My Shallow Dream Build 60" × 30" × 17"

[JoshH]

Ha, yes. Typo . Proofing reading may have helped

Yeah but that just takes all the fun right out of it!

Really? Proofreading? We are reef keepers not English teachers. Well, some in our midst may be, but still WE aren't!

LOL!

;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious

 

[Janci]

Lol somehow I picture you tapping your watch and shaking your head in disapproval. ;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious

And it's official!!! What an amazing day, I am truly a lucky guy to have such a fantastic woman in my life


Now that that day has come and gone, we can get back to business I have found myself in a bit of a conundrum. I am in the middle of ordering my plumbing for the build and am hung up on the bulkheads. Officially the holes drilled into the closed loop were designed for Schedule 40 bulkheads (1" for the returns and 1 1/2" for the inlet). I'm now staring at schedule 80 bulkheads and wondering if it's worth it to shrink the pipe size for the closed loop to 3/4" for the outlets and 1 1/4" for the inlet. This will leave about a 2MM gap between the sch80 bulkheads and the glass as they aren't quite a snug fit with the downsize.

Flow wise I'm not too concerned about the smaller piping as most pumps I'm looking at have a 3/4" outlet anyway and I really don't need crazy flow for the corals I would like to keep. Is the schedule 80 really worth it? I feel it might be as these holes are in the bottom of my tank and the stronger the better. But I have had schedule 40 bulkheads before and they held up solid and I feel they would probably be fine. Anyone feel free to share your thoughts on what you would use and why?

Just recently catching up on many threads.
This is my favourite post till now.
Congratulations.

 

[JoshH]

Just recently catching up on many threads.
This is my favourite post till now.
Congratulations.

Thank you so much!

 

[Katrina71]

FDTS. Full dry tank shot. I think you should post them to practice for going all in.

 

[JoshH]

FDTS. Full dry tank shot. I think you should post them to practice for going all in.

I'll give you one DTS for now

 

[Katrina71]

That's beautiful! It will be worth the wait!

 

[JoshH]

That's beautiful! It will be worth the wait!

Thanks! I think so too, still SO much to do!!!

 

[Katrina71]

I think every time I have everything lined up...bam, I forgot something else.

 

[NY_Caveman]

I think every time I have everything lined up...bam, I forgot something else.

It never ends.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

I'll give you one DTS for now

Yezzzir!!! This is gonna be sweet to follow.

 

[JoshH]

I think every time I have everything lined up...bam, I forgot something else.

Unfortunately this is very true even though I've planned and planned I still seem to have missed a fair bit. Lol

It never ends.

No it doesn't, but that's what the hobbies all about, always something else. It wouldn't be much of a fun hobby if it ended at a point.

Yezzzir!!! This is gonna be sweet to follow.

Great to have you along Rich! Just picked up some lovely lumber and Jack posts on Thursday. I've decided to level off the floor and reinforce it anyway even though I am confident what I have now will hold. The wife wants the extra security so the 3 2x10 floor joists under the tank are being doubled up and the end plate of all the joists is being removed and replace with a doubled up beam. That reminds me I need more hangers!

 

[Saintnovakai]

And so it begins! (This will be a slow and steady build) After moving into our first home a month ago and selling our cargo trailer I have been given the green light to order my dream tank and get rolling on putting together a system that I will be happy with for many years to come.

The house we purchased has a living room, family room and a teeny tiny dining 'nook' off the living room. I'm currently in the midst of redoing the family room into the new dining room and the nook will become my tank area (Pictured Below)
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The tank itself will be built by Miracles Aquariums, a 60" × 24" × 16.5" peninsula style with external overflow plumbed to the basement fish room below (Yes I got lucky enough there is a room in the basement just to the right of where the tank will be that has no purpose, so the fiancé suggested it become a fish room, gotta love her).

Right now my two clowns are hanging out in a Nuvo 10 after the move as I didn't want to set up the RSM C130 once I found out I could get the new tank. Hopefully they can hold out a few more months without going insane.

Equipment list for now consists of...

Tank: Miracles Custom Peninsula
Stand: DIY dual layer Plywood
Sump: Custom Lifereef for now, upgrading down the road
Lighting: 48" Aquatic Life T5 fixture with Kessil A160s
Skimmer: Lifereef SVS2-24
Heaters: Dual Neotherms (unknown size as of now)
Controller: GHL Profilux 4 Ultimate Set with touch pad.
Return: Undecided, leaning towards Sicce Syncra SDC 9.0

Just wanted to get the thread started now and I'll be adding pictures and info as I go along

And a really horrible screen drawing of the eventual position of the tank

Hey buddy. What thickness glass is your tank?

 

[JoshH]

Hey buddy. What thickness glass is your tank?

Rear overflow and bottom panels are both 3/4" glass, all other panels are 1/2" Starphire Glass

 

[Katrina71]

And you were thinking about cutting costs on your sump? No way. Get the best you can afford. It will save you later.

 

[JoshH]

And you were thinking about cutting costs on your sump? No way. Get the best you can afford. It will save you later.

Now you're enabling on multiple threads, dangerous.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

She is a troublemaker. I can tell.

 

[Hypnotoad]

Tagging along for this one (a little late but...)

 

[Katrina71]

I am the voice of reason.

 

[JoshH]

Tagging along for this one (a little late but...)

It's still dry so you're not late atall

She is a troublemaker. I can tell.

I think we have all come to that realization ;Hilarious

 

[Katrina71]

Ok, I busted out even typing that!