New build about to start

Well planning a new build which will prolly take 3-4 months depending on the money flow. I will lay my base plans out and see what you guys think and looking to get some insight on it. Plan on doing a softie tank with fish. Here goes

75g (48 inchs long) DT
37g (sump/fuge)
2-2 1/2 inch sand bed in DT (85lbs) and DSB in sump
Bout 90lbs give or take of rock (already have 75g)
2 k2's placed in the middle
mag9 return ran with pvc to opposite sides of the tank
Calfo (coast to coast) overflow
Using my lights for the new tank (sundial t5ho)
Octopus nw-150 skimmer
dual heaters to keep temp normal and in case 1 fails
sump is goign to run cheato on reverse lighting
Custom stand and canopy
Overflow will have dual 1 inch drains ran with pvc
dual reactors (carbon/phosban)

I have most of the stuff but need to but a few things here and there but this tank will be my dream tank and since I know my screw ups with the first, they wont happen again hopefully with this one. I want this tank to be my masterpiece till I move into a house and off the 2nd floor.

Later
Dev


****Things got screwed up and gettign a 30g instead but its already setup for equip only so goign to add a 10x10 acrylic tank that will be raised slightly above the sump and gravity drain into it. I didnt want to do this but do to the way this is going to go I have no choice****

 

It sounds like you have put some thought into it. Wish you the best and please post pics as you go.

 

Lol of course this time the wifey is 100% on board and will take pics of the progress.

 

im lookin forward to this build dev. hope this isnt akin to wallpapering together. lol. good luck to both you and your wife.

 

lmao i would be very scared if i was wallpapering with her.

heres the acrylic im goign to but, goign to get 5 12x12 sheets and put them all together but going to take 2 inchs off each to it will meet my 10x10 requirement since stand will only be 48 inchs long. Good price at 6 bucks a sheet. Lol max about 40 bucks for a nice fuge.

Delvie's Plastics Inc.

 

also a question, since im goign with 3 1inch overflows, 2 to sump-1 from each side/1 to fuge (the 1 inch in the middle of the other 2) with a ball valve to restrict the flow. Is a mag 9 sufficient to pump it all back or should I go with a mag12.

 

Here are some pics of the new tank, its a 75g thats never seen water and a 30g sump.

75g (dont mind the dang dog)


Sump (multiple shots, its older and has a baffle system in it that im goign to modify)




*****All this for 100 bucks, cant beat that price*****

 

Nice! Great deal. I will be watching this build!

 

Ya hopefully I can actually talk him into selling his base rock rubble for another 35 bucks plus some frags of corals then I will be set. Im buying a stand from same guy that was custom built for this tank and sump so it will save the headache of making a custom stand. Im gettign the rest next payday and will take some more pics.

 

very cool. i like how the dog is taking enterest