CuttleFishandCoral Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I just moved back to Portland after 7 years in Denver. Been here a little less then a month and been getting a few tanks going. My first tank that I brought with me from Denver and is a 50 gallon cube. Big thanks to everybody who has contributed to my builds so far. Just has live rock in it right now and is still cycling. The rock is Pukani dry rock from Bulk Reef Supply. Totally impressed with it. Nice shapes and sizes. Ordered 50lbs and they sent me 58lbs. This tank is nice and has built in filtration in the rear. My main display tank is going to be a 48" long, 24" wide, 20" high, 100 gallon tank built by Wanareef. Wanareef did a great job building it and was great to deal with. Could not be happier. Should have it running any day. I will also have a frag tank connected to the display. It will be 60" long, 30" wide, 16" high. It is being built by Wanareef as well. Should be built in a few weeks. My Sump is 50" long, 24.5 wide, 16.5" high. It is a beast and will go under the frag tank. I pick it up from reefnjunkie and was built by Wanareef. reefnjunkie was great to deal with and a super nice guy. Cant wait to get some livestock from him. The sump has a lot of bells and whistles. My stands are being built by pnkrcklives and hopefully are ready soon. Taylor has been great to deal with so far. They will be painted gray steel to match my floors and wall. I am going for a industrial modern look. Got my Protein Skimmer from jeffisme and is a reef octopus xp-1000sss cone. Hopefully jeffisme sets up another tank someday. Sounded like he had some rough luck. It is probably a little small but will get me started. Lighting is still to be determined. I have a two ecoray 60d LED fixtures that I will probably use for the sump. I am waiting on ZachS to finish selling his livestock so I can pick up his radion from him. I will probably use on the 50 gallon. The other tanks are still up in the air. Any ideas? Maybe the new Vega's, radions, or the new razors also look nice. That about where Im at. All advise along the way is very appreciated. Thanks, Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 I also got a MP40 from ocboat. Nice guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRENT Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Looks like a very nice build coming. Good luck and have fun with it. The build is my favorite part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Thanks, It has been fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnkrcklives Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Looking very nice. I will see if I can get some pictures of your stands tonight. I am hoping to get the rest of the metal work done on Wednesday. Then hopefully paint on Saturday. Sorry for the little bit of delay. As one of my pieces of equipment had to go in for repair. I am hoping to have it tomorrow so I can continue the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Sounds great. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 You are off to a great strat and I look forward to seeing the beast of a system come to life very cool. Also I love the concrete floors =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 You are off to a great strat and I look forward to seeing the beast of a system come to life very cool. Also I love the concrete floors =) Thanks, I do love the concrete floors. Makes mishaps a lot easier to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Thanks' date=' I do love the concrete floors. Makes mishaps a lot easier to deal with.[/quote'] I hear that, sometimes I pour water on the floor becuase I can-(nutty) Cant wait to see the end results-Looks good so far(clap) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Went today and pick up a Ecotech Radion from ZachS(thanks). I was excited the whole drive from Salem to Portland but got home and tried to hook it up and realized the software does not work with mac. Kinda like a kid opening up a christmas present and realizing they cant play with it. It looks like a update might be coming out soon but was wondering if anybody has found a good solution in the meantime. It works great but dont want to run the lights at a 100%. As you can see from the picture mac+radion=no light. Beside that this has been a quiet week for the build. I got a 55 plastic food drum and have it cycling a 100lbs of live rock. I have been at this for a few years and if there is one thing that I have learned it would be patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 glad my petty drum could go to such an epic build cant wait to see it up and running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanareef Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Jeff Load up your photo's onto photobucket, it's free and then just point to the pix that you want to load up, a window pops up and it'll be the 4th one down, img code that you want to place onto your post, click on it and then in your post right click and paste the code IMGhttp://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f230/wanareef/imgcode.jpg/IMG and no clicking to see your pixs, I'm lazy that way (whistle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Your drum is working perfectly, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Fixed. Thanks for the pointer. I was using photobucket but just adding a attachment instead of just a link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 You have been busy. Looking good. Tank projects are fun and it is nice to get input from the forum. Sorry the LEDs don't work with the Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Re_Run Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Install dual boot sortware then window or run windows in a window Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocboat Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Looking forward to seeing the finished product. Wannareef is making my new cube also and should be finished soon. I'm going a little bigger on the tank than planned and now I'm thinking that I should't have let that Vortech go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Props on the build, I like the cube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 The cube looks good! Can't wait to see the finished big boy! The floors are awesome btw, I want to do stained concrete bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 Thanks everybody for the comments! (clap) This week things have been moving along quickly! My fifty gallon is finished cycling and I added a few frags. I picked up a few zoas two different torch heads from kimberlee, thanks. My stands got here yesterday, thanks Taylor, and the 100g is being filled. My little 75gpd RO/DI unit makes it a slow go. Started plumbing yesterday and finished this afternoon. My rock has been curing for over a month. It is a mix of BRS pukani and reefsaver. Im hoping that tomorrow everything will be running. I have a panworld pump that is rated for 1900gph but it is way overkill and Im having to valve it way down. The pump will be running my frag tank as well. I only have one ecotech radion light at the moment but hope to get another one soon. I got a a rail system for it and looks pretty cool. My sump is under my frag tank stand. My frag tank is still being built but I have everything plumbed and ready to go. The sump will be connected to both the frag tank and the display. I think my sand will be here today and hope to get it in tonight. (rock2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltygobie Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Very nice looking setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnkrcklives Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 How did the notch work out for connecting the bulk heads. I am really digging the whole setup makes it look so much better with the tank on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 No issues at all. Worked out great. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Thats freakin awesome =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Looking sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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