Our 375g reef tank build & fish room - Page 6

edandsandy · 10/06/2008, 03:58 PM

The framing is done on the fish room, waiting on the inspector come and inspect the walls and the roof.
Now we have to move both tanks off the existing wall and put one on each side of the pool table.... I wish I could sell Ed's tank so we only have to move it one time!

alpine · 10/08/2008, 10:46 AM

Hey Sandy I am still waiting for keith to send me a drawing of the floor plan.I was talking to Mike (Mdpharley) and the gradeing in your fish room is going to prove tricky when building the stand.

Email me and let me know whats going on,I havent heard back from you .

edandsandy · 10/08/2008, 06:42 PM

alpine,
I will have Keith e-mail you in the morning!

edandsandy · 10/13/2008, 07:36 PM

A lot of construction going on in the fish room.
The roof was installed and passed inspection!
We have all the plumbing in, all the electrical was finished today & will be inspected tomorrow.
The AC guys will be here on Thursday.
The sinks, counter tops & cabinets will be installed next week.
We moved the 135 FOWLR tank today and the 120 reef tank tomorrow. THEN they will make a HUGE hole in the wall for the tank. We will start to build the stand on Wednesday or Thursday (Thanks Alpine)
All of the material arrived today to start building the light rack, our original plan was to build a light rack 90"x30"
(thanks Glassreef for all your help!)
after looking & looking at the room we decided to split the rack so it moves completely away from the tank.
We will take pics of the progress.
The lights will be here hopefully by this weekend.

Ed Reef · 10/13/2008, 07:39 PM

Looks like it's moving along Sandy !!

edandsandy · 10/14/2008, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ed Reef
Looks like it's moving along Sandy !!

YES, finally!
We are actually having 5 inspection on the room today!

could not tell you what they are, I really know of 1

We are moving the reef tank today, I think I'm going to let Ed and our maintaince guy do the work

I'm going to my daughters house today to help her finish the babies nursery.
Guess what her theme is for the nursery??

stunreefer · 10/14/2008, 12:20 PM

WOW, came a long way since I last checked in...I love builds that go beyond building a stand and setting the tank on it (like my next build

). Keep up the great work!

BTW your house is gorgeous!!!

I too feel bad for that plumber; back in the day I installed Koi ponds, waterfalls and such, and we had to dig under a few driveways....never again!!!

edandsandy · 10/14/2008, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by stunreefer
WOW, came a long way since I last checked in...I love builds that go beyond building a stand and setting the tank on it (like my next build ). Keep up the great work!

BTW your house is gorgeous!!!

I too feel bad for that plumber; back in the day I installed Koi ponds, waterfalls and such, and we had to dig under a few driveways....never again!!!

Thanks for checking in!

and thanks for the complement on our home.

I felt so bad for the plumber too, all I could do was offer something cold to drink and a cold rag to wipe his face with

erics3000 · 10/14/2008, 08:34 PM

any pics

edandsandy · 10/15/2008, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by erics3000
any pics

I will post some pics later today, we are moving the 120 today

edandsandy · 10/20/2008, 09:18 AM

Here is a list of equipment we have to date.

I'm sure I have forgotten something! If you see something I have missed, please feel free to comment!

Aquarium:
96Â¨x37-1/2'Â¨x25Â¨
WWW.glasscages.com

Our fish room is 8'x18'

2 sinks hot & cold water, a center floor drain the floor slopes ever so slightly towards the center
The wall will have the standard green board sealed with Kilzs primer and will be finished with FRP boards.

