Stampede Toyota & Red Coral 400g Build

[Purple]

Can't wait to see the finished product, they couldn't have picked better people to build it! Do you think they will let us move in?

[workn2hard2day]

any update on this tank? Isn't the dealership opening soon?

[Red Coral Aquariums]

Things are starting to move along now as opening day is approaching. I am not sure of the exact opening day but suspect it to be middle to end of May.
Saturday the 26th I was able to get the majority of the plumbing done and finally was able to take some pictures.

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Here I ran two water lines a 1/2" in and a 3/4" drain. I am glad I was able to run it before they got the rest of the cabinets in. You can see where the drain and water line is coming out of the floor. Above that will be a coffee maker and sink.

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This is where those hoses end up at the two water change tanks. I will have the 3/4" out plumbed into the return from the sump controlled by a ball valve. The 1/2" will be hooked up to a r/o type water filtration unit.

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Here I have set up a Sequence Dart return pump plumbed from the sump with unions and ball valves in case we need to pull it out for cleaning and maintenance. The return will be pumped through the 1.5" line through the center bulkhead in the over flow. Here we will run the 1.5" line through the canopy to the front end of the tank. There will be minimum four loc-lines dropped down from that at different stages of the canopy. The majority of the return will go at the end to push the surface water to the over flow.

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Gate valve for Herbie overflow setup and plumbing for water change tanks(not complete as I don't have the mixing pumps in).

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As you can see the mill works is coming along and all our measurements were perfect. The cladding covers the bottom of the tank just covering the top of the silicone. The canopy will be painted the same color as the wall.

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This is a clean look and with the matching canopy; it will have a stunning effect.

Things to accomplish.

- canopy delivered this week.
fasten lighting and water return pipe.
- Run 2 surge protectors and fasten into place under the stand and set up timers.
- Start drilling Live Rock to place on pvc structure (pvc already completed sorry no pic.) Live rock is cured and ready to go.
- Bring equipment (setup UV sterilizer, mixing pumps, )
-Next weekend water and plumbing test.

Kevin and the Red Coral Team

[Rbacchiega]

looks great Kevin! If there's anything I can help with let me know

[JDigital]

Looks awesome Kevin! much better than the last time I was there..

[Adam NS.]

urge them not to put a tv on that rock wall, it will distract from the tank!!

[Alberta-newb]

Wow! Things are really moving now, a lot of progress since I popped in a few weeks earlier.

Hope you don't mind I share some pics I took back then


Kevin cramming himself into a tight space to drill out the plumbing holes in the stand:





This is a shot of the exhaust duct from the ultra-silent fan to vent moist air from the canopy and wall space.





Test fit of the canopy frame:





Looking forward to more updates!

Francis