140 Gallon Reef Tank Adventure - Page 2

Farmreefer · 03/22/2016, 11:03 AM

Thanks, she is really excited about it now.

Farmreefer · 03/23/2016, 12:37 PM

Update - the shady Amazon third party company that sent me my Hydra 26 HD's should be getting them back soon. I was supposed to receive two new black 26 HD's. I got one back and one white, very used, with parts rattling around. Came to my senses today and ordered two more from BRS, should have them tomorrow.

My seneye reef monitor is not working, great support from the company though and BRS has told me they will replace it if we can't get it going.
We jumped the gun a bit and put an emerald crab and a hermit crab in the tank.
Can't wait to get a bunch of inverts on the 1st.

litebulb · 03/23/2016, 07:00 PM

Awesome tank! I love my 36" from them. It's a great quality setup!

LakersReef · 03/23/2016, 08:25 PM

Nice tank.

Farmreefer · 03/24/2016, 05:14 AM

Thank you both, Hydra's come in today!

KBrady · 03/24/2016, 07:27 AM

Love that tank size! Congrats on the new tank!

Farmreefer · 03/24/2016, 03:30 PM

I think I finally have the skimmer tuned in, thoughts?

Farmreefer · 03/24/2016, 04:40 PM

Lights are here, time to get the balances set right and the schedule!

Farmreefer · 03/26/2016, 07:52 PM

Some new life in the tank

Farmreefer · 03/27/2016, 02:11 PM

Got the return hoses secured with a magnet on the zip tie that was holding them together. Each magnet rests on a chamber wall in the sump. Now the heater isn't being beaten up so bad with the flow and I can see its reading 80 degrees.

Here are before and after photos ( not the greatest )

Flippers4pups · 03/27/2016, 02:31 PM

Following. Looks good.

Farmreefer · 03/28/2016, 04:07 PM

Some crazy yellow and black growth on this rock. Both emerald crabs are feasting on it.

Devaji108 · 03/28/2016, 04:45 PM

nice tanks guys and happy family

good to know your wife support your addiction I mean hobby.

I am curious on how you like your black sand in a few months time.
what brand did you go with? magnetic?
if so be very careful not to scratch your tank.

happy reefing!

Farmreefer · 03/28/2016, 04:50 PM

I'll have to ask about the brand on the sand. It's slightly magnetic but I'm uber careful with my cleaning. The Tunze cleaner has been great. As for the black we love the contrast, white sands are too bright for our tastes and they tend to look dirty after awhile from what I've seen.
My bride loves the tank and supports the hobby but it does cost me in that I can't say much about her clothes shopping

Farmreefer · 03/29/2016, 08:50 PM

Went to the LFS and had our water tested, the tank is cycled!!!

Bought two very small Vivid Fancy Clowns, another Scarlet Skunker Cleaner Shrimp, a Fire Shrimp, and 10 snails.

All were acclimated and introduced to the tank. Also got a flat piece of rock to finish off the aquascape.

Swatman05 · 03/30/2016, 02:47 AM

If you don't mind me asking, what does a setup like this cost? I'm wanting to get into the hobby and I'm trying to figure out a good tank size to start with. Your tank looks awesome by the way!

Farmreefer · 03/30/2016, 03:23 AM

It really depends on what equipment you get. It can be done relatively inexpensively with a used tank.

Farmreefer · 03/30/2016, 02:37 PM

Farmreefer · 03/30/2016, 03:40 PM

Got the new power strip in with individual on/off switches. Hydra's are still plugged in the main GFI strip. Having the pumps power isolated will make feeding easier.

It's all just roughed in on this lumber until I build a permanent situation with splash guard for the skimmer, hence the towel for temporary protection.

Also added this bio media to the sump to help with filtration.

Farmreefer · 03/31/2016, 11:17 AM

Bad news - the smaller Vivid Fancy clown went through the return and ended up dead in the sump.
We are going to see about replacing it with a larger Black Misbar clown

Farmreefer · 03/31/2016, 08:59 PM

We got a Black Misbar Clown, Diamond Goby, Yellow Tang and a Naso Tang today. That's it for the fish until our engineer Goby's come in.

So relaxing watching them under the moonlight.

Farmreefer · 04/01/2016, 07:20 AM

Group photo

Farmreefer · 04/03/2016, 01:10 PM

Changed the orientation of the Gyre so it blasts the rock instead of moving all the sand out of the corner. The Star Polyp seems to like the added flow but I may have to turn it down a level.

Flippers4pups · 04/03/2016, 01:28 PM

Sorry about the clown. Need to cover the tops of your overflows. How are you topping off? ATO? And where did you get your dry rock from?

Farmreefer · 04/03/2016, 01:43 PM

I am topping off manually, I keep an eye on the levels in the sump, I have them marked for full level with a Sharpie both for normal operations and when the return is off. We got all of our rock from Saltwater Island in StL

How would you recommend covering overflows?

03/23/2016, 12:37 PM	#27
Farmreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 151	140 Gallon Reef Tank Adventure Update - the shady Amazon third party company that sent me my Hydra 26 HD's should be getting them back soon. I was supposed to receive two new black 26 HD's. I got one back and one white, very used, with parts rattling around. Came to my senses today and ordered two more from BRS, should have them tomorrow. My seneye reef monitor is not working, great support from the company though and BRS has told me they will replace it if we can't get it going. We jumped the gun a bit and put an emerald crab and a hermit crab in the tank. Can't wait to get a bunch of inverts on the 1st.

