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Beanz
04-19-2013, 03:53 AM
Well I have got the itch again, decided to get the tank up and running again. This tank is going to be much better than the last time I had her up and running. This is the progress I have made so far.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6051
This is how it started out

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6054
Then I got her set up to drill a hole in her

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6055
Took 3 tanks to get this hole drilled, it was a real pain with this thin material

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6050
Cut some glass for the overflow, a little haggard cause it was my first time cutting but it'll do

More pics to come, I'll upload them tomorrow

ckmullin
04-19-2013, 03:57 AM
Very nice.

Beanz
04-20-2013, 06:47 AM
some more stuff I did

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6056
Overflow being glued in

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6061
Back painted black as well as return plumbing

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6060
Plumbing all glued and clamped

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6059
Pump for my ATO mounted

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6057
ATO mounted without the sump in

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6058
Sump I'll be using

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6064
How she sits at the moment

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6053
Vertex RO/DI unit

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6049
This tank I'm planning to use to quarantine fish and have a frag tank on one side

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6052
Just using it for getting this live rock going

That's all I've got for now, I'll be using that 4 bulb T5 for now on the 15 gallon once I have her all set up. My aqua scaping out next, just wanna make sure that paint and plumbing cures for long enough.

reeferfulton
04-21-2013, 04:07 AM
Looking good.
I like your idea of the frag tank and
Quarantine out one long tank.

Beanz
04-23-2013, 04:04 AM
Looking good.
I like your idea of the frag tank and
Quarantine out one long tank.

Ya it should be an interesting set up, I plan to put a larger tank where the frag/quarantine tank is with a sump under the stair case there.


Anyhow enough of that future stuff. This is what I have accomplished now, not much but a little progress.

Aqua scaping:

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/album.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6067
The tank from the couches. Very bright

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/album.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6066
FTS kind of cool rock in my mind. Don't know what corals I'll decide to keep yet though.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/album.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6071
From the left side of the tank. This is where I plan to put an mp10

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/album.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6072
Right side of the tank, the power head there will be removed as I don't believe that it'll be necessary with an mp10 in the left corner.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/album.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6073
Another right side tank shot, kind of shows the top of the rock work

Beanz
04-23-2013, 04:05 AM
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/album.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6068
Top down, good flow with the return sprayer.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/album.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6069
Sump return side.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6075
Live rock area in sump, I will get some cheato and put it in front of the lr thats in there now.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6070
Electrical stuff, its got to all be mounted out of the way and zip tied yet. This is also where the ATO RO/DI water bucket will be.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/album.php?albumid=826&pictureid=6074
This is a cabinet that I'm going to put on the left side of the tank for storage and whatnot, later on I will mount an LED fixture to this cabinet. I made it tall enough to do this.

That's all I got for now