Apartment reef went wild!

kidtango · Apr 30, 2014

My first post on Reef2reef. And this is my first build thread! So be gentle with me haha. Im still a noob to the reefing world. I have been keeping or at least try to keep a reef for the last few years. I did learn A LOT. I am fortunate enough to have good friends that are much further ahead with reef keeping to guide and show me the way. My friend Josh and James (AKA Naka). Naka's tank inspired a lot of people on Reefcentral. When I saw his tank, I was hooked... I knew then that this is the reef that I want for myself.

Anyhow! My tank will be delivered in 40 minutes? Fish Gallery is right down the street from where I live (5 minuts away!).

Tank: 60X35X22 low iron on 3 sides with center overflow. Rimless! Can't do without rimless anymore.

Reef scaping will be done with Vitarock. I am trying something sorta new. Naka has done it with his tank and I love it. I post pics soon! This thread is uselse without pics! I know! haha. So excited.

Scott

Reefing Madness · Apr 30, 2014

Aqua fire/medic · Apr 30, 2014

That's a monster

let's see some pics.

Rob&Gab · Apr 30, 2014

omg show show show pictures!

and welcome to R2R!

Jimbo662 · Apr 30, 2014

Settle down people...let Kid have some private time with his new tank before he shares with the world!

Jimbo662 · Apr 30, 2014

Ok...time is up...where are the pics????????????????? :bigsmile:

Los · Apr 30, 2014

Lol Jimbo, Cant wait to see this tank

kidtango · Apr 30, 2014

Blahh... trying to link the photos from photobucket... no successful yet.

kidtango · Apr 30, 2014

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kidtango · Apr 30, 2014

Ok... There we. Sorry guys! I am such a noob at doing this. But I'll get better at it. Still need ALOT of work. Need to clean the tank up a bit. Still waiting on the sump. This is going to take a while before I even have water and etc in there.

Going to run two Mitras 6200. I'll post pics of all equipment up soon.

Aqua fire/medic · Apr 30, 2014

Wow wow wow

YHSublime · Apr 30, 2014

Take it off the wall a bit so you can get behind it if you need to!

Tank looks great, look forward to watching this go. What are your plans for producing water and general maintenence being in apartment? I ask because I have a 150 gallon in a 650 square foot place, and realestate is prime...

kidtango · Apr 30, 2014

Maintenance will be easy. My RODI unit is underneath the sink area and it's well within reach to the tank. I'll run the line to the water reservoir when I need to fill it up. It's going to be a 15G custom built by buildinganobsession.com. He's building my sump also. I am hoping to get that tomorrow. We'll see.

Water changes will be easy also. I just drain the water from the tank right out into the parking garage. I have a 30g trash cane nearby the kitchen that I can run a hose to the tank to fill it up. Is there any sort of enviromental issue with me draining saltwater out that way? The drainage is right there also. The water just run to the drainage from there.

As far as filtration, I am using an upflow type ATS by Santa Monica. Skimmer is RO POV DC2. That skimmer looks so sweet. Can't wait until I get it running. Prodibio dosing once every 2 weeks for bacteria filtration.

I will post lots of pics. I think pictures can explain things much better than words.

Pete polyp · Apr 30, 2014

I heard angels sing once the picture of the tank loaded

skinz78 · Apr 30, 2014

Sweet looking setup!

spspirate · Apr 30, 2014

Very sweet!!

kidtango · Apr 30, 2014

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kidtango · Apr 30, 2014

I am now in the process of planning for plumbing and cleaning up old equipment. Will hang Mitras this weekend and hopefully have the tank plumbed.

Btw, this is an AGE tank.. which you can see the tag in 2nd photo. 3/4" low iron glass on all three sides. The stand is also contracted through Fish Gallery. I am very happy with the quality of the stand. Very clean looking. It has side doors (28" wide). This will make maintenance easier.

kidtango · Apr 30, 2014

The apartment is 750 sqft... LOL. I have no TV. The living room is practically a fish room. I'm in the process of shopping for furniture. Something modern and comfortable. I can see the tank in almost any spot in the apartment. The first thing people will see when they enter the apartment will be the tank... There's no doubt in anyone's mind where my priorities are. :bigsmile: Well, it's part of my life style and it's a hobby I look forward to grow with. This is a major project for sure. I took great care to not skim on anything. Wish me luck and any advice will be greatly appreciated.