CD's upgrade!!!

[FunFishin24]

Thanks for all the great advice. Once I acid bathe the rocks I will then play with it a little more in the tank to make sure I have enough room for growth & activity in the long run.
Also I have always put sand in first & then rock. Do y'all recommend that approach or should I put rock in first & then put sand around rocks. I'm going with 280 lbs of tropic eden sand that will be seeded with a few cups from my current tank.


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[FunFishin24]

Gonna get my gussets welded in the top corners of my back 2 legs tomorrow, do an acid bath on my rocks & start on let plumbing!! Got some new equipment in the mail when my new bulkheads arrived so I get together a list to see what everyone thinks.


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[anbosu]

I may have missed it, but what kind of corals are you planning on keeping? If you're not keeping mostly SPS then I think your rockwork will be fine. If you are, then yeah you probably want to take some out.

[FunFishin24]

I'm hoping that i end up with mostly sps but will have a few lps & softies as well. So I guess it will end up being a mixed reef in the end. It was kinda hard to get a real feel for the open space when we had it all set up on the old stand so I will have to play with it a little more as it all goes in the tank.


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[FunFishin24]

Hello again. Kinda got slowed up a bit but still gaining. . Since this was a used tank that I purchased, I'm gonna do a leak test on it while I'm cleaning & glueing the rock work. It was full & running fresh water before I bought it. Few questions--1-how long on leak test (week or 2)? 2-- do I need to clean it with anything special since it was fresh & will be set up salt?? Thanks


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[anbosu]

No you don't need to clean it out other than giving it a good rinse, which the leak test will accomplish. I've never done a leak test that lasted more than a few hours, but I've only purchased a handful of used tanks over the years.

[FunFishin24]

Well the tank has been holding water for 2days now while I've been working on plumbing.
Got the plumbing done last night.
Now fill up filters to leak test plumbing!!


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[FunFishin24]

Oh crap. I've never used silicone on bulkheads before. Used a little on all 5 in filters & all 5 leak.


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[DasCamel]

Delete me

[FunFishin24]

Originally Posted by DasCamel

Delete me

???? Guess I'm lost. Sorry


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[FunFishin24]

Well got my leaks fixed in filters. Tanks been holding water since Thursday & pump has been running all day today & everything seems to be ok.
Got my rocks acid bathed yesterday morning & soaked up the sun for the last 2 days. This afternoon I glued my 2 towers together with Jurassic gel from BRS. Letting them sit to dry.

Here is a rough list of what I have for this tank:
--dolphin amp 4750 for return
--SRO 5000 sss int protein skimmer with auto neck cleaner & overflow chamber with safety shut off switch.
--4, 300 watt heaters
--2, mp40qd (might get a third)
--2, maxspect gyre xf150
--icecap battery backup
--gonna use my 250 watt MH fixture for now but probably going to get 2 400, supplemented by t5.
--have a 150 gallon tank laying around that I'm going to plumb into a refugium.
--korallin calcium reactor (upgrade when I need too)
--BRS dual stage reactor for gfo/carbon
--Spectrapure ro/di unit with dual tds meter

I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff!!


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[noob916]

The build look nice. Good job on wood working skillz.

[Chopper65]

Following along, very nice build so far, how does your wife like it?

[iced98lx]

Looking good! that's a great equipment list, I doubt you'll feel the need for the other MP40 until things really grow in but it depends on where you position everything.

One thing, consider your usage scenario of the ball valves on your main return pump in the photos: it may make more sense to put the unions between the pump and the valve so you can easily remove + clean the pump with the valves closed leaving all the water in the sump/DT.

[FunFishin24]

Originally Posted by noob916

The build look nice. Good job on wood working skillz.

Thank you!


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[FunFishin24]

Originally Posted by Chopper65

Following along, very nice build so far, how does your wife like it?

Thank you. My wife likes it but is on me to trim out the doors on the front side.


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[FunFishin24]

Originally Posted by iced98lx

Looking good! that's a great equipment list, I doubt you'll feel the need for the other MP40 until things really grow in but it depends on where you position everything.

One thing, consider your usage scenario of the ball valves on your main return pump in the photos: it may make more sense to put the unions between the pump and the valve so you can easily remove + clean the pump with the valves closed leaving all the water in the sump/DT.

Thanks for the reply. I'm planning on the 2gyre's on the ends with the mp40's on the back wall. Just what I'm thinking for now but will depend on water movement when it's up & running.


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[FunFishin24]

Well started mixing my saltwater tonight. Hopefully I'll be able to get it set up & cycling by this weekend.


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[Chopper65]

Originally Posted by FunFishin24

Thank you. My wife likes it but is on me to trim out the doors on the front side.


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Always something isnt it.....lol

[FunFishin24]

Originally Posted by iced98lx

Looking good! that's a great equipment list, I doubt you'll feel the need for the other MP40 until things really grow in but it depends on where you position everything.

One thing, consider your usage scenario of the ball valves on your main return pump in the photos: it may make more sense to put the unions between the pump and the valve so you can easily remove + clean the pump with the valves closed leaving all the water in the sump/DT.

Also good catch on the valve/union detail. That was how the pump was plumbed in before. I believe there are unions right at the pump inlet/outlet. When I drain everything I will definitely check into that. Good catch & thanks for the heads up. Could save me some headaches in the long run.


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[FunFishin24]

Well I had to leave work to pick up sick kid from school so I took advantage of my day. .
280lbs of tropic eden sand was a little more than I expected but looks pretty good. I went with a combination of reef flakes & mini flakes. Hopefully it doesn't move like the sand I currently have.
Started to do some rock work. Took some advice from earlier in my thread & removed some pieces but tried to stay with the original design I posted. I think it came out pretty good. Don't mind crappy pics.
Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions. I know the rock on top of the big one towards the right is close to the top (about 8" from water surface) but I wanted to have one high point for visual appearance.


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[FunFishin24]

A few more crappy pics!!!


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[FunFishin24]

Originally Posted by Chopper65

Always something isnt it.....lol

Lol. Isn't that the truth!!


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[whyamisofly]

I like it a lot! Excellent work!

[sixpackgarage]

That's a beast of a tank. Cool build


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