My piece of the Reef - the new build continues!

sounds good, keep us posted! hope everything goes wel!

 

So yesterday, during the snow storm, I made major progress, as I updated on my sump room build, I am that much closer to hooking in the 75. I got all the plumbing done, switched over my accessories return pump to a Reeflo Dart - this runs the 40G fuge, the 75 Frag / grow-out tank and all my accessories. I also cleaned the room! so much more organization now, and I have room for another rack system! Going to set it up with (3) 20L tanks for species / clown breeding tanks!

 

wow! congrats on getting so much done - love the breeding idea.....

 

Thanks OFK! I will post more as I progress!

 

I was just recently told that I should have setup my sump in the basement. Looking at this makes it more apparent that I should have pushed for that too! haha!

I love watching this unfold! Great progress

 

Zesty thanks. It has been a lot of thought, setting up, breaking down, setting up, breaking down, moving the system to get it to where it is. I think switching the accessory pump to the dart was a great move, plenty of power to run all the accessories, the Fuge, grow out tank and the breeding tanks if I wanted to. I actually plumbed in a valve to run water to the breeding tanks where the stand will go if I go that direction, if not I can use it to just fill the QT tank so no more bucket lifting . I am very excited to get the grow out tank in the tank is all drilled and the overflow box has been siliconed in and is all cured. I will post some pics of that as well.

I think I have the wife sold on the species / breeding tanks. I really want to give that a shot. I am thinking 3 tanks all 20L with dividers in them that gives me 6 sections. 4 sections with clown pairs and then one 20L with colorful RBTA's and then where the old frag tank went will be a 29H and that will be for the babies once they move out of the breeding tank.

 

you have some serious plans there! sounds awesome! keep posting on progress!

 

I don't want to go to the office today. I want to play in my sump room!

 

The 75 is plumbed in and filled! Will post some pics shortly

 

So, the wife has been asking why I have to have "so" much room (I've about got it completely filled up) for my equipment. I showed her your sump room and mentioned a fish house attached to the side of the house. Silence. not a word was said. Not sure what that means yet.