aaaaaaahhhhhhhh.......i'm done...........snore.

- Peter Griffin


have you checked this out yet

http://www.customaquatic.com/estore/contro...oduct=PS-AE05EV?

Tagging along... Great build!

YESSSS

incredible!

looking great. I can't wait to see your scape. I'll be learning from what you do here

tagging along, looks promising

+1 tank is gonna be great!
how many vortechs and tunzes are you planning on having?

I'm not a huge fan of the downdraft skimmers.

The main choices right now is the Vertex Alpha Cone 170 (built my Royal Exclusiv) or Octopus Extreme 160/200...



I consider it a "helter skelter" build.. haha








I got some more live rock to pick up after christmas, I won't have much of a scape till then.



Thanks East1!



Thanks. Planning to run 2 MP20's, and 2 (maybe 3) Tunze 6045's. We'll see how the bank account holds up after Lights and Skimmer..

U HAVE IGNORED EVERY THING THAT I HAVE SAID IN THIS WHOLE THREAD!

Only recently, because all you do is ask for more pictures. I stopped replying when you started talking like a 6year old.

BTW, I'm pretty sure I am the ONLY person in this thread to say Happy Birthday.. So chill out.

JD - Look into a iTech 100 before a Alpha... WAY cheaper and preform VERY well!

-Dave

Hmm never heard of those... Thanks Dave.

PS: I do get a large discount through my LFS on anything I order.. Alpha Cone wouldn't be too bad after discount.

Finally finished up my plumbing tonight.

Starting off where my last pic left... the under side of the overflow. Running a gate valve for the Herbie. I mounted a couple of L-brackets to my stand to help support the drains and reduce any torsion/pressure on the bulkheads.



From there, into the sump, which STILL needs baffles.. :censored: Doesn't sound like I will be getting them before I leave Saturday, and even if I did, the silicone probably wouldn't have enough time to cure, so couldn't add water anyways.

From the return pump I added in a T to branch off a ball valve. This will allow me to do a water change without shutting down my return pump. Open the lower valve, and shut the top one. I always like connecting the pump to the return line with hard plumbing, comes down to millimeters to get it all lined up properly.



And finally, up the backside. Union Check Valve for the "just in case" moments. I would have liked to add another ball valve between the check valve and the top union so I could remove the Check Valve for maintenance, however it would be CLEARLY visible through the tank glass and I didn't want that. When the time comes to switch out the Check valve I will just plan a big enough water change to bring my water level below my return bulkhead.



That's about it for now, until I get the baffles for the sump.. Need to hunt down a skimmer next, then finish up with lighting, and add my sandbed.... and then aquascape, and and and.....

tagging along

sweet man. still is progress. the baffles will be done soon enough.
since you said you could see the ball valve through the back if installed, i am assuming you are leaving it clear. why not black out?

I want to try and give the impression of depth when looking through the tank.. Once I get some proper lighting on, that covers end to end, the wall behind should look better. I plan to grow out some fat Acros in front of the Return pipe, as well as the light bracket legs to try and hide them as best as possible.

hahaha well thanks but any ways i only turned 13 so ur only 7 years off lol

Wow! the tank is looking fantastic! the dimensions are insane
That's it! my next tank will be a shallow rimlees lol

.. There is actually a local reefer here in town that saw my build thread, inquired about it, and went out and got glass cut for a 48x36x14.5 (105G Custom Shallow Sandbox)...

Thanks g2e!

no kidding. i'm inspired to blatantly copy you!

i think most are i would if i had the money but i'm 13 and don't have a job
so mabey later

mannn whats the stocking plans for this tank?
and is that Hamilton on ur sig? i met him in AD

I tossed out most of my stocking plans visually back around page 2-3 I think... maybe pg 4..

Forgot I had Hamilton as a sig, since I turned sigs off... haha but ya, its him.

this is shaping up
good work

^Thanks

Well, back from Christmas holidays, and unfortunately I lost a frag and 1 of my clowns. The frag stn'd on me, and my tank sitters aren't sure how or why, but my clown got sucked into my pump.. They figured a piece of mysis was getting sucked in and the clown followed it in to grab it... Other than that, everything else is looking ok after the transfer, SPS is going through some color swings, but still getting PE and no brown outs.

