Yes the stand is a bit overbuild but why not. :biggrin:

Yup i think someone said it ...epic

OK so this weekend, did not due much I was relaxing... I did however get the lights up.

http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...518_155758.jpg

and got my sand, well a start we will see how this fills out the tank and go from there.

http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...518_155818.jpg

On a side note I did rebuild my gaming rigs.

http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...219_104817.jpg

finally got my nemo up :)

http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...518_155836.jpg

I also started setting up my apex's. I will be running 2 of them one for the main tank and another for the QT. More to come on this as I just started....

http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...518_160838.jpg

Thanks looks awesome. I can't wait to see it filled

Large Update :)..

So in short it is up and running.. This was a crazy endeavor and will wright up the whole story this weekend and get all my pic's up. Kinda backwards update...

http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...610_192414.jpg

http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...610_192426.jpg

http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...610_192435.jpg

http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...610_192443.jpg

More to come....
and sorry for the bad pics just took them on my cell...

Very cool, tagging along.

Awesome I'm loving the aquascape not filled to the brim with rocks like that

That looks super awesome Elder!! Each section looks like a tank on their own, but the whole length is epic.
I also love the open sand bed.

Where'd you get the black trim ?

Thats a really unique tank! You might need to add another AFS or two to manage/balance the feedings and to keep aggression down long term. Im looking forward to seeing more piccys!

I manufactured the trim from a product called Sintra it is expanded PVC that comes in a flat sheet so I can CNC it. It also can be welded same as acrylic to give you permanent bonds.

And thanks I wanted a open tank look never liked having 10000 pounds of rock in a tank.

Thank you all for the the kind words I will be posting more pic's this weekend.

https://youtu.be/Adzh9NdrKoI

What I see looking at my tank.

Bored so..... https://youtu.be/1yOYcURbgP8

Beautiful tank!!! I love how the center part comes out.. Very unique. The massive skimmer in the middle is kind of an eyesore tho. Mybe U can put some sort of thin plastic sheet to cover that part to make a "fake wall" look that can be easily removed for maintainance

:) yes I designed a cover that seamlessly goes over everything... Everyone that saw it on loved it but I tossed it.. I love my reef but I also love the tinkering and equipment that goes with it. I have a lot of fun in this hobby just with the equipment and messing with it. I made a decision not to hide what runs the tank for 2 main reason 1. The explanation above 2. I have a view of what is going on just by walking past my tank.

I would agree I love the look of the skimmer showing everything looks perfect . Believe Im going to attempt to build a tank for myself out of acrylic after seeing your build . Mind you much smaller lol . Also subbed to your youtube

Sorry for the lack of updates and pic's... I was battling a ick/brook/velvet outbreak in my tank.. I lost.... :( I wish I had better news on what was going on but this is just how the hobby goes some times.

I qt everything that goes in my tank but must have missed a step or I go lazy on something.

I think it was a Engineering Goby that brought this on as this is the only thing I have added in weeks. Funny how a $10 fish can cost me $1500 in 2 weeks :neutral:.

So I have decided to pull the rest of my fish and hospitalize the ones that I can.

I will try to keep updates going but this will be a huge time sink..

On a side note all the coral and inverts are doing amazing :biggrin:.

Well that blows ...
Are you planning on a fallow period for the DT now ?

Yes 6-8 weeks I think 8 would be best... The good thing is now I get to fully restock from scratch.. This I have not done in 4-5 years so I can't wait..

Sorry to hear about the losses. Your fallow period is over now, have you been restocking? How's the rest of the tank doing?

OK I am back :).. I went on a extended holiday and now am back to the forums.

I am in the process of rebuilding my QT tanks. I am switching over to the Nuvo Fusions two 10 gallon and one 20 gallon.

http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...918_104124.jpg
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...d/DSC_0004.jpg
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...d/DSC_0003.jpg

Also would like to share some of the sump setup and what runs this tank. Here is a top down view of the sump.
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...d/DSC_0001.jpg
Here is the shot of the apex and what runs everything. I just got the DOS system and still have to add it in the mix working on that in the next few week.
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...d/DSC_0002.jpg

Also re did my QT setup still working on it but its a start.
Old QT setup
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...918_172825.jpg
New QT Setup
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...919_184338.jpg
The pic's are a week old now so will update as I go.
I have my list of fish that I want to start stocking up on. This might change over the next few weeks but it is a start.

10x blue/green chromis I have purchased 25 witch now have 24 as one decided to jump to freedom.

4x yellow tangs this was originally going to be 20. The idea was to have just a yellow tang tank but this has changed. I will end up buying 8 or so to QT and pick out the best 4.

2x purple dottyback due to the price of this fish I might pick up 8 and pick the best 2.

2x diamond or something gobys with accompanying shrimp. I will also pick up a few and pick the best ones for the DT.

1x Blond Naso Tang... I would like one in the 4" range. I will be picking up 2 for sure and again picking the best one for the DT.

