Anderson Family Reef - Concrete Aquarium DIY 5K All The Way (Page 33)

VanDalsenReef · Jan 16, 2022

cmaxwell39 said:
i think one of the smaller tangs would be alright in this size tank. A bristletooth or smaller zebrasoma. Nothing too large though.

Or upgrade lol

dca22anderson · Jan 17, 2022

Fine folks, I think I will try and put in a few tangs... Shhh just don't alert the Tang Police!!

VanDalsenReef · Jan 17, 2022

dca22anderson said:
Fine folks, I think I will try and put in a few tangs... Shhh just don't alert the Tang Police!!

a few of the captive bred yellows when they're small should be okay

like 50

Daveobrien · Jan 17, 2022

Or you could make it look like the Oregon Coast Aquarium display. I think they like the color Yellow.

Oregon Coast Aquarium is Sitting on a Gold Mine

Never seen so many yellow tangs in one place before, and that was just one section of the tank, they were everywhere. VID_20220115_110929.mp4

www.pnwmas.org

dca22anderson · Jan 17, 2022

Daveobrien said:
Or you could make it look like the Oregon Coast Aquarium display. I think they like the color Yellow.

Oregon Coast Aquarium is Sitting on a Gold Mine

Never seen so many yellow tangs in one place before, and that was just one section of the tank, they were everywhere. VID_20220115_110929.mp4

www.pnwmas.org

That's a lot of yellow tangs!!

cmaxwell39 · Jan 17, 2022

dca22anderson said:
Fine folks, I think I will try and put in a few tangs... Shhh just don't alert the Tang Police!!

I definitely won't tell the tang police. I am out of tang jail on probation and just participating in this conversation may land me back in lockup.;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious

dca22anderson · Jan 21, 2022

Please don't shoot the messenger

... this is only to test for leaks and have something to look at until the filtration gear is available from Aquarium Engineering... So fun to see fish interacting with the rock work... They will all go into a future pond build this spring... These guys are 10-12" Japanese Koi. They look small in there... Stoked!!

Fudsey · Jan 21, 2022

Looks GREAT ! ! It's funny to see them follow you around the tank. They will be super bummed when you remove them from all that space

Are you heating the water or can they handle the temps?

DIYreefer · Jan 22, 2022

This has got to be the most ambitious DIY build I have ever seen! Following your thread has been a lot of fun (and insightful). I can't wait to see what it looks like in a year or two!

dca22anderson · Jan 23, 2022

Fudsey said:
Looks GREAT ! ! It's funny to see them follow you around the tank. They will be super bummed when you remove them from all that space

Are you heating the water or can they handle the temps?

They are in cool water, Still waiting on my heat exchanger from AE…

DIYreefer said:
This has got to be the most ambitious DIY build I have ever seen! Following your thread has been a lot of fun (and insightful). I can't wait to see what it looks like in a year or two!

Thank you!! So rewarding at each stage of the build! Crazy seeing fish in there even if they are KOI

dca22anderson · Feb 2, 2022

Found some coral munchers in the 150 gal temp bin, moved the nem rocks to the 500 bin prepping for the day when I can tear down all the bins, move them out and build out the filtration for the big tank!

dca22anderson · Feb 2, 2022

Did a 150 gallon water change on the holding system.

Also did a 1k gallon fresh water change on the big tank…

Dcal · Feb 2, 2022

dca22anderson said:
Did a 150 gallon water change on the holding system.

Also did a 1k gallon fresh water change on the big tank…

how long does a 1k fill up take?

Sltloser · Feb 2, 2022

dca22anderson said:
Did a 150 gallon water change on the holding system.

Also did a 1k gallon fresh water change on the big tank…

Interesting, had the waste from the koi increased nutrients significantly in the system?

JGT · Feb 2, 2022

Sltloser said:
Interesting, had the waste from the koi increased nutrients significantly in the system?

Those things are poop machines but wouldn’t think much impact with something this big.

aquaman3680 · Feb 2, 2022

Insane build, love seeing this coming together!

dca22anderson · Feb 3, 2022

Dcal said:
how long does a 1k fill up take?

It took a few hours while I watched the NFL playoffs. I just used a 1/2" line that used to supply the fish room sink. I'm gearing up to have a 3/4" feed to the room.

Sltloser said:
Interesting, had the waste from the koi increased nutrients significantly in the system?

Koi are big dirty fish that eat and create a ton of waste. It's like a giant fish bowl at this point so I figured a water change would help.

JGT said:
Those things are poop machines but wouldn’t think much impact with something this big.

Agreed! I did the water change just to keep things looking crystal clear.

aquaman3680 said:
Insane build, love seeing this coming together!

Thanks! Super excited to fill it up to the active water height this weekend and see how the top seams do. As all goes well it's on to building out the filtration (as soon as I get the gear from Bill Wann, Aquarium Engineering). I know I wont be able to help myself so I will most likely turn it over using the 150 gallon rubbermaid tub I just cleaned out just to get it moving...