Lights:
From: WWW.Hellolights.com
4) 36Â¨ 2x39w T5 HO Retrofit Kits
4) 36Â¨ Super Actinic R 39W- UV Lightings
4) 36Â¨ (HO, T5) 75.25 14,000K, 39W- UV Lighting

From: WWW.NeptuneSystems.com
Lunar Simulator with 5 led lights

From: WWW.ReefSpecialty.com
4) CoralVue large Lumen Bright Reflectors
4) Reeflux 400 Watt Metal Halide
4) Coralvue 400 Watt Dimmable Electronic Ballast

These lights will be mounted on a suspended light rack (2) 45Â¨x30Â¨
These lights will slide side to side since the room is 8'x18'
Material from: WWW.eztube.com and www.mcmaster.com

Controllers:
From: WWW.NeptuneSystem.com

AquaContoller 3 Pro
Probes:
Pro Temp,
Std. pH
Std ORP
Lab grade Conductivity Probe

Pumps:
2) Tunze 6102 controlled with the 7095 controller
More to be added as needed
2) Sea swirls driven by mag 18's

Protein Skimmer
AP902 Deltec with a self cleaning head

Calcium Reactor
Geo 818

GlassReef · 10/20/2008, 09:50 AM

Hi Sandy - looks like you've definitely got eveything under control. You and I ordered exacly the same components from Neptune - right down to going for the lab grade conductivity probe. That Deltec is a nice skimmer!

How's Ed doing with the light rack? I really like the idea of making two racks and setting up the slides to the side. Can't wait to see pics of your progress.

edandsandy · 10/20/2008, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by GlassReef
Hi Sandy - looks like you've definitely got eveything under control. You and I ordered exacly the same components from Neptune - right down to going for the lab grade conductivity probe. That Deltec is a nice skimmer!

How's Ed doing with the light rack? I really like the idea of making two racks and setting up the slides to the side. Can't wait to see pics of your progress.

Funny how that works? :LOL:

I LOVED the Neptune web site.. Ed had to pull me away!

The Stand is almost completed, I'll try and post pictures tonight.
The windows and doors are almost finished and the dry wall is supposed to be done today!
gosh I really hope so!
Our grandson is due tomorrow! so I'll be busy going to the hospital to him oh, yes, my daughter too!

Yes, I really enjoy that skimmer, esp. the self cleaning head!

We are going to start the light rack this week, I'll keep you posted.

Ratpack · 10/20/2008, 10:54 AM

Any chance you could post a shot of the tank from Glasscages? I am considering getting one from them as well.

GlassReef · 10/20/2008, 01:01 PM

Hey! Huge congratulations on the imminent birth of your grandson! Just a wee bit more important than an aquarium, I guess ...

edandsandy · 10/25/2008, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ratpack
Any chance you could post a shot of the tank from Glasscages? I am considering getting one from them as well.

The tank is here, although I was not here it was delivered so Ed took all the pictures.. I will try and post them on Sunday!
So far so good. I had a peek at it last night, they build it exactly like I ordered it!

edandsandy · 10/25/2008, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by GlassReef
Hey! Huge congratulations on the imminent birth of your grandson! Just a wee bit more important than an aquarium, I guess ...

THANK YOU GlassReef, he is here and he is healthy and beautiful!

edandsandy · 10/27/2008, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ratpack
Any chance you could post a shot of the tank from Glasscages? I am considering getting one from them as well.

We have not unpacked it yet! can you believe it! The room was put on hold for almost a week due to the birth of our grandson!
so we are back on track this week, hopefully by Thursday the tank will be on the stand, which was build the week before, I have pictures, I just have to have Ed post the build!

erics3000 · 10/27/2008, 08:09 PM

Congrats on the little new addition to the fam..

edandsandy · 10/28/2008, 06:39 PM

Here is how our game room looks with both tanks moved out of the way

I can honstely say this is the 1st time this wall had no aquarium since the day we purchased this home

so here we have the 120 reef on the left of the pool table and the 135 FOWRL on the right side.

We drained the 120 down to about 3" of water we left the rock and fish in the tank, and were able to lift the 120 just enough to put furniture mover's under all 4 corners and SLIDE the tank to on the left side of the pool table

Ed Reef · 10/28/2008, 07:30 PM

You're not going to leave one tank running first until your new tank is cycle??

edandsandy · 10/28/2008, 07:35 PM

building the stand:
we used "yella wood" 2x6 & 2x8, with 3/4" plywood lid, we used 2-1/2 & 3-1/2 s.s. deck screws, and Elmer Nano glue and galvanized angle braces, and Bondo.

