Project Valinor - 84x30x25" Reef Tank

[yman182]

While waiting for the tank and supplies to come in, gotta take the small wins.

water changing station complete.

 

[Poseidon's snail]

following

 

[yman182]

Working on my rockscape. Thoughts? I still have a huge Arch I want to put on the left side.

I definitely purchased way to much rock and I think I am still using more than I want to inside of the actually tank!

 

[rwreef]

Following, also currently building a 84"x30"x25" reef tank

 

[yman182]

Following, also currently building a 84"x30"x25" reef tank

Nice! Where are you getting your tank from?

 

[rwreef]

Nice! Where are you getting your tank from?

Glasscages.com, here is my setup from my cad so far..I will do a peninsula and make everything in/from wall to my fish room.

 

[yman182]

Just got word that the tank will be delivered to the local warehouse on Wednesday! Hopefully they can get enough guys to put it in place at my house shortly after. There is one tight turn that will require the tank to stand on its side to get it into the basement. I am hoping they can get it down there without to many issues! The mockup we made fit with a few inches to spare.

 

[JPHawkins]

Slight change of plans. I might be going with a Geo sump vs the Synergy.

It would be something like this, but with Red walls and also a refugium at the end.

Anyone have an experience with either Geo or Synergy?

I have the synergy cl-60. It’s nice.

 

[yman182]

I have the synergy cl-60. It’s nice.

I ended up going with the GEO, but it was a tough decision!

 

[rwreef]

Just got word that the tank will be delivered to the local warehouse on Wednesday! Hopefully they can get enough guys to put it in place at my house shortly after. There is one tight turn that will require the tank to stand on its side to get it into the basement. I am hoping they can get it down there without to many issues! The mockup we made fit with a few inches to spare.

Let me know how heavy/difficult that tank is once you move it!

 

[yman182]

Let me know how heavy/difficult that tank is once you move it!

Will do. I hired 6 guys to move it for me. Planet Aquariums said it will weigh between 500-600lbs empty.

 

[rwreef]

Good info, I heard about the same estimate. I am also going to hire some guys to help. Still make me nervous!

 

[yman182]

Agreed. To get my tank in the basement they will need to set it on its side, which scares the crap out of me.

 

[yman182]

The tank is in the shop! Getting delivered soon!

This thing is built like a tank. I cannot wait to get it home and start filling it with water.

 

[yman182]

I got an amazing deal on a 80w pentair UV that I couldn’t pass up....it is larger than anticipated..

 

[yman182]

The Tank is getting delivered Saturday morning! Merry Christmas to me! I figured I should give an equipment update as things have changed since the beginning.

1x Planet Aquariums 84x30x25 Eurobraced Tank (1/2” Glass) with 3x 1.5" Drains and 2x 1" returns, center overflow
1x 84" Metal stand with Wood covers
1x Geo 72x20x15 Custom Sump in Red and Black
1x Geo 818 Calcium Reactor to match sump
1x Carbon Doser
1x Kameor FX-STP pump
1x Geo SMC415 Secondary Chamber to match sump
1x Geo Cryptic Reactor to match Sump
1x Reef Octopus Regal 300INT Skimmer with Neck cleaner
2x 65 Gallon containers for RO and Salt water
1x Pentair UV 80W UV Filter
Full Neptune control system
3x EB832 Units
1x cor-20 for return
1x Abyzz A200 to drive second return and second UV
1x ATK
2x 1" Flow Monitors
3x LDK kits
1x Dos for AWC
4x WAV Pumps
2x MP60QD
1x Trident
2x BRS 600W Heaters
4x XR30 Gen 5 Pro lights.
4x Reefbrite XHO retrofit kits
1x Avast Marine Skimmate Locker
1x Avast Marine Breakout Box for Apex
1x Avast Marine Plank Feeder
Caribsea Life Rock
1x Adaptive Reef Ohh **** light
1x Adaptive Reef Button/Switch combo
3x Adaptive Reef Controller boards.
Full Hanna and Re Sea tester kits.

 

[yman182]

So I got a bonkers deal on the Pentair UV80, which is why I have 2 UVs now. So my plan now is to use the Pentair UV50 on one return pump for the protozoa control and the UV80 for Algae control. All the docs I read show the HO UV80 needs about 2700GPH for a 600 gallon tank.

Is my thinking below correct.

The GPH and tank size the docs recommend come out to a turnover of the tank of about 4.5 times an hour. I have about 330G total water volume, does that mean I will need about 1485GPH flow through this UV for Algae control?

 

[rwreef]

Super excited to see your tank! Mine is only a few weeks away!

 

[yman182]

Tank was delivered! The ordeal to bring it down was something else!

The Stand came in 2 pieces otherwise it would not fit through the door

...still did not fit! We had to cut the drywall out in the stairwell to be able to maneuver the stand down.

After a few cuts, a removal of a stud the stands finally went down!

SUCCESSSS.

Next comes the tank. It took 10 Guys to bring it downstairs. It must have weighed 600lbs.

I wont bore you with the video of it going down, but after it was down, it went on the stand! The tank is built....like a tank (pun intended)...

Next was attaching the wood skin. Also, boss...I mean wife for scale.

Tonight, my plan was to start on the rockscape. What are you guys thoughts? I have 4 Radion G5s, but I only put 2 on for the picture. I think I may need 5...

The stand has a few scuffs on it and the installers are coming back tomorrow to patch them up. The guys I worked with were great, would highly recommend them to anyone.

I have not glued anything down yet, so if you have any criticism or suggestions I am all ears!

 

[rwreef]

Looks great, I like the wood skin. Very elegant appearance.

How wide is the lip around the stand top? What is the height of the stand to bottom of the tank? I like the look and wanna make sure I'm on the right track with my stand