4x Clown fish still looking for what I would like to have as now there are hundreds of choices.

This will be my base to build on. I will end up adding a quite a bit more fish but this will get me started and I want to get into the full swing of my new QT/buying habit.

As you can see I have a new idea/plan on how I am going to buy and QT fish. When I walk into a fish store and look at fish to buy I do not usually have the time or they do not have the time for me to fully examine the fish or to see them eat properly. This has always aggravated me and I have decided to just buy over and above what I want to put in my DT and chose from there. This will allow me to better understand and evaluate the fish I purchase. I do not feel like standing in a fish store for 3 hrs a day over 2 weeks to make a fish purchase.

There is a draw back in the initial investment of the fish but this in my mind is outweighed in me having the best possible chance of success with my main display tank.

In the full picture I will be selling the fish I do not wish to keep at a reduced price to help offset the cost. The one thing I can offer to my friends and other people I know if the hobby is fish that have gone threw a full QT cycle. I think in the end this would be beneficial to me and my friends in the hobby.

I also wanted to post to thank Reefsupplies.ca for all of the support and the amazing customer support. Without them this build would have taken months longer and I would have ended up with the wrong skimmer.

There are a lot of places to order from in Canada but I must admit that Reefsupplies made my life easy on this build. They spent the time to go over all the equipment choices I made and discussed each one in depth. This in my opinion and experience in the hobby hard to find. They did not try to sell me the most expensive thing off there shelf but rather what would work best for my tank. This is why 90% of the equipment including my new QT system came from them.

Ok just wanted to say something as customer service in general is going by the way side. Tank is doing well will post some updated pic's later. I am toying with the idea of re wiring the whole setup to make it cleaner. This would be a interesting endeavor considering there are 100000 wires :p.

The Blue/Green Chromis are doing well in the QT I ended up giving 2 to my friend already as he just started in the saltwater hobby with a 29 gallon bio cube. The 22 I have left are doing great and seem to not have issues as of yet but still in the Copper faze of the QT.

In other news I have changed how I do water changes and would like some impute. I used to do large 30% changes once a mouth but now do 25 gallons every 3 weeks. This was more of a way to streamline the time and effort made on the tank. I have the DOS system that will hopefully be setup this weekend and in my mind will help with the lower amount and volume of water changes. I wouldn't mind some input on this as I do not know many people with large reef aquariums. Let me know what you guys do on your 300+ gallon reefs for water changes as this will help me better understand the ramifications of moving to this new schedule. Why 25 gallons :) just because that is what fits in the brute trash can lol.

I will be posting some more pic's later on the tank and will show the new lid's I have made. No more acrylic lid's warping all over the place. I changed them out with lexan so the top of my tank now looks a lot cleaner.

Sorry for the mix match post :) as I just rebuilt my main computer and was away for a while. Thank you Myka for reminding me to update this post I will be more and more on the forums as I can restock my tank now!

You've been busy! I like the idea to use the Nuvo tanks for quarantine. Not only do they look great, but they are also super handy in their AIO capacity, plus they come in several sizes. What are you going to be quarantining the tangs in though? Not the Nuvos??

For water changes, how far away from your tank is your water storage area? Every system is different, but if you have a bathtub or better yet a laundry tub within about 30 feet that you can drain the tank into that's my go-to. If I gravel vacuum then I just go into a bucket while the rest of the tank is draining to the bathtub/laundry tub. Then for refill use a 3/4" hose and a big pump. If you can use the pump for mixing and use ball valves to switch it from recirculating to tank delivery that's the bomb. I also like to make use of quick connects for hoses for ease of use.

LOL no all the tangs will be QT in a temporary tank. I have a brand new 75 sitting under my stand empty that will be used for bigger fish.

The Nuvos are amazing and they will come in handy when I run into issues.
I will have them running all the time so will have better options when something goes wrong. One of the 10g will be a frag tank... Well that is the plan right now. I also find myself buying small fish I don't know why but just seems to happen that way.

As for the water changes I use pumps and brute trash cans. I have one for mixing saltwater and one for the old saltwater to go into. They have the dolly's on them so makes it easy to move. I was looking at two 100 gallon tubs for a saltwater mixing station but just do not see the need.

:lol: Good plan for the tangs!

I don't see the benefit in rolling the bins to the tank rather than keeping bins somewhere else and using a pump to deliver. Hoses are easier to move than Brutes. :D Besides, those Brutes aren't big enough for a 350-gallon tank. You need more like 60-80 gallon saltwater mixing at minimum imo. That way you can store two water changes at a time which makes for less mixing, plus if you want to do a bigger change you can. You can also use tees and ball valves with float valves on your tubs to have your RO/DI system fill them for you. Open valve A and it fills up the RO tub, open valve B and it fills up the saltwater mixing tub. Easy peasey.

Ill have to agree with you :) I think in the next few weeks I will just get a mixing station built and done. Might as well do it right considering I am going threw all of this trouble.

