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Hey guys, long time no talk, a lot has changed since I first joined R2R and I'm happy to announce I will finally be adding a sump to my tank! I have a 65 gallon with a custom made stand all done by me! I've never done anything like this before and it was quite the learning experience, ( https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/first-time-for-everything.281899/ ) was My stand build thread and I was going to continue there.. but this can be dedicated to my tank now solely. I recently switched my stand over from the original one the tank was on to the new one I just built. It was a long process but it went pretty smoothly and now I am ready to start to add stuff to my tank.
Current equipment
65 gallon tank
Custom built stand
Lifereef Overflow
Marine Depot 36 inch Elite Sump
Varios 6 Return pump
I am still in the process for choosing a skimmer yet I am leaning towards the Lifereef Vs23.
Livestock -
2 Ocellaris clown fish
1 Watchman goby (white no longer yellow)
Pistol shrimp
miscellaneous hermit crabs / some snails
Few different corals... not really sure names
As of now I am in the process of designing a manifold & my whole return plumbing setup. I intended on having 4 gate valves on my manifold and one ball valve at the end or something similar in order to do some easy water changes. I'd like to thank @dbl for all his time and patience in regarding helping me come up with a nice design, and couldn't have gotten as far as I have without him. I came up with a really rough & ugly sketch and @dbl took time out of his day to draw a nice detailed sketch to help me understand a lot. Now I am asking everyone for some more help in regards to upgrades and or changes they would do based on the experience they have building and or anything related.
I'll attach a bunch of pictures of everything.. from what my sump looks like, to what the plan is, to even the corals I currently have in my tank.
Bonus picture of my snail riding my thermometer around the tank
Current equipment
65 gallon tank
Custom built stand
Lifereef Overflow
Marine Depot 36 inch Elite Sump
Varios 6 Return pump
I am still in the process for choosing a skimmer yet I am leaning towards the Lifereef Vs23.
Livestock -
2 Ocellaris clown fish
1 Watchman goby (white no longer yellow)
Pistol shrimp
miscellaneous hermit crabs / some snails
Few different corals... not really sure names
As of now I am in the process of designing a manifold & my whole return plumbing setup. I intended on having 4 gate valves on my manifold and one ball valve at the end or something similar in order to do some easy water changes. I'd like to thank @dbl for all his time and patience in regarding helping me come up with a nice design, and couldn't have gotten as far as I have without him. I came up with a really rough & ugly sketch and @dbl took time out of his day to draw a nice detailed sketch to help me understand a lot. Now I am asking everyone for some more help in regards to upgrades and or changes they would do based on the experience they have building and or anything related.
I'll attach a bunch of pictures of everything.. from what my sump looks like, to what the plan is, to even the corals I currently have in my tank.
Bonus picture of my snail riding my thermometer around the tank