Slyguys 6ft shallow reef build!

[Slyguy00]

So since this is my first decent size tank and it is taking a little more work and planning then I prepared for I decided I may as well do a build thread so I can go look at it down the road and see my progress. Tank is 6'x18"x18" and I will be running a halide /T5 combo. Just need to figure out how I'm going to go about doing that.
I decided that I want to put my tank in a new location that is a little more suitable for a 6ft. But that required me to tear out an existing desk that was in that spot. Thanks Ryanerickson for helping me with this part.
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After puttying and sanding I got to work painting.
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I found a stand for my tank but it wasn't in the best shape so Tyler and I stripped it down and made some changes, but it isn't finished yet, so I will post pics soon.
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Tank is currently being drilled and the stand should be done this week. I'm hoping to have water in it by next weekend.
More pics to come

[dino]

Cool look forward to seeing your progress

[spit.fire]

Drain holes drilled
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Return hole drilled
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Overflow box being assembled
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My drilling setup (its expensive but drills perfect holes)
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Close-up of hole
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[Slyguy00]

Looks pro Tyler. Can't wait to get this thing going.

[Ryanerickson]

Looking good nice work Tyler like the drilling rig.

[Slyguy00]

So it has taken a little longer than planned but im making progress. Stand and tank are in place. Just need to finish plumbing the sump, put hinges on the doors and hang the light. Hoping to have that done tommorow.
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[The Guy]

Looking good Nick can hardly wait to see the finished set up, sounds like you had some good help.
:pop2:

[Slyguy00]

Thanks laurie! Iv made some progress in the last few days. Iv finally got it plumbed and filled it with water and added my sand. I just need to hang my light and put doors on the stand. Tommorow i will be adding some rock and playing around with rock scapes. I put the lights on top of my tank just to see how it looked so its a little close to the water right now. Im also only running 3 of the 5 bulbs.

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Still have lots to do in the sump area but at least its running right now.
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Will have more updates soon.

[Slyguy00]

So rockwork is done and light is hung. Just have to put stand doors on and get more flow. Let the waiting game begin.

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[F.H]

Ooo that looks super cool, very nicely done Nick!

[Trigger Man]

that is one crazy piece of rock work you did on the right that hangs down.

[Slyguy00]

Thanks guys! I thought looks pretty cool to.

[The Guy]

Thanks guys! I thought looks pretty cool to.
I like the hanging rock as well Nick, starting a new trend are we? :biggrin:

[Slyguy00]

So i have started the painful process of swapping some stuff over to the new tank. Once i have everything in the tank i will decide where it will all sit. For now im just trying to slowly get it all into one place.

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Apparently mp10s dont like thick glass.
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[Slyguy00]

Its finally starting to look like a reef again. Just need to get some maxspect gyres some new radiums and a crap load of new coral :mrgreen: i am going to wait at least another month before swapping sps over.

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[Skimmer Juice]

zoas look so healthy , also that scolly looks happy usually dont see them puffed out that much .

[The Guy]

Like your zoe garden, I think you should sell some heh heh hint hint :whistle:
Tank is looking amazing so far Nick.

[Slyguy00]

Thanks guys, im actuqlly amazed how happy everything is considering how new this tank is. Laurie if you want some zoas all you gotta do is come pick some lol.

[lastlight]

Looks great is that a maculiceps I spy?

[Slyguy00]

You spy correct. Hes my fav. Just starting to get his streamers

[lastlight]

lucky guy. i miss my old one so much!

[Slyguy00]

Yea probably my favourite tang. Achilles is next on the list

[mikepclo]

Looks awesome Nick!

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[Slyguy00]

Thanks mike. Maybe one day ill have as much sweet stuff in there as you do:mrgreen: it will look alot sweeter once its crammed with sps like your tank.

[Bblinks]

Looks great Nick. I need to come by and check it out one of these days.

BTW, kinged has a ultra nice achilles upstairs and its crazy nice, even better looking than the one at jl's display tank. Might be worth checking out.

