Nate213 Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 Plumbing is complete. Aquascaping in progress: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 Oh I forgot my shameless sponsor plug. This project is brought to you by: Homebrew. Without it plumbing would be impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Aquascaping is getting there. Also added some sand over the weekend and it cleared up quickly. I need to add some more sand and transfer over some live rock from my other tank. The flow through the sump was ridiculous. I had to throttle it back almost 50%. The stockman standpipe I built works great though. Still some more tweaking required but I'm pleased with my first attempt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pex Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Hey dude... I have a 240 that I'll be builing into a wall with a fish room as soon as the house hunting is complete. I'll definitely be asking for tips! I really dig the 30" deep too. You can get some really awesome dimensionality to your rock work win that depth. I wish my 240 was deeper than 24". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 Retrofitted my Smart Light with 2 x 250 MH moguls using Radium bulbs. Now I have temp lights so I can start transferring over everything slowly from the 75 gallon. I want to make sure everything is pest free, so I'm allowing myself ample time to dip and closely inspect before the transfer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Coming along nicely, it looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike nickerson Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 very nice build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted September 27, 2011 Author Share Posted September 27, 2011 Thanks reefnjunkie and Mike. I'm due for an update pretty soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike nickerson Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Your welcome and yeah I'd like to see how your tank is coming along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pex Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Nice rock work Nate... is that a 40B for a sump? Where did you get the baffles cut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 That looks awesome! Maybe I should take another look at my rock work...LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted October 1, 2011 Author Share Posted October 1, 2011 Nice rock work Nate... is that a 40B for a sump? Where did you get the baffles cut? Yep 40B sump. I got the baffles from a local glass shop. They cut the glass and nipped the corners. The only problem is they cost more than the sump. Last time I bought glass from Lowes and cut it myself. It was much cheaper that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted October 1, 2011 Author Share Posted October 1, 2011 That looks awesome! Maybe I should take another look at my rock work...LOL Thanks Derbird. I'm hoping it looks better when everything grows in and I add the live rock. I'm not entirely happy with it yet, but I set my standards pretty high after browsing some aquascaping threads on RC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike nickerson Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Started a new project this weekend. Picked up lewisriverfisherman's 150 gallon tank and stand. This is going to be my temporary tank while we start a new in-wall build for our family room. I put the tank in our unfinished "hobby" room in the basement. We are going to install wood floors in the rest of the basement, so I'm going to get this tank up and running and then transfer over my 75 gallon to it. That will free up the space for the floors. Once the floors are done, I can start the big build. . The size of this tank (48" x 30") is perfect for me because I can use most of my existing 75g equipment and save the $ for the final tank. Since it your temporary tank are you going tong to keep it once you get your new tank set up? And I'm only asking because I'm wanting to upgrade my 75gallon to a larger tank but I'm in a apartment so I don't have to much space and your 150 has just about the same foot print as my 75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted October 1, 2011 Author Share Posted October 1, 2011 Mike, I will be getting rid of it once the in-wall tank is complete, but that is gonna be a while. Probably a year or more. It will be part of a minor basement remodel and my wife and I haven't figured out exactly what we want. I will post it up in the classifieds when it is ready to go. It is a beast though, so if you live above the ground floor it would be extremely difficult to move. It has 3/4" glass on all sides and the bottom is two layers of 3/4". So it weighs just under 500#s empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike nickerson Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Oh okay AndThat is pretty heavy haha Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Not much progress. I added a MP40 and put some corals in the tank. A few SPS frags weren't doing so well in my 75 due to overcrowding so i moved them over. I also added my colony of Duncans and a few ricordia. Here is a short video of the MP40 on the nutrient transport mode creating a small wave. I need to get another one later but one works a lot better than I anticipated. http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv264/ntschneibel/150%20gallon/4270569a.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike nickerson Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I really want two of those mp40s for my 75g tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 FTS. The 75 is officially broken down. I lost some corals during the change over due to neglect. A few more browned out but they are starting to color back up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike nickerson Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 lookin great i really like the aquascapping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 lookin great i really like the aquascapping Thanks Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 Thought I'd share some more pictures of the sump & equipment: Skimmer & return plumbing: Profilux doser. Currently running 2-part from Bulk reef supply plus magnesium. Need to put the fourth pump into use. Tubing holder for dosing & ATO. The wire cluster: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 Here is my QT tank. 40B with 29 sump. Sump: DJ power strip for equipment: And here are both tanks in the "hobby room". (Also the only room in the house that I have full claim to.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike nickerson Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Thanks Mike. No problem and thanks for the metal halides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriz2fer Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 how you like that doser? they seem to be the best stand alone doser out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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