sdunkin Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 After almost 4 years, I decided it was finally time to upgrade my 75g. Tank is a 150g (60"x24"X25") from planet aquariums, drilled with a stock overflow box. I'll be putting a 55g sump underneath it, and the return pump will be a Jebao DC 12000. Lighting will be 2x350w Kessils. Current coral stocking plan is softies with a few lps, and anemones. Finally got the tank. Frenchie for size reference Stand before the doors were hung More to come later. Link to comment
Pinner Reef Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Soooo.... um.. Purple? Link to comment
CrazyEyes Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I like the dimensions of that alot. Link to comment
lilmatty5dimes Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 This is going to be awesome. Perfect dimensions. Link to comment
NewZealandReefie Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Yay dunky! Puttin' my aptasia farm to shaaaame Link to comment
sdunkin Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 Soooo.... um.. Purple? Technically it's Cherry Blossom. I wanted something different, and this fit the bill perfectly. Yay dunky! Puttin' my aptasia farm to shaaaame lol I'm excited about the dims, and extremely impressed with the workmanship on the tank. It's actually quite a bit bigger in person than I pictured in my head, and has been dubbed the "indoor pond" by the family. Link to comment
BattleAthletics Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 The best part is that it doesnt have a dual overflow, overflow is just in the middle. Badass color for the stand btw! Link to comment
sdunkin Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 Stand has been finished, moved in, and the tank is on it! Also got the sump finished up and the plan is to start plumbing this week. Link to comment
opaquelace Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Yay Stacey! Mail me a frenchie frag please. I have to have one. Link to comment
sdunkin Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Got all the plumbing pieces to do my overflows and returns for in the tank today. Still need to either find a reasonably priced source for spaflex, or change my plans in order to figure out how to do the sump. The tentative plan is to gather up the rest of the stuff I need tomorrow, and possibly start putting it all together later in the week. I'm planning on spraypainting the pvc inside the overflow box so it will be much harder to notice, but considering I only have a 50gpd rodi it shouldn't delay me any. Yay Stacey! Mail me a frenchie frag please. I have to have one. They leave multiple "frags" in the yard every day, but I like you too much to send you one of those! lol Link to comment
opaquelace Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Got all the plumbing pieces to do my overflows and returns for in the tank today. Still need to either find a reasonably priced source for spaflex, or change my plans in order to figure out how to do the sump. The tentative plan is to gather up the rest of the stuff I need tomorrow, and possibly start putting it all together later in the week. I'm planning on spraypainting the pvc inside the overflow box so it will be much harder to notice, but considering I only have a 50gpd rodi it shouldn't delay me any. They leave multiple "frags" in the yard every day, but I like you too much to send you one of those! lol Lol I don't want one of those kindsa frags! Link to comment
sdunkin Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 Tank is plumbed!!! Link to comment
sdunkin Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 The contents of the 75g were transferred on Sunday. Not the best pic, but this is right after everything got moved over and running. I also ordered more rock, because what I had wasn't enough. 20lbs of dry tonga came from BRS supply today. I'm not sure I'm happy with them for the price and the fact they didn't include the rubble I ordered. Link to comment
sdunkin Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 My iPhone hates the kessils, but some of the inhabitants are settling in nicely. Hoping to start adding fish out of the qts this weekend. Link to comment
sdunkin Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 I decided to order a WP40 this week, and just finally got around to installing it. This thing really moves some water compared to my old koralias. Also got an algae bloom this week, which means fish will start being introduced soon. Once I get the rest of the pieces for my screen top, I'm planning on assembling it and getting my shyest fish in first. All but 3 fish are currently done with qt and ready to go. Link to comment
sdunkin Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 Went on a 7 store shopping spree. Got a bunch of new fish, and 9 new frags! Link to comment
1.0reef Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Damn! That nem is beast! Link to comment
sdunkin Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 Finally got the screen top made, and added the first fish! I added a potter's angel, a lamark's angel, a female watanabei angel, a flame angel, a citron goby, a yellow clown goby, a royal gramma, a female solorensis wrasse, a starry blenny, and a two-barred rabbit fish. All of these fish have been in QT for quite a while. The gramma, blenny, rabbit, and flame were all in my 75g system before I decided to run an ich free system, then subsequently decided to go ahead and upgrade. Hopefully I'll get some pics tomorrow once everyone is settled. And yes, I realize that is a lot of fish to add at once. Since they is an upgrade from an aged setup and most of the fish are on the smaller side, I figured I'd roll with it. Here's a teaser pic of the potter's from when I bought him off of Diver's Den. Link to comment
hey Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Love the angels, hopefully you got a nice healthy potters. How is she eating? Link to comment
sdunkin Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 I've had him since mid-November and he's a piggy. Eats pretty much everything I throw in the tank. I've heard bad things about them in the past, which is why I went with a Diver's Den one. Link to comment
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