Amateur hour tank

[Futuretotm]

Next up manifold for the V3, let me know if anyone wants a parts list, all credit to @Water Dog

these things are worth their weight in gold

 

[Futuretotm]

Thank you to @Zotch for this one, again for part list let me know

Always a risk cutting your brand new precious return, but this is a point of no return

Good bye you #@$#@ thing

Dry fit

It worked!, mounting has to be changed, make sure to pre drill first.

 

[Futuretotm]

VCA RFG are in!

Filling her up for the first time!

Its done!!! now to grow a wall of sps under this one spot light I have!!!

Look at them rays! Almost like a real ocean!

Salt going in

Almost there

Skimmer online yaay

 

[laup18]

Next up manifold for the V3, let me know if anyone wants a parts list, all credit to @Water Dog

these things are worth their weight in gold

Hi

Next up manifold for the V3, let me know if anyone wants a parts list, all credit to @Water Dog

these things are worth their weight in gold

Hi Futuretotm great job!!! on your 525XL.

I'm also in the process to build a reefer 525xl, wondering how to do a hard plumbing like you did to transform from metrics to standard, would you share the parts list with me? and how in the world did you connect the manifold to the redsea drainage pipes??? BRS has those adapters and I bought them but the are useless for the drainage connection. Hope to hear from you. Thanks in advance!

 

[Futuretotm]

Hi

Hi Futuretotm great job!!! on your 525XL.

I'm also in the process to build a reefer 525xl, wondering how to do a hard plumbing like you did to transform from metrics to standard, would you share the parts list with me? and how in the world did you connect the manifold to the redsea drainage pipes??? BRS has those adapters and I bought them but the are useless for the drainage connection. Hope to hear from you. Thanks in advance!

Here is the return gate valve install:

 

[Futuretotm]

@laup18

Heres the manifold

 

[Futuretotm]

Heres another update:

I purchased the LifeGard pro max 90 watt for my 139gallon based on @Badilac thread/advice. It truly is a great UV. I was wanting the 55, however due to being OOS, they offered me a 90 at a discount price and I jumped.

Didn't think it through, but it does raise my tank temp from 76 to 78-79F, So I might plan on just using it at night time. I did adjust my AC vent to blow towards the tank, so lets see what happens.

You can see the nest of wires starting to accumulate:

 

[Futuretotm]

This is my least favorite part.
Mounted the power supply's on light diffuser, only afterwards did I realize I should have mounted them vertical instead of horizontal (heat rises).
My best friend through this was my label maker.

 

[ScottB]

That is a nice unit for sure. I wish I had room for one in my side cabinet but too many controllers, APEX, DOS etc.

 

[Futuretotm]

here is my sump light for chaeto. Aquamaxx is sleeping for now to get a bio film hopefully.

My DIY filter for mixing saltwater, hopefully I wont have to clean the brutes too often.

 

[Futuretotm]

So you guys think I can grow SPS with my light setup? @Dana Riddle ;Woot;Woot;Woot

My Molly gangs been doing just fine

Ok the real lights are on, even though Dana said three would be fine, I went with four anyway. Got some CaribSea arches, LR from Saltybottom soon, I work right next to them so can't wait to hand pick my own rocks soon.

 

[Badilac]

Glad to see everything is coming together, its looking like a very clean setup. Make sure those hoses don't kink up, im sure the pictures were taken before it was all up and running but you wouldn't want to slow the flow. Depending on the BTU's all the other equipment produce the UV can certainly raise the tank temp easily. Adding a UV to my system was the difference of not needing a chiller at all to needing one all the time. My system was right on the edge of holding steady as it was and the UV just tipped the scale of too many BTU's.

 

[Futuretotm]

Aquascaping underwater with superglue gel and epoxy.

 

[Futuretotm]

Some of the life on this rock
Not sure if aiptasia, or something else.

 

[Futuretotm]

Pistol shrimp, big boy by the looks of it

 

[Futuretotm]

I have no SW fish or corals yet, but boy does she look beautiful

 

[SifuMemphis]

Very nice!

To answer your question, it's aiptasia kill it before it spreads

 

[Badilac]

Man, it really does look great even with no fish currently.

 

[revhtree]

Your the most expert amateur I've ever seen here! Nice job so far!

 

[Futuretotm]

Very nice!

To answer your question, it's aiptasia kill it before it spreads

I've heard of "feeding" it super glue gel, is that how I should do it?

Man, it really does look great even with no fish currently.

Thanks!

Your the most expert amateur I've ever seen here! Nice job so far!

Thanks!
Ive been reading and soaking info on these forums for many a years ;Writing