Mike's 240 Peninsula Build

[mike810]

Originally Posted by jdm18honda

Really nice

thanks, what are you running under the hood?

[mike810]

I purchased this frag a little browned out. It has blue polyps and a hint of blue. It is my sps test coral. Hopefully it will do well and color up. Can anyone ID it?



Nuclear Green torch



Golden Midas Blenny

[mike810]

Just placed an order with live aquaria for more fish! Can't wait for it to come in

[xmas_one]

Looking good man, can't wait to see it progress!

[mike810]

Skimmer pulling out some nasties

[Newby-Reefer]

The tank looks great and I love the stand. However I cant believe you would complain about a small leave from the skimmer section into the return section then put a great big ugly MP60 powerhead right on a viewing panel. Just doesnt make sense.

[mike810]

Originally Posted by Newby-Reefer

The tank looks great and I love the stand. However I cant believe you would complain about a small leave from the skimmer section into the return section then put a great big ugly MP60 powerhead right on a viewing panel. Just doesnt make sense.

Thanks!

Why can't you believe I would mention the small leak from the skimmer section to the return? That leak will mess with my ATO system since water from the skimmer section will constantly enter the return section. Besides, it was a small and very quick fix for John to come out and run a bead of acrylic glue on both sides of the baffle to seal the leak.

This system was not drilled for closed loop nor did I want to run a closed loop so yes, I needed to add a MP60 on the other side of my 8 foot long tank. How else would I get the flow needed without adding a powerhead on that side?

[mike810]

Double post

[mike810]

[Newby-Reefer]

I mention it becase there is obviously attention to detail and you want it to look good. Then you put a big ugly pump on the end of it. You may like it and thats all that counts but as I work down the tank alk I see is a big motor.

A closed loop definatly would have been the best way to do it though I wonder if a dual MP60 set up on each side pointing down to the far end or an MP60 & Tunze combo would do the trick.

[Reefsi]

Nice setup!

Hows the noise with everything being enclosed in the cabinetry?

[mike810]

Originally Posted by Newby-Reefer

I mention it becase there is obviously attention to detail and you want it to look good. Then you put a big ugly pump on the end of it. You may like it and thats all that counts but as I work down the tank alk I see is a big motor.

A closed loop definatly would have been the best way to do it though I wonder if a dual MP60 set up on each side pointing down to the far end or an MP60 & Tunze combo would do the trick.

Hey Ryan,

I do agree that a closed loop would have been the best way to go but I did not want 2-4 bulk heads at the bottom of my tank. I also didn't want to run an external pump, guess I'm too worried about a possible leak in the bulk head or pump itself.

I just upgraded my MP40w to a MP40es and installed it at the other end of my tank. It was a pita to notch a slot in the wood to fit the wire. Only working with a very under powered rotary tool.

[mike810]

Originally Posted by Reefsi

Nice setup!

Hows the noise with everything being enclosed in the cabinetry?

Thanks! The skimmer is dead silent and there is only a slight hum from the return pump only because the pipes are screwed to the steel stand. With the doors closed you don't hear anything. You only get the hum when open the door and sit right in front of the sump.

The MP60 is the loudest piece of equipment on this tank.

[Reefsi]

Ya, makes sense, just got my tank up and running today(the builds under listed on this forum as well) and my skimmer is dead silent, but my return pumps hums a bit. Thats the only noise you can hear, I got some MP40's on the way so Ill see what those add to the noise.

[mike810]

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[mike810]

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This skimmer is awesome! It pulls out the nasties like crazy.

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[mike810]

Originally Posted by Reefsi

Ya, makes sense, just got my tank up and running today(the builds under listed on this forum as well) and my skimmer is dead silent, but my return pumps hums a bit. Thats the only noise you can hear, I got some MP40's on the way so Ill see what those add to the noise.

Those Mp40's will add some noise no doubt!

[Reefsi]

Those I'm not to worried about because they are behind the wall, unless they humm. I really want to try and eliminate my return pump humm because its the vibration you hear. I don't know if I just purchased a noisy one or what. I'm using a Water Blaster HY-10000 by Reef Octopus and I'm using it as an internal pump. Wonder if External are any quieter...

Are the MP's more of a humming noise or a fan noise?

[Reefsi]

Also, by chance did you notice a rise in PO4 in your tank during the cycle process?

[mike810]

Originally Posted by Reefsi

Those I'm not to worried about because they are behind the wall, unless they humm. I really want to try and eliminate my return pump humm because its the vibration you hear. I don't know if I just purchased a noisy one or what. I'm using a Water Blaster HY-10000 by Reef Octopus and I'm using it as an internal pump. Wonder if External are any quieter...

Are the MP's more of a humming noise or a fan noise?

Check and see if the water blaster has any rubber feet. If it doesn't, maybe some kind of mat on the bottom of the return pump will help reduce the hum.

Noise from the mp40 depends on what mode and intensity you are running it at. It really just sounds like a motor running lol.


My po4 was .2 during my cycle. I left all my lights off to prevent algae growth. Once my tank was done cycling, I started running GFO and last I checked, po4 is .04

[mike810]

The minute this cleaner shrimp went into the tank. He was open for business, there was a line of fish forming waiting to get cleaned. The Bartletts anthias kept bugging the shrimp until the shrimp finally gave it a cleaning lol.

[SchnitzelReef]

Tank looks great. I'm thinking about getting the same skimmer as u. If u don't mind, Id like to cruise by and see your BK in action. (Sent u a PM) Also, let me know if ur gunna do another live aquaria order, I might jump in on it with ya. Pics look great by the way.

[ntrlsur]

Great looking tank..

[ksfulk]

Beautiful tank and really nice set up. I just got my hands on a peninsula style tank and am glad to see that some other people are doing close to what I have in mind already.

[mike810]

Originally Posted by ksfulk

Beautiful tank and really nice set up. I just got my hands on a peninsula style tank and am glad to see that some other people are doing close to what I have in mind already.

Thanks! Post some pics when you get it all set up.