60 Gal Rimless
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Topic: 60 Gal Rimless
Posted By: TSUNAMI
Subject: 60 Gal Rimless
Date Posted: April 27 2013 at 8:12am
So the 220 is on the back-burner until I get the basement remodeled...In the mean time I picked up this 48x24x12 from Eric as a place for all my coral so I can take down my 135 and complete basement construction.  ------------- 135 Reef Vortech mp40w & mp60 40 SPS w Maxspect-Ps & MP10w http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=56288&title=new-220-build" rel="nofollow - 220 Build in progress :) |
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Posted By: TSUNAMI
Date Posted: April 27 2013 at 8:13am
 Stand
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Posted By: TSUNAMI
Date Posted: April 27 2013 at 8:17am
I used a good urethane to set the top with the empty tank set on top to make sure it's nice and flat ------------- 135 Reef Vortech mp40w & mp60 40 SPS w Maxspect-Ps & MP10w http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=56288&title=new-220-build" rel="nofollow - 220 Build in progress :) |
Posted By: TSUNAMI
Date Posted: April 27 2013 at 8:19am
Then I used a thin dense pad on top under the glass and on the pan ------------- 135 Reef Vortech mp40w & mp60 40 SPS w Maxspect-Ps & MP10w http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=56288&title=new-220-build" rel="nofollow - 220 Build in progress :) |
Posted By: TSUNAMI
Date Posted: April 27 2013 at 8:23am
Then I couldn't resist buying one of these awesome sumps from Eric...only thing left is to plumb everything and skin the stand and make it pretty :) ------------- 135 Reef Vortech mp40w & mp60 40 SPS w Maxspect-Ps & MP10w http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=56288&title=new-220-build" rel="nofollow - 220 Build in progress :) |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: April 27 2013 at 11:52am
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Looks very nice! Can't wait to see more progress on this build. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Aquarium Creations
Date Posted: April 27 2013 at 5:19pm
 looking good------------- Aquarium Maintenance,Consulting,Custom Built Glass Aquariums Rimless/Euro,24Hr Emergency Service 8015485201 Www.UtahAquariumDoctors.com [email protected] |
Posted By: TSUNAMI
Date Posted: May 13 2013 at 7:14pm
Getting pretty excited now. After consulting with Eric again, I decided to go with an external return, so he ordered the pump for me and is coming over tomorrow to plumb everything up :) ------------- 135 Reef Vortech mp40w & mp60 40 SPS w Maxspect-Ps & MP10w http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=56288&title=new-220-build" rel="nofollow - 220 Build in progress :) |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: May 13 2013 at 7:39pm
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I have a 60 gal rimless.... way cool. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: laynframe
Date Posted: May 13 2013 at 9:34pm
Good looking sump eric, right down to the wavy deviders awesome.  ------------- The time we enjoy wasting isn't wasted time!!!! |
Posted By: Krazie4Acans
Date Posted: May 14 2013 at 8:10am
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I love shallow reefs. Tsunami I think you have a buyer for this one when you get back to setting up your 220! I love this tank! ------------- My ocean. 90g (yup, won it!), 40g, 28g, & 10g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63568&title=krazies-nano-paradise" rel="nofollow - Tank Thread: |
Posted By: TSUNAMI
Date Posted: May 14 2013 at 6:10pm
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Whoooohooooo it floats!!! I'm so glad I decided on the external return pump! So many advantages, but the noise factor alone is worth the extra 70 bucks...I'll replace it once a year if it'll stay this quiet...you can hardly even hear it :) Hopefully I'll get the back painted, level the stand, and fill it with salt water over the weekend. Still need to come up with a slick way to hang my fixture Thanks for all the compliments :)  ------------- 135 Reef Vortech mp40w & mp60 40 SPS w Maxspect-Ps & MP10w http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=56288&title=new-220-build" rel="nofollow - 220 Build in progress :) |
Posted By: Aquarium Creations
Date Posted: May 14 2013 at 6:12pm
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Posted By: ch3tt
Date Posted: May 14 2013 at 6:53pm
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What kind of pump is it? I'm looking for a really quite external pump. ------------- Red Sea Reefer 625 XXL |
Posted By: Aquarium Creations
Date Posted: May 14 2013 at 7:07pm
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Reeflow blowhole ------------- Aquarium Maintenance,Consulting,Custom Built Glass Aquariums Rimless/Euro,24Hr Emergency Service 8015485201 Www.UtahAquariumDoctors.com [email protected] |
Posted By: TSUNAMI
Date Posted: May 19 2013 at 1:28pm
So here is the latest... Painted the back, came up with a cost-effective light hanger mounted to the stand...yay no holes in the new paint, and I'm only into it like $10 :) I have it positioned, and only need to level and it's ready to fill with SW. I replaced all my RO/DI filters yesterday...almost there, just need about 10 more gallons. ------------- 135 Reef Vortech mp40w & mp60 40 SPS w Maxspect-Ps & MP10w http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=56288&title=new-220-build" rel="nofollow - 220 Build in progress :) |
Posted By: TSUNAMI
Date Posted: May 26 2013 at 3:18pm
K so I filled it a few days ago with SW, then 3 days ago added a heater, sand to the refuge, and a refuge light. Today I added rubble and tested the water...plan to seed it with some live rock from my daughter's tank, as I know it is pest free. The test results using Oceanic with new RO/DI filters: Mag 1020...dosed 200ml solution, retested at 1200, then dosed 100ml more; Cal 450 :) Alk 8.9 dosed 50ml solution; salinity 1.0245...bumped that up just a bit to 1.025. All said, 71 1/2 cups salt, 70 Gal water. ------------- 135 Reef Vortech mp40w & mp60 40 SPS w Maxspect-Ps & MP10w http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=56288&title=new-220-build" rel="nofollow - 220 Build in progress :) |