Hermit and Wife's Ultimate Tank Giveaway Tank

[jsker]

Great to see the build going together

 

[jasonamyers]

Got the COR 20 pump in yesterday and got confirmation that both the rocks and skimmer have shipped! Next week, we should be getting water in this awesome tank.

 

[jsker]

Very cool

 

[jasonamyers]

I'm kinda of a big dude and the smaller sump was proving difficult to work in, so I decided to get a triton style sump for this system as well. I love using a refugium to control nutrients and provide a place for pods etc to grow. I'm gonna get the Synergy Reef TS-26 a try with a few edits. The order volume means it'll take a month for it to get here. I expect to use the sump that came with it for the initial cycle, then move to the TS-26 when it gets here.

 

[pelphrey]

Coming along nicely!!! I've been eye balling that sump since you mentioned it to me a few weeks back. I just don't know that I went to spend the time to swap out my current sump. I'll see how your install goes first! haha

 

[jasonamyers]

Coming along nicely!!! I've been eye balling that sump since you mentioned it to me a few weeks back. I just don't know that I went to spend the time to swap out my current sump. I'll see how your install goes first! haha

In your case you’d have to move your ATO water reservoir as well since it’s 26 inches

 

[jasonamyers]

So the huge skimmer arrived today, and I listed it for sale at https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/wts-atb-1050a-v15-skimmer-in-red.353228/. I've ordered a NYOS 120 to go in the tank.

 

[powers2001]

I'm kinda of a big dude and the smaller sump was proving difficult to work in, so I decided to get a triton style sump for this system as well. I love using a refugium to control nutrients and provide a place for pods etc to grow. I'm gonna get the Synergy Reef TS-26 a try with a few edits. The order volume means it'll take a month for it to get here. I expect to use the sump that came with it for the initial cycle, then move to the TS-26 when it gets here.

Whoaa dude!! I ordered a Synergy TS-26 on Jan. 19!! I ordered the Fusion Green without the probe holders. I have an Apex probe holder and I also figure with a fixed built-in holder, if the probes are bumped they could be damaged as with the magnet holder, it will give way when the probes are bumped. Did you order any alterations? I didn't know they were that far behind, how did you find out? When I ordered the site said 3 week production time or something like that. Keep us posted!!

 

[jasonamyers]

Whoaa dude!! I ordered a Synergy TS-26 on Jan. 19!! I ordered the Fusion Green without the probe holders. I have an Apex probe holder and I also figure with a fixed built-in holder, if the probes are bumped they could be damaged as with the magnet holder, it will give way when the probes are bumped. Did you order any alterations? I didn't know they were that far behind, how did you find out? When I ordered the site said 3 week production time or something like that. Keep us posted!!

So this is Synergy's busy season, and I was emailing them about the order to get some guidance. I got my return bulkhead changed to a 1" because that's how I do my plumbing and no probe holder. I got mine in white and storm cloud. From their website as where there is this:

*****These sumps are built to order and may take 2-3 Weeks for shipment.***** During High Volume Months (November – March) Build time may be longer. Please contact us is you have any questions.
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[Mark Gray]

Nice Congratulations

 

[jasonamyers]

Busy day today with the rock arriving. I had gotten the MarcoRocks ShelfScape 60. It came packed like fine china every piece arrived intact and looking good. I mean it was absolutely insanely well packed. Here are a few pictures.

The kit has some bases cut nice for footing and stacking.

And it also has some really lovely shelf pieces shown here.

Again it arrived in absolutely perfect shape and I can't wait to put them together this week.

With the rock on hand, I turned my attention to getting my COR20 plumbed in. Here are few pictures of that coming together. I'm going to use the stock sump until the synergy reef shows up. I did the plumbing so hopefully, all I need to do is add an extension between the two halves of the union.

So... a little aquascaping, and I can get this tank wet! But that's for another day.

 

[powers2001]

So this is Synergy's busy season, and I was emailing them about the order to get some guidance. I got my return bulkhead changed to a 1" because that's how I do my plumbing and no probe holder. I got mine in white and storm cloud. From their website as where there is this:

*****These sumps are built to order and may take 2-3 Weeks for shipment.***** During High Volume Months (November – March) Build time may be longer. Please contact us is you have any questions.
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You got me thinking about that return bulkhead. My return is a COR 15 and I'm running a 1" Apex flow sensor off it, so I should go with a 1" bulkhead as well. I'm excited to go with the Triton Method. I wanted to do a proprietary methodology and almost went with Zeovit but with all those little bottles and pumping the reactor twice a day? That's for the birds. BTW, what color's storm cloud?

 

[jasonamyers]

You got me thinking about that return bulkhead. My return is a COR 15 and I'm running a 1" Apex flow sensor off it, so I should go with a 1" bulkhead as well. I'm excited to go with the Triton Method. I wanted to do a proprietary methodology and almost went with Zeovit but with all those little bottles and pumping the reactor twice a day? That's for the birds. BTW, what color's storm cloud?

That's the storm cloud color

 

[powers2001]

Cool beans!! What's that shelf with the rectangle holes in the refugium section?

 

[jasonamyers]

Cool beans!! What's that shelf with the rectangle holes in the refugium section?

It helps hold the chaeto in that section and stops it from going over the baffle into the sump I believe.

 

[powers2001]

It helps hold the chaeto in that section and stops it from going over the baffle into the sump I believe.

Hmm.. makes sense. I emailed Synergy about changing my return bulkhead to a 1 inch. Did your alterations cost you extra? How soon did you hear back from them?

 

[jasonamyers]

Hmm.. makes sense. I emailed Synergy about changing my return bulkhead to a 1 inch. Did your alterations cost you extra? How soon did you hear back from them?

No extra charge that I saw I heard back from them later the same day.

 

[jasonamyers]

Phillip who designed the aquascape in my other tank swung by and after some trial and error we landed on

Now to get it all epoxyed/mortared up. Phillip just zen stacks all this stuff

 

[jsker]

Phillip who designed the aquascape in my other tank swing by and after some trial and error we landed on

Now to get it all epoxyed/mortared up. Phillip just zen stacks all this stuff

I like it.

 

[jasonamyers]

We got all the rock epoxied together and in the tank! Tomorrow this bad boy is getting wet!