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Chizer & Bunoi 67 gallon
Chizer and Bunoi are my 8 year clownfish. They are a mated pair. Chizer is the female and Bunoi is the male. They are also the names of my two yorkies but that's another story.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-f...4/IMG_2254.JPG Some of you might have seen their last home? They quickly ran out of room and got evicted. They are now moving into the pent house. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q...re%2520034.jpg Initially I was planning to put this build in my basement but with all the dust down there, I thought it would be nice to downsize from my current 90 gallon tank and go with a nice setup in my living room. Life is also very busy right now so I decided to sell off all of my fish tanks and keep only the reef. :wink: The plan is to go full zeovit on this setup as 90 percent of my corals are SPS. I also plan to use local Calgary tap water. I have been reefing for over 2 years and never had any issue using tap water, so lets see what happens. I have yet to have any weird parameter issues due to TDS or nitrates/phosphates. How long before I get desperate and cave on an RO setup. :redface: Also, I will not add any other fish to this tank. Just the two brats and that's all. Equipment
Stand This is a bathroom vanity purchased from Lowes that I modified to suite my needs. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9...4/IMG_4174.JPG https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1...4/IMG_4175.JPG https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-h...4/IMG_4178.JPG |
Tank
This tank was built by Concept Aquatics. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-W...0/IMG_4252.JPG https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-a...4/IMG_4253.JPG https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-U...4/IMG_4193.JPG https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8...4/IMG_4191.JPG Sump LOL - In all it's glory. It's the only tank that fits in the stand. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-B...4/IMG_4254.JPG I installed a piece of plywood on the top and reinforced the stand with lots of 2x4's. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-k...0/IMG_4255.JPG I then painted it with an outdoor semi-gloss paint. I wish I could stain it but I don't have a garage and its way too cold outside (for the varnish to cure). https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-R...0/IMG_4259.JPG The tank will have a layer of Oolite sand. Knowing how much water flow I intend to have, I decided to paint the bottom glass with a sand color acrylic paint. That way, it won't look so bad. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E...4/IMG_4257.JPG https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j...4/IMG_4258.JPG I am just waiting for the paint to cure, then I'll start the mockup plumbing. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6...0/IMG_4260.JPG |
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:pop2: not a bad idea why not just go with a deeper sand bed.
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My current 90 gallon is barebottom without the paint. Trust me, it's hideous. That's why many people use starboard instead. |
The starboard is inside the tank whereas your paint is outside. I am not positive but I think with the light refraction you won't see your paint unless viewing from above.
Build is looking great btw! Your nano looks bright what's it lit with? |
Thanks for the comment Brett.
That old nano cube was lit with a phoenix 14K bulb. You don't remember looking at it last year? You probably saw it before all those SPS came through. The paint is viewable from all angles. It's actually a lot nicer than the starboard. Here is a shot of my discus tank with the same sand color. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-e...4/IMG_4263.JPG |
I'm working on no sleep here show what I know! Yeah that is a very nice look i'm going to do the same thing if I ever build another tank <- insanely unlikely right? Maybe it doesn't work if the colour (paint of whatever) isn't directly onto the glass. Or maybe I should get some sleep =)
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Update Paint is now done. What do you all think? https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-k...0/IMG_4264.JPG https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-a...0/IMG_4270.JPG Now Chizer, pose for the picture. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a...0/IMG_4269.JPG Oh no, I think Bunoi is going to spend her days underneath the tank stand. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-U...0/IMG_4272.JPG I also picked up a 9 outlet powerbar. This plus the RK PC4 and I'm all set. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-O...0/IMG_4267.JPG It's 36" long and fits on the top back wall (inside the stand) nicely. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3...4/IMG_4268.JPG And then I finished the plumbing. I installed true union ball valves for each bulkhead. I wanted to make it modular in case something happened in the future. I also did a bulkhead leak test and it's all good. Who would have thought it would take so long to glue stupid pipes together. It took twice as long because I was so anal about making sure that the glue was clean and tidy. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0...0/IMG_4265.JPG And it's all held together with tie straps. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c...0/IMG_4266.JPG Tomorrow I have to go pick up some more plumbing parts. I'll post inside pics then and then it's time for the water test and then swap. |
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I somewhat finished the plumbing. I need to make some more adjustments. Returns - everything has been glued together, but the down pipe connected to the 45 is not. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G...4/IMG_4275.JPG See the herbie drain? That's only 1.5" difference between the primary and emergency. There is a problem with that which I'll get to. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5...0/IMG_4276.JPG The main siphon has a union then a gate valve. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-D...4/IMG_4280.JPG Here you can see the emergency drain. I also have my tube holder for the dosing pump and ATO. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-B...0/IMG_4278.JPG And then the return pump. It goes from the return pump using flex tubing into the inside of the barb (it does not leak as it runs inside quite a bit and there is no way to pull that tube out now. Then it goes to a barb fitting, flap style check valve to a union. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-p...0/IMG_4279.JPG And the finally the sump. Only enough room for my protein skimmer and a zeo reactor. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-V...4/IMG_4277.JPG |
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