Sounds like a fun weekend project.

Check out agriculture supply stores for water containers. Sometimes they have models that aren't too pricey. A local store here has 145 gallon upright containers for $140 IIRC, and they have a little stand you can buy for another $40 so you could gravity feed to the sump. They are only 28" wide, so they fit down stairs, through doorways, etc. See if you can find something like these. You have to clean them with a long handled scrub brush, but I think their small footprint is worth it.

http://www.hold-onindustries.com/tan...ex.html#page/4

Update!

I have re made my sump... I just finished a sump for Canada's Corals and liked the white so much I decided to copy Dan's Idea.
Here is the sump I built for them.
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...013_164132.jpg
Here is my new sump build.
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...019_174551.jpg
Still not done....
Old sump
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...d/DSC_0001.jpg
New sump
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...021_192602.jpg

Also got the DOS and DDR set up.
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...021_192617.jpg
I still have to re do the wiring to make it clean looking.. One day I will get to it....

The DDR came to me broken but I work with acrylic so was able to fix it. :(
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...015_114634.jpg
Not Happy about that but what can you do no one has them in Canada that I could find.

Update on Coral I have started my Zoanthid garden per say...
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...192524_001.jpg

And for good measure here is a FTS 2 weeks old but here it is.
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...005_181546.jpg

Still working on fish will update that soon.

Sweet sump!! I wish I had the space, tools, and patience to work with acrylic.

Thank you very much for the kind words! We truly appreciate you trusting us with your epic build!

I will print this out and post it in the shipping area to remind everyone that hard work always pays off!

Thanks again

Tank Update!

This was taken with my S6.. Will update with better video and info soon!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGauuOHI_JQ

New fish are in :)!!!!
I would like to thank Red and The Coral Reef Shop for these amazing fish.
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...d/DSC_0023.jpg

I also today ordered a few upgrades to the tank from reefsupplies.ca, I am going to be adding the ALD to my apex with 3 low-profile probes. I will also be changing my Jebo's that I currently run with the Apex WAV. I ended up going with 4 WAV pumps and 2 modules. The other option I was going to go with was the Maxspect Gyre XF130 x4 but it lost the coin toss :).

I will also be adding 1 more AFS to try to curb any aggression that is bound to show up due to the new inhabitants of my tank. Also a VDM module for some projects I have planed.

The only thing I think I am missing now is one more DOS system for dosing.. This will come later as I slowly switch into sps.

I will be taking some pics of my tank this weekend as it is doing quite well in my eyes. I also have a video interview with LEOPAZZO coming up that will be fun and hopefully answer some questions on my system. I know now that he is battling a crash on his tanks and hope he is still up for doing it.

Fantastic build, I like what you've done.
As for water storage container, check out these guys - Ontario Agra Piping And Supplies Inc. Got my 40G Ace Roto mold from them. I will be plumbing it. :biggrin::D

:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLHrz5JK6D8

Epic man!

Put new lid's on the tank for the new AFS. Working quite well..
Old Lid's.
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...d/DSC_0056.jpg
New Lid's.
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...d/DSC_0057.jpg
Full Top shot of the tank.
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...d/DSC_0058.jpg

Got my stuff in :)
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...d/DSC_0059.jpg
I also finished the new apex wall under my tank.
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...d/DSC_0060.jpg

You got some skills! You're like a walking Neptune advertisement lol

How big is that Orange Shoulder?? Beautiful Specimen

I would say the Orange Shoulder is in the 12-13" range. Yes he has done well and he likes the Naso's.

The Apex wall just seemed to happen.

Here is the start of the interview I did with LEOPAZZO TV.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZbE...jECRHw&index=1
Hope you enjoy as it was quite fun going over my tank!

Who did the paint job. Its really good

Update time...

Here is the rest of the series that Leo did on my tank.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKSKQgq6rWE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYQ201g6omE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG9yDlLVm1k

Also here are some updated shots of the tank that I just took. I am going to be re aquascaping the left side of the tank soon. This side seems to just be a bunch of random coral.
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...526_164848.jpg
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...526_164833.jpg
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...526_164820.jpg
As you can see I had to pull one of the Naso's he was not eating and was going down hill. I am working on pairing another one but this will take some time. I am waiting now to order a "School" of fish still have yet to decide on what fish I want to try.
Also the Black Cap Jaw fish are now mated.
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...526_164806.jpg
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...526_165129.jpg
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...526_165137.jpg

This is the state of the Apex.... I just picked up a new DOS and DDR....... Then they released the new Apex so now everything is on hold. I have mixed feelings about the new apex we will see. I have pre ordered 2 of them as they will not sell me a stand alone EB823451. I do not want to re wire my whole system to the re do it in a months time.
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...526_164933.jpg
As for the release of the new Apex.... I don't think this went as well as they wanted...

Sorry for the bad pic's just took them with my cell... Will get out the D5100 soon :)

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