Build log: My 360G Mixed Reef [56k beware] - Page 2

michika · 12/12/2007, 07:18 PM

Wow! Great build so far!

What is next on your DIY list?

murfman · 12/12/2007, 07:19 PM

Very nice write up!!! Clear something up for me, you are saying your buckets of sand weighed about 350# each? 1200/3.5?

tkeracer619 · 12/12/2007, 07:48 PM

I pulled 3.5 buckets of crushed coral and other junk out of the sand. I had 12 some odd buckets and a 55g full of sand.

The next thing on the DIY list is the water change setup. It will change ~7 gallons per day, every day. =)

MBX5 · 12/12/2007, 08:10 PM

WOW I need to get back and see the new setup. Looks great!

jgonzz · 12/12/2007, 08:47 PM

is that on a wood floor?

spleify · 12/12/2007, 09:01 PM

Looks awesome tke!!!!!

"Umm, fish?" · 12/12/2007, 09:22 PM

Nice job!

DaveMorris · 12/12/2007, 11:07 PM

How hard was it to hide the supports for your PVC rock racks? I put some in my 135g and didn't do a good enough job of hiding them. Those that see it say it looks good but they drive me nuts.

tkeracer619 · 12/13/2007, 10:21 AM

Thank you for the kind words. =D They mean a lot too me.

Quote:

Originally posted by jgonzz
is that on a wood floor?

Yes, It runs across 10 main support beams. A frame was built in the crawl space to support those beams and a floor jack was placed in each corner of that frame. I will make sure to include it in one of my updates.

Quote:

Originally posted by DaveMorris
How hard was it to hide the supports for your PVC rock racks? I put some in my 135g and didn't do a good enough job of hiding them. Those that see it say it looks good but they drive me nuts.

I was worried about seeing the actual pvc structures. I think they key to it is having enough and large enough pieces of rock. Placing them is the challenge but if you spend enough time finding the right rock, magic is bound to happen. With small rocks it would probably be close to impossible to cover all of the pvc.

steve the plumb · 12/13/2007, 11:21 AM

vary nice build the tank looks nice.You did such a great job on making this tank look brand new.You got a good deal in the end,very large tank with not such a large price.Keep up the good work.I wish I had more patience to do more thing myself but sometimes I lack patiences.

jgonzz · 12/13/2007, 10:35 PM

very nice keep them pics coming

HarrsCars · 12/13/2007, 10:48 PM

Excellent work

I cant imagine what my wife would say if a seam gave way and 150 gallons of water came out.

Awesome job on your build. Congratulations

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reefkoi · 12/16/2007, 09:11 AM

Great build log, I like how you braced it, I bet its really easy to get in there and clean it without those pesky cross braces.
Keep the pictures coming.
C

on_ice · 12/21/2007, 08:55 PM

Looks awesome! Lets go wakeboarding sometime....

tkeracer619 · 12/22/2007, 03:00 AM

Thanks for the comments and views.

steve the plumb, Overall the cost was very low for this size of tank. It has proven a challenge but it is possible to put something like this together on a budget and elbow grease.

HarrsCars, probably the same thing I did

.......... &*@# ZAAAAAP No time for talking!, fuse box!

reefkoi, the braces are one of my favorite parts. They make a nice ledge and you can swim up to your arm pit without moving the chair too often to get around obstacles.

I'm not quite ready to post the next equipment build so I will start on the livestock. These were taken under T5 Blue+ and VHO Super Actinics, halides are off. Sometimes my camera has a hard time with blues in the background but the actual item in focus is usually right on.

My clowns have it good......

This BTA has more of an orange color then the pic shows.

A female Percula clown in her BTA doing a dance.

One of 8 Red BTAs catching some final rays on the way into the rockwork.

Almost lost these! This yumma(?) is going strong and making a strong comeback

For whatever reason these were my "cannot keep" coral. In this tank they do great =]

tkeracer619 · 12/22/2007, 03:01 AM

I'm rather fond of zoanthids and probably have around 80 color morphs. Eventually I will get them all photographed. I lost between 20 and 30 morphs.

tkeracer619 · 12/22/2007, 03:01 AM

A nice hammer coral.

My BRAINS! Well one of them

My fish are well fed. The tangs go through 2 sheets of nori per day. A varied diet is important for healthy fish. Frozen mysis shrimp, krill, veggie, and various seafood combinations are offered as frozen foods. Pellets, and a bit of flake top off the menu on occasion. Some of the food is soaked in Selcon prior to feeding to supplement extra fats and vitamins. I am also doing a few things to ensure that plenty of natural food is available. More on that later. Back to the pics.

Oh, BTW..... they like the camera!

Jaws roaming for his next target.