Angel and Wrasse are finally out of hiding, and the cleaner shrimp is doing awesome after the transfer.

Sorry to hear about the clown... always sucks to come home from a vacation to find something went wrong. Could've been worse but at least you're back now

Yea, I can't blame my tank sitters, as they are both experienced reefers and I know them well. This is the 2nd clown I've lost when I go away at Christmas.

seperation anxiety. they committed suicide for being lonely on the holidays.

well, now you know what to ask for, next xmas.

I'm totally kidding. Really sucks to lose any fish. Sorry for the loss.

what are your plans for the near future?

Did you get the Alpha? I saw an iTech and must admit those are super awesome! It was constantly pulling gunk in a 75g and the quality is top notch!
Heres some pics I stole from a friend that bought it recently

OMG I love that tank! I like how you made your stand. very creative

Thanks for the condolences.


kramer: plans are to get the sump up and running, add sand bed, add skimmer, finally add lights, then add some BRS Reef Saver dry rock. Going to swap out a few pieces of coral too..

Couple crappy pics.

That's sick. I can't blame that guy for copying you, that tanks sweet. Sorry bout' your Clown though, thats a shame.

Ill be tagging along for this one.

Great i see you've added the legendary vortechs! i just got an MP10 and wow. This your first time with these pumps?

looking fabu

Sweet looking build so far !

Thanks for posting up those pics, I know its tough to think about taking some as you are working.

Following along.

Thanks SBD... and I don't mind either because I love this style tank.. haha, the more the merrier!




I've actually only got the 1 in there so far... And I had it in my 30G cube first. Definitely my favorite pump on the market. I will gradually replace each of the K3/4's with MP20s.



Thanks!



Yea, the build/move took me the better part of an entire day (working alone)... Can only imagine how long it would take if I took detailed pics of every single part..

Thanks NRF!

Man those fish must be happy with all that new swimming room.
This tank looks great, I'll definitely be watching it progress. Good luck with it!

Thanks Justin.


Trying to make a bit more progress tonight. Picked up 30lbs of Aragamax Select Sand. Adding the bag in thirds, and rinsing with 10G of RO water for each third (or until satisfied). Got another 10-12 lbs to go I think.

Anyways, typical photo. To the citizens of "Shallow Paradise" overnight weather forecast: Cloudy/Overcast Water..

pretty funny. you might have said but what are your plans for lighting this bad boy?

I'm still up in the air...

ATI Sunpower 2x 6x39W
Tek Elite 2x 6x39W
2(or 3)x250 MH Galaxy Ballast with Lumenmax Elite Reflectors (14K Pheonix)






Couple pics from today... Cleared up pretty well overnight.

I like that view , keep the pictures coming, in your case it's better than watching TV.

+1 Love watching a new tank come together

Cleared up nicely!

Considering I don't have a TV.. haha yea its definitely better.




Yea, the clarity won't last long, picking up about 47lbs of LR right tonight.. will ad that to the tank tonight pull out some GHA infested pieces, rearrange some coral, and add the rest of the sand.

Also currently making some more SW so I can bring my sump online... I'm tired of waiting for the glass to show up, So gonna get it running without baffles so that I can at least toss on some filter socks for filtration, get my Phosban off the display, ATO down there, and heater... This way the tank can get some surface skimming and hopefully pull some junk out with filter socks till I get my skimmer.

Knowing my luck the baffles will show up on monday, and I'll have to drain it!..

J I reconize you from the canreef board's and you are very close to me, I have a vertex in-100 I have sitting idle at the moment if you want to borrow it shoot me a pm here or on canreef.

I got it, I'm going to cancel my cable service and buy a shallow tank. I wonder how much money ill save (or lose).

it must be nice and warm this time a year in calgary no?

Hey kryptic, that would be awesome if you don't mind.. I'll confirm the height with you via PM. Very nice of you.



DOOOOOO IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!! haha Who needs TV, when you got shallow awesomeness....

Or keep you tv and watch my thread?



Yea, toasty warm... -15C today Feels like -22C with the wind..

Soooooooooo, like shorts?

J that tank is sooo sexy! 2 6' T5 fixtures would be sweet!