energy friendly rimless tank build - Page 5

CMcNeil · 04/22/2008, 02:50 PM

ooops.........double post

mlivvy · 04/22/2008, 02:53 PM

Got to see this tank in person last night. Pics do it no justice, looks amazing. The acrylic is so thick!

CMcNeil · 04/22/2008, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mlivvy
Got to see this tank in person last night. Pics do it no justice, looks amazing. The acrylic is so thick!

thank you........now i hope my cleaning magnet still will work on this tank

the next size up is like $180

chrismhaase · 04/22/2008, 06:53 PM

Dude, that looks awesome I am glad to see it coming along. You know everyone likes to see pictures and you do a good job at posting. We thank you or that!!

Can't wait to see what you do this weekend.

CMcNeil · 04/25/2008, 04:07 PM

thanks Chris..........well the stand is all done.i still need to clear the doors but i had to fill the tank up and run the return pump

i plan on draining it and refilling it with salted water starting saturday.here she is just itching for some salt.

NewNanoDude · 04/25/2008, 04:11 PM

Thats looking good. I like it alot. Maybe one day I will have you build me a nice cube hehe.

Holla!

CMcNeil · 04/25/2008, 04:35 PM

thank you............i am getting giddy just thinking about being done

tomorrow i will get the salt and start working on my aquascaping and get the doors cleared and possibly mounted.

mflamb · 04/25/2008, 04:40 PM

Looking great!!! WOW!!!

CMcNeil · 04/25/2008, 05:07 PM

thanks Mike....i just cleared the fronts of the doors,the backs already had one coat.so tomorrow one more coat on both sides.

CMcNeil · 04/27/2008, 07:53 AM

so i was up to 1am filling the tank with saltwater but i got it filled and running.all the liverock i had stored in my garage is now in the tank and i think the rockwork looks nice.i still need to go find one nice piece of rock to fill the area in the front right side of the tank and make a second island.i kind of thought i would need more rock but one piece is all i think i need.here are some pics of the rockwork.

topdown

front

left side

right side

Ehgemus · 04/27/2008, 09:18 AM

so you are going bare bottom?

CMcNeil · 04/27/2008, 09:24 AM

yes sir.....bare bottom all the way.

chrismhaase · 04/27/2008, 11:06 AM

Looks good man. Are you going to let it balance out for a few days or are you going to add the coral and fish today or this week?

CMcNeil · 04/27/2008, 11:57 AM

im going to add all the water from my little cube into the large cube then drip acclimate the corals into the new tank.i hope nothing goes wrong,i shouldnt have any cycle since the rock was stored in water with pumps running.last night when i added the rock in there were some mushroom anems on it,today they are opened up nicely and i even found my large sepent star in the new tank and he is doing fine.i will test the water for anything out of the norm but dont really expect much.

CMcNeil · 04/27/2008, 12:44 PM

the sump and all filtration is setup and running,i moved the skimmer over this morning.the top off tank is just a standard 10g which fits into the stand with the sump.i still have some space left over to add in my calcuim reactor and 5lb CO2 bottle.i also just mounted my light mount rail to the wall so i just need to hang the lamp from it and thats done.the light hanger has a pivit point added in so i can swing my halide to the left or right side of the tank for easy access.

filter sock and skimmer cup are easily removed from the right side door

here is the pivit point on the light rail

chrismhaase · 04/27/2008, 03:21 PM

thats cool looking. I like how it all came together.

cwegescheide · 04/27/2008, 04:06 PM

Nice and clean!!!

CMcNeil · 04/27/2008, 04:19 PM

thank you and thank you

cjgalante · 04/27/2008, 05:17 PM

As always it looks great Chris!

Chris

CMcNeil · 04/28/2008, 07:45 PM

thanks Chris.........

sooooooooo i stripped all of my equipment off my little tank to put onto the new tank.right now all the little tank has are pumps running.i was able to get the halide mounted as well as the ballast,my DC8,aquasurf,and my fan.i still need to tie some of the wires up but i have cleaned it up alot.let me tell you it is real fun trying to mount all of this stuff into the limited stand space but i have done it with room to spare for my calcuim reactor and CO2 bottle.i also moved 2 sps over to see how they do,so far they are showing nice PE.

icecap mounted

DC8

fan over the sump,as you can see i need to tie back more wires

and the tank all lit up with the halide

CMcNeil · 04/28/2008, 07:53 PM

oh here is the halide fixture mounted to the rail.

colaman555 · 04/28/2008, 08:07 PM

looking beautiful Chris, nice work.

