jz's 60 Gallon

thewackyreefer · May 18, 2010

New video on the last page!

Leave a comment! Provide some feedback!

Not going to be a huge upgrade size wise from my current system, but I'm pretty much starting from scratch as far as hardware goes.

Once I actually have the tank in hand (7/2) I'll add a FTS for everyone and try to keep this top post current.

36" x 20" x 20" Leemar Tank (Starphire Glass)
28" x 14" x 18" Advance Acrylics Sump
2 x AI SOL Blue LED Fixtures
Custom Scape from the Alternative Reef

~60lbs AragAlive Sand
ReefKeeper Lite Controller w/ NET, pH, salinity, ATO, the whole 9 yards
Vortech MP40 EcoSMART

FTS 3/25/11:

thewackyreefer · Jun 17, 2010

A couple shots of one of the LED lights I picked up from Luke33. Will be running 2 over this tank.

Sump is being worked on this week, hope to pick it up from AA this weekend. Tank will arrive on 7/2, super stoked.

revsgirl · Jun 17, 2010

Have fun!!:haha:

TopNotchCorals · Jun 17, 2010

A couple shots of one of the LED lights I picked up from Luke33. Will be running 2 over this tank.

cant wait to get mine

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thewackyreefer · Jun 17, 2010

Rock came from Marco Rocks today, it's freakin beautiful!

TopNotchCorals · Jun 17, 2010

I must agree with you on the macro rock.I picked up a few pieces from BAYMAC and they are beautiful

Alpha Aquaculture · Jun 20, 2010

Acans under leds, ok I've got my eye on this :wink:

thewackyreefer · Jun 20, 2010

Planning on lots of acans!

Been playing with the rock the past few days, so hard to avoid the wall look with such a small space to work with!

thewackyreefer · Jun 22, 2010

So here are a couple pics of what I've come up with as far as the scape goes. No matter how hard I try, or how many times I rearrange the rock it always ends up looking like a pile. If I break things up a little more I lose space and the tank isn't THAT big so I need as much space for coral as possible, especially up top where I'll be focusing on SPS. Open to any and all suggestions! Have at it!

inactive · Jun 22, 2010

thewackyreefer · Jun 25, 2010

Just picked up my sump from John at Advance Acrylics. Beautiful work and it's got a nice size fuge and frag area!

thewackyreefer · Jun 27, 2010

Tough crowd! I thought the sump was pretty **** nice!

TopNotchCorals · Jun 27, 2010

luvmyacans said:
Tough crowd! I thought the sump was pretty **** nice!

Nice sump bro,good to see it piecing together for ya.How are the LED's treating you??I should have mine this Thursday.......CHEA!!!!!!

thewackyreefer · Jun 27, 2010

bayreefer said:
Nice sump bro,good to see it piecing together for ya.How are the LED's treating you??I should have mine this Thursday.......CHEA!!!!!!

Still got the one running over my 40g. Unfortunately I had to treat the 40g with Flatworm Exit just over a week ago which really ****** off my SPS so it's hard to comment on them but I will say my Acans and Z's/P's are starting to color up nicely, they look way better than they ever did under my MH+T5.

TopNotchCorals · Jun 27, 2010

Sorry to hear bout the flatworm bro

dip,dip,dip,and dip again

.I look forward to your tank coming together good luck

thewackyreefer · Jul 2, 2010

The tank has arrived! Looks beautiful, unfortunately I don't have any time in the next week to touch it. :sad:

swannyson7 · Jul 2, 2010

luvmyacans said:
Tough crowd! I thought the sump was pretty **** nice!

That's a really nice sump. It's definitely making me rethink using an old 55 with baffles on my new build. I'm going to have a section for frags, but because of the size of my skimmer, I don't think I'm going to have room for a refugium. Maybe I can rethink the way I install the baffles for a small refugium.....

thewackyreefer · Jul 2, 2010

swannyson7 said:
That's a really nice sump. It's definitely making me rethink using an old 55 with baffles on my new build. I'm going to have a section for frags, but because of the size of my skimmer, I don't think I'm going to have room for a refugium. Maybe I can rethink the way I install the baffles for a small refugium.....

Tough call, unless you're going to be fragging a lot I'd go with the fuge. Definitely more beneficial IMO.

thewackyreefer · Jul 11, 2010

Whaddya think? Worked with a welder to get the light rack put together today. Easy to adjust the height and can slide front to back as needed. Currently mounted 6" over the top.

johnanddawn · Jul 12, 2010

nice build - really like that tank
a question on those LEDs if you don't mind (nice mounting system by the way)
you have it 26" from the bottom of the tank - what size is the spread pattern at that height for one of those fixtures?