Some progress today
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Sure it's a lot of works in the beginning however this tank will be setting up for the least maintenance as possible. The owner only have to feed the fish and everything will be automate. The bigger the tank the more works have to be done but it will be rewarding at the endOk. I admit I was getting nervous reading the tank lifting part of this thread.
And am I the only one who looks at the sump below the tank and groans with the thought of how much work is involved in this setup? I like reef tanks but dang... not a full time job for a few months.
But hmm.. my tank while smaller will eventually end up the same way. Just takes me a couple of years while it runs.
Yes we plan 6 x mp 60 and 2 x panta rhei hydro wizardLooking great Getting enough flow with a peninsula style and that tank might be difficult
Oh wow that's alot of pumps haha. Goodluck I can't wait to see this progressYes we plan 6 x mp 60 and 2 x panta rhei hydro wizard
Waiting for the fitting for carbon fiber pipe from Bill wann lol make me want to just do schedule 80 pipe.Oh wow that's alot of pumps haha. Goodluck I can't wait to see this progress
Looking good. Interesting scape. I like the big islands and the little rocks around like that.Some progress today
They have pills for that....We still stuck after 2 hours trying to get it up.
It has cross's brace in the middle 2x1 steel and build by Elos so they should know the load of the tank. Full warranty with Elos stand.Awesome looking tank!
A bit concerned about that stand in an earthquake though. Zero sheer supports, thin legs, very heavy tank.
No, just going to mix in the tank. Going to fill it up with RODI first and run for 2 days. Check for leaks and clean the system. Drain it then refill and mix salt.Have you been pre making water so you can fill it up at once?
This is amazing. I’m a step or two behind you on my first big tank. 140 gallon Red Sea peninsula. Can you explain why you are filling with RODI then draining and filling a second time? Are you just testing for leaks or are you rinsing the rock and sand, or is there another reason to do this? Also, is your RODI hose going straight from your water mixing station? I’m trying to figure out how to avoid making RODI into trash bins and having to roll them to the tank and pump them in to save on the shlepping.No, just going to mix in the tank. Going to fill it up with RODI first and run for 2 days. Check for leaks and clean the system. Drain it then refill and mix salt.
Smart and thanks for the tip! This way you don’t waste all that new RODI water in case if a leak and rinse the tank!In my view, a best-practice for this type of setup is to fill RODI containers with RODI water, and have the waste water line (at roughly 2x volume of RODI) go into the tank to check for leaks and wash sand if desired. Pump that out (it has to go down the drain anyway) and then put in the RODI water that you made and stored. Boom.