SSpiro · 04/28/2008, 08:25 PM

Looking amazing. Nicely done.

chrismhaase · 05/01/2008, 03:53 PM

how is everything going and adjusting? Any new progress in the last few days?

Gooli · 05/01/2008, 04:22 PM

nice build..tagging along

04/22/2008, 02:50 PM	#101
CMcNeil Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St.Petersburg,Florida Posts: 7,368	ooops.........double post __________________ Deep Blue 28g rimless, AI Prime LED,Vortech MP-10,SCA-301 skimmer, Tunze 1073.04 return pump,Tunze nano osmolator, 10g glass sump,Ehiem 100w heater,RK Lite. SPS dominant reef

04/25/2008, 04:07 PM	#105
CMcNeil Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St.Petersburg,Florida Posts: 7,368	thanks Chris..........well the stand is all done.i still need to clear the doors but i had to fill the tank up and run the return pump i plan on draining it and refilling it with salted water starting saturday.here she is just itching for some salt. __________________ Deep Blue 28g rimless, AI Prime LED,Vortech MP-10,SCA-301 skimmer, Tunze 1073.04 return pump,Tunze nano osmolator, 10g glass sump,Ehiem 100w heater,RK Lite. SPS dominant reef

04/25/2008, 04:35 PM	#107
CMcNeil Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St.Petersburg,Florida Posts: 7,368	thank you............i am getting giddy just thinking about being done tomorrow i will get the salt and start working on my aquascaping and get the doors cleared and possibly mounted. __________________ Deep Blue 28g rimless, AI Prime LED,Vortech MP-10,SCA-301 skimmer, Tunze 1073.04 return pump,Tunze nano osmolator, 10g glass sump,Ehiem 100w heater,RK Lite. SPS dominant reef

04/25/2008, 04:40 PM	#108
mflamb Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pasadena, Texas Posts: 8,422	Looking great!!! WOW!!! __________________ Click on my red house to see my 390 and 300 build thread. Those are my last 2 tanks in Tampa. Now in Pasadena waiting to buy a house to set up my next tank....anemones and clowns...probably a 3x3 150 gallon.

04/25/2008, 05:07 PM	#109
CMcNeil Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St.Petersburg,Florida Posts: 7,368	thanks Mike....i just cleared the fronts of the doors,the backs already had one coat.so tomorrow one more coat on both sides. __________________ Deep Blue 28g rimless, AI Prime LED,Vortech MP-10,SCA-301 skimmer, Tunze 1073.04 return pump,Tunze nano osmolator, 10g glass sump,Ehiem 100w heater,RK Lite. SPS dominant reef

04/22/2008, 02:53 PM	#102
mlivvy em-lee-vee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: central florida Posts: 2,910	Got to see this tank in person last night. Pics do it no justice, looks amazing. The acrylic is so thick!

04/22/2008, 06:53 PM	#104
chrismhaase Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,490	Dude, that looks awesome I am glad to see it coming along. You know everyone likes to see pictures and you do a good job at posting. We thank you or that!! Can't wait to see what you do this weekend.

04/25/2008, 04:11 PM	#106
NewNanoDude Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: St.Petersburg Posts: 354	Thats looking good. I like it alot. Maybe one day I will have you build me a nice cube hehe. Holla!

04/27/2008, 07:53 AM	#110
CMcNeil Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St.Petersburg,Florida Posts: 7,368	so i was up to 1am filling the tank with saltwater but i got it filled and running.all the liverock i had stored in my garage is now in the tank and i think the rockwork looks nice.i still need to go find one nice piece of rock to fill the area in the front right side of the tank and make a second island.i kind of thought i would need more rock but one piece is all i think i need.here are some pics of the rockwork. topdown front left side right side __________________ Deep Blue 28g rimless, AI Prime LED,Vortech MP-10,SCA-301 skimmer, Tunze 1073.04 return pump,Tunze nano osmolator, 10g glass sump,Ehiem 100w heater,RK Lite. SPS dominant reef

04/27/2008, 09:18 AM	#111
Ehgemus Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Central City Ky Posts: 1,585	so you are going bare bottom?

04/27/2008, 09:24 AM	#112
CMcNeil Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St.Petersburg,Florida Posts: 7,368	yes sir.....bare bottom all the way. __________________ Deep Blue 28g rimless, AI Prime LED,Vortech MP-10,SCA-301 skimmer, Tunze 1073.04 return pump,Tunze nano osmolator, 10g glass sump,Ehiem 100w heater,RK Lite. SPS dominant reef

04/27/2008, 11:06 AM	#113
chrismhaase Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,490	Looks good man. Are you going to let it balance out for a few days or are you going to add the coral and fish today or this week?

