My 75 gallon build (Redneck 2.1)

[pulpfiction1]

Re: My 75 gallon build

update:
started on my first sump tank last week,filled it t test and after 2 days it split a seam so the search was on again,got a 34 gallon hagen,as it turns out all hagen tanks are drillable so i prepared to drill,just need to cut baffles,gonna use the 40 gallon leaker,complete with a line returning to the sump for reactors

http://faq.hagencrm.com/details.asp?kbfaqid=21876&en

 

[yveterinarian]

Re: My 75 gallon build

Sorry to hear about the leak in the first tank, hopefully, this tank won't leak after you get it done.
By the way, love your "catfish".  It looks so much like mine when he was young.

 

[pulpfiction1]

Re: My 75 gallon build

Yes,the leak put me behind,the whole thing has been a pain,first the cube,then the sump,now my glass cutter crapped out,got one baffle done but will get another cutter today,hope to have watrr in by the weekend,and those pesky catfish,always into something. LoL

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[pulpfiction1]

weekend update:
finally finished my sump,leak tested and have all the holes drilled and fitted,got the tank moved into place and in the process plumbing it,should have water in it by tonight,got my sump lights on top to see,and of course a shot of the predatory catfish with what might be a kill.You dont want one of these,will eat all your fish and knock over all your corals and rock-work

 

[pulpfiction1]

finally,its alive,some rock,organize my wiring,and should be all set soon

 

[yveterinarian]

Looking good!

 

[unibob]

What lights are those you have hung?

 

[pulpfiction1]

14,000K white with actinic LED

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[pulpfiction1]

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[pulpfiction1]

heres a video taken with my cell,aint too clear but its running,still need to get my skimmer installed

first day 75 gallon

 

[dale]

nice setup, looks like its going to work well.,, is that a dsb in your overflows?.,., and does it work??

 

[pulpfiction1]

nice setup, looks like its going to work well.,, is that a dsb in your overflows?.,., and does it work??

thanks dale,yes to the DSB,6" deep.i ran DSB in my DT for a couple of years on my cube.other than appearance after time i think it was quite effective,between the overflows and pellets i think ill be in good shape on this new setup

 

[Royal Aquariums]

Nice setup, how do you find the vertex reactor works with the pellets?

 

[pulpfiction1]

I have the first generation reactor ,kind of cheaply made in my opinion  water inlet broke off and glueing pvc to cast acrylic was not easy,the aftermarket screens did not fit like they should  so I made my own ,as long as pressure is steady and screens kept clean I have no issues with it 

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[pulpfiction1]

a lot of things goin on so i decided to hook up my skimmer while im sitting and waiting,runnin about 30 min when video was taken,hope to have things tidied up soon

VIDEO0025

 

[pulpfiction1]

Some resent shots I took last night with my cell,tank has been up and running a couple months now


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[reeffreak]

Looks great pulp ... Gets me excited to see mine ready for corals. Good job man !!

 

[pulpfiction1]

Re: Re: My 75 gallon build (Redneck 2.1)

Looks great pulp ... Gets me excited to see mine ready for corals. Good job man !!

Thx ,still need to invest in a camera some day,lots of faith here man,yours is gonna look awsome

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[reeffreak]

I hear ya on investing in a decent camera .... too bad I would rather spend the money on more  corals  ;D

 

[dale]

that looks sweet man.,, very clean. good job.,.,,