JAY-ROC Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I've decided to try another tank. 40 gal breeder with a 40 gal sump 2 65w pc for actenic and 1 400w mh. Pics will be posted soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I've decided to try another tank. 40 gal breeder with a 40 gal sump 2 65w pc for actenic and 1 400w mh. Pics will be posted soon. wow that is a lot of light for a breeder tank...I am assuming you are putting corals in there too? can't wait to see pics!..I love projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustint21 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Here ya go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAY-ROC Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 wow that is a lot of light for a breeder tank...I am assuming you are putting corals in there too?can't wait to see pics!..I love projects. Yeah its going to be an sps dominated tank. I need a dimond hole saw though so I can finish cutting holes for the closed loop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindside Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Lot of light. Looking to see how it turns out. I have a 40 breeder as well, not set up yet, but the plan was to use a 250watt mh. Stand looks good. What are your plans for flow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustint21 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 LOL! Can you say MAG 24???? Closed loop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAY-ROC Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 LOL! Can you say MAG 24???? Closed loop! LOL MAG 24 closed loop and a mag 7 for return with a sqwid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 400W....can you say chiller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustint21 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 No chiller! He keeps it -10 degrees in his house! LMAO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAY-ROC Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 Nope... No chiller I have alot more wattage than that on my 90 gal and dont have heat issues at all. I run a fan over my sump on the 90 gal and 2 fans on top of my canopy and temp doesnt go over 83 deg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAY-ROC Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 (edited) double post Edited April 10, 2009 by JAY-ROC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustint21 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 A few more pics of Jason tank from last night. We drilled 6 holes in 30mins! Glass hole saws are WAY BETTER than a Drimmel!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chark Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Doing it big with a 40 gal. Lots of light and lots of flow. What more can you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAY-ROC Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 Doing it big with a 40 gal. Lots of light and lots of flow. What more can you want. Lots of sps . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAY-ROC Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 (edited) We got the stand skinned out tonight. We still gotta cut out doors, trim, and paint then were done with the stand. Next will be the canopy, and last task is finishing the plumbing for the closed loop. I think I'm gonna get an ocean motions wave maker to distribute the flow, this way I dont really have to worry about three of the returns blowing 400 gph and one blowing 2000 gph. We will be posting more pics soon. Edited April 14, 2009 by JAY-ROC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustint21 Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Here are a few pics of Jason's build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Ooohhhh...power tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chark Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Wow, I like it. I would be interested in seeing pictures of all the plumbing when you get done. Also can't wait to see pictures of the aquarium up and running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustint21 Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Im going back this afternoon to help finish the canopy. The plumbing on this thing is going to be INSANE! LOL! He just bought a OM squirt for the closed loop. I keep giving him crap about taking down his 90 gallon and putting this one in his living room! LOL! He going to have a very nice tank when its done! I cant wait to see it with water in it too! That means I will get my nights and weekends back! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAY-ROC Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 lol sorry about the nnights and weekends Dustin. I can't wait to get the rest of the stuff I ordered so we can get this thing plumbed up. There will deffinately be pics of the plumbing when we get it done and tested. When I get all the aquascape done I will be happy.... I think that's the part I dread worse. Thank you Dustin for ALL the help and pictures I owe you bigtime. thank you kristen for loaning me ur husband and puttinng up with us and the late nights, and thank you azcummins for the tools because without those I surely wouldn't have this tank right now lol. (i will never try to drill a tank with a dremel again) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustint21 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 No problem! More Pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAY-ROC Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 (edited) I checked my tracking on the super squirt and it looks like it may bbe here today or tomorrow I can't wait ... Oh and I'm really thinking about cutting down the canopy to 12 or 14 in tall. I wanted it tall because of the light but it looks wierd being that tall. I primed and sealed the stand last night, we still need to put trim on the canopyand figure out what im gonna do about how tall it is lol. Edited April 20, 2009 by JAY-ROC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustint21 Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Quick Pics! This is just a quick plumbing job we did to test the equipment.The bubbles are from air being sucked in but the pump because the pluming isnt glued. The pump will be under the stand and the plumbing will look alot cleaner! Jason's got it all planned out! :taunt: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chark Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 What a great job. This build is inspiring. If I ever do another build I have to use some of these ideas. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAY-ROC Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 What a great job. This build is inspiring. If I ever do another build I have to use some of these ideas. Thanks for sharing. Thank you. Honestly I had no idea how this build was gonna go, but Dustin really came through. It is a GREAT idea to have someone there to look at it as the process is going on to bounce ideas back and forth. I sure didnt think I'd ever have something other than a basic system and he talked me into just getting in and doing it right. I still will be pretty simple but its alot more than anything ive ever had . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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