Over the past few months I was in the process of planning a upgrade to my 38G tank. The first thing I had to do is figure out what size of tank I was looking for. due to space issues I could only have a 36" tank at first I was looking for a 65G tank (36x18x24) but I did not like the overflows it had and I was looking to get a coast to coast. The next tank size I was looking for was a custom 36x24x24 with a custom coast to coast overflow. after pricing out this tank with a custom stand I found with not much more money I could get a 36x36x24 tank with a stock Perfecto stand. So That is what I went for ;D
So here it what I ordered
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It is a custom made tank from Miracles Aquariums ordered by Ottawa Inverts
Tank:
36x36x24
2 sides starfire glass
External Coast to coast overflow
Stand:
36x36x28 Black Pine Stand
I beefed up the supports in it by adding 2x4 and a 3/4" plywood base, also the tank is sitting on 1/2" of pink Styrofoam.
And last Friday with some help thanks to Patrick and Shawn it arrived!
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(Sorry I did not get any shots of the tank move but I know Patrick Did!)
Coast to coast overflow with removable insert.
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Nice looking tank! I'm jealous!
First on Friday I popped over to PVC plus and picked up some supples:
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Yesterday I started plumbing and painting the tank. I am hoping to do the move from my 38G tank to this tank next weekend if everyting goes smoothly.
Overflow plumbing:
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Painting the tank:
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I also started making water I calculated I need to make at least 120G.
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I also picked up a few weeks ago 4 40lb bags of sand & a 200G Box of reef crystals.
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Tonight I would like to finish plumbing the tank and do a final coat of paint. currently I have one hitch in my plan the 3/4" bulkhead I got is too big for my hole (it fits a 1 3/4" hole and the hole is 1 1/2") I will have to get one that fits in the hole.
This is going to be amazing! Thanks for sharing the pictures. I can't wait to see the tank come together.
Looking great so far!
Hell yes I have been waiting of this build after seeing your tank. Those Stylo frags I got from you have been doing great.
Thanks
I am not realy changing any equpment from my 38G (I think i was always planning an upgrade) Here is some of the equipment I currently have that is already in place or is going into the tank.
Flow
Vortec MP40w
Tunze 6055
I might be getting one more MP40w if i see I need some flow
Lighting
ATI Sunpower 6x36W
GHL SimStick (Moonlights and Simulation)
I am probably ether going to replace the lights with a 10x36w Powermodule or get another 6x36w but I do not have to decide this just yet.
Live Rock
50lb from the old tank I might add a few more pounds but I plan on having an open aquascape look (I have about 60lb of live rock already in the sump) and let my corals grow out.
Sump
I am currently not changing my sump for the system I already have 70G in the sump in my basement
check out this for my sump build thread (http://ovas.ca/index.php?topic=31097.0)
I have only changed a few since that thread one thing is that I have swapped out my Dart for a Wahoo as it is better rated for pushing up water up one floor and I have added a second dousing pump bank and a Vertex zeovit reactor.
Great looking system! Looking forward to seeing it come together!
Awsome! What skimmer are you goinbg with? I love deep tanks, cubes are perfect.
I currently have a Octo Extreme 200 in my sump and will probably keep that for now.
I am starting to really like the cube style over my rectangle tank I hope that passes (LOL) :)
Quote from: fishsticks on November 30, 2009, 02:55:25 PM
I am starting to really like the cube style over my rectangle tank I hope that passes (LOL) :)
Me too!
Can't wait to see this one come together.
Last night I added one more coat of paint and did some plumbing.
Here is the overflows I think I might trim them down by 1/2"
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Almost completed the drain plumbing.
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My next steps are to finish off the return plumbing, add shelving for controller and wires, and design the canopy.
For the lighting I think I will be getting another Sunpower I really like the fixture and with 12 T5s over the tank that will be more than enough light.
For the canopy I have a couple of reqirements that have to be met.
