bananags Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 (edited) Here is what I got, some part are used, some are new, some i already have Tank: Oceanic 125G 48x24x24 Sump 29G 135lbs of "dead" live rock stored dried out in storage of 6months 70lbs of live rock from existing 1year old tank Fish, snail, hermit crab, sps,zoo,acro..... from existing 29Gal tank Pump: Iwaki WMD40RXLT: Circulation Iwaki MD30RLT: wave effect Ocean Motion 4 way Stand and Hood: Home made canopy/hood Oceanic Stand/ modified to add 1 door Light Coralife 48 Inch Aqualight Pro retrofit kit: 2 x 150W MH DE, 2x 93W artinic, moon light LED Sump light: homedepot light Controller: Cypress micro-controller, code developed by me, tested on the 29gal tank for a year Control Temp, top-off, pumps, feeding, timers, reminders, tank life.... Main Drain: 1.5" Close loop: drain 1.5", 3/4" returns Pipe/valves: lowes/homedepot parts, very few from online R/O water with 3 x 55Gal barrel from Austin Homebrew. Instant Ocean Salt Not yet connected: 1/2 HP Chiller: not connect yet, for summer time Koraline Calcium reactor ================ I probably missed something, took me 6 months to build this up, don't have much time with a 4 months new born ;-) Edited December 13, 2007 by bananags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerFan Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Looks great, water looks very clear!! Love the orange sponge. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananags Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 (edited) Drill the tank with Ebay diamond drill hole saw bit 45min/hole (1/2" glass)---> cost about $15 for the drill bits, i got 2 set from HK Built the hood Paint the back with Krylon Blue spray paint and make a rock rack with pvc pipe Piping Old tank and new tank New tank view Rock rack support Light Euro Reef RS180 Skimmer Added bubble trap (not showed in picture in the sump) Sump layout : several small things have changed since: added bubble trap, added filter sock and adjust skimmer a little bit (not showed here) Fill in water After Day one, moved the 29Gal rock and live stock over at 3AM the morning before Day two, add filter sock, fixing the micro bubble problem, still need the skimmer to break in, water still not yet cleared, skimmer put out lot of tinny bubble, picture taken w/o artinic light Rocks are set up so Tangs can run both front and back, will get blue hippo tank soon, I used to have a small hippo tank in the 29gal until the itch killed it. now i quarantine everything 1 months =) lesson learn Disclaimer: I am no way an expert in reef tank, I set up the tank based on what I read online over the year and what work/does not work with my 29Gal (and what I read here on austinreefclub and reefcentral ). Being an engineer my day, I planned for everything (just in case). Tank was designed to allow me to replace any component anytime I want. Tested almost every case for leak and power loss that I can think off, so far, it's bullet proof on in my book =) Thank you for viewing Comment are welcome. Few more thing to do: -get rid of the bubble from skimmer (wait for it break in first to see if it goes away) - the iwaki WMD40 pump is a bit loud/vibration for my taste, it's mounted to the stand now, I will try to put it on a thick foam instead and see if there will be less vibration -get more fish in the quarantine tank and maybe next month, if thing line up ok, i will add them in the tank Josephatmbimortgage: i'll visit you soon =) for coral Edited December 13, 2007 by bananags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananags Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 my controller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph9123 Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 It look awesome man! Congrats. -Joseph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Your hard work really paid off. Superb looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dena's Hubby Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Tank looks great. I can't wait till we move and can setup our 120 Reef Ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkbait33 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 WOW, your setup and tank itself looks beautiful! Great job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananags Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 (edited) thank you for the kind comments. here some of mistake I made that maybe it will help others (that i have been trying to correct in the last few week) - need the bubble trap, the middle baffle should be at least 2" higher than the other 2 --> added after everything is up - water return from the tank and skimmer need a long distance run before get back to the pump --> need time to extract all the bubble -> I had to use a filter sock over the return and skimmer to take care of micro bubble (baffle bubble trap can't eliminate micro bubble) -don't mount the Iwaki or external pump to the stand --> lot of vibration --> noise --> I had to unbolt them and put on top mouse pads /foam cushion -don't stare at the tank for more than 15min at a time Edited December 20, 2007 by bananags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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