]

Apex only uses the USB cable... it is NOT usb compatible! Please NEVER plug anything into it like a laptop. Do not use a usb repeater either.

usbfirewire is the company to use.

make sure you pick the one that says for apex.

[Uc21]

Apex only uses the USB cable... it is NOT usb compatible! Please NEVER plug anything into it like a laptop. Do not use a usb repeater either.

usbfirewire is the company to use.

make sure you pick the one that says for apex.

Thank you just ordered the 50' hope it works my mixing tank is coming next week would like to have it all running by then

[noel754g1]

looking nice.. subscribed!!

[worm5406]

I will have two 200 gallon mixing / rodi tanks. They will be connected via a EB8.

Mixing and pump control.

Well, they will be up once I do some more re-arranging in the fish room.

[dave.m]

Apex only uses the USB cable... it is NOT usb compatible! Please NEVER plug anything into it like a laptop. Do not use a usb repeater either.

usbfirewire is the company to use.

make sure you pick the one that says for apex.
Nice catch. Thx for that. While I have experience with USB on PCs I have little experience with Apex (just EB8).

Dave.M

[Uc21]

I will have two 200 gallon mixing / rodi tanks. They will be connected via a EB8.

Mixing and pump control.

Well, they will be up once I do some more re-arranging in the fish room.

I have 105 gal for saltwater mixing a mixing pump and 6 solenoid valves for my top off mixing tank and skimmer wash down plugged in so none are working until I get this cable and figure out how to get it through the wall

[Caspian]

Would be interesting to follow as it's very similar to my build :)... Good luck it's looking good so far.

Thanks
Caspian

[Uc21]

Would be interesting to follow as it's very similar to my build :)... Good luck it's looking good so far.

Thanks
Caspian

Thank you very much I've been following you're thread as we'll its looking really good

[Uc21]

Some pics of the filtration

[Uc21]

Sump

[worm5406]

I have 105 gal for saltwater mixing a mixing pump and 6 solenoid valves for my top off mixing tank and skimmer wash down plugged in so none are working until I get this cable and figure out how to get it through the wall

Get it through the wall yet?

I was out of town for the weekend.

[Uc21]

Get it through the wall yet?

I was out of town for the weekend.

No still waiting for the new cable to come in