1. It has to be wrasse proof, I plan on getting a couple of very nice wrasses and I have already had 2 jump out in the old tank.
2. It must house 2 Sunpower fixtures.
3. It must be easy to access the tank for feeding and cleaning.
4. It must be low profile less than 1 foot high
5. It must look nice
I do not need a canopy right now as my old one will be ok for the time being.
I have something in mind and will be working on the design over the next week or so.
I'm also really loving cube-type tanks lately. When /if I break down my 90 I'd definitely look into going with a cube style. Myself I like either floating canopies or open top but of course with your wrasses that's a no go.
cool man, hope all goes well. keep us updated with many photos
Thanks guys. not much to report on today I did a bit more plumbing but that is it I am currently waiting on getting a 3/4" bulkhead that will fit my return. If I am able to get one by Friday then Sunday I will be moving the tank!
I hope the extra depth will give me allot of options for aquascaping. I have not decided yet what aquascape I am going to create Thinking of a central bonsai pillar with some DYI walls but I will see when I get the rock in the tank.
Big weekend! I got the bulkhead on Thursday i need to swap over the tank. So Saturday I finished preparations to do the big move.
I popped over to Ottawa Inverts to get some final supples and picked up an extra pump
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Salt all mixed, Check
I mixed about 120G that should be more than ample.
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Return plumbing Done, Check
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Gathered supplys need for the move, Check
That included
- Lots of towels
- Holding bins
- Power heads
- Heaters
- Nets & tongs
- Buckets
- Painting supples
- Plumbing supples
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So at 7am on Sunday I started the move!
I placed some towels down to protect the floor and started moving some coral to the sump.
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Coral holding in the sump
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More coral in the sump
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I next Drained the tank and placed all the coral rock and fish in the holding bins along with powerheads and heaters
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Coral in holding bins
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I next removed the sand bed from the tank and removed the old tank and stand.
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I then move the new tank into place It fits nicely!
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Next check the the plumbing for the return to see if it connects
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I then have to finish plumbing the drain lines
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It is a good thing I am small and can fit inside the stand!
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Finished plumbing the drain lines, I hope there is no leaks!
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we then disconnected the tank and moved it away from the wall.
My Girlfriend helped me paint the wall behind the tank (It will be some time until we are able to paint there) Note that the wall is more red not orangie pink
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In the mean time I had some lunch (it is about 2pm then) and hooked up the powerheads.
After two coats of paint we moved the tank back into place and connected it. I placed 3 40Lb bags of sand in the tank to give it about 1.5" - 2" sand bed.
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Then started filling up the tank
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While it was filling up I started adding the coral, fish and the rocks back into the tank. I also put on my filter socks to help with clearing up the tank (I do not usually run them)
And by 6pm you could finaly see into the tank
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I then spent the rest of the evening moving back the coral from my sump, doing some temporary aquascaping and reconnecting my controller.
Her is the results
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So far I think every thing went smoothly the fish & coral were in holding bins from 11am to 4pm. I so far only lost one fish (my cleaner gobie did not make it :'( ) and all my coral seemed to be doing well this morning.
Here is what I have learned from the move:
Some things I could have done better
1. More towels! You will spill water! and It will get everywhere!
2. More heaters (only had 2 extra) I think that might be why my cleaner gobie did not make it I only had one heater for two bins and my temperature dropped to 74F. I also broke one that was in a bin that was holding some salt water (It gave me a nasty shock)
3. More powerheads, I would have like to have one extra powerhead to pump water as I was running around with only one.
4. Better clamps for pumps (see #1 ) my hoses that were pumping water were constantly falling off and pumping water onto my floor.
Here is some things I did right.
5. I did a lot of prep beforehand and had a plan on what needed to be done
6 I had extra plumbing supples I changed my mind on how the drains where to be plumbed last minute and I had more than enough supply to do that.
