New build. 125 gallon built in

[RJ Harris]

As all of us know sometimes these things get to be very time consuming and for me I don't have time to maintain a 75 gallon a 54 gallon a 20 gallon and a small frag tank so I've decided to tear all of them down and have one tank. But it can't be a tank that I already have because I have to many fish. So i ended up with a 125. Ordered it yesterday. Pick up hopefully next weekend. So in the mean time I have to build the sump and the stand but for now I've been doing a little planning and drew the stand and dimensions of how I want it. I must warn you its not to scale and a little rough looking.

The top drawing is the tank and sump with return and overflow

Under that is a side view of the stand and next to that is the top view which everything might change once I start building cuz that's how I am

It's not going to be anything fancy because it's going to be in the wall but definitely sturdy.

More pictures to come when I get going

 

[Seadragon1]

Looks good

 

[RJ Harris]

Sump bought and baffles installed.

Next step the stand when I get the exact dimensions

 

[RJ Harris]

Making progress. Stand is almost done. Placed the sump for the purpose of the picture

 

[jsker]

The new adventure always keeps you going

 

[RJ Harris]

Better believe it. Can't wait for the tank to get here but dread it getting here because it's going to be a long day first I have to drive 3 hours to get the tank then I gotta drive back and tear the two down and put it in the new one but first I have to finish the stand finish putting the hole in the wall and make 50 gallons of water

 

[RJ Harris]

It's becoming a reality more more everyday. No of course I think it's more of a reality since I cut a big hole in the sheet rock. No turning back now

 

[RJ Harris]

Went and got the tank last night. Was quite a project to get it off the truck and down my steep stairs and around a corner and temporarily placed on the stand to start the plumbing.

today's the big move after we take this guy to the vet for a shot

 

[RJ Harris]

Sorry for two of the same pics. Ones suppose to be of the plumbing

 

[RJ Harris]

Let's try this again

 

[RJ Harris]

Well here it is. Pulled an all nighter last night to get it up and going. Everyone seems happy

here's where the new stand was placed, where the previous tank was.

back of the tank jus changed it up a little this afternoon. Put in a couple ball valves to control the flow rate my overflow was having a hard time handling it. And here's it all up and running . Still have to place the frags later on but that can wait for a different day

 

[RJ Harris]

still have to finish the trim and doors and order the glass tops and then finally paint this thing and be done

 

[RJ Harris]

I was thinking today that I've never really done a livestock lost for my tank or an equipment list. So how about now.
Livestock:
Fish
1 yellow tang
1 desjardini sailfin
1 Darwin clown
1 maroon clown
Breeding pair of yellow watchmans
1 yellow clown goby
3 chalk bass
1 mandarin. Hopefully adding a male soon
1 Valentini puffer
1 dwarf lion fish
1 orchid dottyback
In qt I have a blue tang and another yellow

Corals include numerous Zoas some being pin wheels eagle eyes fire and ice electric fire and ice agaves and people waters
3 different acans
2 different blasto
Lobo
Wall hammer
Branching hammer
Giant green Aussie Duncan's
2 other Duncan colonies
Frogspawn
Torches
Numerous different color mushrooms
A gorgonian
Sympodium
Toadstool a couple monitis
Gsp
A couple acros
Yellow polyps
Xenia
Favia
Brains
Chalice
Ricordea
Nepastrea I think that's how you spell it
Candy canes
And a dendro.

Equipment is all mixed. As I got everything used accept the tank and skimmer

A 3 foot reef radiance and a taotronics.

Skimmer is a reef octo 150 int
Return pump is just a 1800 gph pond pump from lowes which works perfectly
Eheim 300w heater
Hydor water circulator thingy and a marineland maxi400
Eshopps overflow and the tank is a marineland 125
Sump is a aqueon 40 gallon those I bought new. I don't buy big used tanks. I've had disasters with those.

 

[RJ Harris]

Have finally painted and added the trim and door

 

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[RJ Harris]

Here's some new guys for the tank that will be going in the beginning of January

Also have 3 cardinals and a scopus on in another qt

 

[revhtree]

Looking good!

 

[Jizu Puentes]

Looks awesome!

 

[RJ Harris]

Thanks guys. Prolly do an update tomorrow. I've done some new aquascaping and setting up a doser and put up a pic of the cardinals and scopus. I'd do it tonight but my lights are out for the night