haze152 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Well Everything is going good in my 75 Gallon so now its time to upgrade. I am going to do a reef ready 125 gallon DIY Stand and canopy.I am going to do a floating attached canopy. The black part is going to be wood with tile attached.This time I am going to an open aquascape with the 130lbs of live rock I have in my current tank.Equipment List3x 250W MH4 T5's1 Wp402 Wp25Sump 30 gallon longSkimmer Bubble Magus Curve 7 In Sump NeedleDual Brs ReactorDual Brs Dosing pumpsReef Kepper controllerreturn PumpMag-Drive Supreme 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 This is going to be an awesome build! Looking forward to the build thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Looks like it'll be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 What program is it that your using to draw the 3D picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Google sketch up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze152 Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 Yup google sketch up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Nice! Can't wait to see this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckyuv Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 That's Gona be sweet, I like the floating canopys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze152 Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 So I started on the canopy today and ran into a little problem. I want to make the canopy adjustable my original plan did not include the tile wall. I was just going to run 2x4 on a swing arm so I could raise canopy if needed. With the wall in place I am going to have to figure out another way to adjust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvrEnuf Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 can the canopy be wraped around in the rear to have brackets at different heights on the back of the tile wall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woods Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Can you not put hinges on the top back of the canopy against the wall so that you can at least angle it up as hood on a car, and then use a pole to hold it in place while you need it up? I do that with my canopy and it works fine for what I need it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze152 Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 Thank you woods that a prefect idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woods Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I used a piano hinge on mine, but I suspect you will need a heavier duty hinge since yours is a floating design. Maybe door hinges or gate hinges, something that can handle the weight better... You will need to find good anchor studs in the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze152 Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 Ordering tank this weekend. Any suggestion for LFR to order through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze152 Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Change I plans doing a 150 marineland reef ready. Still a 6 foot tank ordering tomorrow should be here in 2 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckyuv Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Is the areas your putting it tiled already or are you going to install tile yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze152 Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 already tile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze152 Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 Now I don't know what I should do. My sps seem to keep RTNing on me. The question I have is do I keep the 140 lbs of live rock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I don't know much, even what RTN is, but someone will probably ask about your water parameters to rule that out before getting drastic. If you get drastic, I think you could let the rock dry out, or bake it, and start over without buying new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsey Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Now I don't know what I should do. My sps seem to keep RTNing on me. The question I have is do I keep the 140 lbs of live rock? Can you give more detail? Has your alk level been stable? There's a number of things that can cause RTN but they all boil down to stress. Alk swings, new lights, contamination, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze152 Posted February 8, 2014 Author Share Posted February 8, 2014 I did have an ALK swing no light change lvl alk 8.2 cal 440 phosphate .03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze152 Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Going to pick my 125 Gallon Reef ready this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobR Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Going to pick my 125 Gallon Reef ready this weekend. Awesome congrats on the new tank!! Can'tt wait to see it come together!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze152 Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 Making 120 gallons of saltwater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 That's an exciting step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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