Hey everyone this is my second build.
Someone was selling a 75 gallon with an older pro-clear sump system with skimmer.
Came also with a set of lights t5s
And about 125 lbs of live rock.
Also kept her sand.
Paid about 350 Canadian.
The ladies tank crashed and she could no longer take care of it I thought it was a good deal so I picked it up.
It looked like there was never any maintenance lol so I had a few days worth of cleaning ahead of me.
The rocks are undergoing a natural cure in a salt water barrel and are about 30% done the cure phase I will be aqua scraping the tank when the rocks are cured.
I ordered one of the new ecotech vectra s2 dc return pumps for the tank because the one that came with the tank was crap and it makes so much noise so I used it for the curing barrel to keep the water moving.
I already plumbed the tank has a manifold incase I decide to add reactors or w/e.
The thing I don’t like is this tank has a u-tube siphon overflow. I will eventually change that out and pre drill some holes for a herby style overflow possibly.
I do have check valves for the back siphon incase for some reason the power goes out.
The stand is not done yet and I’m not quite sure how I’m going to finish it. I might leave the back open. I’m gonna add doors to the front two openings.
Might go with white glossy doors or might use the same material as the finish on the stand. I used waterproof rubber vinyl. Had some leftovers from doing my flooring. 4.00 a sq it’s awesome stuff. I figured it would be solid for a tank. I will be finishing the corners and edges off with something maybe chrome trim.
Will post some more photos when I get her running next week when the pump comes in.
Someone was selling a 75 gallon with an older pro-clear sump system with skimmer.
Came also with a set of lights t5s
And about 125 lbs of live rock.
Also kept her sand.
Paid about 350 Canadian.
The ladies tank crashed and she could no longer take care of it I thought it was a good deal so I picked it up.
It looked like there was never any maintenance lol so I had a few days worth of cleaning ahead of me.
The rocks are undergoing a natural cure in a salt water barrel and are about 30% done the cure phase I will be aqua scraping the tank when the rocks are cured.
I ordered one of the new ecotech vectra s2 dc return pumps for the tank because the one that came with the tank was crap and it makes so much noise so I used it for the curing barrel to keep the water moving.
I already plumbed the tank has a manifold incase I decide to add reactors or w/e.
The thing I don’t like is this tank has a u-tube siphon overflow. I will eventually change that out and pre drill some holes for a herby style overflow possibly.
I do have check valves for the back siphon incase for some reason the power goes out.
The stand is not done yet and I’m not quite sure how I’m going to finish it. I might leave the back open. I’m gonna add doors to the front two openings.
Might go with white glossy doors or might use the same material as the finish on the stand. I used waterproof rubber vinyl. Had some leftovers from doing my flooring. 4.00 a sq it’s awesome stuff. I figured it would be solid for a tank. I will be finishing the corners and edges off with something maybe chrome trim.
Will post some more photos when I get her running next week when the pump comes in.
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