Pickupman66"s Downsized Simplified 66 rimless

[Srlopez2]

Nice

 

[pickupman66]

I didn't use a tripod for any....

 

[srad750c]

I didn't use a tripod for any....

This is my first shots and edit with Adobe Elements 14, , thank you for all you help.

 

[Undecidedmn]

Hello,

I have a SC 50 just setting up. Have you ever changed the plumbing from day 1?

 

[pickupman66]

Nope. Everything is still the same. In fact we moved my tank from one house to another about 2 weeks ago. The only thing I did was cut part of my drain pipe so I could lift the tank out of the stand.

 

[pickupman66]

OK, So I owe you guys a true update on the tank. Will not be much in the photos here but we will see what we can do.

In August of 2015 we decided it was in our best interest to sell our house that we have been in for the last 5 years. It was a great house and we LOVED it, but due to some situations with a particular neighbor, we felt the Lord was telling us it is time to move on and build our dream house on our property. So that was the plan.... The week before Christmas we finally got an offer on our house (showings were slow) that we were willing to accept and we slated to close on Feb 12th. We looked for Rental houses and such around the area and drew up the final plans for our new home. However, that all changed when our realtor called us to look at a house that was 75% finished. what the heck... So we looked at it and fell in love. it checked all of our boxes in both location (that we didnt think of) and in the layout and the way the house was finished. So... we bought it. Closing on March 1st. YIKES!!! now what? So we decided to move in with mom and dad for a few weeks meaning that the Tank will need to be moved TWICE in 4 weeks. OMG.

SO now on to the tank. Prior to first move I planned everything I could. we took the water system to dads house a week early and filled up the 50 gallon drum. once it was full, I heated and salted the water. On move day, we bagged the loose corals, put the rocks in various ice chests and covered with water and put the fish in separate buckets. everything fit in one load opn the truck and trailer. Tank and sump in the bed with everything else in the trailer. once at the new house, the wife and I stacked the rocks back up. the best part is i only have maybe 8 rocks in the tank. Two very large pieces that occupy the entire top surface (took up an entire 110 qt igloo) and then 6 or so medium sized rocks. Once the rocks were stacked we used the water in the bin and filled up 50 of the 80 or so gallons. then we used the rest from either the fish buckets or the three buckets of old water we took with us. For the hanging light we just made a little stand for it.

SO there it was. In MOM and DADS house huming along. looked great. then BOOM Cyano bloom. Big time. YUCKY. well since we were moving in a month Oh well. tank ran decently there at moms house for 4 weeks. then we did the same exact process at the new house. Fortunately we had just done it and it worked out so well.

So on the new house move, we broke the green hammer in the lower front middle. other than that, NO CORAL or fish losses. We moved the tank into the new house March 5th and the clownfish have already begun to lay eggs again.

here it is in the new house.

Unfortunately, I traveled for the next three weeks to no chance to attend to the tank and the Cyano was back with a vengance. Finally weekend before last, I decided to Chemiclean it and did jus tthat successfully. it timed right with a water change so we made 20 gallons of saltwater and did a nice big water change after the treatment. the Cyano is gone and everything tests perfectly.

last weekend was the annual MTRC frag swap so I picked up a pair of clams and some other LPS and Zoas.. I traded them for three of the BTA anemonees and the broken piece of green hammer. (plus a little cash)

So the location of the new tank is in the loving room of our new house. Directly behind it is a closet that was deemed the fish closet so I get to stash my ATO, all accessories and plan to move my controller system into the closet as well. Once I do that, then I can completely finish the stand in the same skins as you see on the front. Hopefully by summer I will tackle this.

I am still running the Archon Controller and it is working perfectly. So worth it for me.

OK, there you have it. I will see if I can get my act together and take some good photos with the nikon.

 

[pickupman66]

Feels good to take photos of my tank lately. Hope yall enjoy them













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[benapilot]

Great update, Lindsey!

Your tank looks beautiful! Nice job on all the moves.

I'll be upgrading my 46 to a 75 in early June which seemed daunting, until I read your move story!

 

[pickupman66]

Thanks, it was a chore or two no doubt but all in all, not too bad.

 

[pickupman66]

Missed the fts..

 

[Amyi]

Pretty Cool!! I would like to have my own one.

 

[Rob.D]

Missed the fts..

Super nice, Lindsey!!!

 

[revhtree]

Yes we enjoy the photos! Great job!

 

[pickupman66]

There is nothing better than seeing actual progress and growth changes over time. Here is roughly a year and a half of growth and changes in my tank. Check out the Torch at the top and the hammers.

 

[ReefWeeds]

I too have the SCA 66! I enjoyed seeing what you have done with it It looks beautiful!

 

[benapilot]

I love the "time lapse" photos! Your corals are growing like crazy!

I took a gander at the thread, but couldn't see any dosing equipment or mention if you're dosing anything or not. I'd love to hear what/how/how much if you do.
I got a couple DP1 pumps on clearance online, but haven't decided how I'm going to use them yet on the new 75.

 

[pickupman66]

So I have a jebo doser that I use for the most part to dose alkalinity and calcium. I use BRS soda ash for the most part but sometimes I will use baking soda. There have been times where the tank ran without any dosing for more than a month. I-dose about 60 milliliters of alkalinity daily. Other than that there are no other additives into the system. For myself I have been using the seachem reef salt. not their salinity product. One thing of note on that big torch at the top is that the heads are almost an inch in diameter. It is not a bunch of small heads.

 

[benapilot]

Do you run Kalk in your ATO?

 

[pickupman66]

Nope. Never done that with success. I really try to keep it simple. I had a CARX on my old tank and was constantly screwing with it. So when I downsized, I went witho u t any dosing for a while then moved to the jebao doser. It seems to work pretty good so far.

 

[BrotherReef]

Great update sir. I especially love the time lapse photos. Tank looks beautiful.