My rimless 57 gal oceanic illuminata build.

[Apet66]

Here is what I have ordered so far for the build,

Sock-It Sump Inlet Pre-filter 200 micron Repl Sock
Quiet One Pro Pump 3000
819gph.
Sock-It Sump Inlet Pre-filter 4" Single 1" inlet
SeaClone Protein Skimmer SCPS 100 (up to 100 gallons)

Deep blue pro 2, 36" stand with side door.
20gal L for a sump. Kevin is installing baffles this week. Thanks Bro!
I've cleaned it and black tinted the back glass. I must say it looks awesome!

 

[Rob.D]

Very nice, what lighting are you going to run?

 

[Apet66]

Thank you! I have a 36" CoralView HO T-5 that I'll retrofit 12 royal blue and 12 white 3w cree XTE led's down the center of this fixture.

 

[iiluisii]

Man that black tint makes that tank look great

 

[Apet66]

Man that black tint makes that tank look great

It sure does, actually gives it more depth! Thanks Luis. It's getting salty tomorrow. :thumbup:

 

[Apet66]

I need to get a shout out to gmoney, definitely building an algae scrubber but need some advise.

 

[Raymondzmarshall]

Great Look !!! Glad to see plumbing going better than mine !!!

 

[jmay33]

Naturally, I'm following. looks good!

 

[Apet66]

Great Look !!! Glad to see plumbing going better than mine !!!

Naturally, I'm following. looks good!

Thanks Raymond, I'm going to use flex pipe, 1" drain 3/4" return. Probably have to put a y on the return with a gate valve so I can control the flow to the algae scrubber.

Thank you Jordan, good to have you along!

 

[gmoney243]

Its best to build the sump around a scrubber rather the other way around. Pm sent

 

[gmoney243]

Mine is a 17" long 2 screen set up fed from overflow on one end and return pump at the other end

 

[ToXIc]

Looking great!!! Keep the updates coming.


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[PaulKreider]

Love that tank size, I want an identical!

 

[Dowtish]

Nice purchase! looking good so far!

 

[thereeferdude]

Very nice! One quick tip- if you paint the top portion of your drain and return with black Krylon Fusion or similar it will hide the plumbing by blending with that nice tint job. Can't wait to see this up and running.

 

[Apet66]

Its best to build the sump around a scrubber rather the other way around. Pm sent

Hey Mike, thanks for the advice. Kevin is building the 20L sump for me this week. What line should I build it off of and which chamber should it sit over? Luis said return line with a gate valve to regulate flow over the screen.

 

[bknapp]

Luis said return line with a gate valve to regulate flow over the screen.

+1 That's how mine is ran.

 

[iiluisii]

It all depends on how you want it get its water supply from. From the overflow drain or from the return pump

 

[Apet66]

Looking great!!! Keep the updates coming.


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Love that tank size, I want an identical!

Nice purchase! looking good so far!

Very nice! One quick tip- if you paint the top portion of your drain and return with black Krylon Fusion or similar it will hide the plumbing by blending with that nice tint job. Can't wait to see this up and running.

Thank you Kevan, got the water and 20lbs of live sand in it tonight. Heating it up and I put a small filter in it just to pull some sediment out.

Paul, It's a great size tank. Not too small and still not too large for an apartment. I love the footprint of it.

Thank you Chris!

Kyle, Thanks man! I plan on making a black lid to cover the overflow so hopefully that will hide the plumbing, keep the snails out and keep algae from growing back there. Getting a couple pieces of rock tomorrow. I mounted the brackets to hang the lights from.