This juvi Vlamingi Tang just happens to be the previously mentioned target(most likely). This fish forgot tangs are supposed to be horizontally challenged.

tkeracer619 · 12/22/2007, 03:02 AM

Hey, is that a camera,... look at ME! Can I have some nori?

I have ran several fatten up the Blonde Naso campaigns. He came very skinny, pretty much just bones.

A fire fish and neon goby hanging out, probably wondering why the tangs are swimming circles.

More updates to come soon.

murfman · 12/23/2007, 10:55 AM

Nice livestock. I love the Vlemengi, just wish I had a big enough tank for one, maybe some day.......keep em coming, I too have just gotten into Zoas and want to seee more color morphs, I have 7 right now. I can't seem to keep the blue ones alive though.

erics3000 · 12/24/2007, 02:13 AM

Wow..Looks good.

JOHNNY O. · 12/24/2007, 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tkeracer619
I pulled 3.5 buckets of crushed coral and other junk out of the sand. I had 12 some odd buckets and a 55g full of sand.

The next thing on the DIY list is the water change setup. It will change ~7 gallons per day, every day. =)

First off nice build

keep the post coming on your diy water change set up sounds interesting. AGAIN NICE JOB!!

miwoodar · 01/15/2008, 01:33 PM

How's the tank doing Mark? Any pics of your new frags?

Also - how did you clamp on the glass when you were gluing the tank back together? I saw how you did the eurobraces...wondering about the tank itself.

SeaSerpant · 01/15/2008, 08:33 PM

wow it looks awesome. what type of skimmer do you have again?

Elliott · 01/16/2008, 08:07 AM

wow, I love to see DIY projects like yours, great job, looks very nice!

rainmaker2085 · 01/16/2008, 08:54 AM

Hey Mark,

Can you post some pictures of sections of the tank?

I would love to see how you positioned your coral.

Leo

12/12/2007, 07:48 PM	#28
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	I pulled 3.5 buckets of crushed coral and other junk out of the sand. I had 12 some odd buckets and a 55g full of sand. The next thing on the DIY list is the water change setup. It will change ~7 gallons per day, every day. =) __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

12/12/2007, 09:01 PM	#31
spleify Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 9,579	Looks awesome tke!!!!! __________________ Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH

12/12/2007, 09:22 PM	#32
"Umm, fish?" Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 4,112	Nice job! __________________ --Andy "And chase the frothy bubbles, / While the world is full of troubles. . . ." --W. B. Yeats Current Tank Info: ~480 gal. display, ~1,400 gal. system

12/12/2007, 11:07 PM	#33
DaveMorris VP, SDMAS Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sunny San Diego, CA Posts: 1,309	How hard was it to hide the supports for your PVC rock racks? I put some in my 135g and didn't do a good enough job of hiding them. Those that see it say it looks good but they drive me nuts. __________________ Dave My 130g tank: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2387989 Current Tank Info: 130g build in progress

12/13/2007, 10:48 PM	#37
HarrsCars Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ephrata WA. Posts: 128	Excellent work I cant imagine what my wife would say if a seam gave way and 150 gallons of water came out. Awesome job on your build. Congratulations ------------------------------ __________________ The cost of live rock.5.99lb The cost of a custom 300 gal wall install.10k The look on your wifes face when she forgets the tank window is up and she's on display to the neighborhood..PRICELESS Current Tank Info: 300 gallon 3 by 400 XM MRC Beckett Skimmer Mrc-6 Calcium Reactor Custom cover on tank and elevator going to fish room.

12/12/2007, 07:18 PM	#26
michika red headed step child Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Land of Polar Bears & Poutine Posts: 1,994	Wow! Great build so far! What is next on your DIY list?

12/12/2007, 07:19 PM	#27
murfman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 4,670	Very nice write up!!! Clear something up for me, you are saying your buckets of sand weighed about 350# each? 1200/3.5?

12/12/2007, 08:10 PM	#29
MBX5 Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Arvada CO Posts: 997	WOW I need to get back and see the new setup. Looks great!

12/12/2007, 08:47 PM	#30
jgonzz Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Eaton Posts: 646	is that on a wood floor?

12/13/2007, 11:21 AM	#35
steve the plumb Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 3,664	vary nice build the tank looks nice.You did such a great job on making this tank look brand new.You got a good deal in the end,very large tank with not such a large price.Keep up the good work.I wish I had more patience to do more thing myself but sometimes I lack patiences.

12/13/2007, 10:35 PM	#36
jgonzz Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Eaton Posts: 646	very nice keep them pics coming

12/16/2007, 09:11 AM	#38
reefkoi Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,983	Great build log, I like how you braced it, I bet its really easy to get in there and clean it without those pesky cross braces. Keep the pictures coming. C __________________ 1Kw bulb club Current Tank Info: A 600gal. on Zeovit & a 240gal.