[Slyguy00]

Thanks rich. Come by and check it out anytime. Ill probably have to come see yours to lol. Thanks for the heads up on the Achillies. I will look into it forsure. Also lookin for borb anthias if you know where to get them :mrgreen:

[DCDN]

Really liking the aquascape. Looking good so far looking forward to the final result

[Jschier]

Can I ask where and what kind of tank? It's the perfect dimensions for my next project. Thanks.


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[Slyguy00]

Thanks guys i appreciate it. I got the tank off craigslist for 200$. Got a pretty good deal. It is 72x18x18 and it says hagen on it but im not sure if it is actually a hagen tank or not

[Slyguy00]

Only a few more weeks and i can start adding sps.. cant wait. Will have a bunch to sell at that time to.

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[Skimmerking]

Looks great man well done I miss my reef

[Wheelman76]

Looking great Nick

[Myka]

i am going to wait at least another month before swapping sps over.

You're not going to stuff it full of SPS in the first week like I did? :D

On first glance on my phone screen thought thay was a Guttatus tang. I must be tired! :lol: Beauty nonetheless!

[Slyguy00]

Thanks for all the kind words guys. Its a work in progress forsure. It will be crammed with spa. Just want tank to stabilize a bit before i add them. Im getting anxious though lol

[Slyguy00]

So i have finally transfered all my coral into my new tank. Alot of the sps is lacking color due to multiple dips but it should come back pretty soon. Not a single coral lost. Ill call this transfer a success.

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[Craigdillman]

Man that looks sharp really like the look of that black sand

[shiftline]

Looks beautiful! Where did you pick up the tank from? In trying to find something with the same dimensions for my next build

[Myka]

Alot of the sps is lacking color due to multiple dips but it should come back pretty soon.

Looks great! Transfer success! :D Did I miss something though, why did you dip everything? Did you have a pest in the old tank?

[Duckhams]

The black sand and floating 'scape looks great! Really unique setup, great job!

[Reef Pilot]

Looks good, Nick, and am sure won't be long before this tank will look even better than your previous one (which was a real show case).

[Slyguy00]

Looks great! Transfer success! :D Did I miss something though, why did you dip everything? Did you have a pest in the old tank?

Yea i had aefw. The worst of the worst. Since then I have dipped them once a week every week for 9 weeks. After dip 4 i didn't see anymore worms. But wanted to be extra cautious before adding them to my new system, so dipped an additional 5 times. Colours pretty much vanished, but on the bright side I'm 100% sure there is no more pests :mrgreen:

[Slyguy00]

Looks beautiful! Where did you pick up the tank from? In trying to find something with the same dimensions for my next build

Thanks! I lucked out and found it on craigslist. Pretty happy with the dimensions though.

[Slyguy00]

The black sand and floating 'scape looks great! Really unique setup, great job!

Thanks Eli, I appreciate it.

[Slyguy00]

Looks good, Nick, and am sure won't be long before this tank will look even better than your previous one (which was a real show case).

Thanks Walter, I'm sure this one will be out of room within 6 months :lol: gonna have to get creative with this one though, because i dont think I can go much bigger then this in my condo lol.

[Myka]

Yea i had aefw. The worst of the worst.

You got that right! I bet it feels good to that taken care of.

[AquaAddict]

Hi,

I have read all the posts about your tank quite closely as I am going to shut down my 100 gal corner tank due to leakage. Then I going for a 6ft tank like yours but 72"x22"x22". I have already decided on black sand and it's nice to see you using it in your reef.

Could you itemize your equipment and what brands you used? It would be really helpful.

Did you drill only one hole for intake and outtake? My tank has two. After all, water has to go in and then out. I would like to have 2 holes in the corner and hide the pipes with an curved overflow box. Does that make sense? Do I make sense?

AquaAddict

[Slyguy00]

You got that right! I bet it feels good to that taken care of.

Feels pretty damn good I wont lie. I almost gave up and sold everything a few times along the way, but glad I stuck with it.

[Slyguy00]

Hi,

I have read all the posts about your tank quite closely as I am going to shut down my 100 gal corner tank due to leakage. Then I going for a 6ft tank like yours but 72"x22"x22". I have already decided on black sand and it's nice to see you using it in your reef.

Could you itemize your equipment and what brands you used? It would be really helpful.

