150 reef started

Palidora5 · 10/15/2012, 05:16 AM

so its taking me about 10 months but this weekend i took down the fresh water setup because i ordered my last part the skimmer, i went with the reef octopus diablo xs 225 its new so i hope its good. then it was off to do all the plumbing that is so much fun because my sump does not sit under my tank. here is the setup so far i will be sure to keep everyone updated right now i am in the slowwwwww part of waiting for the ro/di to make water lol.

All6Fish · 10/15/2012, 05:19 AM

Looks great so far, love the inset tanks. Keep the pictures coming would love to see it completed.

Fish doctor · 10/15/2012, 05:50 AM

Very nice tank please keep the pictures coming I am working on a 150 myself.

bnumair · 10/15/2012, 06:36 AM

looking good. take more pics along the way.

Palting · 10/15/2012, 09:15 AM

Good luck. Seems simillar to my tank

sansupt · 10/15/2012, 09:24 AM

Very nice. Good luck. Can.t wait to see pics when stocked

Bike2k · 10/15/2012, 07:59 PM

Love the tank location. will be watching closely

Palidora5 · 10/16/2012, 07:33 AM

So after a lot of work and slow fill the tank is up and running I am currently waiting on my skimmer should be here by the end of the week. The tank has 70lbs of brs pukani dry rock and 80lbs of live sand should I start the cycle now with shrimp or wait for my skimmer and add 15lbs of live rock?

dannyp02908 · 10/16/2012, 08:18 AM

keep an eye on your P04 if you didnt cure that pukani rock. There are a number of threads on this site concerning leaching of large amounts of phosphate from pukani rock and even a thread on how to properly cure it.

Palidora5 · 10/16/2012, 09:33 AM

I did not cure it how would I deal with the phosphates in the tank and do u think this will be enough to start the cycle

dannyp02908 · 10/16/2012, 01:39 PM

75 will be enough to start the cycle but you will need more. As for the P04 and Pukani rock, this is the thread i was referencing. Pukani leaches P04 pretty bad and for a good while. Take a look at this thread.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2145395

KCombs · 10/16/2012, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dannyp02908

75 will be enough to start the cycle but you will need more. As for the P04 and Pukani rock, this is the thread i was referencing. Pukani leaches P04 pretty bad and for a good while. Take a look at this thread.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2145395

heck he's got that huge sump...throw a couplke shop lights over it and a few globs of chaeto during the cycle....

Palidora5 · 10/17/2012, 05:07 AM

tank as of last night full and filter running overflows are going in to a filter sock just to try and polish the water hoping my protien skimmer will come today. dont want to do anything until i get that up and running. will that help with un clouding the water or is that just a time thing?

Aaron143 · 10/17/2012, 05:47 AM

It will get less cloudy over time.

Palting · 10/17/2012, 10:16 AM

Like Aaron said, it should clear uo in about 24-48 hours. Or, you can speed things up by getting a powerhead with a polishing filter attachment. You'll need at least one extra powerhead anyway, to mix you salt for water changes over several hours in a container for one thing. An extra powerhead is big help in the long run for a multitude of reasons, and they are not that expensive.

I used a powerhead/polishing filter, and it cleared mine in about 6 hours. Here'a before pic:

6 hours later:

Palidora5 · 10/17/2012, 05:08 PM

my attempt to quiet up my drains and to keep them flowing steady. they were building up air in the lines and burping out the built up air every few seconds. this seems to be working well not perfectly quiet it helped my flow greatly. i am going to shorten the two stand pipes to about half the size they are now i think.

Palidora5 · 10/20/2012, 07:25 AM

some better pics also added 20 lbs of fiji live rock and my cheato and a fuge light

Palidora5 · 10/20/2012, 07:48 AM

some more pics

10/15/2012, 06:36 AM	#4
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	looking good. take more pics along the way. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

10/15/2012, 09:15 AM	#5
Palting Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,912	Good luck. Seems simillar to my tank __________________ Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam

10/15/2012, 07:59 PM	#7
Bike2k Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Plantation, FL Posts: 251	Love the tank location. will be watching closely __________________ Bike2k Water parameters:PH: 8.0, SG:1.025, Ammonia:0, NO2:0, NO3:5, PO4:0.08,dKH:6.2,Ca :375,Mg:1080__75g DT, Solarmax H.O. (2) 54 watt T5 lights & night LEDs, RO NWB-150 skimmer, Eheim 1262 main pum

10/16/2012, 07:33 AM	#8
Palidora5 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 54	So after a lot of work and slow fill the tank is up and running I am currently waiting on my skimmer should be here by the end of the week. The tank has 70lbs of brs pukani dry rock and 80lbs of live sand should I start the cycle now with shrimp or wait for my skimmer and add 15lbs of live rock? __________________ 150 gallon dt 55 gallon sump

10/16/2012, 08:18 AM	#9
dannyp02908 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 190	keep an eye on your P04 if you didnt cure that pukani rock. There are a number of threads on this site concerning leaching of large amounts of phosphate from pukani rock and even a thread on how to properly cure it. __________________ Dan 110 Gallon Aquarium Numerous corals and some fish Current Tank Info: 110 SW various corals and a few fish.

10/15/2012, 05:19 AM	#2
All6Fish Moved On Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Meriden, Ct Posts: 532	Looks great so far, love the inset tanks. Keep the pictures coming would love to see it completed.

10/15/2012, 05:50 AM	#3
Fish doctor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 189	Very nice tank please keep the pictures coming I am working on a 150 myself.

10/15/2012, 09:24 AM	#6
sansupt Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: staten island, ny Posts: 88	Very nice. Good luck. Can.t wait to see pics when stocked

10/16/2012, 09:33 AM	#10
Palidora5 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 54	I did not cure it how would I deal with the phosphates in the tank and do u think this will be enough to start the cycle __________________ 150 gallon dt 55 gallon sump

10/16/2012, 01:39 PM	#11
dannyp02908 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 190	75 will be enough to start the cycle but you will need more. As for the P04 and Pukani rock, this is the thread i was referencing. Pukani leaches P04 pretty bad and for a good while. Take a look at this thread. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2145395 __________________ Dan 110 Gallon Aquarium Numerous corals and some fish Current Tank Info: 110 SW various corals and a few fish.

10/17/2012, 05:47 AM	#14
Aaron143 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Lincoln, Ne Posts: 89	It will get less cloudy over time.

10/17/2012, 10:16 AM	#15
Palting Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,912	Like Aaron said, it should clear uo in about 24-48 hours. Or, you can speed things up by getting a powerhead with a polishing filter attachment. You'll need at least one extra powerhead anyway, to mix you salt for water changes over several hours in a container for one thing. An extra powerhead is big help in the long run for a multitude of reasons, and they are not that expensive. I used a powerhead/polishing filter, and it cleared mine in about 6 hours. Here'a before pic: 6 hours later: __________________ Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam