And so it begins!!------72 gallon.
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Allright guys, went and ordered m tank today. A cherry coloured Sedona 110 gallon.
Dimensions 48 inch x 18 inch x 30 inch. Getting tank drilled in 3 spots on back glass. One for overflow, the other two for dual shoots from pump that will work off of a T connector. This will give me a ton of random flow.
Will post pics once tank arrives!!
Dimensions 48 inch x 18 inch x 30 inch. Getting tank drilled in 3 spots on back glass. One for overflow, the other two for dual shoots from pump that will work off of a T connector. This will give me a ton of random flow.
Will post pics once tank arrives!!
Congratulations! How long before it comes in? Is the manufacturer or the LFS you ordered from drilling the holes? I ask because the glass shops I've called around here all seemed very nervous about drilling aquariums, and said they would not be resposible if it didn't go well.Mooch28 said:
--Mike
macphoto said:
Drilled by manufacterer, then tempered. So perfectly clean drilling!!
As for when it comes in, about a week!!
Guys need some help for refigium or what to put in there to be exact.
The plan is this....
Miracle mud to provide nutrients for the tank, as much Cheato as possible to help reduce nitrates. Finally, some live rock rubble for building a pod population as a food source.
My question is, just how much miracle mud do you need in terms of inches??
The fuge it-self is roughly 10 inches wide x 18 inches deep x 7.5 inches high for a total of 5.5 gallons.
Thanks.
The plan is this....
Miracle mud to provide nutrients for the tank, as much Cheato as possible to help reduce nitrates. Finally, some live rock rubble for building a pod population as a food source.
My question is, just how much miracle mud do you need in terms of inches??
The fuge it-self is roughly 10 inches wide x 18 inches deep x 7.5 inches high for a total of 5.5 gallons.
Thanks.
Swimfins
This is as good as it gets.
Is this tank 30 inch tall? I'd put in a deep sand bed and raise the bottom up a little (less reaching)too. Mine's 24" tal and I need to stand on a kitchen chair to reach the bottom.
In the refugium you can get some live sand to seed some aragonite from lfs. Since you nee to cycle the tank anyhow. I'd just go for aragonite and lr rubble from the rock you'll buy, with some chaeto. Miracle mud is quite pricey and not realy necessary but benefical to rooted plants like mangroves or turtle grass but chaeto just kinda floats like a ball and doesn't really root in the substrate. A couple nice chunks of LR in the sump will give you all the pods you need.
In the refugium you can get some live sand to seed some aragonite from lfs. Since you nee to cycle the tank anyhow. I'd just go for aragonite and lr rubble from the rock you'll buy, with some chaeto. Miracle mud is quite pricey and not realy necessary but benefical to rooted plants like mangroves or turtle grass but chaeto just kinda floats like a ball and doesn't really root in the substrate. A couple nice chunks of LR in the sump will give you all the pods you need.
Swimfins said:
Yes, it is 30 inches deep. I really liked how the deep tank looked.
Ill defenately need a mini step ladder.
As for fuge. Thanks, that is what i was thinking. Some arganite, and some live rock rubble and chunks with some cheato.
I just thought miracle mud might help, but after seeing the price. No thanks!!
As for a deep sand bed. Their seems to be so much debate on this. What cons would their be to having a DSD?? Do they need to be siphoned??
I know with a shallow bed, you never really deep siphon, and let critters take care of that. But with DSB, not so sure??
Big update!!
Alot has happened since this sight went down. First off, cabinet, and canopy have arrived, although i have not put canopy together yet. I had to midify the tank a bit in the back, but that was fairly straight forward. Just had to move a beam over to fit the sump in.
Soo, heres a small glimpse of what has been done.
1. Installed a RO/DI unit in the basement using 1/2 inch copper piping. I ran a tap right up to the tank behind it, to make it easy for top offs, and filling 20 gallon salt mixing tank. Took a whole day, but well worth the effort.
2. I ordered 230 lbs of haiti rock (regular plus some lettuce, fully cured!!). Got an excellent price, $600 cash for all 230 lbs. These are very nice pieces as well, as they are all 30+ lbs each. Big show pices with tons of odd shapes and creveces.
3. Installed 30 gallon sump (left in pic) and 20 gallon mixing tank (right in pic). I placed 3/4 sheets of black painted styrofoam to cut vibrations, and help with any uneveness.
4. Put weather stripping on top of stand where tank will sit, to yet again cut vibrations and noise in general.
Im basically just waiting for my tank (110 gallon, 48 x 18 x 30) to show up, which is supposed to be ready today. Had it drilled in 3 spots, with reduced fittings for possible future expansion, ie. adding bigger return pump. Two holes are for the shoots, and one is for the over flow box and drain.
Will hopefully get back of tank painted (black) by Saturday and have tank up and running Sunday. Monday i'll be picking up the rock, which is being held for me and being cycled as we speak!!
Boy im excited.
Alot has happened since this sight went down. First off, cabinet, and canopy have arrived, although i have not put canopy together yet. I had to midify the tank a bit in the back, but that was fairly straight forward. Just had to move a beam over to fit the sump in.
Soo, heres a small glimpse of what has been done.
1. Installed a RO/DI unit in the basement using 1/2 inch copper piping. I ran a tap right up to the tank behind it, to make it easy for top offs, and filling 20 gallon salt mixing tank. Took a whole day, but well worth the effort.
2. I ordered 230 lbs of haiti rock (regular plus some lettuce, fully cured!!). Got an excellent price, $600 cash for all 230 lbs. These are very nice pieces as well, as they are all 30+ lbs each. Big show pices with tons of odd shapes and creveces.
3. Installed 30 gallon sump (left in pic) and 20 gallon mixing tank (right in pic). I placed 3/4 sheets of black painted styrofoam to cut vibrations, and help with any uneveness.
4. Put weather stripping on top of stand where tank will sit, to yet again cut vibrations and noise in general.
Im basically just waiting for my tank (110 gallon, 48 x 18 x 30) to show up, which is supposed to be ready today. Had it drilled in 3 spots, with reduced fittings for possible future expansion, ie. adding bigger return pump. Two holes are for the shoots, and one is for the over flow box and drain.
Will hopefully get back of tank painted (black) by Saturday and have tank up and running Sunday. Monday i'll be picking up the rock, which is being held for me and being cycled as we speak!!
Boy im excited.
One thing that I saw pointed out in another forum (on the topic of using an RO/DI to fill a tank directly for top-offs) was that the initial bit of water that comes out of the RO/DI when it's first turned on each time will likely have a higher TDS than after it's been running for a bit. I don't have a TDS meter (need to get one), but I did notice a dramatically higher pH on the water that first comes out (I assume that means there's more "stuff" in the water). That's something to keep in mind if you plan to, every day or two, turn on the RO/DI to top-off... you'll always be adding the "not quite as good" startup water, compared to if you fill up a reservoir (in which case there would only be one dose of startup water, and it would be diluted with the better water that would follow). So, you might want to keep a bucket handy, let some water flow for a bit before actually doing the top-off. Or, as an alternative, use your 20g mixing tank as an RO/DI storage tank, either with an auto top-off float switch setup, or just a pump to manually add top-off water. Then, a few days prior to a planned PWC, you can stop using it for top-off water, use it for SW mixing, then go back to using it as FW storage.Mooch28 said:
Did you buy it local? If so, with no shipping, that's a great price indeed! And, if I'm not mistaken, that's a lot of rock! (isn't Haiti rock lighter than other rock?) That should fill up that tank nicely, and you'll probably have some leftovers for the sump.
--Mike
