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03/05/2007, 05:36 PM | #1 |
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110 reef build done my way(lots of pics)
well i am going to post on here my 110 build that is if northcoast reefers don't mind. well let me start with the measurments 60x18x24 i have also heard this is a 125 tall but it really doesn't matter what it is called. so here is the DIY stand and canopy. I am currently waiting for the canopy to dry from being sealed. The stand is sealed all ready. both are using 1x6 to support the weight. The tank is currently at arch's glass getting ready to be drilled. i am a little nervous about this but we will see how it goes.
Here is the tank as a freshwater tank. I will update when things change. freshwater unfinished stand and canopy |
03/05/2007, 08:48 PM | #2 |
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Good luck with drilling your tank
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Looks good. I need to build a new stand for my 125 by the end of April. Keep us posted on how it goes.
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03/09/2007, 11:04 AM | #4 |
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update
the stand and canopy are sealed pics to come later. new updates the tank is drilled no cracks or breaks i will pick it up this morning and post pics later.
i pick about 100lbs of live rock and sand from craisglist. pics below |
03/11/2007, 07:31 PM | #5 |
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well the stand and canopy are done. i had four holes drilled in the tank. overflows are put in and the back of the tank is painted. here are the pictures.
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03/14/2007, 08:48 PM | #6 |
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the refugium is done. it is a 45L only cost me $170. now i need to go get a pump and run some water
Thank you jeffkluse for "making me DIY it" it was fun to make |
03/14/2007, 09:07 PM | #7 |
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Clay, I am in the process of building a 90, and I am going to make a fuge as well. Is there a reason why you decided to have the return built into the fuge instead of making it external? Or does it not really matter? I was thinking of raising the temp, so
i decided to do it external. where are your baffles and what type of skimmer are you going to use? Nice work. |
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Hey Clay,
where did you get the design for your fuge from. I am going to create a fuge from my old 38 gal. I like the way yours is laid out, and from what I see it's not so hard to do. I can really just look at your pics and get a good idea of what needs to be done. But, if you have a DIY plan, it will be also be a big help. thanks RevClyburn
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hey looks good, now you can take that extra money and go with your buddy out to steves and get a few corals for your new tank......ohhh forgot you still have to cycle, we'll you still saved a couple hundred anyway. when you need some macro for your fuge let me know.
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Do you have to cycle the fuge?
And as for the fuge, I'll just wing and see how it comes out. I've seen a lot of designs, all are basically the same I guess. I'm just a little intimidated with the whole thing, don't want to create a mess. But, hey, if I don't try it, I'll never know if I can do it. Have you thought about making a arcylic fuge? Saw some plans for one, lookd a little easy too. But, let me make a couple before I GRADUATE to that level. how are you planning on feeding your skimmer and is the return internal or external? rev
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Hey nice job, What are the books for in the sump? we all know you are supposed to use beer bottles for scale in our photos. LOL
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yeah jeff we will be heading up there today. but i still have a nano at work that could use some more corals. thanks again.
Cycle the fuge i dont know. i was planing on cycling it with the tank. the fuge is acrylic. the skimmer will be internal in the return part of the refugium. the books are the wifes. as for the beer bottles i keep those out of the picks just incase there are kids watching.
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I did a DIY wet dry to fuge conversion. All I did was add a baffle and we were ready to go. I had an external skimmer.
It was a 90 gallon rated wet dry. I know it was small but in this 55 gallon reef I had about 90lbs of LR and 70-80lbs of LS, cheato, mangroves, and some red gracilia. My tank was good. |
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I never cycled my fuge. I did use fuge mud and ls sand when I hooked it up. I got a little brown algae bloom for about a day, but my cleanup crew took care of it.
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Do you have a skimmer Chrismhaase?
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As for cycling i was talking about his new main tank.
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This was a picture right after I cleaned it. My buddy has it on his 65. This is a monster. I had a great time using it. It worked really good for me. I had a mag 7 on it and ran it out of the section where the raw water comes in and then flows into the fuge section.
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i picked up a posidien PS4 pump from a friendly reefer. i will be plumbing it this weekend. i will post pics later.
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Looks good clay.
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do you have any pictures of how you plumbed the 2 overflows to your sump?
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03/31/2007, 09:53 PM | #24 |
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update
ok i haven't updated this forum yet so here i go. The plumbing is complete. There are a lot of 90's but it works good so i am happy with it. pics below.
right side put back also my JBJ ATO(works great) left side overflows back of tank |
03/31/2007, 09:55 PM | #25 |
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aquascaping is done.
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