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Well found my next project
Love a challenge
Basically a 30” acrylic cube , approx 120 gallons with the sump
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Nice find !
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Thank you thank you
Have some ideas. Maybe lasers....haha
Stand is only 24” tall. Might built a taller one.
Thinking of a shelf inside
Damn thing is heavy, 3/4 acrylic front, 5/8 sides
Tank was a hospital tank believe it or not. Made by Midwest Custom Aquariums.
Little too deep for LPS though unless I light it with lasers....hmmm
Have some ideas. Maybe lasers....haha
Stand is only 24” tall. Might built a taller one.
Thinking of a shelf inside
Damn thing is heavy, 3/4 acrylic front, 5/8 sides
Tank was a hospital tank believe it or not. Made by Midwest Custom Aquariums.
Little too deep for LPS though unless I light it with lasers....hmmm
Pew pew! lol
A tank like that you can do some cool rockwork. Like a cave aquarium biotope. You can do a big cave with overhangs and the upper portion of the rock you can place some corals. You can find some pretty sweet fish that can be added that would lurk inside the cave. Add a pair of candy cane shrimp so the long feelers poke out into the open.
A tank like that you can do some cool rockwork. Like a cave aquarium biotope. You can do a big cave with overhangs and the upper portion of the rock you can place some corals. You can find some pretty sweet fish that can be added that would lurk inside the cave. Add a pair of candy cane shrimp so the long feelers poke out into the open.
Copperkills
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Deep tanks are perfect for LPS
Matt1997
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The front of that tank curved?
Yep. Not a bow front but the front “glass” has a radius on it, about 1.5”:across the width.
That’s a good idea, thanks.
So off to Mexico in a couple of days for a week. Lots of time to ponder the build.
Presently it has a centre weir overflow with 1.5” Durso and 1” return line running across the top to two bulkheads with returns.
have the same setup in my 60 and find the sump noise a little too much so thinking about making the 1.5 a full siphon, cutting the 1” down making it an emergency/bean animal then running 1” up the back to the two returns. I can add an optical or float sensor to the tank so if the unforeseen happens and it starts to overfill the Apex will shut down the pump.
Toyed with the idea of building a closed loop running off a COR15 but I think not. For the cost of a MP40 I could buy another COR15, drill some holes and plumb a nice loop. We’ll see. Seems a litttle too much...
That 1.5 at full siphon will move a rediculous amount of water (2100gph), way too much so seriously gated back. Maybe I should reduce it down to 1.25”....
Have an idea for scaping, please stand by.
Anyway, have most of the equipment already on my 60 so pretty good there. Might add the T5 hybrid to my AP700, plus a couple of bigger wavemakers and I should be good.
Anyway. If anyone has any ideas or thoughts pass them along.
When I get back I’m either adding a box to the stand to raise it or will build a 36” stand with skins. Next is polish and remove some minor scratches on the tank, then all hell breaks loose....
Presently it has a centre weir overflow with 1.5” Durso and 1” return line running across the top to two bulkheads with returns.
have the same setup in my 60 and find the sump noise a little too much so thinking about making the 1.5 a full siphon, cutting the 1” down making it an emergency/bean animal then running 1” up the back to the two returns. I can add an optical or float sensor to the tank so if the unforeseen happens and it starts to overfill the Apex will shut down the pump.
Toyed with the idea of building a closed loop running off a COR15 but I think not. For the cost of a MP40 I could buy another COR15, drill some holes and plumb a nice loop. We’ll see. Seems a litttle too much...
That 1.5 at full siphon will move a rediculous amount of water (2100gph), way too much so seriously gated back. Maybe I should reduce it down to 1.25”....
Have an idea for scaping, please stand by.
Anyway, have most of the equipment already on my 60 so pretty good there. Might add the T5 hybrid to my AP700, plus a couple of bigger wavemakers and I should be good.
Anyway. If anyone has any ideas or thoughts pass them along.
When I get back I’m either adding a box to the stand to raise it or will build a 36” stand with skins. Next is polish and remove some minor scratches on the tank, then all hell breaks loose....
derrick orosz
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Bring back sand for the tank... my tank has sand from Cuba and punta Cana in it
So not much going on today. Decided to clean up the tank and sump
Removed all the old plumbing, will install new stuff
Looks like I might have room in the overflow to drill another bulkhead for a proper Bean Animal
Am going to build a 36” tall stand
Test filled and so far so good
Some minor scuffs and scratches, nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be. Should buff out really easily
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Removed all the old plumbing, will install new stuff
Looks like I might have room in the overflow to drill another bulkhead for a proper Bean Animal
Am going to build a 36” tall stand
Test filled and so far so good
Some minor scuffs and scratches, nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be. Should buff out really easily
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Jewel
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- Wingham Ontario
How big is the tank?
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OK so that went pretty good. I’d say I’ve removed 98% of the scratches. Looks good.
I’ve modified the existing 1.5” Durso. Shortened it so it will be full siphon and turned the 1” return line into an emergency drain.
I’ll run 1.25” up the back of the tank for the for the two 1” returns on the top.
Have a question and would appreciate some input. Trying to decide about the stand. I know stand height is subjective. As it stands right now tank and stand is 58.5” high, given that the tank is approximately 30”. I can either keep the existing stand or build a taller one. I was thinking 36” but that would put the top of the tank at almost 6’.
Thoughts?
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I’ve modified the existing 1.5” Durso. Shortened it so it will be full siphon and turned the 1” return line into an emergency drain.
I’ll run 1.25” up the back of the tank for the for the two 1” returns on the top.
Have a question and would appreciate some input. Trying to decide about the stand. I know stand height is subjective. As it stands right now tank and stand is 58.5” high, given that the tank is approximately 30”. I can either keep the existing stand or build a taller one. I was thinking 36” but that would put the top of the tank at almost 6’.
Thoughts?
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