Muddy357 May 28, 2012 Share May 28, 2012 Well I am finally starting my build thread for my 125 gallon tank. I am almost done collecting the equipment to put everything together so far I have the tank 72"x21"x18" drilled for 2 corner over flows, and a custom stand made out of 2x6's so it is really sturdy, I will be building a canopy in the next couple of weeks and 55 gallon tank for a sump with a fuge built in made by aquatic obsessions, a mag 18 for my return and I have all of the pipes and fittings to plumb it up I am still debating on lighting I am probably going to go with 2 250watt metal halides and some LED stunners for lighting. Equipment I am still waiting to pickup is an avast ATO and avast kalk stirrer, and an AC3 to control everything. I will be getting about 100 pounds of dry rock next weekend and I will be getting about 40 pounds of live rock when I am ready to add water to the system. I am still about 2 months away from adding water but figured I might as well start the thread now. I will post pic's of the tank and stand tomorrow. I am still working on my fish list but here is what I am thinking about. I will let the tank sit running with no fish for 2 months testing parameters every day to make sure a full cycle first fish in will be 4 green chromis then 3 to 4 weeks later a pair of clowns not sure what kind yet then wait another 3 weeks and if all goes well a blue hippo tang then a yellow tang then a male flasher wrasse and 3 females after that I am not sure what else but all fish will be added in 3 to 4 week intervals to ensure no one is stressed out and that I do not over load the system to fast. I am open to any suggestions. Thanks ahead of time Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals May 28, 2012 Share May 28, 2012 SWEET! Can't wait for pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef May 28, 2012 Share May 28, 2012 can't wait! glad to see ANOTHER woodbridge person on here too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trockafella June 7, 2012 Share June 7, 2012 Jake, what happened to the cowfish.? Decide against it.? Congrats on the new set up.!! Also, dont waste your money on stunners, there Junk. If you want something like just buy the LEDs at lowes that change colors, I think there like 12" long and comes as a set of 4 for like $50. The exocotic modules work much better, or the reef brites(?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecool2 June 7, 2012 Share June 7, 2012 Sounds like a nice build. You might want to reconsider the order you add your fish. I'd go for least aggressive first and end with most aggressive. Also depends on the size of the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy357 June 7, 2012 Author Share June 7, 2012 Jake, what happened to the cowfish.? Decide against it.? Congrats on the new set up.!! Also, dont waste your money on stunners, there Junk. If you want something like just buy the LEDs at lowes that change colors, I think there like 12" long and comes as a set of 4 for like $50. The exocotic modules work much better, or the reef brites(?) Yeah I am actually going to go with LED's for the whole lighting for the tank. Yeah I know what you are going to say but I want to give them a shot and see for myself what they can do. Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy357 June 12, 2012 Author Share June 12, 2012 I just ordered the avast ATO and I am picking up the skimmer this weekend things are slowly coming together for this build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Mann June 13, 2012 Share June 13, 2012 (edited) you would be best to add your tangs at the same time. That will increase the chance of them doing good together. Edited June 13, 2012 by Mike Mann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Mann June 13, 2012 Share June 13, 2012 Also which LEDS did you decide to go with for the whole tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkey18 June 13, 2012 Share June 13, 2012 Awesome, Look forward to following along... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy357 June 13, 2012 Author Share June 13, 2012 Also which LEDS did you decide to go with for the whole tank? I am going with LED's from the new vendor Quantum Reef. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy357 June 18, 2012 Author Share June 18, 2012 Mod's please change title to Muddy's 175 bow front build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw June 18, 2012 Share June 18, 2012 Nice.......an upgrade before the tank is even set up! That beats my fastest upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy357 June 18, 2012 Author Share June 18, 2012 LOL yeah the deal was to good to say no to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkey18 June 19, 2012 Share June 19, 2012 Sweet! What brand of LED's are you going with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy357 June 19, 2012 Author Share June 19, 2012 Well I am now going to need to build a stand for the 175 bow front but I am not exactly what support I will need for it I will need to have enough space in the stand to fit the sump which is 60L*24W*18T that I am getting from SteveOutlaw any thought's? I was thinking of building the stand to be 78L*30W*36T made out of 2*6's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy357 June 20, 2012 Author Share June 20, 2012 Well I found a canopy for the tank so that is one thing checked off the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy357 July 5, 2012 Author Share July 5, 2012 I picked up the canopy today, and I pickup the tank this weekend the thing left to get is the LED's and I still need to build the stand I am going to have to build the main frame out of 4x6's so I will have enough room in the stand for the sump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef July 6, 2012 Share July 6, 2012 Sounding like a plan is appearing...I would use 2x6's at most... one in each front/back corner and 1 under the bow and straight in back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy357 July 6, 2012 Author Share July 6, 2012 I wish I could use just 2x6's but with the widest part of the bow being 24 inch and the sump also being 24 inch wide I need the inside dimensions of the stand to fit the sump as well as have a center brace in the front and the back of the stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy357 July 6, 2012 Author Share July 6, 2012 This will be my fist stand build and I want this thing to be as sturdy as a rock, as well as have plenty of room under the stand for all of my equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef July 6, 2012 Share July 6, 2012 ahhh a newbie have you built things before though?? mines almost done... im a procrastinator... but this is the 2nd stand Ive built but Ive built alot of things.. walls... cabinets, lol you know miscellaneous builder/maintanance junk,lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy357 July 6, 2012 Author Share July 6, 2012 LOL yeah I have made ton's of stuff out of wood, like work benches, cabinets, I also work with a wood lathe and make wood pens bowls and platters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef July 6, 2012 Share July 6, 2012 You have a lathe?? i want oneeeeeee ( can you imagine the whinny voice with that.... thats what I intended..lol) We dont have room for one in our garage :( then you know you can displace alot of weight... if you made the stand a few inches deeper than the tank you could do it really easily and run all the plumbing through hole you drill in the top of the stand?? youd still be able to fit the sump and you could use the 2x6's instead... just saying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy357 July 6, 2012 Author Share July 6, 2012 for weight displacement I will be getting metal bracket joists for flooring and use them for the boards running front to back for added support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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