7. Basement sump helped allot, It provided a stable system to hold coral and extra water, and I was able to pump up all the extra water to the main display and also remove the excess water from the storage bins (I had about 30G of extra water left over) It is also in an unfinished basement with a drain nearby (see #1)
8. I did not wear socks (see #1)
So what is next?
Well, There is still allot to do.
- Under my tank looks like a mass of spaghetti with all the cables so I will be cleaning that up.
- I have to get more lighting for the tank my ATI fixture is ok but there is still lots of shadows in the tank.
- I have to clean and sell the old tank.
- Build a hood.
- Clean up my basement as it now looks like a bomb hit a fish store! (Powerheads, Bins Scrap plumbing, sand and salt everywhere!)
It looks really good. Do you have a plan for adding lights?
I have some Ideas for the hood but The will have to wait until the new year. I think I am going to get another ATI SunPower and run with that for the next bit.
Looks great.
This is so true:
Quote8. I did not wear socks (see #1)
I recently figured this one out as well. I think you can start calling yourself an advanced aquarist once you've learned that one.
good looking chris. im liking the cube. im sure ur super happy with it.
Looks awsome! great work keep the photos commin'
I did some under tank wiring today and cleaned up the mass of spaghetti under the tank.
I think it turned out nicely ;) Also if you are good you might spot someting special in my setup :D ;D
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I spy with my little eye... a router/switch? What's with the JWIN adapter?
I spy with my little eye... three 2x4's that aint' painted black... Tisk tisk tisk
Oh and the usual stuff you'd expect to see in a high end tanks sump area.
I certainly spy something different under there, but lets see if anyone else can figure it out 8)
Profilux 3?
Quote from: Rybren on December 08, 2009, 10:44:12 PM
I spy with my little eye... a router/switch? What's with the JWIN adapter?
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Yup that is a Wireless bridge to my network it connects the controller to my home network. but that is not it :D
Quote from: salvini55 on December 09, 2009, 12:11:59 AM
I spy with my little eye... three 2x4's that aint' painted black... Tisk tisk tisk
Oh and the usual stuff you'd expect to see in a high end tanks sump area.
Ya that is jut me being lazy and not painting (I do not care to much about looks under the stand)
Quote from: russrass on December 09, 2009, 07:38:31 AM
Profilux 3?
:D
Quote from: xiaan on December 07, 2009, 12:04:41 PM
While it was filling up I started adding the coral, fish and the rocks back into the tank. I also put on my filter socks to help with clearing up the tank (I do not usually run them)
And by 6pm you could finaly see into the tank
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WOW - What a great clean looking tank!!! :)
That is one nice looking wide tank.......
endless probabilities to aquascape it any possible way!!!
one question.......are those type of tanks custom made?
hope to upgrade to a larger tank myself!!!
more of foot prints of 4"x 22''x 20''
once again beautiful set up!!!
cheers
That's a clean looking setup! Well done!
The wireless bridge is a neat idea I might copy.
nice... did you upgrade from the Profilux II to the III? And when did these arrive?
It is still not released yet I have had it since September as I am one of the beta testers ;)
Ooowesome!
Man I knew I should have tested my betas water! If only I knew id get a P3 for doing it... >:( (why is there no "jelouse" emoticon?)
So here is an update. All is well except Roale Gramma seems to be MIA :'( I have not seen him since Friday.
This weekend I got another ATI Sunpower and I built a box for it to sit on (I am still planning on building a hood)
I am panning on being busy or away during the holidays so I will probably be doing some aquascaping in the new year.
I also picked up a couple of corals and brought up some from my fag tank.
Here some is a FTS with the all the lights on.
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Left Side
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Right Side
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And here are some corals in my tank. (If I messed up on the names you can correct me :P)
Orange/Red Chalice
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Green/Yellow Favia
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Blue with pink mouths Chalice
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Rock Anemone
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SPS Frags (From the Top Clockwise)
Purple with Green Polyps Acropora sp.