12/21/2007, 08:55 PM	#39
on_ice Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Tampa Posts: 423	Looks awesome! Lets go wakeboarding sometime.... __________________ 24G NanoCube DX MJ 900, K1 , fuge in middle chamber, LED lights. Clown & Goby

12/22/2007, 03:00 AM	#40
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	Thanks for the comments and views. steve the plumb, Overall the cost was very low for this size of tank. It has proven a challenge but it is possible to put something like this together on a budget and elbow grease. HarrsCars, probably the same thing I did .......... &@# ZAAAAAP No time for talking!, fuse box! reefkoi, the braces are one of my favorite parts. They make a nice ledge and you can swim up to your arm pit without moving the chair too often to get around obstacles. I'm not quite ready to post the next equipment build so I will start on the livestock. These were taken under T5 Blue+ and VHO Super Actinics, halides are off. Sometimes my camera has a hard time with blues in the background but the actual item in focus is usually right on. My clowns have it good...... This BTA has more of an orange color then the pic shows. A female Percula clown in her BTA doing a dance. One of 8 Red BTAs catching some final rays on the way into the rockwork. Almost lost these! This yumma(?) is going strong and making a strong comeback For whatever reason these were my "cannot keep" coral. In this tank they do great =] __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k. Last edited by tkeracer619; 12/22/2007 at 03:07 AM.*

12/22/2007, 03:01 AM	#41
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	I'm rather fond of zoanthids and probably have around 80 color morphs. Eventually I will get them all photographed. I lost between 20 and 30 morphs. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k. Last edited by tkeracer619; 12/22/2007 at 03:09 AM.

12/22/2007, 03:01 AM	#42
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	A nice hammer coral. My BRAINS! Well one of them My fish are well fed. The tangs go through 2 sheets of nori per day. A varied diet is important for healthy fish. Frozen mysis shrimp, krill, veggie, and various seafood combinations are offered as frozen foods. Pellets, and a bit of flake top off the menu on occasion. Some of the food is soaked in Selcon prior to feeding to supplement extra fats and vitamins. I am also doing a few things to ensure that plenty of natural food is available. More on that later. Back to the pics. Oh, BTW..... they like the camera! Jaws roaming for his next target. This juvi Vlamingi Tang just happens to be the previously mentioned target(most likely). This fish forgot tangs are supposed to be horizontally challenged. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k. Last edited by tkeracer619; 12/22/2007 at 03:12 AM.

12/22/2007, 03:02 AM	#43
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	Hey, is that a camera,... look at ME! Can I have some nori? I have ran several fatten up the Blonde Naso campaigns. He came very skinny, pretty much just bones. A fire fish and neon goby hanging out, probably wondering why the tangs are swimming circles. More updates to come soon. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k. Last edited by tkeracer619; 12/22/2007 at 03:15 AM.

12/23/2007, 10:55 AM	#44
murfman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 4,670	Nice livestock. I love the Vlemengi, just wish I had a big enough tank for one, maybe some day.......keep em coming, I too have just gotten into Zoas and want to seee more color morphs, I have 7 right now. I can't seem to keep the blue ones alive though.

12/24/2007, 02:13 AM	#45
erics3000 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Palm Bay FL Posts: 2,957	Wow..Looks good. __________________ Eric (Red House for my 300 display 600 system) Current Tank Info: 600 gallon system with 300 display

01/15/2008, 01:33 PM	#47
miwoodar Likey the bikey Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,371	How's the tank doing Mark? Any pics of your new frags? Also - how did you clamp on the glass when you were gluing the tank back together? I saw how you did the eurobraces...wondering about the tank itself. __________________ Mike On hiatus. I'm either out riding my bicycle, playing with my family, or throwing ferts in my planted tank. Or working. I hope I'm not doing that though. Current Tank Info: 140 DIY Cube

01/15/2008, 08:33 PM	#48
SeaSerpant Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: edmonton Posts: 119	wow it looks awesome. what type of skimmer do you have again? __________________ 20g Long http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=22018065#post22018065 ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º> ><((((º>`·.¸(((º>¸¸ `·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º>¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.

01/16/2008, 08:07 AM	#49
Elliott Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 3,849	wow, I love to see DIY projects like yours, great job, looks very nice! __________________ Rodney Dangerfield - "I worked in a pet store and people would ask how big I would get." TOTM, March 2015 Current Tank Info: tank video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va1dI7mdnGU ,900g in wall mixed reef, another 500g sumps, 19 AI Sol LED's, 2 CL's w/VFD's controlled pumps to 24 eductors, 2 Tunze WB's, 2 Barr 5220's and RK2 25PE and BK500, etc

01/16/2008, 08:54 AM	#50
rainmaker2085 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 39	Hey Mark, Can you post some pictures of sections of the tank? I would love to see how you positioned your coral. Leo