The opening for the new tank

here is the front ledge of the tank stand, we used 2x6 to shore it up

here it is integrated into the framing of the wall, between the existing home and the new room

after shoring both sides and middle supports of the new tank,
we are building the sides of the stand, accommodating the slope in the floor

edandsandy · 10/28/2008, 07:43 PM

Checking level

extended tank stand dimensions 6" to accommodate a ledge for standing

here we used 3 2x6 glued and screwed together to support the center of the stand.

we used galvanized angled bracing to support tank stand

edandsandy · 10/28/2008, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ed Reef
You're not going to leave one tank running first until your new tank is cycle??

Hi Ed,
Oh, yes, both tanks are still up and running!
We are going to set up the new tank and let it cycle before we moved anything.

Ed Reef · 10/28/2008, 08:21 PM

Oooo.... no issues with your stand there....can take on an elephant!! Great to see it all coming along.

10/06/2008, 03:58 PM	#126
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	The framing is done on the fish room, waiting on the inspector come and inspect the walls and the roof. Now we have to move both tanks off the existing wall and put one on each side of the pool table.... I wish I could sell Ed's tank so we only have to move it one time! __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

10/08/2008, 10:46 AM	#127
alpine Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Jacksonville,FL Posts: 1,156	Hey Sandy I am still waiting for keith to send me a drawing of the floor plan.I was talking to Mike (Mdpharley) and the gradeing in your fish room is going to prove tricky when building the stand. Email me and let me know whats going on,I havent heard back from you . __________________ Jorge We are the Reef Central....It is useless to resist. We will assimilate you into our collective. Resistance is futile.

10/08/2008, 06:42 PM	#128
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	alpine, I will have Keith e-mail you in the morning! __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

10/13/2008, 07:36 PM	#129
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	A lot of construction going on in the fish room. The roof was installed and passed inspection! We have all the plumbing in, all the electrical was finished today & will be inspected tomorrow. The AC guys will be here on Thursday. The sinks, counter tops & cabinets will be installed next week. We moved the 135 FOWLR tank today and the 120 reef tank tomorrow. THEN they will make a HUGE hole in the wall for the tank. We will start to build the stand on Wednesday or Thursday (Thanks Alpine) All of the material arrived today to start building the light rack, our original plan was to build a light rack 90"x30" (thanks Glassreef for all your help!) after looking & looking at the room we decided to split the rack so it moves completely away from the tank. We will take pics of the progress. The lights will be here hopefully by this weekend. __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

10/13/2008, 07:39 PM	#130
Ed Reef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Currently Based in China Posts: 4,060	Looks like it's moving along Sandy !! __________________ Ed ~ Art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can only be explored by those willing to take the risks. ~ Current Tank Info: Ed Reef’s Shallow Crest Inspired ART

10/14/2008, 12:20 PM	#132
stunreefer Reef Hugger Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Submerged Posts: 3,253	WOW, came a long way since I last checked in...I love builds that go beyond building a stand and setting the tank on it (like my next build ). Keep up the great work! BTW your house is gorgeous!!! I too feel bad for that plumber; back in the day I installed Koi ponds, waterfalls and such, and we had to dig under a few driveways....never again!!! __________________ -Austin Make your animals Thrive, not just Survive.

10/14/2008, 08:34 PM	#134
erics3000 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Palm Bay FL Posts: 2,957	any pics __________________ Eric (Red House for my 300 display 600 system) Current Tank Info: 600 gallon system with 300 display

