shon982 Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 So I picked up this tank today... 2100mm x 800mm x 800mm but has the bayfront and on the back Going to be a nice marine tank Came with 3 x 120W LED units - hoping this is enough for LPS and soft corals, might upgrade down the track to keep some SPS corals Marine sources skimmer - are these good? Haliea chiller Sump with refugium area Wave maker pumps with the Boyu wavemaker controller unit Dosing pump with controller The whole thing needs a lot of cleaning, painting, better plumbing etc. No idea how to setup the skimmer again or any of the other controllers etc. but that'll be the fun part haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenswimmers Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 Can have some before and after pics....nice pick up Shon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidg Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 (edited) How much$? It all looks really good! Sps are not that hard in relation to lighting. The ones in the top tank are not worth mentioning, but I keep a few in the bottom tank under ten watt fluro replacement tubes with quarter watt leds in them and they do fine. They are just close to the surface and are well fed, so the photosynthetic algae with in are not the be all and end all of their feeding requirements. Also their are some in my tubs and they get very weak lighting, yet still grow and have reasonable colour. Water quality, trace elements, balanced nutrients; lots of flow and good quality foods do wonders. The flow part is a must; I have just over three thousand litres and hour moving in each of my 2 foot by 16 inch by 17 inch tanks Your 120 watt leds will most likely do fine if you provide sps with what they need. Edited June 15, 2013 by liquidg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted June 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 not for sale haha, I bought it for myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidg Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 No i mean how much did you pay for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 So first update I cleaned up the paint on the back, cleaned the hood and lights (lots of salt on them), working out how to wire the lights and pump controllers and cleaned up all the wave making pumps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidg Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 What a mess,lol. This hobby takes a lot of work to get up and running hey and a lot of cleaning up as you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 haha yeah it's got to get worse before it gets better! I researched the pumps/wavemakers - well they are Boyu WM-3 and Macro Precise wave maker - does anyone have thoughts on if I replaced them (so 6 pumps in total) with a Vortech MP60? or MP40? Plus there will be water flow created by the return pump from the sump... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
african-cichlids Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Shony what lph are each wavemaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted June 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Ah I'm not too sure lol I think the four Boyu ones are 5000L/hr But I'm uncertain about the "Macro Precise" branded ones I'm thinking down the track of selling them all and using just one Vortech MP60WES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted June 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Few updates: Cleaned up the sump and worked out plumbing (hopefully it works) Will be plumbing it all up tomorrow! Cleaned up the skimmer and did a test run as well Stand has been cleaned up of salt creep and also has a light fitted in for the refugium Another question: I have an ozoniser by haliea, is it useful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Lots of fun man! Wicked tank indeed. How thicks the glass? Thinking an mp60wes would do a dam fine job in their, but always nice to have at least 3 sources of water movement. The return pump, an mp60wes and another wavemaker (or a few of the ones you already have) would be good. Ya realise this has the potential to eat into your tang time! What are you going to do for water? mix it or go collect............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted June 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 haha yeah so far so good!!! glass is 12mm thick I'm pretty sure, I haven't measured it though... I was thinking the MP60WES mainly because I hope it is strong enough + the return flow for the whole tank so I don't need lots of power heads/wave makers but for now I'll use what I have haha it already has eaten into the tanganyikan time! but I'll be selling them up in 2 years time anyway, for now I'm happy with my setup/systems with room for more - as fish become more common and available (tanganyikans) by other breeders lol I've still got my 50cm cube going well, I keep buying acans! but I should spend my money on this new marine tank -.- Water I'm thinking of getting it delivered and then store 1000L in an IBC for 200L monthly water changes as stocking will be pretty low for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
african-cichlids Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 You really want 2 wavemakers at either end to stop any dead spots from happening and better circulation throughout the tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted June 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Looks like I'll use what I have then! more money for corals!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarg Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Nice size tank!! What are you going g to use to control phos? I'd look into stuff like that first if you have working pumps etc they can be upgraded later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarg Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 I had a friend thinking about ozone and it can be pretty nasty stuff if not used properly both to the livestock and even you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted June 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 I'm going with a phosban reactor for phosphates and maybe a fluid bed filter with macropore I'll leave out the ozone for now then, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted June 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Updated: All ready for base rock and water, but I'll do a run with freshwater and vinegar first to check for leaks and things Plus, the tank is being moved to the other side of the lounge room into a corner, as that's how the tank shape was designed to fit into a room (see pictures for new location) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Yep thats mighty impressive. Hard to get a sense of its scale, but thats a good sized tank man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99AWD Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Wow!! That's beautiful Can't wait to watch the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted July 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 UPDATES! Got base rock, live rock and moved everything from my nano tank, still need to paint the hood and stand though and put back on the skirting pieces around the base of the tank a few corals and some coral banded shrimp coming next week still a heap of dry goods needing to be bought though for dosing, refractormeter (anyone got one for sale?), reactors etc. also, anyone got chaeto? Got some interesting hitch hikers - 2 black nudibranchs, a hermit crab, lots of christmas tree worms, a small blenny looking fish and a colony of acans and another coral which looks like green monti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 woah thats one hell of a leap! nice work. but dont forget......... take it slow at first. baby steps mate. bit by bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted July 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 Water parameters are (I think I tested all the main things?) Nitrate: 5ppm pH: 8.4 (seems high?) Phosphate: 0.5ppm Calcium: 460ppm kH: 6.7dkH lol just realised I have 3 calcium, 4 pH, 2 nitrate, 2 phosphate, 2 kH test kits, 2 ammonia, 1 nitrite and 1 gH test kits... so many!!! Sera, Salifert, Aquasonic, API, Hagen brands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted July 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 woahthats one hell of a leap! nice work. but dont forget......... take it slow at first. baby steps mate. bit by bit Thanks! Yeah I am hoping to get an Auto top off system and my dosing chemicals this weekend and figure out a dosing regime before adding too much stock but I also thought maybe I dont need to dose for calcium or alk till I have corals using up those components? Also still need my phosban reactor but I will wait till my refugium is going with macro algae I had to move stuff from my nano though, had no other choice I have the lighting timers setup so it is like a sunrise and sunset which is awesome to see :-D I will start dosing NO3:PO4 X by red sea however Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