04/27/2008, 11:57 AM	#114
CMcNeil Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St.Petersburg,Florida Posts: 7,368	im going to add all the water from my little cube into the large cube then drip acclimate the corals into the new tank.i hope nothing goes wrong,i shouldnt have any cycle since the rock was stored in water with pumps running.last night when i added the rock in there were some mushroom anems on it,today they are opened up nicely and i even found my large sepent star in the new tank and he is doing fine.i will test the water for anything out of the norm but dont really expect much. __________________ Deep Blue 28g rimless, AI Prime LED,Vortech MP-10,SCA-301 skimmer, Tunze 1073.04 return pump,Tunze nano osmolator, 10g glass sump,Ehiem 100w heater,RK Lite. SPS dominant reef

04/27/2008, 12:44 PM	#115
CMcNeil Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St.Petersburg,Florida Posts: 7,368	the sump and all filtration is setup and running,i moved the skimmer over this morning.the top off tank is just a standard 10g which fits into the stand with the sump.i still have some space left over to add in my calcuim reactor and 5lb CO2 bottle.i also just mounted my light mount rail to the wall so i just need to hang the lamp from it and thats done.the light hanger has a pivit point added in so i can swing my halide to the left or right side of the tank for easy access. filter sock and skimmer cup are easily removed from the right side door here is the pivit point on the light rail __________________ Deep Blue 28g rimless, AI Prime LED,Vortech MP-10,SCA-301 skimmer, Tunze 1073.04 return pump,Tunze nano osmolator, 10g glass sump,Ehiem 100w heater,RK Lite. SPS dominant reef

04/27/2008, 03:21 PM	#116
chrismhaase Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,490	thats cool looking. I like how it all came together.

04/27/2008, 04:06 PM	#117
cwegescheide YOU have been ignored! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 5,231	Nice and clean!!!

04/27/2008, 04:19 PM	#118
CMcNeil Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St.Petersburg,Florida Posts: 7,368	thank you and thank you __________________ Deep Blue 28g rimless, AI Prime LED,Vortech MP-10,SCA-301 skimmer, Tunze 1073.04 return pump,Tunze nano osmolator, 10g glass sump,Ehiem 100w heater,RK Lite. SPS dominant reef

04/27/2008, 05:17 PM	#119
cjgalante Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 819	As always it looks great Chris! Chris __________________ The bird is the word.

04/28/2008, 07:45 PM	#120
CMcNeil Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St.Petersburg,Florida Posts: 7,368	thanks Chris......... sooooooooo i stripped all of my equipment off my little tank to put onto the new tank.right now all the little tank has are pumps running.i was able to get the halide mounted as well as the ballast,my DC8,aquasurf,and my fan.i still need to tie some of the wires up but i have cleaned it up alot.let me tell you it is real fun trying to mount all of this stuff into the limited stand space but i have done it with room to spare for my calcuim reactor and CO2 bottle.i also moved 2 sps over to see how they do,so far they are showing nice PE. icecap mounted DC8 fan over the sump,as you can see i need to tie back more wires and the tank all lit up with the halide __________________ Deep Blue 28g rimless, AI Prime LED,Vortech MP-10,SCA-301 skimmer, Tunze 1073.04 return pump,Tunze nano osmolator, 10g glass sump,Ehiem 100w heater,RK Lite. SPS dominant reef

04/28/2008, 07:53 PM	#121
CMcNeil Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St.Petersburg,Florida Posts: 7,368	oh here is the halide fixture mounted to the rail. __________________ Deep Blue 28g rimless, AI Prime LED,Vortech MP-10,SCA-301 skimmer, Tunze 1073.04 return pump,Tunze nano osmolator, 10g glass sump,Ehiem 100w heater,RK Lite. SPS dominant reef

04/28/2008, 08:07 PM	#122
colaman555 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lutz, Florida Posts: 1,269	looking beautiful Chris, nice work.

04/28/2008, 08:25 PM	#123
SSpiro Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,942	Looking amazing. Nicely done.

05/01/2008, 03:53 PM	#124
chrismhaase Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,490	how is everything going and adjusting? Any new progress in the last few days?

05/01/2008, 04:22 PM	#125
Gooli Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: West Los Angeles Posts: 3,746	nice build..tagging along __________________ "Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. " - Benjamin Franklin Current Tank Info: 180g SPS