10/20/2008, 09:18 AM	#136
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	Here is a list of equipment we have to date. I'm sure I have forgotten something! If you see something I have missed, please feel free to comment! Aquarium: 96Â¨x37-1/2'Â¨x25Â¨ WWW.glasscages.com Our fish room is 8'x18' 2 sinks hot & cold water, a center floor drain the floor slopes ever so slightly towards the center The wall will have the standard green board sealed with Kilzs primer and will be finished with FRP boards. Lights: From: WWW.Hellolights.com 4) 36Â¨ 2x39w T5 HO Retrofit Kits 4) 36Â¨ Super Actinic R 39W- UV Lightings 4) 36Â¨ (HO, T5) 75.25 14,000K, 39W- UV Lighting From: WWW.NeptuneSystems.com Lunar Simulator with 5 led lights From: WWW.ReefSpecialty.com 4) CoralVue large Lumen Bright Reflectors 4) Reeflux 400 Watt Metal Halide 4) Coralvue 400 Watt Dimmable Electronic Ballast These lights will be mounted on a suspended light rack (2) 45Â¨x30Â¨ These lights will slide side to side since the room is 8'x18' Material from: WWW.eztube.com and www.mcmaster.com Controllers: From: WWW.NeptuneSystem.com AquaContoller 3 Pro Probes: Pro Temp, Std. pH Std ORP Lab grade Conductivity Probe Pumps: 2) Tunze 6102 controlled with the 7095 controller More to be added as needed 2) Sea swirls driven by mag 18's Protein Skimmer AP902 Deltec with a self cleaning head Calcium Reactor Geo 818 __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's Last edited by edandsandy; 10/20/2008 at 09:34 AM.

10/20/2008, 09:50 AM	#137
GlassReef Got Reef Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Weeki Wachee, Florida Posts: 2,501	Hi Sandy - looks like you've definitely got eveything under control. You and I ordered exacly the same components from Neptune - right down to going for the lab grade conductivity probe. That Deltec is a nice skimmer! How's Ed doing with the light rack? I really like the idea of making two racks and setting up the slides to the side. Can't wait to see pics of your progress. __________________ Tom No matter how much you try to push the envelope, it remains stationary.

10/20/2008, 10:54 AM	#139
Ratpack Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 709	Any chance you could post a shot of the tank from Glasscages? I am considering getting one from them as well.

10/20/2008, 01:01 PM	#140
GlassReef Got Reef Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Weeki Wachee, Florida Posts: 2,501	Hey! Huge congratulations on the imminent birth of your grandson! Just a wee bit more important than an aquarium, I guess ... __________________ Tom No matter how much you try to push the envelope, it remains stationary.

10/27/2008, 08:09 PM	#144
erics3000 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Palm Bay FL Posts: 2,957	Congrats on the little new addition to the fam.. __________________ Eric (Red House for my 300 display 600 system) Current Tank Info: 600 gallon system with 300 display

10/28/2008, 06:39 PM	#145
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	Here is how our game room looks with both tanks moved out of the way I can honstely say this is the 1st time this wall had no aquarium since the day we purchased this home so here we have the 120 reef on the left of the pool table and the 135 FOWRL on the right side. We drained the 120 down to about 3" of water we left the rock and fish in the tank, and were able to lift the 120 just enough to put furniture mover's under all 4 corners and SLIDE the tank to on the left side of the pool table __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

10/28/2008, 07:30 PM	#146
Ed Reef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Currently Based in China Posts: 4,060	You're not going to leave one tank running first until your new tank is cycle?? __________________ Ed ~ Art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can only be explored by those willing to take the risks. ~ Current Tank Info: Ed Reef’s Shallow Crest Inspired ART

10/28/2008, 07:35 PM	#147
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	building the stand: we used "yella wood" 2x6 & 2x8, with 3/4" plywood lid, we used 2-1/2 & 3-1/2 s.s. deck screws, and Elmer Nano glue and galvanized angle braces, and Bondo. The opening for the new tank here is the front ledge of the tank stand, we used 2x6 to shore it up here it is integrated into the framing of the wall, between the existing home and the new room after shoring both sides and middle supports of the new tank, we are building the sides of the stand, accommodating the slope in the floor __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

10/28/2008, 07:43 PM	#148
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	Checking level extended tank stand dimensions 6" to accommodate a ledge for standing here we used 3 2x6 glued and screwed together to support the center of the stand. we used galvanized angled bracing to support tank stand __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

10/28/2008, 08:21 PM	#150
Ed Reef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Currently Based in China Posts: 4,060	Oooo.... no issues with your stand there....can take on an elephant!! Great to see it all coming along. __________________ Ed ~ Art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can only be explored by those willing to take the risks. ~ Current Tank Info: Ed Reef’s Shallow Crest Inspired ART