180gal Starphire New Reef Build - Work In Progress

[Dima]

Hi guys, my name is Dima from Brampton Ontario, and I want to share my new reef build. I would need lots of help from you. This would be my first tank with the sump and that size. I sold my nano 30 gal 6 years ago and many things has changed in this area brands and ways of doing some things. So looks like I have to learn a lot.

So far I have almost prepared new space for my tank in a basement. Had to change carpet to vinyl and install tiles at the area below the tank, so in case of the flooding and if I ever need to remove vinyl I dont have to move my tank.

Redid all the pipe work to create nice and clean area where I can work on my tank.

My tank was ordered a month ago from Miracles its going to be 180gal 72x24x24 , with sump about 60gal. So just waiting for it to start plumbing.

I am taking it slowly no rush so follow up !

 

[Dima]

Starting up

Installing subfloor

Now goes the vynil

Floor is done and my wife decide to space up the wall

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[Dima]

Some more space

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[Dima]

Know-how from my dad. If u are installing subfloor and concrete is not really flat instead of using pads complete floor installation and after that one person walks on the floor the other looks at the spots where its moving. Mark them with the marker. After that make a hole make sure it reaches the floor and fill it with constraction adhesive. Leave for 24 hours. Adhensive creates kind of posts and your floor does not move or squeak

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[Letsdiscus]

Some more space

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Looks awesome.. following to see the rest of the build. Welcome to Miracles club


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[Dima]

Looks awesome.. following to see the rest of the build. Welcome to Miracles club


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Thank you!

 

[Nick James]

Now your going to need some alien looking fish!

Some sort of deep sea angler perhaps!

 

[Dima]

Now your going to need some alien looking fish!

Some sort of deep sea angler perhaps!

I asked her to paint the sea but looks like she has to be in the mood for sea and that day she was in the mood for space

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[Letsdiscus]

I asked her to paint the sea but looks like she has to be in the mood for sea and that day she was in the mood for space

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Lol but thts a great job done on the wall..


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[Dima]

I am planning my water mix station and was wondering where I can get a plastic bucket or two, I guess for salt I would need at least 100 gal with my size of a tank and for fresh water maybe 50-60 gal to have ready. ?

 

[Letsdiscus]

I am planning my water mix station and was wondering where I can get a plastic bucket or two, I guess for salt I would need at least 100 gal with my size of a tank and for fresh water maybe 50-60 gal to have ready. ?

Kijiji . I jad sourced via kijiji from a guy in Downtown Toronto. He had tons of empty food grade barrels with covers. Probably used in shipping food colors etc..


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[Bill]

One thing you may want to do now, if you have the stand is make sure its perfectly level, most basement floors are not level and its better to fix the problem now then after you fill your tank with water.

 

[Bill]

One more piece of advice, I only see one power outlet, in this hobby you will quickly learn that there is a ton of things using a power supply. While the wall is still bare you may want to add in a couple more outlets, I ran a 6 ft powerbar behind mine when I had the chance, again after the tank is installed its much more difficult.

 

[TORX]

So true. I have 2 eb8's and adding a third for my 1 tank totalling 2 in the fish room and 1 at the tank itself totalling 24 outlets. They won't be full, but pretty close to it.

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[Dima]

One more piece of advice, I only see one power outlet, in this hobby you will quickly learn that there is a ton of things using a power supply. While the wall is still bare you may want to add in a couple more outlets, I ran a 6 ft powerbar behind mine when I had the chance, again after the tank is installed its much more difficult.

Thanks for the advice! The stand I ordered from Miracles actually can be adjusted to any level. Also not knowing that I actually lay down the tiles looking at the horizon but not basement floor, and yes basement floor has an angle for water stock. This brought me another issue how to install molding between the tiles and floor and they leveled differently. Working on it now.

I am planning all the equipment to install with sump on the other side of the wall that you see. When tank arrives I need to measure stuff for plumbing and make a big hole to connect DT with the other room. So all the outlets are in that room.

 

[Dima]

Hi guys, I am currently looking for RODI unit however wasnt sure if Brampton city is using chloramines or free chlorine. I called them they said chlorine but the way they said it I wasnt convinced. Do you guys have an idea how else I can be sure what type of water I have ?

 

[Letsdiscus]

Hav u tested TDS of your water. U can try buying an average TDS tester from ebay/ amazon


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[Letsdiscus]

Spectrapure has good Rodi. Especially one with inlet and outlest TDS metres


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[Dima]

Hav u tested TDS of your water. U can try buying an average TDS tester from ebay/ amazon


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That is actually a very good idea. Let me do that

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[Dima]

Ok here is my new tds meter got of amazon it reads 139ppm tap water. According to this which rodi unit would i require would 4 stage be enough?

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