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.



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.


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.

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.

Also, I will not add any other fish to this tank. Just the two brats and that's all.

Equipment

• Tank: 67 gallon tank (48" x 18" x 18") with external overflow (4 x 1" holes) and one piece acrylic on back side
• Plumbing: Herbie setup with the two returns, will incorporate ball valves, gate valve, check valve, unions and maybe filter sock
• Light: TEK 6 bulb T5HO
• Return Pump: Eheim 1262
• Protein Skimmer: Bubble Magus NAC5E HOB (what I have) rated for 80G - 120G, plans to upgrade in the future
• Zeovit reactor: to be purchased
• Heater: Eheim Jager 300W
• ATO: Tunze Osmolator 3155
• Controller: Digital Aquatics Reef Keeper Lite
• Wave Movement: 4 x VorTech MP10 (still to purchase one)
• Sump: 20 gallon tank with no baffles
• Dosing: DIY 2 part
• Salt: IO Reef Crystals

Stand
This is a bathroom vanity purchased from Lowes that I modified to suite my needs.

Tank

This tank was built by Concept Aquatics.









Sump

LOL - In all it's glory. It's the only tank that fits in the stand.



I installed a piece of plywood on the top and reinforced the stand with lots of 2x4's.



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).



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.





I am just waiting for the paint to cure, then I'll start the mockup plumbing.

[wmcinnes]

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.

Thats a great idea!

[Mike-fish]

not a bad idea why not just go with a deeper sand bed.

Originally Posted by wmcinnes

Thats a great idea!

Thanks Wayne.

Originally Posted by Mike-fish

not a bad idea why not just go with a deeper sand bed.

Hey Mike, I wish I could. Zeovit recommends a 2" - 3" sand bed so I can't go any deeper than that. As you might be aware, with lots of water flow, the sand will kick up in certain areas regardless to expose the glass. Plus my clownfish love having a bare bottom spot to pick up their eggs when spawning.

My current 90 gallon is barebottom without the paint. Trust me, it's hideous. That's why many people use starboard instead.

[lastlight]

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?