03/24/2016, 04:40 PM	#33
Farmreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 151	140 Gallon Reef Tank Adventure Lights are here, time to get the balances set right and the schedule! Last edited by Farmreefer; 03/24/2016 at 05:03 PM.

03/27/2016, 02:31 PM	#36
Flippers4pups Home made abyss Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Lake Saint Louis, MO Posts: 2,047	Following. Looks good. __________________ Don Reefing since 1993 Current Tank info: 125 gallon DT , 125 gallon basement sump. Rw 15 & Rw 8. Panworld 150ps return. Reef Octopus 150 skimmer, 3 165w mars aqua led.

04/03/2016, 01:28 PM	#49
Flippers4pups Home made abyss Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Lake Saint Louis, MO Posts: 2,047	Sorry about the clown. Need to cover the tops of your overflows. How are you topping off? ATO? And where did you get your dry rock from? __________________ Don Reefing since 1993 Current Tank info: 125 gallon DT , 125 gallon basement sump. Rw 15 & Rw 8. Panworld 150ps return. Reef Octopus 150 skimmer, 3 165w mars aqua led.

04/03/2016, 01:43 PM	#50
Farmreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 151	140 Gallon Reef Tank Adventure I am topping off manually, I keep an eye on the levels in the sump, I have them marked for full level with a Sharpie both for normal operations and when the return is off. We got all of our rock from Saltwater Island in StL How would you recommend covering overflows?

03/22/2016, 11:03 AM	#26
Farmreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 151	Thanks, she is really excited about it now.

03/23/2016, 07:00 PM	#28
litebulb Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 6	Awesome tank! I love my 36" from them. It's a great quality setup!

03/23/2016, 08:25 PM	#29
LakersReef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: North County SD Posts: 19	Nice tank.

03/24/2016, 05:14 AM	#30
Farmreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 151	Thank you both, Hydra's come in today!

03/24/2016, 07:27 AM	#31
KBrady Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 2	Love that tank size! Congrats on the new tank!

03/24/2016, 03:30 PM	#32
Farmreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 151	I think I finally have the skimmer tuned in, thoughts?

03/26/2016, 07:52 PM	#34
Farmreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 151	Some new life in the tank

03/27/2016, 02:11 PM	#35
Farmreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 151	Got the return hoses secured with a magnet on the zip tie that was holding them together. Each magnet rests on a chamber wall in the sump. Now the heater isn't being beaten up so bad with the flow and I can see its reading 80 degrees. Here are before and after photos ( not the greatest )

03/28/2016, 04:07 PM	#37
Farmreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 151	Some crazy yellow and black growth on this rock. Both emerald crabs are feasting on it.

03/28/2016, 04:45 PM	#38
Devaji108 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jackson Hole Wy Posts: 3,430	nice tanks guys and happy family good to know your wife support your addiction I mean hobby. I am curious on how you like your black sand in a few months time. what brand did you go with? magnetic? if so be very careful not to scratch your tank. happy reefing!

03/28/2016, 04:50 PM	#39
Farmreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 151	I'll have to ask about the brand on the sand. It's slightly magnetic but I'm uber careful with my cleaning. The Tunze cleaner has been great. As for the black we love the contrast, white sands are too bright for our tastes and they tend to look dirty after awhile from what I've seen. My bride loves the tank and supports the hobby but it does cost me in that I can't say much about her clothes shopping

03/29/2016, 08:50 PM	#40
Farmreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 151	Went to the LFS and had our water tested, the tank is cycled!!! Bought two very small Vivid Fancy Clowns, another Scarlet Skunker Cleaner Shrimp, a Fire Shrimp, and 10 snails. All were acclimated and introduced to the tank. Also got a flat piece of rock to finish off the aquascape.

03/30/2016, 02:47 AM	#41
Swatman05 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 35	If you don't mind me asking, what does a setup like this cost? I'm wanting to get into the hobby and I'm trying to figure out a good tank size to start with. Your tank looks awesome by the way!

03/30/2016, 03:23 AM	#42
Farmreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 151	It really depends on what equipment you get. It can be done relatively inexpensively with a used tank.

03/30/2016, 02:37 PM	#43
Farmreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 151

03/30/2016, 03:40 PM	#44
Farmreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 151	Got the new power strip in with individual on/off switches. Hydra's are still plugged in the main GFI strip. Having the pumps power isolated will make feeding easier. It's all just roughed in on this lumber until I build a permanent situation with splash guard for the skimmer, hence the towel for temporary protection. Also added this bio media to the sump to help with filtration.

03/31/2016, 11:17 AM	#45
Farmreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 151	Bad news - the smaller Vivid Fancy clown went through the return and ended up dead in the sump. We are going to see about replacing it with a larger Black Misbar clown

03/31/2016, 08:59 PM	#46
Farmreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 151	We got a Black Misbar Clown, Diamond Goby, Yellow Tang and a Naso Tang today. That's it for the fish until our engineer Goby's come in. So relaxing watching them under the moonlight.

04/01/2016, 07:20 AM	#47
Farmreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 151	Group photo

04/03/2016, 01:10 PM	#48
Farmreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 151	Changed the orientation of the Gyre so it blasts the rock instead of moving all the sand out of the corner. The Star Polyp seems to like the added flow but I may have to turn it down a level.