My 75 Gallon RE BUILD! New Pics and updates 4-30

At the beginning of the year I set up a 75 gallon Sea Clear System II that I converted the POS back filtration into a sump, while I am very happy with my tank I couldn't pass up the deal i found on a real 75 gallon RR tank. My dream of having an actual sump hidden underneath the tank is finally coming true! I picked up a used 75 gallon tank with offset megaflow, here is where my journey begins! I set the tank up running with vinegar in my garage to clean it out and get the coraline off the overflow. It worked like a charm.

Before Vinegar

After


Now onto the next project
The Sump! It came with a 20 gallon Long sump that had two chambers.
I wanted something else, I got a 30 gallon long and made three chambers with the first skimmer, then return, then fuge.

Old next to the new


The new sump i built



Thats as far as ive gotten so far, i went to home depot tonight and bought all the plumbing that i need to hard plumb the whole system. I plan on having the return split to a T, running to the DT, then some flow running to the fuge, and also GFO reactor. The pump is a Eheim 1262 which I believe will be able to take care of the task nicely. I should be able to get all the hard plumbing done tomorrow and will update further;D.

 

Nice start, I would get a Y fitting instead of a T so you don't reduce your flow back to your tank.

 

The tank came really clean with the vinegar. Nice.

 

That would be ideal but with a Y fitting it would be difficult to turn the y pointing up back to the DT or the Fuge without use of flexible piping, I am using all hard PVC

 

Anyone have any suggestions on skimmer selection, I've been thinking of an eschopps or a swc 150bmk?

 

your new tank looks awesome! It looks brand new! Congrats on your find and in finally having what you've wanted!

 

My 75 Gallon RE BUILD! Updates 3/21

So i made the plunge and switched over the tanks today! took my buddy and I about 6 hours! The tank is still settling down and still kinda cloudy so bare with me!









Thats it so far!!
Still have to add the skimmer, GFO and Carbon reactor, and other things!

 

I really really like that aquascaping.

 

Thanks, I plan on adding a little more rock eventually, I surprisingly didn't have to glue any of it

 

I didn't glue any of mine either. I hope it never falls. Nothing really to knock it over. I just kinda push from each side a tad and see if it falls.