Okay, sorry for the delay. I have been a little busy with the Holidays coming up and the extremely unexpected hospital visit. I am better now. I did do some behind the scene work that doesn’t really take away from the build process and I am sure no one will miss. But the next few pics are the set up:
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As you can see from the pics it is a 210 Flat back hex (81” long x 27” wide x 24” viewable height). There is a 2 chamber overflow in the left corner (2 drain holes and 2 return holes. I have already built the 2 durso stand drain pipes with bulkheads. I am working on the returns. Wanting a high powered return to run the length of the tank in PVC and blow back towards the overflow, and have a mag 12’ish return on a lock line directly in front of the over flow to cause a nice turbulence in the tank. For lighting, it is a 2 piece stackable hood. I have 3 250W mogal lights with batwing reflectors attached to the top half. I do not have ballasts yet, but hopefully will run across some soon. On the bottom half there are 2 60” T12 tubes and 2 72” T12 tubes that I do not have ballast for either. And for added shimmer effect, 4 regular light bulb outlets across the back to add and blue or black lighting to accent the tank. I also purchased 2 modular led sets from a member to work for the nighttime viewing. As these item get closer to the complete state I will post closer and more defined pics.
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It has a 35” tall custom stand with 4 front facing doors. I removed one of the ceter door laches so that I can get inside a waterproof the inside. Pics of the completed process to come. After I moved the stand into the house for placement and measurements, the wife turned it into her Christmas mini houses display area. But trust me, this will be corrected as soon as Christmas is over. I’ve been married long enough to pick my battles and this one was really unnecessary…lol.
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As for the sump, going with the Lifereef custom LF1-200. It has a three chamber controllable media filter to run carbon, cal or jest about any additive needed. I am going to add a 10g top off tank under the stand as well as a 10g station for the protein skimmer with a inlet and flowback port.
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Next update will be after the second water leak test and the completion of the internals of the stand. Want it water proofed and want to add 2 36’ T12’s for light. Then I will post more pics before moving on to plumbing and electrical.
Hope you enjoy, and I do not exclude any creative or helpful feedback. Kind of want get this one up and running really nice the first time. Plus running 3 fully functioning reef tanks is busy enough as it is…lol.
