Xingu's 150 Mixed Reef

Xingu · Mar 30, 2013

Well, I know it's not much to look at.....YET!
Homemade wood stand, PM sump & skimmer, Vertex reactor. UV sterilizer that I bought years ago and never used.
Orphek lights are ordered. Other equipment is still in research stage.

revhtree · Apr 2, 2013

Looks like you have a good start!

SeahorseKeeper · Apr 3, 2013

Can't wait to see your tank come together!!

Xingu · Apr 3, 2013

Thanks! I am trying to take my time with this one.

larangcon · Apr 3, 2013

That's the key, take your time...All will be well in time...

Mrfresh · Apr 3, 2013

What are the dims on the tank? Looks good
Take ur time.

Patience now will pay off huge later.
I've been planing my 182 gallon tank for the past 6 months...haven't bought a thing yet...

Xingu · Apr 4, 2013

The tank is 72x18x28.

Xingu · Apr 19, 2013

Was finally able to get one of my coworkers to stop by the house tonight and help me move the tank 20' from one stand to another. It is one HEAVY tank, glass is 5/8" thick, no center brace.
Now to fill it to double check there are no leaks and to clean it up. It is old and the glass is scratched in places, but I love this old tank. Going to paint the trim black.

mike007 · Apr 19, 2013

Looks like its going to be a great tank. Glad to see someone else is going to use Orphec leds, they are awesome.

Xingu · Apr 19, 2013

The lights came in earlier this week, they look sweet. Hope to hang them soon.

Xingu · Apr 20, 2013

Hung the lights and rinsed my dry rock. Will probably start plumbing next week.

Xingu · May 2, 2013

Room is a mess, must be plumbing time.

Xingu · May 13, 2013

Well, got the plumbing complete and filled everything for a test run.....no leaks!! Shut the return pump off to check water level in case of power failure and to see if the check valves in the return lines would work ok.......everything worked great!! Turned the pump back on and heard a snap, no flow. Removed the pump and found that the impeller shaft on a brand new Mag 12 did not like being one solid unit, it was in six pieces. Not sure what caused it, but I have a replacement shaft on the way. May upgrade to Mag 18 though, did not like the amount of flow I was getting back to the tank. Will try again next weekend.

shellynjason · May 16, 2013

Dang that sucks to hear about the cracked impeller, you were on a roll. Looking forward to seeing more pictures once you get it going.

Xingu · May 16, 2013

Bought a second pump for a spare. Tank is up and running!!!

gotzkill · May 23, 2013

any updates ?

Xingu · May 24, 2013

Tank is cycling with a couple of Chromis as its only occupants.

Xingu · Jun 29, 2013

It has been about a month since my last update. I have the post cycle algae bloom starting to die off and added a few new inhabitants over the last couple of weeks. It has been over a year since I tried taking fish photos, so I am a little rusty. Exposure was off on most of the 40 shots that I took. Here are a few that I was able to somewhat salvage. Of course the fish like to hangout where the glass is most scratched. I tried to clean them up as best I could. I know how to use about 5% of Photoshop and am a bit limited in my touchup skills. (Put the photos in a different post, return key is not working when posting to this site again)