Did you drill only one hole for intake and outtake? My tank has two. After all, water has to go in and then out. I would like to have 2 holes in the corner and hide the pipes with an curved overflow box. Does that make sense? Do I make sense?

AquaAddict


Iv been using black sand for just over 2 years and love it. Takes a bit more work to keep it looking good though because you see every little spec of rock or coral or whatever happens to be on the sand. As far as equipment goes, I don't know the brands of half the stuff I have. I have an Apex running my main components, I have a 5 bulb Aqua Medic halide fixture, an ATI skimmer rated for 400-500 Gallons, I am currently just using my old MP10s from my 72 gallon and they have actually amazed me at how much water they can move. I will be switching to the gyres though in the near future. Other than that its pretty basic, phosban reactor, chiller, and heater. As far as holes go it's in this thread that shows the hole drilling process used on my tank. I have a herbie overflow, so 2 holes for the overflow and 1 for the return. Hope this helps

[Slyguy00]

Zoas are looking happy!
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[Slyguy00]

Finally got the doors on.

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[gregzz4]

Looks sweet Nick

[shiftline]

That looks awesome. Where did you get the tank?

[Slyguy00]

Thanks guys. I got the tank off craigslist, then had it drilled.

[Myka]

Nick, in the 4th photo there is a Euphyllia in the top of the pic that looks blue. Is it really blue?

[RMC]

Looks great Nick!

The Rastas and Sunny Ds I got off you a few weeks back are very happy.

[Slyguy00]

Nick, in the 4th photo there is a Euphyllia in the top of the pic that looks blue. Is it really blue?

It is my splatter hammer. So some of it is a blueish purple. Not quite full blue though. Thanks for the compliments

[Slyguy00]

Looks great Nick!

The Rastas and Sunny Ds I got off you a few weeks back are very happy.

Thanks! Glad to hear your frags are doing good.

[Slyguy00]

So i bought an exqusit wrasse. It was acting fine swimming around normally, i turn my back for a minute and look again and hes gome and havnt seen him since. That was about a week ago. Has anybody had this happen with an exquisit wrasse? Looked everywhere and he didnt jump out. So im not sure what to think.

[Slyguy00]

It's alive!!!
http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad204/Slyguy00/Mobile%20Uploads/20160407_231058_zps2icsli7z.jpg (http://s936.photobucket.com/user/Slyguy00/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20160407_231058_zps2icsli7z.jpg.html)

[Dendromad]

Awesome looking set up, really like the look of the black sand!

How and what paint did you use for the stand? I have ano old cabinet I am setting up for a 29g long/shallow (40"l x14"w x12"h) and am wanting to paint it white, just not sure what type of paint or best way to apply, yours looks great!

[Slyguy00]

Thanks I appreciate it. I just used regular household paint nothing special. Tank has been down for 6 months so it's time to get back into it. Will post more photos once I get new sand in and rocks placed properly.

[tang daddy]

Hey Nick long time no talk, nice build and too bad about the neighbours upstairs and you having to take the tank down for 6 months, that must've sucked, glad to see you back at it again... Where did all your corals go?

[Slyguy00]

Hey chris, thanks man, its on its way again. Its been awhile for me forsure but trying to get back into it. As far as my corals go, alot of them died during the shut down and transfer, and what didn't die was put into Ryans tank. ( Thanks Ryan). Ill post some updated pics soon, I have all of my remaining zoas and lps in the tank now, just waiting a bit until I add my sps.

[Slyguy00]

Here's some updated pics. Has a long way to go.
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[kien]

Very clean and minimalist looking. I like it.

[Slyguy00]

Thanks Ken!

[tang daddy]

Liking the floating rock shelf good job buddy and keep the pics coming!

[Slyguy00]

A little update. Have added some fish and a few pieces of sps. Slow and steady :mrgreen:

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[Skimmer Juice]

damn must fight urge to add black sand to my tank . Looking great loving your chalice corals

[Slyguy00]

Thanks skimmer juice. It's a work in progress. Lost alot of my corals so slowly rebuilding up my collection

[Slyguy00]

A few new pieces
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And a few just cause
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