New 80gal Acrylic project (beware 56k)

[Razing Kane]

I havent been around lately cuz I've been reading other post and getting ideas from you fellow reefers. as some of you may remember, I purchased a new setup from the classifieds and thought I would post my progress. I also wanted to take down the minibow7

Heres the tank as I got it...$100 unused 65 gal. nevermind the clutter.
http://members.cox.net/uspirate/newtank/01.jpg

I wanted to transport everything from my little 26 bow. (Amy thats the conch in front I said you could have over 6 months ago lol) this tank was too small for him but I made as much floor space as possible for him.
http://members.cox.net/uspirate/newtank/26bowt.jpg

I ditched the 18" high 65g and had this 24" 80gal custom built. from ATM The overflow on this thing has about a 10 gal capacity...here it is drying.
http://members.cox.net/uspirate/newtank/02.jpg

I went with 3x96w PC and Dual 250w MH 20k with a moonlight. and dual 4" fans. Jim from PSL built this setup for the hood. wish I woulda gone with T-5 instead.
http://members.cox.net/uspirate/newtank/lights.jpg

this stand is solid, the wood on this stand was very thick to drill
http://members.cox.net/uspirate/newtank/wood.jpg

Closed Loop, After alot of what I thought was decent planning for the plumbing, I still found myself making several trips to HD for misc fittings for the little Oceans Motions plumbed to a Mag 18. I also custom wired some electrical outlets as seen on other posts here (thanks guys) theres not as much room under the stand as I thought I would have.
http://members.cox.net/uspirate/newtank/om.jpg

The sump could only go in this spot inorder to plumb the rest of the tank. Its got a Mag 5 as return.
http://members.cox.net/uspirate/newtank/sump.jpg

My helper after the sand and water were put in.
http://members.cox.net/uspirate/newtank/3.jpg

the 26 bow now. everything in here is from the minibow7. It's got 2x65w PC and 150w DE MH
http://members.cox.net/uspirate/newtank/26n.jpg

the left side of the 80g PVC platforms epoxied with sand. My clowns are very friendly and not photo shy! They are very happy in there
http://members.cox.net/uspirate/newtank/leftside.jpg

well everything went pretty smooth with the exception of my peppermint going MIA. It's been up for a little over a week...now the wait is on for awhile till some corals go in! I hope this thing turns out nice. I'll keep you posted...Happy reefing

[desert_reefer]

Looking good, definatly keep us posted on the progress. I sent you a pm.
Jeff

[Razing Kane]

soory, im not a photographer, my kid calls this a royal grandma.

http://members.cox.net/uspirate/newtank/royal.jpg

and this is my other little buddy, but I always catch him eating the mini stars
http://members.cox.net/uspirate/newtank/ywg.jpg

[TippyToeX]

Right on BJ! :thumbsup:

Are you happy with the Oceansmotion? I've wanted to see one of those in action of a long time now. :)

[Razing Kane]

Thanks Amy and jeff, I've got the drum out of the OM as of now to blow out the sand, cuz sand was making the drum stick, but yes it is pretty cool the way the current alternates.

[opihi]

Looks like a great setup, BJ.

i hope picture above makes the plumbing look a lot closer to the electrical work than it truly is. looks a bit scary there.

MORE PICS!! MORE PICS!!

[Razing Kane]

Its not as close as it looks but they are elevated, we always have dangers with electricity and our tanks

[LaserGecko]

Those really need to be GFCI outlets.

[Razing Kane]

I'm not sure what CGFI is but they are all grounded

[TippyToeX]

GFCI = Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter :)

[LaserGecko]

Grounded outlets won't save your fishes' lives.

GFCI means it's an outlet that will shut off when it detects the slightest current imbalance between the hot and neutral. Since the current has to go somewhere, it's either going through the load correctly or it's going through you, your tank, or something else, then hopefully to ground.

GFCI is code on all outlets near water in the bathroom or kitchen. Since saltwater is so much more conductive, it's even more important. You already have it built, so it would probably be easier to install a GFCI breaker on that circuit in the panel than to remove and replace those outlets. A 20amp GFCI breaker costs about $35 at Home Depot.

How are you liking the Squirt? I'm thinking my tank requires one.

[opihi]

BJ:
here's (http://reefcentral.com/forums/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=3784149&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending) some reading on GFCI's and why you should use them.

hth,
jeff

[Razing Kane]

thanks for all the input on GFCI, I,m gonna go the circuit breaker route ASAP. the Squirt is great with the exception that 1 grain of sand can jam the drum, but it is extremely easy to disassemble for cleaning. at a 1RPM, the flow rocks.

[LaserGecko]

The last time I bought one, Home Depot kept them in the lockup. It will look just like a regular breaker, but will have a white "reset" button. Of course, be sure to match the load of the old breaker and follow all appropriate safety precautions.

Thanks for the info on the Squirt! I may be skipping it in my tank after talking to Anthony today.