Nanoreefer22's 200g DD Build

[oh207]

Nice upgrade. Good luck!

 

[jackson6745]

Nice Kris. You've come a long way in the hobby. Glad to see you're still into it. This is a really nice upgrade.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Thanks Rich, Will, and Onkar!

This is gonna be my last one til we move from this house. There's no way I'm voluntarily moving that tank back up those stairs :bunny:

How would you guys go about leveling the stand? It's off 1/4" from side to side. And would you support a stock stand with additional 2*4's?

 

[oh207]

How would you guys go about leveling the stand? It's off 1/4" from side to side. And would you support a stock stand with additional 2*4's?

Forget about messing with the stand. Mix cement, get a piece of 2x4 and a 4' level and start leveling the floor. That's what I did many years ago to a 125g that I had setup in basement. But this all depends on if your floor is already finished with title or something else...

 

[nanoreefer22]

I won't add additional supports. I'll be shimming the low side of the tank with cedar shims.

Fish Wish List:
Blue Caribbean Tang (atlantic blue)
School of Chromis
Fuzzy Dwarf Lion
2-3 blue strip pipefish
Desjardini Sailfin
Clown Tang
10 or so fairy wrasses

I want the fish to be the focal point of the tank. Going to post some pics of the aquascape soon. :bunny:

 

[reefer4eva]

Nice upgrade Kris!let me know if you need a hand bro

 

[nanoreefer22]

Thanks Tony!

Here's a pic of the stand with 2 coats of a waterproofing membrane for the inside. Coated all sides, bottom and top of the inside. Going to put on a coat of kilz today and that should be pretty good. I put silicone on all joints before applying the membrane, so it should be pretty water tight when it's said and done.

 

[tunicata]

Do you have side door access? Guess I am wondering how will you access the sump if you need to fix it or something.

I ask only because from my first stand that didn't have an opening wide enough to fiddle w sump, I had to break it to get the leaking sump out.

Anyway, gkad to see the sump is leak proof!

 

[nanoreefer22]

Do you have side door access? Guess I am wondering how will you access the sump if you need to fix it or something.

I ask only because from my first stand that didn't have an opening wide enough to fiddle w sump, I had to break it to get the leaking sump out.

Anyway, gkad to see the sump is leak proof!

There is side door access, the panels can slide completely off. Funny thing is they slide towards the back and that's going to be facing a wall, so not gonna get any use out of them :smash: I can however fit the sump easily through the front opening if I do have to remove it.

I'm going to have a sump run from the back to the front of the tank, rather than side to side. I'll leave about 1-1.5 feet behind the stand for access if I ever need it. I'll be adding a 20 long as a refugium, sitting parallel to the sump. It will sit a bit higher and drain into the sump then back up to the main tank.

Feeling good about the stand, just have to make room for me CA reactor in there somewhere.

 

[thirty6]

Kris, I used composite shims from hd they were inexpensive and IMO easier to manuever than the cedar ones which kept cracking on me

 

[nanoreefer22]

Thanks thirty6. I'll see what HD has today.

Question..

My skimmer is about 1/4" too tall, just enough to make it impossible to get the cup off of the tank. The top of the stand is solid plywood, would I be okay cutting out a square right above the skimmer so I can get the cup on and off? probably 1ft by 1.5ft?

 

[noelskii]

Thanks thirty6. I'll see what HD has today.

Question..

My skimmer is about 1/4" too tall, just enough to make it impossible to get the cup off of the tank. The top of the stand is solid plywood, would I be okay cutting out a square right above the skimmer so I can get the cup on and off? probably 1ft by 1.5ft?

Cut the skimmer! Who uses skimmers nowadays anyway!?

 

[nanoreefer22]

Cut the skimmer! Who uses skimmers nowadays anyway!?

I'll let you know how that goes :lol2:

 

[Tonyscoots84]

kris as long as you put bracing (2x4's) on the sides of the hole i think you should be ok....

 

[nanoreefer22]

wouldnt be able to brace with anything cause then I still wouldnt be able to get the skimmer cup out. I think it'll be fine since that part isnt supporting any weight...I hope

 

[noelskii]

The weight should all be around the sides of the stand. My stand is empty in between the braces (I can see the bottom of the tank), but maybe it depends on how the stand is built. You should be fine...I hope!

 

[nanoreefer22]

All the weight is supported around the edges of mine too, I think they just used full ply sheets to make it a little more fancy. I'll still brace it, can't hurt.

 

[nanoreefer22]

and the tank is on the stand. going to work on the rockwork tomorrow and start filling on sunday. woooo

 

[Alexm8856]

Nice coming along

 

[BKLYN REEF]

Upgrade is looking good bro, this Tank is a monster. Can't wait to see it full