Well, a buddy of mine came over yesterday and we were able to move the tank and stand into the kitchen for a test fit.
Everything went fine except that I have to take it off and enlarge 2 of the holes in the plywood for the bulkhead nuts. I've learned a lot in setting this tank up so far, and I'm sure there will be more learning to come.
I have more pictures of the tank and the equipment at home but I wanted to post some for the morning crew and I'll list the equipment here in case anyone wants to make any suggestions.
- 120 gallon (4x2x2) Oceanic RR tank barebottom tank
- HDPE bottom cut by DFW plastics
- DIY steel stand (1.5" square steel tubing, designed by grim-bob and
welding by my father-in-law, painted by myself with 2 coats of primer
and 3 coats of black steel paint)
- 58 gallon (36x21x18) DIY sump with skimmer-->return-->fuge setup
- MRC MR-2 skimmer powered by a Gen-X PCX-55 pump
- Mag 9.5 return pump feeding 2 3/4" returns and my soon to be DIY Ca
reactor
- CL (based on Melev and Keith's suggestions) powered by a second
Gen-X PCX-55 pump into 2 penductors
- Reeftanklighting 48" enclosure w/ 2x250w 10k XM MH and 2x46.5 110w
VHO actinics w/ 3 LED (autoillumination.com) moonlights w/ 2 92mm
fans in the canopy
- 2x200w heaters
- Reefkeeper controller
- Fuge filled w/ cheato and possibly mangroves powered by a Melev
special fuge bulb
- RO/DI unit installed in laundry room w/ hose routed through attic to
back of tank along with 2 20 amp dedicated GFCI circuits (installed by
myself and my father-in-law)
- Dr. Foster's & Smith Refractormeter
Still to complete:
- Skin stand and build trim around lighting enclosure
- Hook up electrical DJ panels
- DIY Ca reactor, Kalk reactor, carbon & phosphate remover
- Put water and fish in
Thanks for looking
Chris
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These aren't as good as the mermaid pictures on some people's threads, but it's all I've got.
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Everything went fine except that I have to take it off and enlarge 2 of the holes in the plywood for the bulkhead nuts. I've learned a lot in setting this tank up so far, and I'm sure there will be more learning to come.
I have more pictures of the tank and the equipment at home but I wanted to post some for the morning crew and I'll list the equipment here in case anyone wants to make any suggestions.
- 120 gallon (4x2x2) Oceanic RR tank barebottom tank
- HDPE bottom cut by DFW plastics
- DIY steel stand (1.5" square steel tubing, designed by grim-bob and
welding by my father-in-law, painted by myself with 2 coats of primer
and 3 coats of black steel paint)
- 58 gallon (36x21x18) DIY sump with skimmer-->return-->fuge setup
- MRC MR-2 skimmer powered by a Gen-X PCX-55 pump
- Mag 9.5 return pump feeding 2 3/4" returns and my soon to be DIY Ca
reactor
- CL (based on Melev and Keith's suggestions) powered by a second
Gen-X PCX-55 pump into 2 penductors
- Reeftanklighting 48" enclosure w/ 2x250w 10k XM MH and 2x46.5 110w
VHO actinics w/ 3 LED (autoillumination.com) moonlights w/ 2 92mm
fans in the canopy
- 2x200w heaters
- Reefkeeper controller
- Fuge filled w/ cheato and possibly mangroves powered by a Melev
special fuge bulb
- RO/DI unit installed in laundry room w/ hose routed through attic to
back of tank along with 2 20 amp dedicated GFCI circuits (installed by
myself and my father-in-law)
- Dr. Foster's & Smith Refractormeter
Still to complete:
- Skin stand and build trim around lighting enclosure
- Hook up electrical DJ panels
- DIY Ca reactor, Kalk reactor, carbon & phosphate remover
- Put water and fish in
Thanks for looking
Chris
These aren't as good as the mermaid pictures on some people's threads, but it's all I've got.