FishTankProjects 6' shallow reef build - Page 2

shiftline · 04/21/2016, 01:19 AM

I had the the glass (tank/sump) made as I didn't quite trust my self with that much water! I also had the metal stand welded. Aside from that the rest is all my handy work

patmos · 04/27/2016, 11:00 AM

Thank you for your reply. What's the dimension of your overflow box? Do you have a plan showing the overflow holes' placement/ dimension...glass thickness
I am gathering information to build a tank of nearly that size....going from thread to thread.

shiftline · 04/29/2016, 10:30 AM

Sure do. Holes are for 1" bulk heads

Main tank is 5/8. Not sure on overflow thickness but I believe 1/2. Will have to check later. I could have done the tank with 1/2 but I wanted to overkill it and build it like a tank

patmos · 04/29/2016, 11:41 AM

Thank you Shifline. It's very helpful for my project.

shiftline · 05/02/2016, 12:40 AM

Your most welcome I have a lot of my on initial planing at fishtankprojects.com

patmos · 05/02/2016, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shiftline

Your most welcome I have a lot of my on initial planing at fishtankprojects.com

Please let me have the thread..merci

shiftline · 05/03/2016, 11:48 PM

Time for a video update. The tank is a few days over one month old so I figured I would do another video update

http://youtu.be/Nk1kQHEvLxk

patmos · 05/16/2016, 05:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shiftline

Sure do. Holes are for 1" bulk heads

Main tank is 5/8. Not sure on overflow thickness but I believe 1/2. Will have to check later. I could have done the tank with 1/2 but I wanted to overkill it and build it like a tank

Sorry to ask more questions. What's the weir height?...from tank rim to overflow. Is your overflow build exactly as in your sketch plan? I ask this because I cannot get a true picture of it while watching your videos.
Why did you not allow the overflow box to take the whole tank's width? Is there any special consideration you made to do what you did? If possible a picture would help.

shiftline · 05/18/2016, 07:46 PM

I did an end overflow because I plan on using the tank as a peninsula down the road. Do I figured build it once!

patmos · 05/19/2016, 04:01 AM

merci......

Blink2824 · 05/19/2016, 08:58 AM

Wow! Awesome build. I love the look of the shallow/rimless and sleek/modern stand design.

shiftline · 05/19/2016, 01:50 PM

Why thank you!!

patmos · 05/20/2016, 05:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shiftline

Why thank you!!

Merci because you took your time to answer my questions. I'm far from Europe and the US. Living on a remote small Indian ocean island. I want to build a reef tank and don't even know if I can get someone to build it here as I have never heard someone doing it. So I need to gather the maximum information about a system that has worked. Yours has worked.Dimensions and materials used are important to me in order not to waste those rare to find materials ( If I could find them here).
Your tank looks nice.
We don't have sellers of marine fish or corals here but we are surrounded by fringing reef with all the stuffs in it. So Merci again for all those beautiful pictures of fish and corals which inspires me a lot
Thank You!!!!!!

patmos · 10/29/2016, 02:38 AM

Thanking you again. You inspired me greatly. I'm on the eve of building a new tank...will post some pics

Darth_Tater · 10/29/2016, 05:11 PM

If this tank is still running, what are you using for water movement? Would you recommend it for someone running a tank with similar dimensions?

shiftline · 01/28/2017, 10:57 PM

For water flow I have 2x mp40qd and a jebao cp40 gyre style pump. I honestly thing you could get away with just the gyre or mp40 in a pulse mode to rock the whole tank water. Back and forth. Unfortunately I made my overflow box a smidge to wide what forced me to keep the mp40s at 45% or less. Any higher any my tank turns into sand dunes with bare spots. If the pumps were higher up the tank this wouldn't have been an issue. Lesson learned ! I added the gyre since I can crank it up and it's near the surface under my overflow. Setup works great.

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shiftline · 01/29/2017, 07:11 PM

Today I got some new gargonians! And I'm far overdue for a update

https://youtu.be/0blHlOMPS1c

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shiftline · 02/04/2017, 07:25 PM

Well I replaced the media in the second CA reactor chamber with the tiny ARM stuff. Hopefully it ups the PH

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shiftline · 02/04/2017, 07:26 PM

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shiftline · 02/05/2017, 01:42 PM

New gorgonians and some equipment tweaks?! Sounds like it's time for a video update!
https://youtu.be/UGt8I6AIIlM

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shiftline · 02/10/2017, 11:30 PM

Today I upgraded my ATO container from 5g to 15g. I also got creative with a mixed pump and gravity feed system

https://youtu.be/jmXywA4vknk

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HydroMan · 02/12/2017, 07:28 PM

Well done. What are you using for lighting? I've been out of the hobby for a few years so I can no longer identify lights by sight.

shiftline · 02/12/2017, 11:21 PM

Thanks! The lights are ecotech radion XR15 pro's

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shiftline · 05/06/2017, 03:20 PM

My latest coral frags from a buddy yesterday

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shiftline · 05/12/2017, 11:32 PM

New coral and a new fish.. ohh yeaaa time for an update!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEE5dtRfo1c

04/21/2016, 01:19 AM	#26
shiftline Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 537	FishTankProjects 6' shallow reef build I had the the glass (tank/sump) made as I didn't quite trust my self with that much water! I also had the metal stand welded. Aside from that the rest is all my handy work __________________ ReefDudes - Making Reefing Easy! Current Tank Info: Fuson 30L

