My 120 gallon project is up and running

BigWaz · 06/15/2006, 11:02 PM

Well, I got it going, here's the whole precedure

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Thats the spot

The livestock had a good rocking time in here

BigWaz · 06/15/2006, 11:08 PM

Here's the 55 gallon sump, at the moment i took the picture i realized since there is no bracket in the middle, I'm most likey going to lose those baffles...

BigWaz · 06/15/2006, 11:13 PM

Ya I realized that night that the bulkheads for the return were 1/2 inch, not 3/4 inch, so we sanded them down into the bulkheads could slide in, boy was that a pain

I made the Durso Standpipes, they are working out quite well, I'm happy

G-4 plus skimmer, it's still not skimming like anything and it's been 4 weeks, it's in 13.5 inches of water but somebody told me thats ok, I might need to change that...somehow

I had to go insane in the membrane with all the adapters to do things the way i wanted

BigWaz · 06/15/2006, 11:19 PM

so now it's water time, screw the leak test, i ended up having a leak too, isn't that awesome

so magically a couple weeks went by and we got to these pics, I didn't feel like doing this until now so yaaa, the livestock is already in there from my old tank

BigWaz · 06/15/2006, 11:27 PM

I connected the large pieces of rock and the corals by drilling 3/8 inch holes all over the rock that fitting plastic coat hanger pieces in between them and fastening with that hold fast stuff. It was cool because I got the rock the way I wanted it, not the one way crap can fit without a hermit crab taking the tank down. Also when I'm away at college and I come home all my corals are dead in the sand so this way they might not fall as much
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left side

middle

right side

The hippo tang is doing quite well for the big change

And Cleo the Cat is enjoying the tank also, I don't have a mermaid, I have a mercat....((sigh)) I should of took a picture of Cleo in the tank from the start, she did jump in it at one point, that would of been funny

BigWaz · 06/15/2006, 11:28 PM

the left broke, so here it is, I'm sorry, please forgive me

amulet_red · 06/16/2006, 12:09 AM

Dude,

Nice job on the tank. I know that it took a little while to get it all to come together but your patience paid off. The tank looks awesome. I especially like the arch. Nice touch.

joeski3 · 06/16/2006, 06:22 AM

Tank looks great! Nice job plumbing and aquascaping! I am also doing an upgrade and your idea with the plastic coat hangers sounds like it will solve alot of problems. What exactly was the name of that glue and where did you get it?

silentshawn · 06/16/2006, 06:46 AM

Great Job, I love the aquascaping. the bridge piece is nice.

BigWaz · 06/16/2006, 01:09 PM

thanks guys. the epoxy is called Holdfast, F and F has it I believe, but it was the coat hanger pieces that really hold it toegther, the epoxy is mainly there so you can't see the coat hangers as much and to make sure. I'm loving the arch look myself, it's funny watching the hermits go on the arch journey.

trstange · 06/17/2006, 12:59 PM

very nice!

ctopal · 06/18/2006, 07:08 AM

Amazing aquascaping! That arch really sets it off.

06/15/2006, 11:02 PM	#1
BigWaz Krazy Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Plainville, CT Posts: 846	My 120 gallon project is up and running Well, I got it going, here's the whole precedure [/IMG] Thats the spot The livestock had a good rocking time in here

06/16/2006, 12:09 AM	#7
amulet_red Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Durham, CT Posts: 217	Dude, Nice job on the tank. I know that it took a little while to get it all to come together but your patience paid off. The tank looks awesome. I especially like the arch. Nice touch. __________________ --Allan Current Tank Info: 90 Gal Reef w/ 8x54 watts T-5, 30 Gal Sump/Fuge, 20 Gal FOWLR

06/16/2006, 06:22 AM	#8
joeski3 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Durham, CT. Posts: 630	Tank looks great! Nice job plumbing and aquascaping! I am also doing an upgrade and your idea with the plastic coat hangers sounds like it will solve alot of problems. What exactly was the name of that glue and where did you get it? __________________ It's not how you play the game, it's if you win or lose! Current Tank Info: Starting all over again....30 gallon reef in the making,12 gallon Mantis tank.

06/17/2006, 12:59 PM	#11
trstange Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 41°35'45.83" N 72°53'25.27" W Posts: 1,717	very nice! __________________ Tom Stange - If corn oil comes from corn, where does baby oil come from? Current Tank Info: 30 gallon fresh water planted, 75 gallon reef, 8000 gallon koi pond

06/18/2006, 07:08 AM	#12
ctopal Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Columbia, Connecticut Posts: 953	Amazing aquascaping! That arch really sets it off. __________________ Christine YES they're pitbulls and they're NOT mean! Current Tank Info: 90 gallon saltwater reef with 30 gallon sump/refugium

06/15/2006, 11:08 PM	#2
BigWaz Krazy Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Plainville, CT Posts: 846	Here's the 55 gallon sump, at the moment i took the picture i realized since there is no bracket in the middle, I'm most likey going to lose those baffles...

06/15/2006, 11:13 PM	#3
BigWaz Krazy Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Plainville, CT Posts: 846	Ya I realized that night that the bulkheads for the return were 1/2 inch, not 3/4 inch, so we sanded them down into the bulkheads could slide in, boy was that a pain I made the Durso Standpipes, they are working out quite well, I'm happy G-4 plus skimmer, it's still not skimming like anything and it's been 4 weeks, it's in 13.5 inches of water but somebody told me thats ok, I might need to change that...somehow I had to go insane in the membrane with all the adapters to do things the way i wanted

06/15/2006, 11:19 PM	#4
BigWaz Krazy Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Plainville, CT Posts: 846	so now it's water time, screw the leak test, i ended up having a leak too, isn't that awesome so magically a couple weeks went by and we got to these pics, I didn't feel like doing this until now so yaaa, the livestock is already in there from my old tank

06/15/2006, 11:27 PM	#5
BigWaz Krazy Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Plainville, CT Posts: 846	I connected the large pieces of rock and the corals by drilling 3/8 inch holes all over the rock that fitting plastic coat hanger pieces in between them and fastening with that hold fast stuff. It was cool because I got the rock the way I wanted it, not the one way crap can fit without a hermit crab taking the tank down. Also when I'm away at college and I come home all my corals are dead in the sand so this way they might not fall as much IMG]http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i227/BigWaz1004/DSC03258.jpg[/IMG] left side middle right side The hippo tang is doing quite well for the big change And Cleo the Cat is enjoying the tank also, I don't have a mermaid, I have a mercat....((sigh)) I should of took a picture of Cleo in the tank from the start, she did jump in it at one point, that would of been funny

06/15/2006, 11:28 PM	#6
BigWaz Krazy Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Plainville, CT Posts: 846	the left broke, so here it is, I'm sorry, please forgive me

06/16/2006, 06:46 AM	#9
silentshawn Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Hartford, CT Posts: 261	Great Job, I love the aquascaping. the bridge piece is nice.

06/16/2006, 01:09 PM	#10
BigWaz Krazy Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Plainville, CT Posts: 846	thanks guys. the epoxy is called Holdfast, F and F has it I believe, but it was the coat hanger pieces that really hold it toegther, the epoxy is mainly there so you can't see the coat hangers as much and to make sure. I'm loving the arch look myself, it's funny watching the hermits go on the arch journey.