Fido19's 60 gallon rebuild

[fido19]

So guys over the next few weeks i will be doing a rebuild of my 60 gallon
Some things that will be new
1)new lights(t5s from coralife or vertex really confused right now)
2)getting an aquaclear filter(will run in tandem with my eheim
3)a wavemaker(vortech mp10 or 40 all the way)
4)a new skimmer
5)lots of new corals
6)aquascaping

i will post some pics tonight that will show some before and after
first of on the list is going to be aquascaping done by raf and diana from aquatic escapes
then we move on to hardware which will happen next week or maybe even this week

well guys i welcome any suggestion
i will make sure this is a fast build so tag along

[soaptray]

Good luck dude! Love to see the builds!

[Nano]

Very Exciting, its always fun to watch something come together. The vertex LEDs would be nice, but so pricey IMO. if you decide to go led and not the t5 unit I have, no worries, but I would contact martin at modular LED, and see what he can do for a tank that size

[toytech]

I have a question why the aquaclear and eihime filters , are you building a small hang on fuge or is it just a place to run carbon ect?I just ask because i ran a canister filter for years on my 55 and it was a headache and 2 weeks after i took it down the tank had never looked better.

[fido19]

Originally Posted by toytech

I have a question why the aquaclear and eihime filters , are you building a small hang on fuge or is it just a place to run carbon ect?I just ask because i ran a canister filter for years on my 55 and it was a headache and 2 weeks after i took it down the tank had never looked better.

well i have space issues and cant really go for a sump
the aquaclear seems to be my only other option but hey if you have thing else in mind let me know

the other reason why i cant get a sump is noise, my living room isnt that big
the apartment on its whole is only about 1400sq ft

[Nano]

Originally Posted by fido19

well i have space issues and cant really go for a sump
the aquaclear seems to be my only other option but hey if you have thing else in mind let me know

the other reason why i cant get a sump is noise, my living room isnt that big
the apartment on its whole is only about 1400sq ft

mines about half the size, (sqft) and our sump is super quiet but space is space. if you cant go sump, do a couple of aquaclear 110s on the back. or build the tank into an AIO kind of thing, with a pane of glass separating the tank into 2 sections, with a mini sump in the back if you know what I mean

[fido19]

thats actually not a bad idea but see i got hardwood floors and if i have a sump it gets a little risky
but a couple aquaclears might actually be worth it

[Nano]

just in case you didnt quite get what I meant, this is it, (but I'm sure you get what I'm talking about)
AIO you could still very easily hang aquaclears on there for some added water volume, or for refugiums

[fido19]

Originally Posted by Nano

just in case you didnt quite get what I meant, this is it, (but I'm sure you get what I'm talking about)
AIO you could still very easily hang aquaclears on there for some added water volume, or for refugiums

sorry i did understand what you said and i am actually looking into that idea right now
doing some measurements to see how much room i have in the back

[fido19]

Alright guys here are some shots of the new aquascape they include the before and after i would really aprreciate any feedback

THIS IS THE BEFORE

Notice in this image that there really was no flow, it was just rocks piled on top of each other

THIS IS THE AFTER

i like what diana did with the aquascape,what do you guys think

THIS LIGHT WILL BE REPLACED SOON

these are the marineland reefbrite, they have beeen with me for a year now and they are okayish but i need to go better

so far i am done with the aquascaping, i had new sand layered in, man was it cloudy but the water has cleared up slowly and its actually looking much better