build of my new 29g w/10g sump/refuge (pics)

sjm1978 · #1 12/11/2007, 12:26 AM

heres a pic of my 24g aquapod at 1 year old before i sold it like 6 months ago. the reason i sold it is because i was gonna move from arizona to colorado.

heres my new tank set up

i bought everything for my new tank about 5 months ago. i was gonna move to colorado but i got a house in mesa area again so i stayed here in Az.

i am setting up a 29g lee-mar tank with overflow and it will have a 20g sump/fuge. when i bought the tank i had lee-mar drill it for me and i made my own overflow. i bent the acrylic for the overflow when i was living in queen creek. today i cut the teeth into it and siliconed it into the tank. i also snapped one of the teeth off of the overflow right after i made them but weldon fixed it right up

im also gonna mount the ballast/the reefkeeper 2 to the stand today. im also gonna drill the hole in the top of the stand so the bulkhead can go thru. im looking to be water testing the tank in a few days. also when the silicone on the overflow is done drying im gonna painting the back glass black.

my equipment list that i have for the tank sofar is:

Aqua Medic Ocean Light 150W HQI with phoenix 14,000k bulb

ReefKeeper 2 with a pinpiont ph probe

2x Hydor Koralia #2's

return pump is Ocean Runner 2500

Odyssea PS75 skimmer

i still need a few things like heater/ATO/fuge light

overflow in silicone drying

heres the parts for Hofer Gurgle Buster http://home.everestkc.net/jrobertson57268/HGB/

sjm1978 · #2 12/11/2007, 12:30 AM

the hole drilled in the top of the stand and the reefkeeper 2 all mounted and the light ballast mounted.

back glass of the tank painted. i used flat black spray paint i did about 4 coats.

sjm1978 · #3 12/11/2007, 12:33 AM

i had today off work so i decided to plumb my tank and get the light hung. im testing it with tap water rightnow. theres no leaks and i also did the adjustments on the drain i did the Hofer Gurgle Buster and i tell you this thing is silent its great. when i first went to turn on my ocean runner 2500 pump it wouldn't do anything so i thought ok bad pump

well i pulled the impeller out and put it back in then plugged the pump back in and it started up

FTS bad pic

Hofer Gurgle Buster drain setup

sump / fuge i went with a 10g instead of the 20g i didnt want to cut up my new stand to fit a 20g tank.

sjm1978 · #4 12/11/2007, 12:37 AM

there was no leaks so i drained the tank and sump and dried them both wow was that fun work. i should have my LR and live sand by dec 20th and i will be filling the tank with my ro/di unit.

iairj84 · #5 12/11/2007, 03:22 AM

Looks pretty cool! I'm running a 20 gallon tank with 10 gallon sump. It's working out well. I've ordered the same odyssea skimmer also.

mluna785 · #6 12/11/2007, 03:48 AM

Looks awesome so far. I can't wait to see some rock in here.

herostar · #7 12/11/2007, 03:48 AM

I've got a 20g I want to add a 10g sump to. Let's see some more pics/info on the sump. What do you like about it? What would you do differently next time?

thrillreefer · #8 12/11/2007, 09:47 AM

How's the gurgle buster working? whisper quiet?

martinphillip03 · #9 12/11/2007, 10:27 AM

Will be following this thread. Same thing I want to do.

Marty

martinphillip03 · #10 12/11/2007, 10:29 AM

What is your plan for the return?

Marty

sjm1978 · #11 12/11/2007, 10:36 AM

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Originally posted by thrillreefer
How's the gurgle buster working? whisper quiet?

it is silent i love it its seems like theres no overflow or drain its quiet. i used to have a 125g FW tank with african cichlids and the drain was so loud i hated it.

sjm1978 · #12 12/11/2007, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by martinphillip03
What is your plan for the return?

Marty

im using a ocean runner 2500 pump my piping is 3/4" pvc i still need to add loc-line to the end of it. thats all im gonna do.

thrillreefer · #13 12/17/2007, 02:50 AM

sjm,
As a precaution, you'll want to cut the tubing on the gurgle buster below the top of the overflow box. This way, if something blocks the drain and the water level increases above the top of the tubing, a strong siphon will start that will generally clear the obstruction.

Setup is looking good so far. Did the skimmer come in yet?

sjm1978 · #14 12/17/2007, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by thrillreefer
sjm,
As a precaution, you'll want to cut the tubing on the gurgle buster below the top of the overflow box. This way, if something blocks the drain and the water level increases above the top of the tubing, a strong siphon will start that will generally clear the obstruction.

Setup is looking good so far. Did the skimmer come in yet?

thanks yea im gonna cut the air tube i had it long so i could adjust it for silence. the skimmer is in the pic of the sump/fuge its on the left side. i have it set up as hang on since the 10g tank was to small to put it in i wanted a good size refuge area so i decided to do it hang on instead of the in sump setup.

sjm1978 · #15 12/17/2007, 11:03 PM

i ordered my DI resin and 20 feet of tubing for my ro/di unit tonight. so as long as it gets here before the weekend i should have the tank up and cycling this weekend.

martinphillip03 · #16 12/17/2007, 11:20 PM

So while we wait for the tank to cycle, what do you plan on putting in it? I am guessing Ricordea's maybe some zoa's

Marty

sjm1978 · #17 12/18/2007, 12:04 AM

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Originally posted by martinphillip03
So while we wait for the tank to cycle, what do you plan on putting in it? I am guessing Ricordea's maybe some zoa's

Marty

yea FL Rics and zoas for sure and maybe some easy sps.

racksteris · #18 12/18/2007, 06:06 AM

Nice setup.

Capt_Cully · #19 12/18/2007, 10:23 AM

I love it. Planning on doing the same to my AP.

SJGreene · #20 12/18/2007, 10:33 AM

Looks good. My only suggestion would have been to use black silicone on the overflow.

Can't wait to see some sand/rock/rics in that thing!

scottydo · #21 12/18/2007, 03:01 PM

Looks good so far - keep up with the pics.

sjm1978 · #22 12/29/2007, 12:56 AM

i received my DI resin a couple days ago. so tomorrow morning saturday i will be filling my tank with RO/DI and mix in my salt. then sunday i am gonna go buy my LR and sand. finally this tank will have something in it. i bought all this stuff like 6 -7 months ago and its just been collecting dust.

sjm1978 · #23 12/29/2007, 11:55 AM

ok the tank is now filling with RO/DI should take about 6 hours or so.

sjm1978 · #24 12/29/2007, 05:05 PM

well the tank is now half full of ro/di. probably another 3 hours or so till it and sump are done. then im gonna get the water to temp and mix in my salt.

sjm1978 · #25 12/30/2007, 07:16 PM

i got my LR and sand today. i bought a 30 pound bag of caribsea sugar size sand and i bought 40 pounds of fiji premium rock cured For $3.00 a pound i got some real nice pieces. i cant take pics of the tank since its real cloudy from the sand. after it clears up i still gotta aqua scape then ill take some pics. i just put the rock in the tank for now.