surf&turf January 20, 2013 Share January 20, 2013 Looks amazing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM January 20, 2013 Author Share January 20, 2013 Does your overflow have a box on the inside of the tank? I see a bunch of holes in the picture as well as a tooth surface skimmer. There is no overflow box on the inside of the tank. Only on the outside. The holes are drilled thru the glass and the "teeth" are actually cut out of a thin sheet plexiglass that is affixed to the inside surface of the glass where the holes are drilled. Not sure why it is done that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flooddc January 20, 2013 Share January 20, 2013 Wow! looking awesome...following along! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM January 20, 2013 Author Share January 20, 2013 Here is a link to a video of the sump. If anyone has a suggestion as to how to get the water level in the main section a little lower please let me know. I tried taking some water out and also cutting back on the flow from the drains but the water level seems to only go down in the return area of the sump, not the main section. http://www.m10photography.com/webimages/sump.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM January 21, 2013 Author Share January 21, 2013 Disregard the above post. I actually had to add a little water to the return section and things evened out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadgets January 21, 2013 Share January 21, 2013 WOW!!!!! Can't wait to see it in person! Looking awesome buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt LeBaron January 21, 2013 Share January 21, 2013 Just... wow that is going to be fantastic. Seriously envious of that setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM January 22, 2013 Author Share January 22, 2013 Worked all day today on the tank. Got a minor leak fixed in the plumbing near the UV. Then spent the day building the mounting structure for the actuators that will raise and lower my light rack. They work off a remote control and will allow me to raise the lights up when I need to work inside of the tank. Here are a few pics from what was done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 January 22, 2013 Share January 22, 2013 Is it the picture or does your overflow run slightly uphill? Seems like that could cause some problems in the future if it is in fact graded uphill with clogging down the line and slow draining. Other than that, very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der ABT January 22, 2013 Share January 22, 2013 Looking really good Steve...cant wait to see it filled, also is nice to see the finishing touches as im getting close to that point too and decided on a very similar look for the trim.....just with the tank was that size (along with the fish room) Plumbing look very clean.... looking forward to the mermaids shot...i mean you have to be able to fit like 6 in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM January 22, 2013 Author Share January 22, 2013 Is it the picture or does your overflow run slightly uphill? Seems like that could cause some problems in the future if it is in fact graded uphill with clogging down the line and slow draining. Other than that, very nice! It is just the angle of the pic with the wide angle lens. The drain lines run slightly down hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM January 27, 2013 Author Share January 27, 2013 Finished the light rack for the tank. This will attach to the actuators mounted to the walls. This will give me the ability to raise and lower the lights when hen I need to work on the tanks. There is a slight offset to the lights due to the way the tank will be aquascaped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandy7200 January 27, 2013 Share January 27, 2013 Hey Steve! New tank looks killer, doing it right for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newtoreef January 27, 2013 Share January 27, 2013 just awesome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraffitiSpotCorals January 28, 2013 Share January 28, 2013 I wish my build thread was in general discussion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM January 28, 2013 Author Share January 28, 2013 Hey Steve! New tank looks killer, doing it right for sure! Hey Dan! Great to hear from you. It's coming along. Hope to have fish in it soon. Hope you're doing well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM May 30, 2013 Author Share May 30, 2013 HI guys, I'm back for an update. Sorry it's been a while. The tank is up and running and so far so good. Lots of new additions. I have a large coral shipment coming today so more pics to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huly May 30, 2013 Share May 30, 2013 Looks amazing! What type of corals did you order? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM May 30, 2013 Author Share May 30, 2013 Here are some of the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM May 30, 2013 Author Share May 30, 2013 All the corals I have ordered so far are acros. Here are a few of the "test" ones I added a few weeks ago to make sure the system was stable. I also added a small RBT anemone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocko918 May 30, 2013 Share May 30, 2013 Amazing Steve! Congrats! are those radions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind May 30, 2013 Share May 30, 2013 Looks awesome! So are you going to have 8 lights in pairs or just the 7 shown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf May 30, 2013 Share May 30, 2013 Amazing!! Keep the pics coming!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme May 30, 2013 Share May 30, 2013 Holy molly! Just a dream set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM May 30, 2013 Author Share May 30, 2013 Amazing Steve! Congrats! are those radions? Yes, those are Radions. So far they are running great. I have them set to 60% right now and I have a ability to raise and lower them as needed for acclimation. And Thanks! Looks awesome! So are you going to have 8 lights in pairs or just the 7 shown? There are 8 Radions as pictured earlier. I had taken one off in the picture due to a minor issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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