Just another Build: 80 Gallon

[fishguy242]

i'll see if i can find pic of specific one:)

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Following!

 

[fishguy242]

the gorgo far left lower :)

 

[C.Rayven]

the gorgo far left lower :)

Interesting, I keep an eye out for that and steer clear

 

[C.Rayven]

So, after working on leveling the stand, putting in outlets and getting the tank ready to sit in this spot. My boyfriends best friend comes over and says "This would look so much nicer if you took out this wall and turned the tank." Which is what I said originally but noooo.... but now its on the table. They are going into the attic tonight to see if that wall has a supporting beam or not So fingers crossed...

 

[C.Rayven]

Well, taking the wall out was not an option. It is a load bearing wall. Bummed, but moving on!

Tank got more mail!!! Plumbing is here!

 

[C.Rayven]

Project of the day: Chiller access to the sump.

The chiller is sitting outside the stand in the other side of the wall under the bar.

So I grabbed some tools and made a hole!

I found this cool 2” through wall port called a wall eye wall on Amazon. Install was super easy and came out really clean.

 

[NashobaTek]

Following, I am planning a sh tank in the future after our move!

 

[C.Rayven]

Following, I am planning a sh tank in the future after our move!

Thanks for the follow!


I'll be updating this thread this weekend.
Leak test of tank and plumbing was a success!
As mentioned this tank is going to be a holding tank for my main tank for a little bit while I swap my main tank. So it'll see water soon but seahorses probably in a couple months maybe we'll see.

 

[C.Rayven]

So a lot has happened for this tank - it passed leak check for the plumbing and tank and is holding water. Unfortunately not seahorses tho... as mentioned before this tank needed to be a holding tank for a little bit so it is currently holding all almost all the live stock from my 225. It needed to be swapped out because of a leaky seam.

My brother in law came over and threw together and quick canopy for me while they make the skin for the bottom and the real canopy at the shop.

 

[C.Rayven]

Finally got the Chiller hooked up and running. I had planned on having the ATO container under the stand beside the sump but it didn’t work out so I moved it out next to the chiller.

Big tank is moving along nicely. Aquascape base is in place. So all of this rock is cemented together with E-Marco and is sitting directly on the bottom of the tank. Sand added after. All rock was from the original tank had has been live rock for over 10 years.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Looking great!

 

[C.Rayven]

Looking great!

Thanks so much!!

Build is slow going but will hopefully make some progress over the next couple of months :)

 

[C.Rayven]

Well after two years of no updates here’s one!
Tank has been up and running for a while now. It did take quite some time to let go of find H. Reidi for this tank and I bought 4 female H. Erectus. They are doing great! I have been battling with hair algae so this tank is not quite the beautiful show tank I was hoping it would be but everything is a process.

 

[Devaji]

nice man! after 5+ years of setting on the side line I am jumping in SH world.
feel free to stop by my build thread and drop some knowledge.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/teton-mustang-ranch-rs-300-g2-seahorse-build.911054/

 

[C.Rayven]

nice man! after 5+ years of setting on the side line I am jumping in SH world.
feel free to stop by my build thread and drop some knowledge.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/teton-mustang-ranch-rs-300-g2-seahorse-build.911054/

That’s awesome!! Seahorses are the best I really love having mine. A bit more work then the reef but totally worth it!

 

[danieyella]

I'm in the research portion of SH tank. Setting up a cube as a holding tank until we finish our new house build & then once the big tank is set back up the cube will become the SH tank.

Love what I can see in yours. Any fts? With or without hair algae ;)

 

[C.Rayven]

I figure after two years this can get an update My seahorses were fabulous while I had them. I had a baby at the end of 2022 and just could not keep up with the feeding and cleaning so these guys got a new home.

This 80 is still up and running and it is slowly going to become my main tank. I do have a 220G that I am maintaining until tangs that I have pass away. I feel it’s only fair to them as I’ve had them (White Cheek Tang , a Purple Tang and Yellow Eye Kole Tang) for going on 7+ years. When that happens my other fish will move to the 80 so I can pull down the 220. The other fish inculude one Wyoming White clown, Randalls Goby, Royal Gamma, B. Cardinal, and a possume wrasse.

That being said the other day the tangs turned nasty and beat up the Purple so he is in the 80 with my sailfin blenny and rainfords goby.

So that’s why this had been demoted from a seahorse tank build to just another tank build. ‍Life happens

 

[C.Rayven]

Reefing is a funny thing. I’ve been maintaining my big tank with the littlest amount of effort possible while also having it listed for sale. I haven’t moved any other live stock to the 80G yet because why bother when they are fine in the big tank. Also, the 80 got overrun with Kenya trees from my Moms’ tank break down. (Why did I even bother to take those?? They are the worst!) So I was a little done with both tanks and right when I was ready to pull the plug my daughter, now 2.5 years old, has fallen in love with my Royal Gamma. Why? All because of Finding Nemo.

So, while I’m still going to get out from under the big tank soon hopefully. Only one tang left and he has a home once the tank goes. I’ll be doing a re-aquascape of the 80 mostly to get rid of all the Kenya trees but also to include some of my favorite rock pieces from my big tank. Here’s a semi before picture. I started moving things before I thought to take a picture of it. Also just ignore all that green film algae

 

[C.Rayven]

Updated tank pics. Cleaned up all the Kenya trees so hopefully they don’t come back. Did a re-aqua escape to the tank.

Next on the list is to switch out the light, currently it has a reef breeder Photon pro V2 16. Going to pull the reef breeder Photon pro V2 24 off my big tank to put on it. I think I have it around 7/8 inches off the water there. Does anyone have recommendations on how high the light should be off the water?

Also, ordered everything to do a full clean up and over haul on my RO/DI unit as well as some new salt to get a water change on this tank.