04/29/2016, 10:30 AM	#28
shiftline Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 537	FishTankProjects 6' shallow reef build Sure do. Holes are for 1" bulk heads Main tank is 5/8. Not sure on overflow thickness but I believe 1/2. Will have to check later. I could have done the tank with 1/2 but I wanted to overkill it and build it like a tank __________________ ReefDudes - Making Reefing Easy! Current Tank Info: Fuson 30L

05/02/2016, 12:40 AM	#30
shiftline Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 537	Your most welcome I have a lot of my on initial planing at fishtankprojects.com __________________ ReefDudes - Making Reefing Easy! Current Tank Info: Fuson 30L

05/03/2016, 11:48 PM	#32
shiftline Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 537	Time for a video update. The tank is a few days over one month old so I figured I would do another video update http://youtu.be/Nk1kQHEvLxk __________________ ReefDudes - Making Reefing Easy! Current Tank Info: Fuson 30L

05/18/2016, 07:46 PM	#34
shiftline Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 537	I did an end overflow because I plan on using the tank as a peninsula down the road. Do I figured build it once! __________________ ReefDudes - Making Reefing Easy! Current Tank Info: Fuson 30L

04/27/2016, 11:00 AM	#27
patmos Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Mauritius Posts: 25	Thank you for your reply. What's the dimension of your overflow box? Do you have a plan showing the overflow holes' placement/ dimension...glass thickness I am gathering information to build a tank of nearly that size....going from thread to thread.

04/29/2016, 11:41 AM	#29
patmos Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Mauritius Posts: 25	Thank you Shifline. It's very helpful for my project.

05/19/2016, 04:01 AM	#35
patmos Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Mauritius Posts: 25	merci......

05/19/2016, 08:58 AM	#36
Blink2824 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 52	Wow! Awesome build. I love the look of the shallow/rimless and sleek/modern stand design.

05/19/2016, 01:50 PM	#37
shiftline Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 537	Why thank you!! __________________ ReefDudes - Making Reefing Easy! Current Tank Info: Fuson 30L

10/29/2016, 02:38 AM	#39
patmos Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Mauritius Posts: 25	Thanking you again. You inspired me greatly. I'm on the eve of building a new tank...will post some pics

10/29/2016, 05:11 PM	#40
Darth_Tater Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Northern Utah Posts: 535	If this tank is still running, what are you using for water movement? Would you recommend it for someone running a tank with similar dimensions?

01/28/2017, 10:57 PM	#41
shiftline Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 537	For water flow I have 2x mp40qd and a jebao cp40 gyre style pump. I honestly thing you could get away with just the gyre or mp40 in a pulse mode to rock the whole tank water. Back and forth. Unfortunately I made my overflow box a smidge to wide what forced me to keep the mp40s at 45% or less. Any higher any my tank turns into sand dunes with bare spots. If the pumps were higher up the tank this wouldn't have been an issue. Lesson learned ! I added the gyre since I can crank it up and it's near the surface under my overflow. Setup works great. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ ReefDudes - Making Reefing Easy! Current Tank Info: Fuson 30L

01/29/2017, 07:11 PM	#42
shiftline Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 537	Today I got some new gargonians! And I'm far overdue for a update https://youtu.be/0blHlOMPS1c Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ ReefDudes - Making Reefing Easy! Current Tank Info: Fuson 30L

02/04/2017, 07:25 PM	#43
shiftline Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 537	Well I replaced the media in the second CA reactor chamber with the tiny ARM stuff. Hopefully it ups the PH Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ ReefDudes - Making Reefing Easy! Current Tank Info: Fuson 30L

02/04/2017, 07:26 PM	#44
shiftline Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 537	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ ReefDudes - Making Reefing Easy! Current Tank Info: Fuson 30L

02/05/2017, 01:42 PM	#45
shiftline Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 537	New gorgonians and some equipment tweaks?! Sounds like it's time for a video update! https://youtu.be/UGt8I6AIIlM Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk __________________ ReefDudes - Making Reefing Easy! Current Tank Info: Fuson 30L

02/10/2017, 11:30 PM	#46
shiftline Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 537	FishTankProjects 6' shallow reef build Today I upgraded my ATO container from 5g to 15g. I also got creative with a mixed pump and gravity feed system https://youtu.be/jmXywA4vknk Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ ReefDudes - Making Reefing Easy! Current Tank Info: Fuson 30L

02/12/2017, 07:28 PM	#47
HydroMan Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MN Posts: 50	Well done. What are you using for lighting? I've been out of the hobby for a few years so I can no longer identify lights by sight.

02/12/2017, 11:21 PM	#48
shiftline Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 537	Thanks! The lights are ecotech radion XR15 pro's Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ ReefDudes - Making Reefing Easy! Current Tank Info: Fuson 30L

05/06/2017, 03:20 PM	#49
shiftline Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 537	My latest coral frags from a buddy yesterday Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ ReefDudes - Making Reefing Easy! Current Tank Info: Fuson 30L

05/12/2017, 11:32 PM	#50
shiftline Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 537	New coral and a new fish.. ohh yeaaa time for an update! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEE5dtRfo1c __________________ ReefDudes - Making Reefing Easy! Current Tank Info: Fuson 30L