A.J.'s 125 gallon reef

[James]

You would be 100% right about having a short cycle with already cured LR but the shrimp will make it a normal one The harder the cycle the more bacteria you have to handle bioload. A small hippo and yellow tang should be just fine. You can treat them for ich in the QT before your tank is ready to go (no copper in DT as I am pretty sure you know, just checking). Sounds LIke a plan to me.

 

[PIOTR]

Hi James. That was beautiful. THANX for that frag last fri.

 

[Arati]

This is a follow up to our coversation lastnight about your overflow boxes. Im not suggesting you buy boxes from glassholes or anyone else. im suggestion you add bracing.

I hope this picture will help to show you what my concern is. maybe you did understand and thats fine too, it just didnt seem like you did.

 

[Anthony.Luciano710]

ok yea i see what you mean. the tank has bracing around it. are you saying it needs more on the glass? and how long you you think it would last with corner overflows.

This is a follow up to our coversation lastnight about your overflow boxes. Im not suggesting you buy boxes from glassholes or anyone else. im suggestion you add bracing.

I hope this picture will help to show you what my concern is. maybe you did understand and thats fine too, it just didnt seem like you did.

 

[Arati]

I think it could verry well last forever either way, but im sure it will if you brace it.

 

[Anthony.Luciano710]

how do i brace it. and just in case you didnt see the pis of the tank. isnt that black rim around it a brace? the pics are on the first page.

I think it could verry well last forever either way, but im sure it will if you brace it.

 

[Arati]

im not saying to brace the tank.

you make the overflow 4 sides like the picture from lastnight. the two inside pieces prevent it from collapsing in.

the orange arrows represnt the direction the box could collapse. the red lines are the two missing walls of the overflow box, that im suggesting you add

 

[Anthony.Luciano710]

ohhhh this whole time you had my heart racing and thinking what i could do lol. i thought you meant the tank would start leaking and collapse. the boxes. i really dont think i can add more sides but ill see if one of these days while im waiting for the ctcle to be over. ill put like a reinforcement or something to keep pressure off the box. yea the boxes, im not really worried if they break in the future. i was just terrified of the tank breaking. but yea ill se what i can do.

im not saying to brace the tank.

you make the overflow 4 sides like the picture from lastnight. the two inside pieces prevent it from collapsing in.

the orange arrows represnt the direction the box could collapse. the red lines are the two missing walls of the overflow box, that im suggesting you add

 

[Anthony.Luciano710]

tank teardown and drilling

I want to thank Fortunato (reefs4life) for helping me out with everything. so these are some pics of the teardown and drilling. we are going to make the sump next week because i still need more acrylic.

 

[Anthony.Luciano710]

more pictures

 

[Anthony.Luciano710]

more pics

 

[James]

looking good kid. remember, slow and steady.

 

[Imbarrie]

This thread is kind of full of bad karma.

Why not start a new thread with the new tank?

 

[Anthony.Luciano710]

yea i was thinking of that but then again it would be really nice to see how that tank truly started as a mess like everyone says then the big transformation and how good it will hopefully come out to be. u know?

This thread is kind of full of bad karma.

Why not start a new thread with the new tank?

 

[CHEMCHEF]

Congratulation MR. You have taken this kid along way.
Anthony. You seem to be taking all this advice alot more seriously. Congratulations to you. Keep it up.
Fortunato. Your the man for helping him out.

 

[InfernoST]

Looks good guys.

 

[fishman1069]

Looking like an awesome start!! I like the way the Overflow boxes came out!!

 

[BobNY]

Nice!! I cant wait to see it set up again.

 

[Anthony.Luciano710]

right now i have a quiet-one 3000 pump about 730gph but with all the head pressure i think im getting about 350-500 gph. im thinking of getting a mag 18 which is 1,800 gph. is this good enough for the 125 and im thinking a 20 gallon extra high or 30 gallon high seahorse tank for the future. i added an open port in the plumbing to whenever i want to add the tank in the future. is 1,800 gonna be enough for both? with head pressure im not sure what that would be with both valves open though.

 

[pauliwalnuts]

You should go with something like a BlueLine pump rated for 1500 gallons. These external pumps handel head pressure much better.