Green Stylopora
Pink with Green Polyps Acropora sp.
Rainbow Stylopora
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sickness.. cant wait to see this in 2 years.
Orange Leptastrea
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Acropora Green with Red Tips
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Orange Lobo
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Small Symphyllia Wilsoni
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Aussie Zoos
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what bulbs you have in there right now?
so it's a total of 12 now? 2 x 6 ati fixtures?
Christiaan,
Great job. The tank looks awesome.
lovin the tank! nice choice on the symphillia wilsoni. I also picked one up last week from Pat ;D
Quote from: Vince. on December 14, 2009, 09:20:28 PM
what bulbs you have in there right now?
so it's a total of 12 now? 2 x 6 ati fixtures?
Yup that is right I have now 12 T5s over the tank.
My current bulb combination is:
Front
UVL 75.25
UVL Super Actinic
ATI Blue Plus
Giesemann Midday
ATI Blue Plus
ATI Aquablue
ATI Aquablue
ATI Blue Plus
ATI Blue Plus
UVL Aqua sun
ATI Blue Plus
UVL 75.25
Back
I am getting a ATI Pro Color from Pat very soon and I have an Extra ATI Blue Plus & Aquablue That I might swap out and try. I am also looking at getting another ATI Aqua sun and one of the 75.25 is over a year old.
I find the best place for t5 info is at http://sites.google.com/site/tfivetesting/
All I can say is.. AWESOME!
:D WOW :o
It has been 6 months and the tank is coming along nicely. so I thought it was a good time for an photo update.
So on to some photos
Full tank shots
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Echinos
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Acans
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Sun Corals
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Plate Corals
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Other LPS
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SPS
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Clams
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Others
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Livestock
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Also here is a peek of what is in my frag tank.
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Very beautiful tank
Tanks like this is what got me in the hobby.
Well done
Finality I also have set up a 12G Aquapod full of soft corals.
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Here is a link to the full photo set http://www.flickr.com/photos/51554958@N05/sets/72157624383459398/
Ya'all been busy very nice setups!
Hmm, I could have sworn that I recently saw a post stating that you were getting out of the hobby due to being away from home too much. (this was a day or so after I saw you shopping for more corals)
Gotta stop drinking :D
BTW, the tank is looking great!
I think you are getting the Christians confused ;)
Quote from: Rybren on June 29, 2010, 01:39:53 PM
Hmm, I could have sworn that I recently saw a post stating that you were getting out of the hobby due to being away from home too much. (this was a day or so after I saw you shopping for more corals)
Gotta stop drinking :D
BTW, the tank is looking great!
Quote from: RossW on June 29, 2010, 02:31:58 PM
I think you are getting the Christians confused ;)
+1 i think christians are getting confused here!
+2 :-[
;) ;D
Its alright...life is confusing sometimes...especially behind nicknames 8)
I think you have me confused with someone else ;)
Anyway, I took some more shots of the sun corals with the lights out.
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This is the beautiful reef tank Christian! I believe I had a quick peek on it last Saturday:)
By the way thanks for free Chaeto, my Mandarin looks much happier now and green polyp coral is doing great also.
Dmitriy
Love your tank and all its inhabitants! Awesum shots too :o What kind of camera are you using if you don't mind me asking?
ya deff a super cool tank christian. i never would have thought time elapsed THAT much since day one. nice corals, im jealous.. and gotta love that starfire glass.
Quote from: ramblnpony on July 02, 2010, 05:25:14 PM
Love your tank and all its inhabitants! Awesum shots too :o What kind of camera are you using if you don't mind me asking?
Cannon Power Shot D10. It is a point and shoot waterproof camera (That is how I get some of my close-ups ;))
Wow!
I just read this thread from beginning to end. After six months your tank looks amazing! It's the perfect definition of high tech. Very nice!
Incredible, with a lot of work and idea's, great things are created. I am envying you for set up, I hope to have something like this in the future. :)