madsalt Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 I am happy to announce that we are finally getting back into a larger tank. Many of you may have seen this tank before, I purchased it from Jimbo. This will be a slow build as I acquire and decide what types of equipment I will be using. So far here is what I think: Equipment 175g peninulsa 40g sump. Really want to push the refugium packed with micro/macro algae. Want to keep the nutrient export as natural as possible. Waveline DC 10000 II pump Pair of either Jebao PP15s . Lighting is a toss up. Really thinking about OceanRevive or even trying my hand at some Ebay lights (read a lot of decent reviews Skimmer is a little way out. Bio-load will be light so I have time for this. Might buy James vertec Apex controller in time Stocking list (not in any order) Gold stripe maroon clowns (pair), already have them Green corris wrasse, already have Mystery wrasse, wife loves these Pygmy angel, already have 3 yellow tail damsels, already have. These are still up in the air, I have grown attached 2-3 tangs, yellow, scopis and powder/brown/regal, not sure Mandarin goby Flame angel 4-5 skunk cleaner/fire shrimp Assortment of fun cleanup crew Corals Obviously doing the soft stuff zoas and the like Will do LPS and maybe a spattering of SPS I am torn as to where I want to go with corals. As much as I like SPS and even LPS my luck has not been great, we will see Hopefully the tank will be in its new home on Thursday and the fun will begin. Check back now and then to see how it is going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Jimbo662 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Hey, nice looking tank! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 Hey, nice looking tank! ;-) I know right. It's going to look even better once it gets to its new home. I think sitting in your garage is doing something to its self-esteem lol. I didn't think you would mind if I borrowed your pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Jimbo662 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 yeah...it looks so sad sitting there all empty and alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Seen that tank in person, it's awesome. Looking forward to seeing the finished product ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 I tore down the halk wall dividing my living room and faux dining room. The tank will sit here and look awesome seperating the two spaces. The faux dining area will be comes a sitting room. I wanted to add more tanks and make it an aquatics area but I'll take what I can get. The nice thing is that power will be right behind the tank and I plan on running one of the to the far end. This will give me the ability to easily add hardware that requires power. Anyone want to help me get my pics pointing in the right direction. I've tried all kinds of things and nothing, still sideways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted January 14, 2017 Author Share Posted January 14, 2017 The 175 is in its new home. Thanks James for selling me this awesome tank. Thanks Ty for coming over and helping with the load up. Thanks to my friend David for helping with the load and just the two of us on the off load. Time to start putting all the pieces in place to get this thing up and running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Much better than the old half wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Jimbo662 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Wow...looks like it was meant to be!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 The next piece is here. Thanks jestep for meeting me in pville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 It looks perfect. Good job!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephaniegarcia Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Awesome! I love peninsula tanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 ^^^ Same here, and if I would have had the money and place to put that tank, I would have bought it from Jimbo a couple of months back. It's a great setup! Looks awesome in that spot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Jimbo662 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 ^^^ Same here, and if I would have had the money and place to put that tank, I would have bought it from Jimbo a couple of months back. It's a great setup! Looks awesome in that spot! Mike, the feet prints you see inside the stand... this guys ^^^ ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnM Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Looks great right there cant wait to see this get filled up Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 ^^^ Same here, and if I would have had the money and place to put that tank, I would have bought it from Jimbo a couple of months back. It's a great setup! Looks awesome in that spot! Mike, the feet prints you see inside the stand... this guys ^^^ ... And your prints will remain James, I will not remove them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 Electrical is done. I was limited with what I could because of the way the previous owner had run some after build electrical stuff. The previous half wall had power in it so I was able to use that. When I removed the wall I found that there was no way for me to put boxes in the exterior wall so I had to surface mount the boxes where the romex came out. I am not worried with the overall appearance as no one can see them unless they try. The good thing is that both of these outlets are on different breakers so I should not have any power problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 Started plumbing. I deceide to run the return lines along the inside of the canopy to the far end for additional flow. I did not want the RW-15s to run full blast just to get some flow down there. The pipes are white and that is ok, I might paint them black but since you only see them when the canopy is open I'm not too terribly worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 Plumbing is back in place. I might make a tweak to the return pump so it sits back further so the water is pulled past my heaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Jimbo662 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 ^^^ Same here, and if I would have had the money and place to put that tank, I would have bought it from Jimbo a couple of months back. It's a great setup! Looks awesome in that spot! Mike, the feet prints you see inside the stand... this guys ^^^ ... And your prints will remain James, I will not remove them. I meant they are Jeff's (Bobcat). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 Return lines are done. I am using a Waveline DC 10000 II so I doubt I will have any issues moving the water down the line. I also adjusted the return pump so it sits further back in the return chamber and reduced a few extra bends in the pipes. I can now put my heaters in this chamber so the water is pulled past them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Jimbo662 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 WOW...great progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 I'm glad I did a pre test of the return pump and a little cleaning. I found this liitle guy jammed up in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Jimbo662 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 I'm glad I did a pre test of the return pump and a little cleaning. I found this liitle guy jammed up in there. IMG_6328230.JPG So that's where he went!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Snail sabotage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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