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12/24/2018, 08:27 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Long Beach, CA
Posts: 129
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65 Gallon Cube-ish + Frag tank build
This will be my 3rd tank, second build. I recently relocated from SoCal to the Phoenix area for work, and sold off my old tank and livestock minus the equipment before the move.
I travel up to 3 weeks out of the month for work, so this was a very slow process (about 8 months of nights and weekends here and there), but I finally got water in the tank this weekend. I had 95% of the equipment from my previous builds, so I searched around for a 50-75 gallon starfire tank locally, and stumbled across a 24”w X 22”d X 26” tall tank and started the build around that with no real finite plan, and went from there. I’m not a carpenter in any respect nor am I an engineer- so the stand is overbuilt to be on the safe side. Equipment list: 2 Gen4 Radion XR30 Pro Kessil H80 Arctica 1/3 HP chiller 2 MP-10 QD Wireless 1 Gyre Ecotech M1 return Pump Neptune Apex EB8 and EB4 Neptune DOS Advanced Acrylic 10 gallon Frag Tank Advanced acrylic 10 gallon ATO reservoir BRS RODI ALD leak detection Tunze ATO         I’ve always liked to have all the wiring tucked away, or as much as possible while still being accessible for maintenance or if something needs to be replaced. However, it’s still a pain.  Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Last edited by garrettp36; 12/24/2018 at 08:45 PM. |
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12/24/2018, 08:36 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Long Beach, CA
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65 Gallon Cube-ish + Frag tank build
I built my own sump out of a 40 breeder I got on sale (no other way to buy these) and some 1/4” acrylic I sourced locally. Used a jig saw and sanded the edges, aquarium safe silicone, and bam. Well, I actually used the wrong silicone on the first go around, and had some of the baffles too tall the second time. So third time’s a charm.
 I used white acrylic and made the baffles taller to keep any light creep at bay from the refugium. I don’t feel like cleaning algae. The last baffle before the return I cut teeth, to catch any excess chaeto that may clog the pumps.  Plumbing is not my favorite. Schedule 80 fittings. It looks like a spider web but no leaks! 1/2” return for frag tank 3/4” return for display. 1” drains   Programming the Apex and doing a water test with RO.  And all pushed into place and filled with salt. Bring on the cycle!   Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Last edited by garrettp36; 12/24/2018 at 08:54 PM. |
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12/24/2018, 09:15 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston
Posts: 3,223
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Wow, super clean build!! Subbed for updates can't wait to see it stocked!
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12/25/2018, 10:13 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 238
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Looks awesome! Love the style of the stand, you're really giving yourself a ton of options on it. The top is great too. I'm jealous
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06/12/2019, 02:14 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Long Beach, CA
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06/23/2019, 09:29 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: La Quinta, CA
Posts: 45
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I love these super clean builds where the DT isn't the only display, hope to have something similar some day.
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