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05/13/2017, 01:45 AM | #1 |
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Mike's 360G Dream House, Dream Tank, Dream Box
Hey guys,
Figure it's time to start a build thread as the tank delivery date is nearing. Some history, been in the hobby about 8 years. Last tank was a 240G peninsula. Long story short, had the 240G setup for three years before we decided to move. Left behind the tank as a show piece for the next owners as I wanted out of the hobby. That was back in July of 2016, come December, I had the itch again. We were now closer to all the good fish stores so I put in a order for a new tank. My old 240G build thread can be found here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2371868. Now onto the new build, Tank: 8x3x2, low iron, Euro brace top & bottom Stand, 10x3x3, front glass doors, apex panel on one side 2x ATI Hybrid PM 4x MP40QD 2x Tunze 6255 New Apex KHG Alkalinity Monitor RE Deluxe 250 RE ATO reservoir RE Dosing containers RE Dream Box 8D RE RD3 230w Return pump RE RD3 80w reactor pumps RE 5L & 2.5L reactors GHL Doser Master & Slave BRS 150 GPD, booster pump, auto flush 50w Pentair Aquatics UV Sterilizer Here some pics. I already have pretty much all the equipment except for the tank and stand. Some equipment not pictured. Still wanting to buy more toys. Probably some equipment I forgot to list. Some pics of the Dreambox being built Finished product ATO Reservoir and dosing containers |
05/13/2017, 01:57 AM | #2 |
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This is a sketch up of the tank and stand
Some of the equipment that has been collecting dust waiting for the tank to arrive KHG Alk Monitor Some of the plumbing, I have bought a lot more Eight bags of Tropic Eden grand select sand,some Fritz RPM salt and Bio-spira to kick start the cycle once the tank is here Panworld pump for the mixing station 75g RODI & SW containers 300 pounds of pukani and shelf rock That's pretty much it for now. Still waiting on some more equipment to arrive along with a shed to house the SW mixing station. More pics to come as they arrive. |
05/13/2017, 02:34 AM | #3 |
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Subbed...let's go baby!!!
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05/13/2017, 06:21 AM | #4 |
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Can't wait to follow along!
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05/13/2017, 06:28 AM | #5 |
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That sump is awesome
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Living vicariously through you!! Absolutely looking forward to this!
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05/13/2017, 10:17 PM | #7 |
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05/13/2017, 10:26 PM | #8 |
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Top notch equipment. Looking forward to it
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05/13/2017, 10:53 PM | #9 |
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Hey Mike, I love the last tank you had at your old house and all the new gear you have is what dreams are made of. Subscribed!
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05/14/2017, 12:31 AM | #11 |
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The shed came in today so I got right to work putting it together. The delivery guys delivered the shed to the wrong house! Luckily, my neighbor was nice enough to let me know.
Seeing how much space I'll have to work with once the tanks are in. Comes with it's own skylite Done, was pretty easy and straight forward. Waiting for the plumbing parts to come in for the mixing station. Should be here in the next few days. Still need to purchase an EB8, PM2 and probes for the SW container. I'll also be adding a break out box. Might want to try doing automatic water changes so I'll need some float switches for the sw container. Right now I'm thinking I may use the apex DOS for the awc. I've read many people are using it with great success. One issue I'm concerned about is longevity of the DOS using it in this fashion. |
05/14/2017, 07:17 AM | #12 |
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A 4 port GHL 2.1 doser will serve you well for automatic water changes. The 2.1 is designed for water changes and is heavy duty.With your size tank GHL recommends dedicating a 4 port unit to insure longevity. Dedicate 2 ports for water in and 2 for water out.
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05/14/2017, 11:56 AM | #14 |
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Looking good! That sump is huuuuuuge. lol
My shed (same company) has been up for over a year now and holding up well. The only thing I dislike about it is the way the doors attach to the main body. Once in a while a hinge may pop off.
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Wow, what a great looking build. Definitely following along!
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Love Huntington Beach, congrats!!! Cant wait to see what you are doing.
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Yes it is! That's why I made the stand an extra 2' longer so I would have more room in the stand. I wish the hinges would pop off easy. The area where the shed will sit is very narrow and the doors will not open all the way. I will probably have to take the nuts and bolts off the hinges so I can pop the door off when needed. I had a cube years ago and copied your stand design of your cube! I recently skimmed thru your current thread. Nice setup you got going there. We also moved from the city to the suburbs, after three years, we couldn't take it anymore and moved back to the city but this time by the beach. Luckily, we didn't have to give up square footage but gained a few hundred. Thanks for tagging along! Quote:
I just got word today that my tank is ready to be delivered this coming Thursday!! Will update with pics once the tank is here. It's been a long five months. Plumbing for the mixing station will be here Tuesday so I'm going to try to get on top of that right away. |
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Beautiful build! Im also in HB if you need help moving the tank
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Please tell me none of you live right on the Strand? That is my dream to retire there..............
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05/16/2017, 08:21 AM | #21 |
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That's a fine looking sump - almost a shame to put water in it .
BTW, you might want to ask the mods tp move this to the large tank forum. lots of 'insane' company there.
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I just love RE and how everything they make is a piece of art work. I look forward to watching your build!
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Joining a great thread!
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Got a shipment today, the UV sterilizer and plumbing parts came in for the mixing station. I made two mistakes when placing the order for the plumbing. I ordered a slip x slip union instead of slip by thread for the pan world pump. I also ordered a bulk head instead of a uniseal. For some reason, I thought the top of the containers were horizontally flat, it's sitting at a slight angle. So I'll have to place another order for the two slip by thread unions and a uniseal. I'm trying to look for a used EB8 and PM2 for the shed but haven't had any luck. May just add these to the order also.
I went to work on the mixing station and got everything dry fitted. Will glue everything together when the unions and uniseal arrive. This thing is huge! Plumbing Parts Cam lever, this thing is pretty cool. I'm going to have two sets of hoses, one to pump SW all the way back into the house for larger water changes when necessary and a short hose to fill up buckets with SW or RO water when. The cam lever is sort of like a quick disconnect. Here is the mixing station dry fitted. I didn't complete the top portion, waiting for the correct parts to get here. I will have to trim some of the pipes to get the tanks to sit a little closer together before gluing. There's not much space in the shed. |
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