Scotts 75gallon Build***MAY 25 New pics finally with fish

[catchandrelease]

and also the stand is quite tall (36") so it is creating good siphon for the overflows with the hieght it has.

[Red Coral Aquariums]

Good to hear
Kevin

[catchandrelease]

The rock is all in, all the equipment is going and working well so far, all the plumbing was good except for one joint but is now fixed.
Pics will come tomorrow.

[rjengen]

I might have missed it, what are you running for a return pump...and how are you running it? I split my return into two lines, and run lockline from the PVC plumbing with the 3" flare nozzles...it works pretty good as well...and I'm sure kevin has some kicking around I think if you're already looking at the MP line, then you're going to buy it down the line sometime. I was cheap when I started out on some stuff...and now 8 months later I am replacing it with the stuff I was looking at in the first place, and I'm starting to collect a bunch of stuff...food for thought I guess

[fishytime]

one thing about the koralias is the the magnet on the dry side is only 1/4" thick which means you can mount it pretty much anywhere(I have one mounted to the overflow box with the dry side submerged).....but if you want sheer water movement,adjust-ability and bling factor, then vortech

[catchandrelease]

Originally Posted by rjengen

I might have missed it, what are you running for a return pump...and how are you running it? I split my return into two lines, and run lockline from the PVC plumbing with the 3" flare nozzles...it works pretty good as well...and I'm sure kevin has some kicking around I think if you're already looking at the MP line, then you're going to buy it down the line sometime. I was cheap when I started out on some stuff...and now 8 months later I am replacing it with the stuff I was looking at in the first place, and I'm starting to collect a bunch of stuff...food for thought I guess

Im running a 700GPH return pump split into two lines as well. They go into the small 1" loc-line nozzles.

[catchandrelease]

So i have had the rock in since saturday, but I havent had the chance to get any pics.
Last night I went and got some sand from Kevin at red coral, got it in the tank last night as well.
So I have never arranged rock before and was not sure what kinds of things look good and bad, but this is my attempt and I think it worked out pretty well, there are lots of openings and arches for flow and fish.
I did not use any zip ties or glue, I simply placed the rocks in positions where I thought they looked good and wouldnt be all packed together.
Let me know what you think about the set up so far.
I also got a few inches of live sand in my fuge with some rubble rock I had left from arranging, Ill take some picks of the mechanical room later.









One other thing, I havent noticed a hint of ammonia yet, how long does this generally take to start seeing, I want to get this baby cycled so I can spend more credit.

[JDigital]

That water line is pretty high... Gonna make any maintenance in the tank a bit "sloshy" and messing.. I had 1.5" on my 105G and I still have to take my time, as to avoid splashing water over the lip of the tank.


Very clean looking build though. Is that the only powerhead you are going to run? What are your plans?

I'd recommend minimum 2-3weeks to allow the tank to cycle. And then take it slow with your additions (if you can. haha)

[lastlight]

Some really nice tanks coming out of the RC corral lately I dig! If I ever build a custom tank again it will be rimless I am also loving it (on a smaller scale). How thick is your glass?

Stand looks boss too. I wish I had those skills!

Scape is nice too I especially like the right side. Lots of room for growth so get on it!

[catchandrelease]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Some really nice tanks coming out of the RC corral lately I dig! If I ever build a custom tank again it will be rimless I am also loving it (on a smaller scale). How thick is your glass?

Stand looks boss too. I wish I had those skills!

Scape is nice too I especially like the right side. Lots of room for growth so get on it!

My bank account doesnt appreciate your pressure.

The glass is 3/8, should be 1/2 inch though, but i could care less about a slight bow. Where that tank is sitting they are standing in the wrong spot of they see the bow. Also, the bow is so small that if anyone notices I will just poke them in the eye...

Thanks for the stand compliment, the stand turned out quite well. I can thank my cabinetmaker for the amazing stain-job.

I agree with you on the scape, i think the right worked out much better than the left, I tried to make the left work as well but i couldnt quite get it. I dont quite have the touch some people have for making perfect scapes.