Anderson Family Reef - Concrete Aquarium 5,000 gallon DIY

flagg37 · Feb 10, 2023

Does the ECM do just constant flow or does it do other patterns?

dca22anderson · Feb 10, 2023

Here is a quick video showing the hidden ECM 75 and the newly freed up space where the powerheads, mounts and wires used to be!!

dca22anderson · Feb 10, 2023

Dcal said:
No one seems to have them and I’m wondering why

Not sure but I am loving it!! (My guess would
be that they are big and flow a ton at 42,000 gph) I know of some farms and large tanks that have them…

dca22anderson · Feb 10, 2023

flagg37 said:
Does the ECM do just constant flow or does it do other patterns?

It is fully controllable, you can dial it into your systems needs!

Fudsey · Feb 11, 2023

Love the snail trails on the walls ! !

Bpp124987 · Feb 11, 2023

This thing is miraculous

Dcal · Feb 11, 2023

dca22anderson said:
Not sure but I am loving it!! (My guess would
be that they are big and flow a ton at 42,000 gph) I know of some farms and large tanks that have them…

Lol I was talkin ab the fish

dca22anderson · Feb 11, 2023

Kalk stirrer up and running just in time for some more SPS…

907_Reefer · Feb 11, 2023

Schwiinngggg!

dca22anderson · Feb 12, 2023

Went by my long time reefer friend Neil C’s and he hooked me up with more amazing frags and mini colonies. I have them in the sumps over night till I can get them in their final spots in the show tank tomorrow.

I am STOKED!! Oh the coral on the white frag rack in the second picture on the bottom is nothing less than a “Walt Disney CHUNK! You should see his mother colony!! Biggest one I have ever seen!!

Neil C is a master at growing the good stuff. Thanks again brother!!!!

tcarstens4 · Feb 12, 2023

What kind of pump is it? And what is the pump you put in? Do you have before and after pics of what that corner looked like with the tower of powerheads? Is it an ac Powerhead or Dc?

dca22anderson · Feb 13, 2023

I had 5 - Sicce Voyager HP 10 - 4000’s zip tied to some 1-1/2” pvc pipe in the front corner of the tank pointing back at the reef.

Moved to one Panta Rhei ECM 75 Hydro Wizard hidden in the pump cave…

I have it running at 40% during the daylight hours and 25% over night.

DReef42 · Feb 13, 2023

Took me a few day to get thought it all, now sad I caught up to everyone. Very enjoyable read and awesome build man kudos to you and the family!

dca22anderson · Feb 13, 2023

DReef42 said:
Took me a few day to get thought it all, now sad I caught up to everyone. Very enjoyable read and awesome build man kudos to you and the family!

Thanks for checking it out!

dca22anderson · Feb 13, 2023

Moved the Superfeeder auto feeder over to the corner where the tower of power (pumps) used to be from its original position on the light rack.

This will be way easier to refill and give the pellets more time to saturate and sink.

The new massive flow was tumbling the pellets over to the overflow too quickly (great for detritus). I may need to extend the feeder box to the water surface to help keep the pellets from going down the drain.